Description
This worksheet contains 22 task cards, each card with a pair of mathematical scenarios, one of which is an arithmetic scenario and one which is geometric.
The students must examine their cards and determine:
- Which is arithmetic and which is geometric.
- Draw a graph illustrating each circumstance.
- On some cards, graphs must be used to extrapolate information.
I use this to introduce the concept of arithmetic and geometric sequences. It’s a great way to visually illustrate the differences between the two (arithmetic has addition and subtraction implications, whereas geometric has multiplication and division aspects).
Some of the questions are VERY challenging. It is probably unnecessary to do all the questions, as they can take time. Sometimes, I do the easier questions and just show the others (that have quite large numbers/calculations) on my classroom smartboard to merely emphasize the point further or hit it home. The questions I think are challenging (complex scenarios, high numbers or hard to draw graphs) are 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 21 and 22.
A picture is worth a thousand words, so please check out the product preview and the preview pictures of this product.
PLEASE NOTE: this product is also available in my Algebra 1 packet, please click below:
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I hope you find this product very useful and it helps your students learn as it has done mine, as well as lowering your workload. Please check out the product's pictures and preview to get a better idea of the format and layout of the product. If there are any questions, please feel free to send me a message, and I'll reply as soon as I possibly can.
This product purchase is for single teacher use only, and may not be shared among teaching colleagues, either in your own school workplace or other teachers in different schools or districts. One must purchase the appropriate number of licenses in order to do so. It is also not allowed to display the material in this product on any other website without the express permission of the author.
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Description
This worksheet contains 22 task cards, each card with a pair of mathematical scenarios, one of which is an arithmetic scenario and one which is geometric.
The students must examine their cards and determine:
- Which is arithmetic and which is geometric.
- Draw a graph illustrating each circumstance.
- On some cards, graphs must be used to extrapolate information.
I use this to introduce the concept of arithmetic and geometric sequences. It’s a great way to visually illustrate the differences between the two (arithmetic has addition and subtraction implications, whereas geometric has multiplication and division aspects).
Some of the questions are VERY challenging. It is probably unnecessary to do all the questions, as they can take time. Sometimes, I do the easier questions and just show the others (that have quite large numbers/calculations) on my classroom smartboard to merely emphasize the point further or hit it home. The questions I think are challenging (complex scenarios, high numbers or hard to draw graphs) are 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 21 and 22.
A picture is worth a thousand words, so please check out the product preview and the preview pictures of this product.
PLEASE NOTE: this product is also available in my Algebra 1 packet, please click below:
*******************************************************************************************************************************************************
I hope you find this product very useful and it helps your students learn as it has done mine, as well as lowering your workload. Please check out the product's pictures and preview to get a better idea of the format and layout of the product. If there are any questions, please feel free to send me a message, and I'll reply as soon as I possibly can.
This product purchase is for single teacher use only, and may not be shared among teaching colleagues, either in your own school workplace or other teachers in different schools or districts. One must purchase the appropriate number of licenses in order to do so. It is also not allowed to display the material in this product on any other website without the express permission of the author.
