Mathematics 20-1 Course Components Breakdown


Each Unit is organized into three, four, or five Lessons. In each Lesson, you will encounter the following components.
In Lesson X.X, you will learn about

  • Lesson introduction with a list of outcomes for the Lesson



 Warm Up

  • Review of skills (from prerequisite courses or previous units in Mathematics 20-1)





  Explore the Lesson

  • New mathematical concepts and instruction for the Lesson

  Investigation

  • Investigation of Mathematics 20-1 course concepts




  Key Lesson Marker

  • Highlights essential skills and concepts for the Lesson

  Example

  • Examples related to key ideas in the Lesson




  Multimedia

This icon indicates there are interactive activities and videos related to key ideas in the Lesson. The interactive activities may have accompanying questions in the Unit to help guide you. The interactive activities and videos in the online lessons are also available on a multimedia flash drive (optional) for students with no, or slow, Internet connections.



  Check Up

  • Short, self-assessed practice of new skills




  Compare Your Answers






  • This icon indicates there are readings, examples, and/or exercises from Pre-Calculus 11 related to key ideas in the Lesson.




  Practice

The Practice section provides exercise questions and allows you to self-reflect on your conceptual understanding of the Lesson skills. You will assess your work after each Practice section in each Unit. You will assess your work in the Practices using the following rubric.

Category Strategy and Procedures Response to Questions
I have... I have...
4
  • used efficient and effective strategies to solve the problem(s)
  • provided detailed explanations and followed directions appropriately to complete all questions
3
  • used effective strategies to solve the problem(s)
  • provided clear explanations and followed directions adequately to complete most questions
2
  • used effective strategies inconsistently to solve the problem(s)
  • provided incomplete explanations and followed some directions to complete a few questions
1
  • used ineffective strategies to solve the problem(s)
  • provided incomplete explanations and have not followed directions to complete some questions

Complete Practice exercises using your best work, showing all relevant steps needed to arrive at your solution. Contact your teacher for assistance or clarification as needed, or to investigate the topic further.

Check and correct your work using the solutions provided in Resources.

After you have assessed your work, reflect on your understanding of the concepts addressed in the Practice exercises in the table provided.

Question
Number 		Got it!
Almost there...
Need to retry or
ask for help.
Similar
questions from
Pre-Calculus 11
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  2        

The practice of assessing and reflecting on your own work helps you to gauge your understanding of the Lesson material. As always, contact your teacher for assistance or clarification as needed, or to investigate the topic further.


Some clarifying definitions…
Efficient: maximized productivity with minimal wasted effort
Effective: producing the desired result

Speech Bubbles offer notables relating to concepts introduced throughout Investigation and Explore the Lesson sections.



  Practice

  • Self-assessed practice of new skills




  Explore Your Understanding Assignment

  • Lesson assignment 

  Resource Files



  Glossary

  • Definitions of key words explored in the Lesson

  Calculator Guide

  • Key strokes for TI-83/TI-84TM for essential Lesson concepts



  Practice Solutions

  • Solutions for self-assessed practice of new skills



  Enhance Your Understanding

  • Extra practice exercises and solutions from Pre-Calculus 11 textbook resource to supplement instruction


  Test Your Understanding Quiz

  • Unit quiz that is completed online