Power Basics: Algebra, Second Edition

Give your students math skills to count on!
Grade Level: 6-12 Readability: Grade 4

Introduces essential algebraic concepts
Offers a clear, step-by-step approach to solving linear equations and inequalities
Teaches students different approaches to solving algebra problems
Strengthens conceptual reasoning skills to prepare for standardized tests

Program Outline
Sample Pages
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Power Up Your Algebra Curriculum!
Learners are guided toward mastery of algebra concepts. Through practice, review, word problems, and real-world activities, this program is designed to assure that students of all abilities master essential algebra concepts. Power Basics’ on-level content and below-level readability pack a powerful punch.

Designed to provide students with on-level content at a controlled reading level, the Power Basics® program includes the following components: Student Text, Workbook, Test Pack, and accompanying teacher guide or answer key for all components. This powerful program:

Enables student mastery of core content that meets the standards
Supports differentiation and all levels of learning
Includes student-friendly design in a small, lightweight, soft-cover text
Features extensive practice and review and frequent opportunities for assessment
Includes Student Text, Workbook, Test Pack, and Answer Key
ALSO AVAILABLE in reproducible Classroom Kits containing:
Student Text, Student Text Teacher¹s Guide, Workbook, Workbook Answer Key, and Test Pack

Outline

Power Basic Algebra Outline Student Book Pages: 300
Unit 1: Algebra Basics
Lesson 1: Negative and Positive Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lesson 2: Operations with Signed Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Lesson 3: Algebra Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lesson 4: Algebraic Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Unit 1 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Unit 1 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Unit 2: Solving Equations and Inequalities
Lesson 5: Solving Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Lesson 6: Solving Inequalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Unit 2 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Unit 2 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Unit 3: Graphing Linear Equations
Lesson 7: The Coordinate Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lesson 8: Graphing Linear Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Lesson 9: Slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Unit 3 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Unit 3 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Unit 4: Polynomial Operations
Lesson 10: Adding and Subtracting Algebraic Expressions . . . . . . . . 149
Lesson 11: Multiplying and Dividing Algebraic Expressions . . . . . . 160
Lesson 12: Factoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Unit 4 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Unit 4 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Unit 5: Quadratic Equations
Lesson 13: Quadratic Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Lesson 14: The Quadratic Formula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Unit 5 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Unit 5 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Appendixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
A. Table of Squares and Square Roots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
B. Review of Rules and Formulas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Sample Pages

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Pricing & Ordering

Power Basics: Algebra
Item #	Product Description	Price	Buy Now
017-R115	Classroom Kit (Reproducible)	$299.99
	Classroom Kit contains: 1 Binder, 1 Student book, 1 Student book Teacher's guide, 1 Workbook, 1 Workbook answer key, 1 Test Pack (all reproducible)
017-R110	Student Guide, 300 pages	$29.00
017-R111	Teacher Guide	$7.00
017-R112	Student Workbook	$16.00
017-R113	Test Pack	$21.00
017-R114	Single Set 4-Books	$61.00

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