danielle's+unit+plan

**Title/Name:**  Polynomials **Course and Topic:**  PreCalculus - Polynomials **What does your topic mean?**  My unit will explore the characteristics of polynomials and what they tell students about graphs and solutions. **What kinds of problems will your students solve?**  My students will graph polynomial equations and find where the graphs cross axis, and determine both real and imaginary solutions. **What's the relevance of this kind of math problem?**  This unit is relevant to students because the solving of solutions and zeros of equations will be a valuable tool for many future math courses that students will take. **What are your current thoughts regarding the use of technology to help teach this topic?**  Graphing calculators are essential to the teaching of this unit to students so that they can understand how the equations relate to the graph, and what role solutions play in the lesson.