Algebra 1 Honors            3rd grading period skills

• solve linear systems by graphing, substitution or by combinations

• use linear systems to model real-life situations

• use properties of exponents to evaluate powers and simplify exponential expressions

• use the division properties of exponents to find probabilities

• evaluate powers that have zero and negative exponents

• graph exponential functions

• use scientific notation to represent numbers or to describe real-life situations

• write and use models for exponential growth and decay

• graph models for exponential growth and decay

• evaluate and approximate square roots

• solve a quadratic equation by finding square roots

• use properties of radicals to simplify radicals

• use the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse

• find the distance and midpoint between two points

• use completing the square to write in vertex form and graph quadratic functions

• sketch the graph of a quadratic function

• solve a quadratic equation graphically

• solve a quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula

• use the discriminant to find the number of solutions to a quadratic equation

• sketch the graph of a quadratic inequality

• choose a model that best fits a collection of data