Six Point Lesson Plan

STAR Academy

Teacher: Mr. R. D. Gloria Jr Room 25 Date: October 15 – 16 ,

2009

Text Monomials and Special Products

Reference Elementary Technical Mathematics 1
Objectives At the end of the lesson the students will be able to simplify special
products and distribute monomials though the parenthesis.

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES AND SETTING TIME

1. Focus and • Monomials and Special Products 5 min

Review • For warm-up activity: review of evaluating
expressions

2. Statement • distribute a monomial through the parenthesis

of Objectives • 2
simplify (a + b) & (a – b)
2

• simplify (a – b)(a + b)

3. Teacher • Teach in class: 10 min

Input 1. Distribution property of equality.
2. Multiplying a polynomial by a monomial.
3. Special Product Rules.
2 2
a. (a – b) and (a + b)
1. square the first term
2. add, twice the product of the first term and the
last term
3. add, square of the last term
b. (a – b)(a + b)
1. square the first term
2. minus, square of the second term

4. Guided • Provide illustrative examples and discuss the 15 min

Practice solutions on the board.
• Let the students show their work or solution in the
white board provided for them in the selected
problems.

5. • The students will be provided an extra problems / 20 min

Independent worksheet on distributing monomials through the
Practice parenthesis and special products.
• Ask student to explain their work in class.

6. Closure • Writing Activity: Let the students re-state the rules 5 min
in simplifying special products on their own words.
MATERIALS • Textbook
• White board and marker
• Worksheet: special products
• Internet access