Unit 1 : Foundations (Real Numbers)

Muddy
(stuck)

I CAN STATEMENTS

Foggy
(kinda
get it)

I can
see
clearly

I can classify, graph, and compare real numbers.

I can find and estimate square roots

BIG IDEAS
1. In the transition from arithmetic to algebra, attention shifts from arithmetic
operations to the use of the properties of these operations. All of the facts of arithmetic
and algebra follow from certain properties.

Essential Understandings
1. The definition of a square root can be used to find the exact square roots of some
nonnegative numbers.
2. The square roots of other nonnegative numbers can be approximated.
3. Numbers can be classified by their characteristics.
4. Some types of numbers can be represented on the number line.
Vocabulary to master
square root
perfect square
subset
whole number
real number

radicand
set
rational number
integers
inequality

radical
element of the set
natural number
irrational number

Key Concepts

Goals for the unit test:

Actions to Achieve Goals: