Author: Toushayiah Dupree (Page 2 of 3)

Members Present – Toushayiah, Thomas, Pavlo, Allison, Salem, Issac

From Week 1’s Hot Topics Sheets, Standard 3 is Problem 1 which is-

Factor the Expression, 2z^2+12z-14…

Context

• Factoring the equation given

Observations

• There is a coefficient of 2
• There is a coefficient of 12
• There is a variable of z
• There is a variable of z used twice
• There are negative numbers
• There are positive numbers
• There is an exponent of 2
• There is subtraction for the constant
• There is addition for two factors
• This is a 3-degree expression

Questions

• Is this related to the quadratic formula?
• Do I start by factoring z?
• Do I start by factoring 12z?
• Can I factor the -14?
• Will the coefficient affect my factoring?
• Will the negative number affect my factoring?
• Is this a 2-degree polynomial?
• Can I use “FOIL” here?
• Am I solving for z?
• Is this related to the linear equation?

The members that are present – Toushayiah , Thomas, Pavlo, Allison, Salem

The 3 words we found interesting about the community agreement are Meaningful, Active, and Generous because we want our community to be as productive as possible. In order for it to be productive Our work has to be meaningful, Everyone has to be active and be generous to each other.

The group’s agreement –

• Our group will aim to help each other learn and help with studying. By sharing the secretary role we’ll make sharing work easier and make everyone feel included. We’ll make a group to share resources and help one another. If someone is not present they are responsible for texting the group chat and from there we will review what was supposed to be done during Thursday’s group work. Also, showing each other respect by including everyone.