Sanford_Course Outline_Summer 2014

Form 6.3: Course Outline with Assessment Ideas and Activities

Course Title: Algebra
Module Number and Name: Module 1 - Ratios & Rates
Objective
1 Compare and contrast
ratios and rates
2 Categorize information
as either ratios or rates

Assessment
Ideas
Discussion
Mastery Quiz
online

Absorb

Do

Connect

Watch these
instructional
videos:
Video 1 - Ratios
Video 2 Rate &
Unit Rate

Discussion post

Online Game
Analyze the
write a reflection
importance of
of game
using unit rate for
performance with budgeting and
data of their score financial planning
and progress
Come up with a theme for your blog
related to your interests (shopping,
aviation, nursing, volleyball, etc).
Create a word problem using that
theme involving ratios or rates and
post it on your blog.
Include a video or photo of the
solution to your word problem.

3 Investigate the best deal

between various in-store
products using unit rate

Online Game
Reflection and
Data

Read this
information about
finding the best
deal

4 Develop ratio and rate

word problems to be solved
on your blog.

Blog Entry

Use this site for

examples of ratio
and rate word
problems

Mastery Quiz
Online unlimited
attempts

Research and
share examples
and/or pictures of
ratios and rates in
your real life

Course Title: Algebra

Module Number and Name: Module 2 - Proportions
Objective
1 Identify true and untrue
proportions

Assessment
Ideas
Mastery Quiz
online

2 Solve proportions using

cross multiplication.

Khan Academy
Assessment

3 Set up proportions from

given situations.

Screencast
creation

4 Develop a proportion
word problems to be solved
on your blog

Blog Entry

Absorb

Do

Read this
information about
true and untrue
proportions
Watch this
instructional
video

Mastery Quiz
Online unlimited
attempts
Khan Academy
Assessment

Scroll to the
bottom of this
reading titled

Connect
Student creates
his/her own
assessment for
true/untrue
proportions and
solving
proportions and
shares with
classmates
Share your
screencast with
classmates and
provide feedback

Create a
Screencast of
yourself solving
Solving
and setting up 5
Application
proportions from
Problems Using
a list of word
Proportions
problems
Look through
Create a word problem using your
these examples of current blog theme involving
proportion word
proportions and post it on your blog.
problems to learn Include a video or photo of the
how to write your solution to your word problem.
own

Course Title: Algebra

Module Number and Name: Module 3 - Percents
Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Objective
1 Convert percents,
decimals and fractions.

Assessment
Ideas
Matching online
game reflection
& data

Absorb
Read this
information about
conversions

2 Evaluate word problems

using the percent equation

Online mastery
quiz

Watch this video

about the percent
equation

3 Examine various uses of

the simple interest formula

Discussion

4 Develop percent word

problems to be solved on
your blog

Blog Entry

Read this
information about
the simple
interest formula
Look through
these examples of
percent word
problems

Do

Connect

Matching online
game

Student creates a
spreadsheet of
data from game
and reflects on
progress
Mastery Quiz
Written reflection
Online unlimited about the process
attempts
of solving percent
problems and why
it is important to
know the percent
equation
Discussion post about using the
simple interest formula in your
everyday life
Create a word problem using your
current blog theme involving percents
and post it on your blog.
Include a video or photo of the
solution to your word problem.

Course Title: Algebra

Module Number and Name: Module 4 - Discount and Sale Price
Objective

Assessment
Ideas

Absorb

Do

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Connect

1 Calculate discount and

sales price

Online mastery
quiz

Read about
discount and sale
price

2 Investigate how to apply

the discount formula to
calculate sales tax and tip.

Online
Video from
Storyboard/Comi teacher about
c strip
online
investigation and
research

3 Apply strategies for

discount and sales price in
real life scenarios

Algebra Store
Completion

4 Develop discount and

sales price word problems
to be solved on your blog

Blog entry

Watch video
demonstration of
the algebra store
activity
Look through
these examples
of discount, sale
price, and tip to
think about your
own

Mastery Quiz
Online
unlimited
attempts

Written reflection
of the processes of
solving for discount
and sale price and
why it is important
to know
Practice your
Researc Create
skills with tip with h how
an online
this online
to
Storyboa
worksheet
calculat rd or
e sale
Comic
tax and Strip
tip
showing
how to
calculate
tax and
tip
Algebra Store Completion: Find sales
ads online from your favorite store.
Complete the activity here
Create a word problem using your
current blog theme involving discount
and sale price and post it on your blog.
Include a video or photo of the solution
to your word problem.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Course Title: Algebra

Module Number and Name: Module 5 Finding 2 Unknowns
Objective
1 Set up problems that
have 2 unknowns from a
given piece of information

Assessment
Ideas
Screencast/vide
o

2 Solve word problems

with 2 unknowns

Mastery quiz

3 Develop word problems

with 2 unknowns to be
solved on your blog

Blog Entry

Absorb
Video instruction
from instructor
about setting up
problems with 2
unknowns
Watch this video

See page 5 of this

resource for
example word
problems

Do

Connect

Students create
video Screencast
of them setting
up these types of
problems
Mastery Quiz
Online unlimited
attempts

Share screencast
video with
classmates for
critique and
feedback
Students research
examples of
problems with 2
unknowns that
they might be
able to use on
their blogs
Create a word problem using your
current blog theme involving finding 2
unknowns and post it on your blog.
Include a video or photo of the
solution to your word problem.

Course Title: Algebra

Module Number and Name: Module 6 Final touches
Objective
1 Demonstrate your

Assessment
Ideas
Blog Finalization

Absorb
Video talk from

Do
Students

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Connect
Blog checklist to

knowledge of the learning

objectives through the
solving of your blog word
problems
2 Critique and provide
feedback for the blogs of
your classmates
3 Reflect on the
significance of ratios and
percents in your daily life.

instructor about
wrapping up the
blog assignment
things to think
about
Peer assessment Review sample
blogs and other
classmate blogs

complete/finalize
all the
requirements for
their blog project

make sure all the

requirements and
met.

Peer assessment

Written journal
entry - reflection

Final mastery quiz

unlimited
attempts

Make revisions to
your own blog
based on peer
feedback
Written journal
entry - reflection

Review past
readings and
videos

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.