Unit 1 - Focus on the Number System

Essential Questions

These questions are what the student should be able answer at the conclusion of the unit.

Vocabulary for Unit 1

Essential vocabulary for the unit.

IXL Skills for Unit 1

The skills that go along with the unit.

Understanding Rational and Irrational Numbers

PowerPoint that defines rational and irrational numbers.  It also shows the process of converting fractions to decimals, as well as terminating and repeating decimals into fractions.

Perfect Squares and Estimating Square Roots

A PowerPoint that explains what a Perfect square is and shows how to estimate a square root to the nearest integer.

Square Roots & Perfect Cubes

A PowerPoint that reviews what a perfect square is and has a list of perfect cubes and their roots.

Square Roots of Decimals & Fractions

A PowerPoint explaining how to find the square root of decimals and fractions.

Square Roots of Decimals & Fractions - Spanish version

Un PowerPoint que explica cómo encontrar la raíz cuadrada de decimales y fracciones.

Use Rational Approximations of Irrational Numbers

A PowerPoint that shows how to estimate the square root of a number out 1 or 2 decimal places. Then it demonstrates how to use those estimates in calucations.