Common Core Mathematics, a Story of Functions Descriptive Statistics

Common Core Mathematics is the most comprehensive Common Core State Standards-based mathematics curriculum available today. The modules are sequenced and paced to support the teaching of mathematics as an unfolding story that follows the logic of mathematics itself. They embody the instructional shifts and the standards for mathematical practice that are fundamental to the CCSS. Each module contains a sequence of lessons that combine conceptual understanding, fluency, and application to meet the demands of each topic in the module. Formative assessments are included to support data-driven instruction. The modules are written by teams of master teachers and mathematicians. In Common Core Mathematics, Algebra 1, students encounter a more ambitious version of Algebra 1 than has generally been offered. The modules deepen and extend students understanding of linear and exponential relationships by contrasting them with each other and by applying linear models to data that exhibit a linear trend. Students also engage in methods for analyzing, solving, and using quadratic functions. The Mathematical Practice Standards apply throughout each course and, together with the content standards, prescribe that students experience mathematics as a coherent, useful, and logical subject that makes use of their ability to make sense of problem situations. Common Core Learning Standards Addressed in Algebra 1, Module 2: S-ID.1, S-ID.2, S-ID.3, S-ID.5, S-ID.6, S-ID.7, S-ID.8, S-ID.9. Sequence of algebra 1 modules: Module 1: Relationships Between Quantities and Reasoning with Equations and Their Graphs; Module 2: Descriptive Statistics; Module 3: Linear and Exponential Functions; Module 4: Polynomial and Quadratic Expressions, Equations and Functions; and Module 5: A Synthesis of Modeling with Equations and Functions. Common Core is a non-profit organization formed in 2007 to advocate for a content-rich liberal arts education in Americas K-12 schools. To improve education in America, Common Core creates curriculum materials and also promotes programs, policies, and initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels that provide students with challenging, rigorous instruction in the full range of liberal arts and sciences. Common Core is not affiliated with the Common Core State Standards Initiative.