PART III Curriculum Framewor
The Arkansas Algebra I Mathematics Curriculum Framework*
Strands Content Standards Student Learning Expectations
1. LANGUAGE OF
ALGEBRA (LA)
1. Students will develop
the language of algebra
including specialized
vocabulary, symbols,
and operations.
1. Evaluate algebraic expressions, including radicals, by applying the order of operations.
2. Translate word phrases and sentences into expressions, equations, and inequalities, and
vice versa.
4. Solve problems involving scientific notation, including multiplication and division.
5. Perform polynomial operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication) with and without
manipulatives.
7. Recognize when an expression is undefined.
8. Simplify radical expressions such as
3
7
.
9. Add, subtract, and multiply simple radical expressions like
320
+
75
and
45
×
23
.
2. SOLVING
EQUATIONS AND
INEQUALITIES
(SEI)
2. Students will write, with
and without appropriate
technology, equivalent
forms of equations,
inequalities, and systems
of equations, and solve
with fluency.
1. Solve multi-step equations and inequalities with rational coefficients
• numerically (from a table or guess and check)
• algebraically (including the use of manipulatives)
• graphically
• technologically
2. Solve systems of two linear equations
• numerically (from a table or guess and check)
• algebraically (including the use of manipulatives)
• graphically
• technologically
3. Solve linear formulas and literal equations for a specified variable. Ex. Solve for p in I = prt.
4. Solve and graph simple absolute value equations and inequalities. Ex.
5x
,
5x
,
> 5x
5. Solve real-world problems that involve a combination of rates, proportions, and percents.
6. Solve problems involving direct variation and indirect (inverse) variation to model rates of
change.
7. Use coordinate geometry to represent and/or solve problems (midpoint, length of a line
segment, and Pythagorean Theorem).
8. Communicate real-world problems graphically, algebraically, numerically, and verbally.
3. LINEAR FUNCTIONS
(LF)
3. Students will analyze
functions by investigating
rates of change,
intercepts, and zeros.
1. Distinguish between functions and nonfunctions/relations by inspecting graphs, ordered pairs,
mapping diagrams, and/or tables of data.
2. Determine domain and range of a relation from an algebraic expression, graphs, set of
ordered pairs, or table of data.
3. Know and/or use function notation, including evaluating functions for given values in their
domain.
5. Interpret the rate of change/slope and intercepts within the context of everyday life.
Ex. telephone charges based on base rate (y-intercept) plus rate per minute (slope)
6. Calculate the slope given
• two points
• the graph of a line
• the equation of a line
7. Determine, by using slope, whether a pair of lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.
8. Write an equation in slope-intercept, point-slope, and standard forms, given
• two points
• a point and y-intercept
• x-intercept and y-intercept
• a point and slope
• a table of data
• the graph of a line
9. Describe the effects of parameter changes, slope, and/or y -intercepts, on graphs of linear
functions and vice versa.
* The Content Standards and Student Learning Expectations listed are those that specifically relate to the released test
items in this document.
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