Above Average Math

Looking for a quick and fun activity after teaching your students about scatter plots and lines of best fit? This will get your students actively engaged in creating real-world data in a scatter plot and calculating a least squares regression line based on their own data! After learning what a least squares regression line is and how to find the line of best fit for a scatter plot, your students will be conducting an experiment in this one class period assignment and recording their data while

I created this escape room as a back to school activity, but it really can be used any time of the year. There are 5 math challenges: 1. multi-step equation 2. word problem with variables 3. number sequence 4. equations in two variables 5. quadratic equation Solving each problem provides a number to the "code" that will unlock the classroom door. This can be used as a Bell Ringer or an Exit Ticket. It is a way to see what your students know/remember from the summer off or after y

Did you just finish a unit on the different types of ways to display statistical data? This is a great project for you! Using a professional sports team, students use the quantitative data of height or weight of players to create data displays and interpret their data. The project can be modified for the middle school (i.e., mean, median, mode, and range) or high school level (i.e., skewness, standard deviation, and outlier fences). Data display choices include dot plots, histograms, line gra

This is an introductory lesson to the 7 letters that represent the Roman numerals. It begins with the basic representation for 1 and moves through to M (1,000). There are practice problems after each new Roman numeral is introduced. I conclude with problems giving the Roman numeral and asking for the value and then showing clocks with Roman numerals and asking what time is showing. All slides are animated with solutions provided. An understanding of addition, subtraction, and place value is

Included in this bundle are PowerPoint lessons for pre-Algebra probability. This bundle includes lessons on the following topics: Experimental and Theoretical ProbabilityMaking SurveysIndependent and Dependent EventsPermutationsCombinationsAll lessons are animated, have definitions, examples, and answers. Homework problems are not supplied because we all use different textbooks. As a bonus, I have also included a short Project Based Learning (PBL) activity on Making Surveys. You can assign an

Attached is a lesson introducing mathematical expressions with variables and the referenced homework assignment. The lesson is a PowerPoint presentation and is fully animated. The textbook that this lesson support is Structure & Method Course 1, however it can be adapted for other texts.

This is a 2-day lesson on Symmetry. It includes a PowerPoint presentation for 2 days as well as Do Now's to start off the lesson. Additionally, at the end of the PowerPoint, there are a few slides on Rotations, Reflections, and Translations as a review if you want to include that at the beginning of your lesson. All the slides are animated with answers. There is also a Do Now Word document for the first day's lesson. If you are not using Pearson Realize, please insert your own textbook examp

This is a mini-project or PBL activity where after learning how to find the equation of a line and how to calculate slope, students will create a graph of their name using only straight lines and determine the equation of each line. You determine how many slanted lines need to be included. There is a grading rubric provided as well as a sample. For me, students who created a more elaborate graph (using their name vs. initials, using block or bubble letters to write their name, ...) receive t

What is a line graph? How does it differ from a bar graph? How do you draw line graphs? This presentation is one class length (about 40 minutes). It is animated and helps students understand and learn how to plot and interpret line graphs.

Finished teaching transformations? Want to know how much your students understand? This is a GOOGLE FORM to provided a graded assessment on all four types of transformations - Reflections, Rotations, Translations, and Dilations. It does not go nuts asking several questions about each one. This quiz determines if they understand how to apply the rules for each type of transformation. It also tests students on whether they understand what each type of transformation does (flip, turn, slide,

This was created as an online lesson, but it can certainly be given in a "normal" classroom setting as well. It demonstrates how to solve quadratic equations by Completing the Square. Examples are given with solutions written out completely. All slides are animated. All answers are provided. 40 - 45 minute lesson.

This is a PowerPoint presentation for a lesson that describes the difference between Experimental and Theoretical Probability. The presentation is completed animated on each slide. Vocabulary is emphasized. Examples are given in the presentation. It is a 1 day lesson. A Do Now begins the lesson with a puzzle. The homework exercises referenced in the presentation are from Prentice Hall textbooks, Course 3, but you can add whatever homework you'd like.

I created this when I was teaching my students integers. My next order of business :) is exponents and order of operations. To incorporate both exponents and circle back to what we just learned, I created this tic-tac-toe board that uses exponents and integers. It nicely brings both concepts together. Just like tic-tac-toe, two players are against each other. The objective is to get five X's or O's in a row, column, or diagonal. Both players need to perform the multiplication to check their

This is a continuation of a unit on probability that covers independent and dependent events. I have it set up as a 3 day lesson. Each day has a Do Now/Bell Ringer at the start of the lesson. The lessons build on each other and the topic. All slides are animated with answers included. You will need to supplement with your own homework assignments; I did not include because my school may be using a different textbook.

This one day lesson can be given in person or online. Topics include the Pythagorean Theorem, Pythagorean triples, and special right triangles including 30-60-90 and 45-45-90 triangles. The lesson is fully animated with practice problems and answers. A bell ringer Do Now is included at the start of the lesson and an Exit Ticket is included at the end.

This lesson was created to give to my Geometry students online when we were doing distance learning. It begins with a Do Now/Bell Ringer on special right triangles then begins to introduce the Equation of a Circle. Three topics are covered: Equation of a CircleDetermining if a point is on a circle, inside the circle, or outside the circleFinding the equation of a circle by completing the square.The slides are all animated with answers provided. The lesson will take approximately 30 - 45 minut

This is a 2 day lesson (40 minute periods) on Combinations. There is a presumption that you have previously taught experimental and theoretical probability lessons as well as lessons on independent/dependent events and permutations. The slides are all animated. All answers are provided. I did not provide homework assignments because I don't know what textbook you are using.

This is a 2-day lesson (40 minute classes) on Permutations. It assumes you have previously taught lessons on conducting a survey, experimental and theoretical probability, making predictions, and independent and dependent events. This is an introduction to permutations with several types of examples. The slides are all animated. All answers are included. I have not included homework assignments because I do not know the textbook you use for your class.

An introduction to Permutations for middle or high school students. Slides are animated, along with answers to example questions. Presentation is a 2-day lecture that includes a "Do Now" to start each class. Presentation follows the Prentice Hall Mathematics Course 3 Chapter 10 guidelines (textbook assignments are from that book). Worksheets assigned to the class are also from the Course 3 book, however since they are not original, they are not included here.

In this lesson, students will learn how to apply the methods of solving systems of equations (graphing, substitution, and elimination) to solving systems of equations that have one linear and one quadratic equation. Examples and answers are given for using both substitution and elimination and a graphic example is given for the graphing method. All slides are animated. All answers are provided. This is a one day lesson designed to be presented during remote/distance learning, however it will