These
lessons still had quite a bit of review from pre-algebra, but it turned out to
be much needed review. We switched back and forth between the On Core book (all
of chapter 1) and the super old Algebra book (chapter 2):- Simplifying expressions
- Distributive property
- Writing and modeling functions
- Using dimensional analysis to check equations (here's an explanation)
- Math lab: Hooke’s Law (results produce a straight line with the spring constant = to the slope)
- Random reviews: proportions, balancing equations with fractions, and converting between units
After this
unit, my son was much more comfortable with fractions and dimensional analysis, both of
which could have (and still may) caused trouble in future units. This unit took the rest of September. Next we’ll
finish tying up all the loose ends of linear equations and get set-up to start
solving systems of equations.
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