Lesson Plan in Mathematics 8

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
• Identify the number or numbers that will make a rational algebraic expression
undefined; and
• Simplify a rational algebraic expression to simplest form.
II. Subject Matter
TOPIC: Simplifying Rational Expressions
A. Concepts/Ideas
A rational expression is in simplest form if its numerator and denominator have no
common factors other than 1.
B. Materials: marker/chalk
C. References: Lopez, Brian Roy, Debbie Versoza, and Walner Saturno. Our World of
Math 8. Quezon City: Vibal Publishing House, Inc., 2018
 B. Presentation
• Before the start of the lesson, collect the homework of the students written in ¼-sheet
of paper. Then, ask them what is/are the difference(s) between a rational
expression and a rational number.
• Call a student to write his/her answer on item 2 of the homework. Ask
the remaining students if they have the same answer as their classmate.
• Discuss the rules in simplifying rational expressions.
• Use the items in Part I of Motivation as examples. Call volunteer pupils to
solve the items on the board
• Tell the students why x in items 2 and 3 in item 5 cannot be cancelled.
• Give practice exercises to the students. Have them write their answers in their
notebooks.

C. Application
• Tell the students to make and simplify their own rational expressions. Their
answers must be written in a ½-sheet of paper.

IV. Evaluation
• Give the following items as short test to the students.
On the space before the number, write the letter of the GCF of the numerator and the
denominator of each rational expression. Below the items, simplify and write the
numbers that will make each expression undefined.
V. Assignment
• Have the students do write their answers on the Application activity in a 1-whole sheet
of paper.
• Instruct the students to have an advance reading about multiplication of rational
expressions.