Appendix on Implementing District Standards
Appendix A
Common Core Standards (CCS), are currently in the process of being implemented in our district. Training has been scheduled prior to the beginning of the school year. Meanwhile, the CCS from Algebra-1 applicable to this curriculum unit is A1 (4), which says:
Building upon their prior experiences with data, students explore a more formal means of assessing how a model fits data. Students use regression techniques to describe approximately linear relationships between quantities. They use graphical representations and knowledge of context to make judgments about the appropriateness of linear models. With linear models, they look at residuals to analyze the goodness of fit.
Creating equations and using functions are also part of this curriculum unit, as well as it is embedded in the CCS for both Algebra-1 and Algebra-2. Using the data obtained in the hands-on experiences will help to obtain the information needed to create the equations. The equations will become the empirical formulas.
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