TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

COURSE:
Algebra 1; Unit 3; Interpreting
Functions
Topic 2: Function Notation
Standards

F-IF.A.2
Use function notations, evaluate functions for inputs in their domains, and interpret
statements that use function notation in terms of a context.
F-IF.B.5 Relate the domain of a function to its graph and, where applicable, to the quantitative
relationship it describes. For example, if the function h(n) gives the number of person-hours it takes to
assemble n engines in a factory, then the positive integers would be an appropriate domain for the
function.
INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE
3.2.1
OBJECTIVE

Students will be able to complete a table of input and output values for a given
function.

SPIRALED REVIEW

See Attached

DAILY WORD
PROBLEM

Hailey is paid $0.50 for each can she collects. Last week she collected 20 cans.
Create a table of the next seven days measuring the amount of money she has
in total (including last week) assuming she collects 5 cans per day. After how
many days will Hailey have $45?
Day
Total
Earnings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

CALCULATOR
CONNECTION

Students will use Casio to create a table of input and output values for a given
function.
Directions:
http://support.casio.com/pdf/004/fx7400plus_chapter5.pdf

CLOSURE QUESTION

How could you use a table of input and output values to determine which type
of function it represents?

LESSON PLAN
RESOURCES

https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6777-evaluate-a-function-given-an-inputvalue#fndtn-lesson

VIDEO RESOURCES

N/A

WORKSHEET
RESOURCES

http://gradnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/FINAL-Math-HS-Functions-Unitv2.pdf (see page 4-5 of lesson plan after introductory pages)

http://www.helpingwithmath.com/printables/worksheets/algebra/4oa5patterns0

1.htm

OTHER

https://www.ixl.com/math/algebra-1/complete-a-function-table-absolute-valuefunctions
(absolute value online practice)
https://www.ixl.com/math/algebra-1/complete-a-function-table-from-anequation
(online practice for students)

3.2.2
OBJECTIVE

Students will be required to interpret statements that use function notation in

terms of a context.

SPIRALED REVIEW

See Attached

DAILY WORD
PROBLEM

Alyssa created an experiment, filling her cars gas tank with different amounts
of fuel, each time measuring the distance she drove on that tank until it was
empty. The results are listed in the table below.
According to the table, can the distance driven be represented as a function of
the amount of fuel used? Why or Why not?
Fuel
30
35
40
35
45
25
30
(gallon
s)
Distanc 100
120
140
120
160
90
100
e
(Miles)

CALCULATOR
CONNECTION
CLOSURE QUESTION

N/A

LESSON PLAN
RESOURCES

How can functions describe real-world situations, model predictions and solve
problems?
http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceUpload/Preview/43113
https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6112-interpret-functions-in-context (see
additional slides)
http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceUpload/Preview/43132

VIDEO RESOURCES

N/A

WORKSHEET
RESOURCES
OTHER

N/A
N/A

3.2.3
OBJECTIVE

Students will be required to determine the domain of a given function based on

context.

SPIRALED REVIEW

See Attached

DAILY WORD

Smittys was a grocery store chain founded in Arizona in 1961. The chain lasted

PROBLEM

from 1961 until 1996 when it was bought out by another company and
renamed. In that time, Smittys went from a company in debt $5 million, to a
company worth nearly $17 million in 1996 before it was sold. The value of
Smittys can be defined in the function

CALCULATOR
CONNECTION
CLOSURE QUESTION

LESSON PLAN
RESOURCES
VIDEO RESOURCES
WORKSHEET
RESOURCES
OTHER

f ( x )=

22
x5,000,000
35

where x

represents the number of years the store had been opened, and f(x) represents
the value of the company. Identify the domain and range of the function as
defined by the scenario.
N/A
[Sketch a quadratic graph on the board then write the following story]. A ball is
kicked from the ground and reaches a maximum height of 8 feet before landing
back on the ground after 4 seconds. How would the domain and range of the
graph change in this real world example?
N/A

http://www.shmoop.com/video/limits-at-infinity
N/A

https://www.illustrativemathematics.org/contentstandards/HSF/IF/B/5/tasks/631
https://www.illustrativemathematics.org/contentstandards/HSF/IF/B/5/tasks/2161
http://www.problemattic.com/account/documents/9MH5VrGRWlSaEZIiwQOj/nodes/78311

ASSESSMENTS
FORMATIVE
SUMMATIVE

To be given after Topic 2

Answer key
Summative Assessment
Summative Assessment Answer Key
PERFORMANCE LEVEL DESCRIPTOR