EDSC 330 Strategy Presentation Lesson Template

Names: Elba Andrade Subject Area(s): Algebra II

Susan Mejia

Lesson Topic: Introduction to Complex Numbers Grade Level(s): 9th

Standards
Literacy Standard(s):

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts,
attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.

Content Area Standard(s):

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSN.CN.A.1
Know there is a complex number i such that i2 = -1, and every complex number has
the form a + bi with a and b real.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSN.CN.A.2
Use the relation i2 = -1 and the commutative, associative, and distributive properties
to add, subtract, and multiply complex numbers.

English Language Development (ELD) Standard(s):

ELD. 9-10. B. 7

Emerging

7. Evaluating language choices Explain how successfully writers and speakers

structure texts and use language (e.g., specific word or phrasing choices) to
persuade the reader (e.g., by providing evidence to support claims or connecting
points in an argument) or create other specific effects, with substantial support.

Expanding
7. Evaluating language choices Explain how successfully writers and speakers
structure texts and use language (e.g., specific word or phrasing choices) to
persuade the reader (e.g., by providing well-worded evidence to support claims or
connecting points in an argument in specific ways) or create other specific effects,
with moderate support.

Bridging

7. Evaluating language choices Explain how successfully writers and speakers

structure texts and use language (e.g., specific word or phrasing choices) to
persuade the reader (e.g., by providing well-worded evidence to support claims or
connecting points in an argument in specific ways) or create other specific effects,
with light support.
Lesson Objectives & Supports
Content objectives:

1. SWBAT identify complex numbers and its parts.

2. SWBAT perform basic operations (add, subtract, multiply) with complex numbers to simplify
the expression.

Literacy objectives:
1. SWBAT describe and cite with evidence some of the uses of complex numbers in
real life.

Academic vocabulary:
Tier II (General)
Add
Subtract
Multiply
Analyze

Tier III (Domain specific)

Real part
Imaginary part
Real axis
Imaginary axis
Square root
Negative number
Complex Number

Literacy strategies and Integrated ELD Strategies (SDAIE, Specially Designed

Academic Instruction in English):

Activating prior knowledge (Newfield, 2005): the warm up problems are

designed for students to try to make sense out of the new material by seeing how
it fits with what they already know. Same purpose with the reading,
Connecting the new to the known (Tovani, 2000): every student has at some
point in his life watched an animated movie, therefore the reading will make
sense if they can relate it to some movie they have watched.
Structured Note taking (Buehl, 2013): this strategy provides and effective well-
organized visual display of important information and key vocabulary.
Quick Writes (Buehl, 2013) this strategy is used in this lesson so the students
can summarize their reading and describe what they found interesting or
important

Assessment: How will you know if students met your objectives?

Given an expression in a + bi form, students will identify the real and imaginary part
of the number.
 Given an expression that contains imaginary numbers, students will simplify the
expression using appropriate algebraic and arithmetic properties (add, subtract,
multiply).

Student will turn in a sheet of paper listing different examples (researched on the
internet) of how are complex numbers used in real life.

Instruction: What youll teach, and how

Lesson Introduction/Anticipatory Set

Time Teacher Does Student Does
Warm up; Teacher assigns these 5
problems:
1. Simplify (3 + 5) (2 7)
2. Simplify ( 2) + (5 + 3)
3. Simplify (3 2)(4 )
4. Solve 2 10 = 1
5. Solve 2 = 1
In groups of 4 students solve the
Min 0-10 problems and write the answers in the
The first three problems aim to
whiteboard.
activate prior knowledge of addition,
subtraction and multiplication with
algebraic expressions. Problem 4 aims
to activate prior knowledge on ways
to solving equations. Finally, problem
5 aims to introduce imaginary
numbers.
Lesson Body
Time Teacher Does Student Does
Min 10-13 Teacher will go over the answers and
Write down the correct answers and
remind students the rules for
notes on how to simplify expressions
simplifying and solving expressions.
When teacher reaches problem 5,
students will suggest there is no
solution for that problem. Teacher
tells them that the problem actually
has solutions and that after this
lesson they will be able to provide
those solutions.

Min 13- 23 Teacher will distribute sheet designed

to take notes and start direct
Students will fill out the notes sheet
instruction to develop the concept of
imaginary numbers. Definition, parts,
arithmetic properties, and
representation. Refer to the Complex
numbers notes (answers) on how to
instruct students on how notes
should look.
 Students read the handout about
Teacher will distribute the reading Maths goes to the movies and fill out
Math goes to the movies and the the quick writes worksheet and
worksheet instructing them to read present their answers to the class
Min 23-33 and answer the worksheets and to
prepare a 2-min presentation
answering the questions in the
worksheet.

Lesson Closure
Time Teacher Does Student Does
Teacher gives general feedback on
their presentation.
The following day teacher will
reinforce the concept with some
7 Turn in the quick write.
problems on naming the parts of a
complex number and performing
operations learned with complex
numbers.

Instructional Materials, Equipment & Multimedia

List any readings, websites, materials, handouts, technology, etc. necessary for your lesson.
Use APA format for any citations, and attach copies of any handouts or other print
materials used during the lesson.
PowerPoint presentation with the warm up problems and the theory on complex
numbers.
Lasenby, J. (2017, November 24). Maths goes to the movies. Retrieved December 03,
2017, from https://plus.maths.org/content/maths-goes-movies-0
Notes sheet with key vocabulary words and examples in fill in the blank forms for
the student to keep.
Note sheet with Answers
Quick Write worksheet

Differentiation:

English learners: Match vocabulary words to definitions sheet for example:

Match the vocab words
1. imaginary part a. b

Striving readers: Sentence frames in the quick-write

Students with special needs: Adhere to their IEP

Advanced students: invite to do some research on different uses of complex

numbers.
COMPLEX NUMBERS NOTES:

Important Vocabulary
Define each term or concept.
Complex number:

Imaginary part:

Real part:

Imaginary axis:

Real axis:

The Imaginary Unit

Why is important?
Because you use it to write complex
numbers

Operations with Complex Numbers:

Addition: Multiplication:

Subtraction:

Remark:
Distributive Property to multiply the two
complex numbers, similar to using the
FOIL method for multiplying two
binomials
COMPLEX NUMBERS NOTES(ANSWERS):

Important Vocabulary
Define each term or concept.
Complex number: Expression of the form +

Imaginary part: The imaginary part contains

Example:

Real part: Does not contain an

Example:

Imaginary axis: The y-axis, it represents the imaginary part in the Cartesian Plane

Real axis: The x-axis, it represents the real part in the Cartesian Plane

The Imaginary Unit

Why is important?
is the unit for imaginary numbers, which is, Because you use it to write complex
numbers
= 1.

2 = 1
3 = 1
4 = 1

Operations with Complex Numbers:

Addition: Multiplication:
( + ) ( + )
+ + + ()
= +

( + ) + ( + ) = +

Subtraction:
( + ) ( + ) =
Remark:
Distributive Property to multiply the two
complex numbers, similar to using the
FOIL method for multiplying two
binomials
QUICK WRITE for the reading activity

I learned that
_____________________________________________________________________________________

Something that I already knew is________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Something that was confusing is ___________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

This helped me understand ________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

A key term about this topic is_______________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Other examples of applying complex numbers in real life are:

Some Words that I will look up in the dictionary are:

_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
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PowerPoint Outline

1. Warm-up Problems
a. Simplify (3 + 5) (2 7)
b. Simplify ( 2) + (5 + 3)
c. Simplify (3 2)(4 )
d. Solve 2 10 = 1
e. Solve 2 = 1

2. Complex numbers- General Form

a. General Form
i. Complex part
ii. Real part
iii. How to graph complex numbers (Real axis, imaginary axis)
b. The unit
i. The powers of
3. Basic Operations with complex numbers
a. Addition
b. Subtraction
c. Multiplication