This product offers students the opportunity to practice graphing rational functions while having fun playing a matching, tic-tac-toe hybrid game. Directions for the game follow the links below. The preview contains all pages for your perusal. I hope you are able to use this product for the betterment of your students and it makes your life easier.

Topics covered include:

• factoring the numerator and denominator,
• holes,
• x & y intercepts,
• horizontal, oblique, and vertical asymptotes,
• behaviors,
• and sketching the graph.

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Scaffolded notes and more practice for graphing rational functions can be found here:

Graphing Rational Functions Scaffolded Notes

Graphing Rational Functions 10 Practice Problems

All three products can be bought together at a discounted price here:

Graphing Rational Functions Bundle

Other topics you may find useful:

Factoring Polynomial Functions Activity

Polynomials and Graphing: Notes, Classwork, and Homework

Polynomial Division (long and short)

Teacher Notes:

Copy cards on heavyweight paper, cut them out, and laminate for multiple use. Make enough copies for each partnership to have a set.

Laminate the tic-tac-toe board or place it in a sheet protector. Students can use dry erase markers to make their "x"s and "o"s and erase them for reuse.

Assign students to graph the equations individually as classwork or homework. For struggling classes, I have made this a collaborative activity.

After shuffling the cards, hand a set to each partnership.

For groups greater than two this activity can be used as a matching game without the tic-tac-toe component.

Student directions for the game:

Make sure the set of cards are well shuffled. Place them face down on the table.

Decide who goes first and whether that person is an "x" or an "o".

The first person chooses two cards and places them face up on the table. If one of the cards is an equation and the other the graph that corresponds to it, then the person keeps the match and places an "x" or "o" on the tic-tac-toe board. If there is no match, the cards get placed face down in the same spot. No "x" or "o" is placed on the board.

Regardless of whether the person makes a match or not, the second person takes their turn.

This continues back and forth until one person wins tic-tac-toe or there are no more cards to match.

Two ways to win:

The first person to get tic-tac-toe wins (three in a row or diagonally).

If neither person can win tic-tac-toe then they continue to match the cards until all cards are matched. The person with the most pairs, wins.

Challenging:

If you believe your partner is incorrect in their match you can challenge them. If you are correct, you get to place an "x" or "o" (depending on which one you are) on the tic-tac-toe board without making a match or you can try to make a match. You then take your regular turn.

If you are incorrect in your challenge there is no penalty and the game continues as if no challenge was made.