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Students will love creating their own custom logo design by graphing linear equations, finding the slope of a line on the coordinate plane, locating the y-intercept, and writing their equations in slope-intercept form. You will love the flexibility of this student driven project. Rigor is high but student engagement is even higher! The purpose of the iLogo Slope Activity Project is to give students an opportunity to use slope in an artistic endeavor that has real-world applications. Every com

Lean into graphing with this math task focused on proportional relationships. Students will identify unit rates and graph proportional relationships to determine the best Satellite TV plan. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent using ratios & proportions to find real world solutions. The following downloads are included with this product:Instructions for teachers Satellite TV Ratios & Proportions Math Performance Task (6 versions) Satelli

Build engagement with this task centered on raising adorable puppies. Students will calculate the theoretical rate of change for puppy growth using a t-table, a graph, and a slope-intercept equation. They will then discover the experimental rate of change for puppy growth and compare the outcomes to make predictions. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent in using algebra to find real-world solutions. Raising Puppies Mastery Task gives stude

Watch students race to see how fast the pool will drain, and then fill it back up! Students will organize their data on both a table and graph, represent their findings in an equation, analyze their calculations, and draw conclusions. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent in using ratios & proportions to find real world solutions. The following downloads are included with this product:Instructions for teachersPoseidon Pools Ratios & Propor

Kick engagement up a notch with this math task focused on using the coordinate plane to determine distances on the soccer field. Students will identify x,y coordinates, compute vertical and horizontal distances, use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate diagonal distances, and utilize square roots to find solutions. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent in using geometry to find real-world solutions. The following downloads are included with

Illuminate functions with this math task focused on functional relationships. Students will construct functions, model functions using tables and graphs, analyze increasing and decreasing graphs, and find solutions to real-world situations. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent in using functions to find real-world solutions. The following downloads are included with this product:Instructions for teachersFunction Junction Math Performance Ta

Ignite statistical curiosity with this math task focused on data centers, graphs, and numerical distributions. Students will use data to determine the social media preferences of their survey sample by finding the centers of the data and comparing that data using dot plots and box-and-whisker graphs. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent in using expressions & equations to find real-world solutions. The following downloads are included wit

Spiral graphing with systems of equations in this math task focused on finding solutions from graphed data. Students will graph proportional relationships, interpret unit rate as the slope of the graph, discover the graph intersection and solution, and find solutions to real-life situations. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent in using systems of equations to find real-world solutions. The following downloads are included with this product

Dive into graphing with this math task focused on using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the hypotenuse of a right triangle in a real-world scenario. Students will find the distance a bird travels by determining the points of a right triangle and then calculating the distance between points and computing the length of its hypotenuse. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent in using geometry to find real-world solutions. The following downloads

The purpose of the Rate of Change Activities Bundle is to give students the opportunity to use creativity to analyze, graph, and solve rate of change problems in real-world settings. This bundle includes three unique tasks: First Car Mastery Task, i-Logo Slope Mastery Project, and the Raising Puppies Mastery Task. These activities and their accompanying materials are suited for students in grades 7 - 9. The following downloads are included: 1. First Car a. Teacher Instructions b. Student Work

Watch your students dive into the world of math as they create, execute, and analyze their own survey! Students will demonstrate mastery of data gathering, survey sampling, developing appropriate survey questions, data tables, Direct Variation, discrete graphs, dot plots, box and whisker graphs, and calculating the inter-quartile range. The Unique Survey Project is highly engaging, capitalizing on the innate curiosity of the adolescent mind. You will love the low-prep instructional guide. Your s

Get students hooked on systems of equations while planning the opening of their first t-shirt business! Students learn how to prepare for opening day using equations written in slope intercept form, values compared in a table, and linear equations graphed on a coordinate plane. This low prep math project based learning task is a win-win for students and teachers alike. The Up Shirt Creek Mastery Task gives students an opportunity to use systems of equations in a real-world context. Students wil

Statistics come alive with this differentiated, student-led activity! The Pet Rock Activity & Task gives students an opportunity to gather, organize, and analyze random data. Students get creative while personalizing their own Pet Rock. Data from individual rocks is then measure, shared, compiled, analyzed, graphed, and displayed. Students will: Create a pet in the Pet Rock Activity.Use precision to weigh the rocks and record the data.Construct a graphical display of the data.Calculate numeri

The Direct Variation Poster Mastery Task gives students the opportunity to create a real-life rate of change story problem and solve it demonstrating five specific skills. First students create a real-life, rate of change, story problem. Using the student designed story problem, each student will construct a graph, design an equation, produce an illustration, and find a solution to the problem. The following downloads are included: 1. Instructional guide for teachers 2. Student instructional

Probability comes alive with this differentiated, student-led activity! The Skittles Probability Challenge provides practice using simple and compound probabilities in both theoretical and experimental fashion. Each student is given random data to work with. No two samples are identical. Students will: Make predictions based on logic.Determine the sample size of their personal data.Create a simple or two-way table to organize their data.Construct a graph or box & whisker plot to display thei

The purpose of the Snowfall – SBAC Performance Task is to familiarize students with math performance tasks in preparation for standardized testing. This task has a multitude of applications. There are six versions of the task, each has the same context but different numbers. You can use these as class activities, proficiency practice, or quizzes. These tasks provide excellent practice for STARR testing and other state exams. This task gives students an opportunity to graph, evaluate and anal

Da Vinci Projects combine ingenuity, math, and art. Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest minds that ever lived. He is famous for his art, but he was also one of the most prolific inventors and mathematicians of the Renaissance Era. Da Vinci Projects require students to create something wholly original, complete rigorous mathematics, and use art as a part of their creation or an example of their understanding. The purpose of this Da Vinci project is to allow students the opportunity to use c

Student confidence and competence will soar with these low-prep math performance tasks! Math performance tasks give students the opportunity to use problem-solving skills that prepare them for the real world. The tasks in this bundle also prepare students for success with the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), the State of Texas Assessme

The purpose of the Fun with Ratios Activities Bundle is to give students the opportunity to use creativity to apply ratios, proportions, and percentages in real-world settings. This bundle includes three unique tasks: Black Friday Mastery Task, Direct Variation Poster Mastery Task, and the Unique Survey Project. These activities and their accompanying materials are suited for students in grades 7 through 9. These lessons make excellent sub plans. Each project takes approximately two 60-minute bl

Shoot for excellence with this geometry task where students use the Cartesian Plane to find distances and the areas of polygons. Students will develop, describe, and solve multi-step real-world problems with lines, triangles, rectangles, trapezoids, and composite figures. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent in using expressions & equations to find real-world solutions. The following downloads are included with this product:Instructions f