The Oklahoma State Department of Education creates the PASS skills (Priority Academic Skills) for all the districts in Oklahoma. The students are to take an exam proving the profency in the skills. Below are the skills for Algebra I. The skills with an astrick means it connects to the ACT standards. The plus sign are the standards that will be the focus of the curriculum and the minus sign is standards that will be combined with the master. Both will be assessed but just to different degrees. The minus standards will not necessarily be taught to mastery.

MATHEMATICS CONTENT STANDARDS 

Algebra I 

Standard 1: Number Sense and Algebraic Operations - The student will use expressions and equations to model number relationships. 

1. Equations and Formulas 

a. Translate word phrases and sentences into expressions and equations and vice versa

b. Solve literal equations involving several variables for one variable in terms of the others -

c. Use the formulas from measurable attributes of geometric models (perimeter, circumference, area and volume), science, and statistics to solve problems within an algebraic context *+

d. Solve two-step and three-step problems using concepts such as rules of exponents, rate, distance, ratio and proportion, and percent *-

2. Expressions 

a. Simplify and evaluate linear, absolute value, rational and radical expressions *+

b. Simplify polynomials by adding, subtracting or multiplying *+

c. Factor polynomial experessions *-

Standard 2: Relations and Functions - The student will use relations and functions to model number relationships. 

1. Relations and Functions 

a. Distinguish between linear and nonlinear data

b. Distinguish between relations and functions

c. Identify dependent and independent variables, domain and range

d. Evaluate a function using tables, equations or graphs *

2. Linear Equations and Graphs 

a. Solve linear equations by graphing or using properties of equality *-

b. Recognize the parent graph of the functions y = k, y = x, y = |x|, and predict the effects of transformations on the parent graph. 

c. Slope

I. Calculate the slope of a line using a graph, an equation, two points or a set of data points *+

II. Use the slope to differentiate between lines that are parallel, perpendicular, horizontal, or vertical *-

III. Interpret the slope and intercepts within the context of everyday life (e.g., telephone charges based on base rate [y-intercept] plus rate per minute [slope]) *-

d. Develop the equation of a line and graph linear relationships given the following: slope and y-intercept, slope and one point on the line, two points on the line, x-intercept and y-intercept, a set of data points *+

e. Match appropriate equations to a graph, table, or situation and vice versa *

3. Linear Inequalities and Graphs 

a. Solve linear inequalities by graphing or using properties of inequalities *+

b. Match appropriate inequalities (with 1 or 2 variables) to a graph, table, or situation and vice versa

4. Solve a system of linear equations by graphing, substitution or elimination *-

5. Nonlinear Functions 

a. Match exponential and quadratic functions to a table, graph or situation and vice versa

b. Solve quadratic equations by graphing, factoring, or using the quadratic formula *

Standard 3: Data Analysis, Probability and Statistics - The student will use data analysis, probability and statistics to formulate and justify predictions from a set of data. 

1. Data Analysis 

a. Translate from one representation of data to another and understand that the data can be represented using a variety of tables, graphs, or symbols and that different modes of representation often convey different messages *-

b. Make valid inferences, predictions, and/or arguments based on data from graphs, tables, and charts *+

c. Solve two-step and three-step problems using concepts such as probability and measures of central tendency *+

2. Collect data involving two variables and display on a scatter plot; interpret results using a linear model/equation and identify whether the model/equation is a line best fit for the data *-