Lesson Plan: Completing the Square Mathematics
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to complete the square and use it to solve quadratic equations.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- complete the square for quadratic expressions without a constant term,
- complete the square for quadratic expressions with a constant term,
- solve quadratic equations by completing the square.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- rearranging quadratic expressions,
- factoring quadratic expressions,
- operations on surds.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- other methods of solving quadratic equations,
- complex solutions.