Lesson Plan

15 March 2017

Instructor: Michael Carlile

Subject Area: Polynomials
Course: Algebra I
Lesson Title: Multiplying Polynomials

Objective: Students will be able to:

1. Apply the definition of a polynomial to explain why adding,
subtracting, or multiplying two polynomials always produces a
polynomial.
2. Multiply polynomials.
3. Identify the zeros of factored polynomials.
Materials Needed:
1. Dry erase board and markers.
Anticipatory Set: Students will be asked to recall vertical multiplication as well as using the
distributive property to multiply horizontally.
Guided Practice:
1. Students will draw a rectangle in their notebooks (to match the one I
drawn on the board). Two sides of the rectangle will represent two
numbers being multiplied togetherin essence students will be
finding the area of the rectangle.
2. After the area of the rectangle has been calculated, I will draw another
rectangle on the board and instruct the students to do the same in their
notes.
a. Divide the rectangle into four quadrants. On one side label the
divided side as a and b. On the top, label the parts a and b.
3. Pointing at both as, state that a times a is a2 and write that in the
corresponding quadrant. Continue with each quadrant, writing in the
values and having the students do the same in their notes.
4. After all quadrants are filled, write and vocalize adding all quadrants
together, just like was done with the first rectangle.
5. Explain that area models can be used to multiply polynomials.
6. Explain at board and have students write in notes the FOIL method for
multiplying polynomials.
 a. Write examples on the board for students to solve, give one
minute per example.
7. Repeat above for multiplying polynomials both vertically and using
the distributive property.
Discussion: When multiplying two binomials, how is using the distributive property
twice equivalent to using the FOIL method for multiplying?
Closure: Students have ten problems to work on their assignment for the class.

Idaho Common Core Standards

HAS-APR.A.1 Understand that polynomials form a system analogous to the integers,
namely, they are closed under the operations of addition, subtraction, and
multiplication; add, subtract, and multiply polynomials.

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