50-Minute Pacing Guide (30 days) Day Activity In-Class Time Estimate A Journey Back in Time 5 1 Crossing the Frontier 40 Homework: Just Like Today 5 2 Discussion: Just Like Today 10 Overland Trail Families 10 Creating Families 15 POW 6: The Haybaler Problem 10 Homework: Hats for the Families 5 3 Discussion: Hats for the Families 10 Creating Families (continued) 30 Homework: Family Constraints 10 4 Discussion: Family Constraints 20 Planning for the Long Journey 25 Homework: The Search for Dry Trails 5 5 Discussion: The Search for Dry Trails 15 Setting Out with Variables Shoelaces 25 Homework: Laced Travelers 10 6 Discussion: Laced Travelers 15 To Kearney by Equation 25 Homework: The Vermillion Crossing 10 7 Discussion: The Vermillion Crossing 10 Ox Expressions 30 Homework: Ox Expressions at Home 10 8 Discussion: Ox Expressions at Home 15 Presentations: POW 6: The Haybaler Problem 25 Homework: If I Could See This Thing 10 9 Discussion: If I Could See This Thing 15 The Graph Tells a Story Wagon Train Sketches and Situations 30 Homework: Graph Sketches 5 10 Discussion: Graph Sketches 15 In Need of Numbers 30 Homework: The Issues Involved 5 11 Discussion: The Issues Involved 20 Out Numbered 25 Homework: From Rules to Graphs 5 12 Discussion: From Rules to Graphs 20 Out Numbered (continued) 15 POW 7: Around the Horn 10 Homework: You’re the Storyteller: From Rules to Situations 5 13 Discussion: You’re the Storyteller: From Rules to Situations 10 Traveling at a Constant Rate Previous Travelers 40 Homework: Broken Promises 0 14 Discussion: Broken Promises 15 Sublette’s Cutoff 30 Homework: Who Will Make It? 5 15 Discussion: Who Will Make It? 20 The Basic Student Budget 25 Homework: Following Families on the Trail 5 16 Discussion: Following Families on the Trail 20 Graphing Calculator In-Outs 30 Homework: Fort Hall Businesses 0 17 Discussion: Fort Hall Businesses 20 “Sublette’s Cutoff” Revisited 25 Homework: “The Basic Student Budget” Revisited 5 18 Presentations: POW 7: Around the Horn 20 Discussion: “The Basic Student Budget” Revisited 15 POW 8: On Your Own 10 Homework: All Four, One 5 19 Discussion: All Four, One 15 Travel on the Trail 30 Homework: Moving Along 5 20 Discussion: Moving Along 15 All Four, One—Linear Equations 30 Homework: Straight-Line Reflections 5 21 Discussion: Straight-Line Reflections 15 Reaching the Unknown Fair Share on Chores 30 Homework: Fair Share for Hired Hands 5 22 Discussion: Fair Share for Hired Hands 15 More Fair Share on Chores 30 Homework: More Fair Share for Hired Hands 5 23 Discussion: More Fair Share for Hired Hands 15 Water Conservation 35 Homework: The Big Buy 0 24 Discussion: The Big Buy 15 Discussion: POW 8: On Your Own 20 The California Experience 10 Homework: Getting the Gold 5 25 Discussion: Getting the Gold 15 The Mystery Bags Game 30 Homework: More Mystery Bags 5 26 Discussion: More Mystery Bags 20 Scrambling Equations 25 Homework: More Scrambled Equations and Mystery Bags 5 27 Discussion: More Scrambled Equations and Mystery Bags 20 Family Comparisons by Algebra 25 Homework: Starting Over in California 5 28 Discussion: Starting Over in California 20 Beginning Portfolios 20 Homework: “The Overland Trail” Portfolio 10 29 In-Class Exam 50 Homework: Take-Home Exam 0 30 Discussion: In-Class Exam and Take-Home Exam 30 Unit Reflection 20

90-Minute Pacing Guide (18 days) Day Activity In-Class Time Estimate A Journey Back in Time 1 Crossing the Frontier 35 Just Like Today 20 Overland Trail Families 10 Creating Families 15 POW 6: The Haybaler Problem 10 Homework: Hats for the Families 0 2 Discussion: Hats for the Families 10 Creating Families (continued) 30 Family Constraints 45 Homework: The Search for Dry Trails 5 3 Discussion: The Search for Dry Trails 20 Planning for the Long Journey 30 Setting Out with Variables Shoelaces 30 Homework: Laced Travelers 10 4 Discussion: Laced Travelers 15 To Kearney by Equation 20 The Vermillion Crossing 25 Ox Expressions 20 Homework: Ox Expressions at Home 10 5 Discussion: Ox Expressions at Home 10 Presentations: POW 6: The Haybaler Problem 25 If I Could See This Thing 25 The Graph Tells a Story Wagon Train Sketches and Situations 25 Homework: Graph Sketches 5 6 Discussion: Graph Sketches 15 In Need of Numbers 25 The Issues Involved 35 Out Numbered 15 Homework: From Rules to Graphs 0 7 Discussion: From Rules to Graphs 20 Out Numbered (continued) 25 You’re the Storyteller: From Rules to Situations 30 POW 7: Around the Horn 15 8 Traveling at a Constant Rate Previous Travelers 35 Broken Promises 25 Sublette’s Cutoff 25 Homework: Who Will Make It? 5 9 Discussion: Who Will Make It? 15 The Basic Student Budget 20 Following Families on the Trail 35 Graphing Calculator In-Outs 20 Homework: Fort Hall Businesses 0 10 Discussion: Fort Hall Businesses 20 “Sublette’s Cutoff” Revisited 25 “The Basic Student Budget” Revisited 45 Homework: All Four, One 0 11 Discussion: All Four, One 20 Presentations: POW 7: Around the Horn 20 POW 8: On Your Own 15 Travel on the Trail 30 Homework: Moving Along 5 12 Discussion: Moving Along 10 All Four, One—Linear Equations 25 Straight-Line Reflections 25 Reaching the Unknown Fair Share on Chores 25 Homework: Fair Share for Hired Hands 5 13 Discussion: Fair Share for Hired Hands 10 More Fair Share on Chores 25 More Fair Share for Hired Hands 30 Water Conservation 25 Homework: The Big Buy 0 14 Discussion: The Big Buy 10 Discussion: POW 8: On Your Own 15 The California Experience 10 Getting the Gold 30 The Mystery Bags Game 25 Homework: More Mystery Bags 0 15 Discussion: More Mystery Bags 15 Scrambling Equations 20 More Scrambled Equations and Mystery Bags 30 Family Comparisons by Algebra 25 Homework: Starting Over in California 0 16 Discussion: Starting Over in California 30 Beginning Portfolios 40 Homework: “The Overland Trail” Portfolio 20 “The Overland Trail” Portfolio 30 17 In-Class Exam 50 Homework: Take-Home Exam 10 18 Discussion: In-Class Exam and Take-Home Exam 50 Unit Reflection 40