Standard 6: Solve and graph polynomial equations and functions in one and two variables.

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Number: MA.912.AR.6
Title: Solve and graph polynomial equations and functions in one and two variables.
Type: Standard
Subject: Mathematics (B.E.S.T.)
Grade: 912
Strand: Algebraic Reasoning

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Access Points

MA.912.AR.6.AP.1
Solve one-variable polynomial equations of degree 3 or higher in factored form, over the real number system.
MA.912.AR.6.AP.5
Create a rough graph of a polynomial function of degree 3 or higher (in factored form) using zeros, multiplicity and knowledge of end behavior.

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Formative Assessments

Zeros of a Cubic:

Students are asked to identify the zeros of cubic polynomials, without the use of technology, and then describe what the zeros indicate about the graph.

Type: Formative Assessment

Use Zeros to Graph:

Students are given the factored form of a cubic polynomial and are asked to use the zeros to sketch the graph between two given points on the coordinate plane without the use of technology.

Type: Formative Assessment

Lesson Plans

Taming the Behavior of Polynomials:

This lesson will cover sketching the graphs of polynomials while in factored form without the use of a calculator.

Type: Lesson Plan

Dancing Polynomials/Graph Me Baby:

Dancing Polynomials is designed to lead students from the understanding that the equation of a line produces a linear pattern to the realization that using an exponent greater than one will produce curvature in a graph and that further patterns emerge allowing students to predict what happens at the end of the graph. Using graphing calculators, students will examine the patterns that emerge to predict the end behavior of polynomial functions. They will experiment by manipulating equations superimposed onto landmarks in the shape of parabolas and polynomial functions. An end behavior song and dance, called "Graph Me Baby" will allow students to become graphs to physically understand the end behavior of the graph.

Type: Lesson Plan

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Problem Solving with Project Constraints:

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Multiplying Polynomials:

Unlock an effective teaching strategy for teaching multiplying polynomials in this Teacher Perspectives video for educators.

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Problem Solving with Project Constraints:

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