Description
Improve students’ outcomes on the SAT Math Section through learning the tips and tricks of the Desmos graphing calculator with our Desmos Lesson!
Take a deeper look into the graphing functions and how they can be applied to many of the harder questions on the SAT. Help students turn extremely difficult problems into easy-to-solve problems in just one lesson. A strategic look at certain functions within the Desmos graphing calculator will have your students quickly and efficiently solving problems they otherwise might never have known how to do.
Learning Target
"I can strategically use the graphing functions of a calculator to improve my accuracy and speed on the SAT Math section."
Key Benefits
- Points of Interest: This lesson highlights specific parts of a graph to focus on, as a continuation from the Slope Intercept Form Lesson.
- Flexible Timing: With over ten different practice problems, this lesson is designed to fit a variety of classroom schedules and can be completed in 1 to 2 hours, allowing flexibility for deeper discussions or additional activities and games.
- Scaffolded Learning: This lesson builds off of content covered in our preceding Slope-Intercept Form lesson, ensuring that students have both the fundamentals of linear graphs and that they can also use the SAT tools available to them to work tougher problems.
Key Activities
- Math Vocabulary: Students review the most commonly represented math vocabulary seen on SAT problems that can be easily solved using the Desmos graphing calculator - they are also given guidance around where to access corresponding symbols, buttons, and shortcuts on their devices.
- Algebraically vs. Graphically: Students instantly see the strategic benefits of using the Desmos graphing calculator in real time by comparing the graphing vs. algebraic way to solve a diverse array of problems.
- Answering SAT-Style Questions: Example problems mirror those of the actual SAT in that they test students’ ability to use their knowledge of graphing and the functions of the calculator to strategically bypass more difficult, time-consuming methods to solve each question more accurately and efficiently.
Ensure your students are prepared for the more difficult problems by using the Desmos calculator to its fullest potential. Download the Desmos Lesson today and be blown away by how easy some of the hardest SAT math problems become in just one lesson!
Included In Every Lesson
- Learning Target: A clear goal for each lesson helps both teacher and students narrow their focus and know where the finish line is for the day.
- Do Now and Exit Ticket: An activity at the start to get students thinking about the lesson’s topic or reviewing the previous lesson’s topic and an activity at the end to help both teacher and students gauge how well students met the learning target.
- Guiding Questions and Lit Tips: Students' understanding will be repeatedly aided by “Guiding Questions” and “Lit Tips” that help students dive deeper into the lesson’s topics and questions.
- Teacher Instructions and Explanations: Each lesson comes with a “teacher version” that provides detailed instructions on how to conduct the lesson, such as logistical needs, timing considerations, and how to stretch students’ answers. Furthermore, each question has the correct answer with a detailed explanation of what the correct answer is and why it’s the correct one.
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Description
Improve students’ outcomes on the SAT Math Section through learning the tips and tricks of the Desmos graphing calculator with our Desmos Lesson!
Take a deeper look into the graphing functions and how they can be applied to many of the harder questions on the SAT. Help students turn extremely difficult problems into easy-to-solve problems in just one lesson. A strategic look at certain functions within the Desmos graphing calculator will have your students quickly and efficiently solving problems they otherwise might never have known how to do.
Learning Target
"I can strategically use the graphing functions of a calculator to improve my accuracy and speed on the SAT Math section."
Key Benefits
- Points of Interest: This lesson highlights specific parts of a graph to focus on, as a continuation from the Slope Intercept Form Lesson.
- Flexible Timing: With over ten different practice problems, this lesson is designed to fit a variety of classroom schedules and can be completed in 1 to 2 hours, allowing flexibility for deeper discussions or additional activities and games.
- Scaffolded Learning: This lesson builds off of content covered in our preceding Slope-Intercept Form lesson, ensuring that students have both the fundamentals of linear graphs and that they can also use the SAT tools available to them to work tougher problems.
Key Activities
- Math Vocabulary: Students review the most commonly represented math vocabulary seen on SAT problems that can be easily solved using the Desmos graphing calculator - they are also given guidance around where to access corresponding symbols, buttons, and shortcuts on their devices.
- Algebraically vs. Graphically: Students instantly see the strategic benefits of using the Desmos graphing calculator in real time by comparing the graphing vs. algebraic way to solve a diverse array of problems.
- Answering SAT-Style Questions: Example problems mirror those of the actual SAT in that they test students’ ability to use their knowledge of graphing and the functions of the calculator to strategically bypass more difficult, time-consuming methods to solve each question more accurately and efficiently.
Ensure your students are prepared for the more difficult problems by using the Desmos calculator to its fullest potential. Download the Desmos Lesson today and be blown away by how easy some of the hardest SAT math problems become in just one lesson!
Included In Every Lesson
- Learning Target: A clear goal for each lesson helps both teacher and students narrow their focus and know where the finish line is for the day.
- Do Now and Exit Ticket: An activity at the start to get students thinking about the lesson’s topic or reviewing the previous lesson’s topic and an activity at the end to help both teacher and students gauge how well students met the learning target.
- Guiding Questions and Lit Tips: Students' understanding will be repeatedly aided by “Guiding Questions” and “Lit Tips” that help students dive deeper into the lesson’s topics and questions.
- Teacher Instructions and Explanations: Each lesson comes with a “teacher version” that provides detailed instructions on how to conduct the lesson, such as logistical needs, timing considerations, and how to stretch students’ answers. Furthermore, each question has the correct answer with a detailed explanation of what the correct answer is and why it’s the correct one.
