Self-Paced Pre Algebra Review Part 1

Prepare for High school Algebra 1

Introduction

Starting high school Math with Algebra 1 can be intimidating in many cases. Although you will receive support from your experts and have the opportunity to collaborate with your peers, reviewing math and polishing your skills beforehand is never a bad idea.

This small activity is a self-paced resource where we provide a set of IXL and Khan Academy exercises you can do in your own time and pace. This will allow you to polish your skills, identify your strengths, and also the math topics you struggle with that require more help.

Essential Questions

• What is a function and how is it identified?
• How are functions used to represent scenarios?
• How is volume calculated?
• How are inequalities expressed, graphed, and solved?
• In which ways is the notation and solution of an equation differ from a function?
• How can independent and dependent variables be identified and differentiated?

Learning Objectives

• Distinguish functions from non-functions.
• Write and solve functions
• Create and interpret graphs of functions based on real-world situations.
• Represent real-world scenarios as algebraic expressions and equations.
• Solve 2-step equations.
• Manipulate algebraic expressions in order to solve equations.
• Solve 2-step inequalities.
• Represent inequalities as graphs.