Analyzing Functions
This Unit’s Key Question: Are elections fair?
Day 1: Functions in Tables & Arrays
Lesson Key Question: Are electoral votes a function of peoples’ votes?
Content: Defining Functions | Tables of Values | Input/Output Arrays
Day 2: Functions in Graphs
Lesson Key Question: Can a popular vote address voter dissatisfaction?
Content: Defining Functions | Vertical Line Test
Day 3: Function Characteristics
Lesson Key Question: Why aren’t there more parties?
Content: Intercepts | Domain & Range | Inequality & Interval Notation
Day 4: Function Notation & Direction
Lesson Key Question: Would ranked choice voting give us better representation?
Content: Function Notation 𝑓(𝑥) | Continuous vs Discrete | Increasing vs Decreasing Intervals
Day 5: Piecewise Functions
Technique Lesson: Skill-building lesson (no key contextual question)
Content: Defining Piecewise Functions | Graphing Piecewise Functions