SAMPLE Lesson Plan:
Missouri Baptist University Education Division’s Lesson Plan Design
Designer(s): MBU students
Title: Expressions, Equations, and Functions Subject
Course: Algebra I
Topic: Algebraic Functions
Grade(s): 8
Show-Me Standards
Content Standards:
MA 4: patterns and relationships within and among functions and algebraic, geometric and
trigonometric concepts
Performance Standards:
Goal 1.2: conduct research to answer questions and evaluate information and ideas
Goal 1.4: use technological tools and other resources to locate, select, and organize information
Missouri Learning Standards (CCSS or GLE/CLE)
CCSS.Math.Content.8.F.A.1
Understand that a function is a rule that assigns to each input
exactly one output. The graph of a function is the set of ordered pairs consisting of an input and
the corresponding output.
Enduring Understanding(s)
Students will understand that:
A function is a rule that assigns to each input exactly one output, and can be represented
by a set of ordered pairs, a graph, or an equation.
Knowing the definition of terms (the language of mathematics) is essential to developing
an understanding of mathematics.
Vocabulary:
Variable
Value
Variable expression
Exponent
Base of a Power
Equation
Order of operations
Domain
Range
Function
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