Scaffolded Math and Science

This personal finance activity teaches students how to file a federal income tax return that includes a Form 1040 and a Schedule 1. Students are given a W-2 for fictional person "William A. Pay" who paid some student loan interest last year and earned some taxable interest on his savings account. He had also been unemployed for part of the year, taking his unemployment compensation untaxed. Will this lead to him owing taxes to the IRS? **updated for April 2026 tax season** This activity will

Students analyze budgets and overspending in this financial literacy activity. Students work with net monthly incomes and monthly spending guideline percentages to calculate if spending is too much or too little and what should be spent in the various budget categories. Students are asked to give advice on where a person could save more money and analyze grocery lists, gas payments, monthly expenditures, paycheck deductions and work with percentages. Sometimes net monthly incomes are given, ot

Students solve quadratic trinomial word problems by factoring, using the Quadratic Formula or using their graphing calculators in this algebra activity. Questions ask students to find zeros (roots), vertex x, vertex y and y-intercepts by asking how long an object is in the air, the maximum height of the object, and the time it took the object to get to its maximum height. Included inside:10 task cards (30 questions)bonus card (3 consecutive integers questions)student answer sheetanswer keyoption

Students solve systems of equations word problems on 10 task cards in this activity. All systems can be solved with elimination (one or both equations may need multiplication first). Also included is one bonus card that asks students to find the solution to a system of three equations in 3 variables. Students can check their own work with optional QR codes on all task cards. QR codes work great when task cards are given as quiz review or as a quick teacher check while walking around the clas

Students build their financial literacy skills while calculating and comparing percent change between present and past costs of items. Students then determine which item's cost increased the most over the years. Students compare prices of food, cars, homes, salaries and other items from what they cost in past decades to what they cost today. Prices are historically accurate, which brings up good discussion about inflation and the cost of living. What's included: 16 task cards, student answer sh

Students work through 12 task cards, adding the transactions on each card to their registers. Students then find balances after each transaction and a final balance. Task cards do not need to be completed in order; every student will end with the same balance if all transactions are entered correctly. A check register acts as a student answer sheet. Also included is a simple grading rubric so that you can award credit to students who showed effort but may not have gotten the final balance corre

Students write inequalities, graph inequalities, complete systems and determine which of given coordinate pairs are solutions to systems in this algebra activity. For the GOOGLE Form version, I changed the graphing questions and the writing systems questions to multiple choice. I changed the questions asking which given coordinate pairs are solutions to check boxes so that students can choose more than one correct answer. Included in: Algebra Activities BundleQuestions on the cards include: 1:

In this consumer math activity, students find percentages of gross weekly, biweekly, semimonthly and monthly incomes to find total deduction amounts and net incomes in this personal financial literacy activity. Some questions ask students to find annual income based on the gross and net amounts shown in a person’s paycheck. Students will gain an understanding of gross income, paycheck deductions and how to calculate net income from this personal finance activity. What's included: 10 task cards

Students analyze and compare relations shown in tables, graphs, coordinate pairs, equations, scatter plots, and word problems and are asked to identify which are functions, which show a greater rate of change, and if a function is linear or nonlinear. In the digital GOOGLE Forms version, check boxes are used for answer choices so that students can choose more than one answer. Students are also asked to explain their reasoning for choosing their answers. These answer spaces on the form use a lo

Given polynomial side lengths, your algebra students will find areas and perimeters of rectangles while practicing polynomial multiplication and addition. Students are also asked to evaluate their expressions given a value of x. This engaging activity links what students already know about finding areas to working with polynomials. Included inside are 10 task cards (each with 3 questions), 2 additional challenge cards that ask students to find the area/perimeter of an irregular shape and of a c

Students are given a combination of tables, graphs, equations and/or word problems and are asked to evaluate functions in this algebra activity. Some cards also include some function composition and adding and subtracting functions questions. This is a long activity that can be easily shortened. All in all there are about 70 questions over 10 cards. A bonus card is also included. I have used this activity as both student practice and as a low-key student evaluation. Most years my students took

Students practice simplifying algebraic expressions by combining like terms in this activity. Students are given a house blueprint with polynomial wall lengths and a set of task cards. They are then asked to find lengths, such as "the length of the kitchen's north wall" or "the perimeter of the dining room", by combining like terms. My students always enjoyed this activity. Being able to combine like terms is so important and this activity makes it fun for them! All polynomials are linear; ther

This activity covers parallel and perpendicular lines on the coordinate plane. Questions range from finding the equations of graphs to determine if lines lines are parallel, perpendicular or neither to finding an error in a hypothetical student's work. There are 30 questions over 10 task cards in this activity. A student answer sheet and answer key are included. Includes both print + interactive digital versions. The digital version is in Google Forms. Included in: Algebra Activities BundleYou

This error analysis activity will make your students really think about angle pair relationships. Students identify incorrect statements about complementary, supplementary and vertical angle pairs. Students are then asked to fix each error. On each card there is an angle diagram and 3 statements. On 5 of the cards, students identify complementary, supplementary or vertical angle pairs. On the other 5 cards, students find angle measures given the angle pairs. Students need to figure out which of

This error analysis activity will make your students really think about the circumference and area of circles. Students identify incorrect statements about the area and circumference of circles when presented with radius or diameter. Students are then asked to fix each error on their answer sheet. All calculations use the calculator’s pi button. On each card there are 2 circles with radius or diameter given, as well as 3 statements about the circles' area or circumference. Students need to figur

Students divide fractions using models in this activity that reinforces visual understanding of this tricky topic. Each card has blank models on it that represent the fractions and their common denominators. Students then practice figuring out how many, or what portion, of the divisors fill the dividend by coloring in the models. They can then record their final answers on the included answer sheet. Includes 20 task cards, answer sheet and key. Cards can be laminated and used with dry erase mar

Students sketch polynomials from factored form and write the equations of graphed polynomials in this activity. 16 of the cards ask students to sketch given equations and 12 cards ask students to write the equations of given graphs. Included inside:28 task cardsstudent answer sheetanswer keyThis activity can be used as classwork, extra practice during a polynomials unit, as sub work, or even as an assessment. Included in: Algebra Activities BundleYou may also like:Graphing Polynomial Functions

Students practice finding percent tips on meals at restaurants in this task cards activity. Each of the 10 task cards asks students to find: a meal's subtotal, a percentage tip on the meal, the meal's total with tip, the amount each friend will need to pay if the bill is split. Some task cards also ask students to determine if a tip was too little, too much or just enough. Includes answer sheet and key. The GOOGLE Form version is editable so that you can tailor it to the needs of your students.

This error analysis algebra activity will make your students really think about the key features of quadratic graphs. Students identify incorrect statements about zeros, vertex, axis of symmetry and y-intercept when presented with quadratic graphs. Students are then asked to fix each error on their answer sheet. All functions are factorable. On each card there is a quadratic graph and 3 statements about its zeros, axis of symmetry, vertex and/or y-intercept. Students need to figure out which of

On each card, students find the greatest common factor and the lowest common multiple of 2 numbers. Next, they either add, subtract, multiply or divide their two answers (based on what their card says to do) to see if the result matches the check number in the lower right corner of the card. Chances are if the check number matches, GCF and LCM were found correctly! This activity is self-checking, giving students that instant feedback they love. The activity is easily differentiated. On cards 1-