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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

Hype student interest in matrix multiplication by decoding, encoding, and creating ciphers! Espionage comes alive in this compelling historical event and major motion picture:  The Imitation Game. Students take on the roles of code breakers as Alan Turing races to save Western Europe from the Nazis in this WW2 thriller. Students will: Watch The Imitation Game movie.Complete the Movie Note-taker focused on the interwoven relationships of math, problem-solving, collaboration, innovation, computer

Ignite student imagination with sixteen exponents and radicals activities! Watch students explore the rules of exponents and simplify radicals, while making creative connections and leveraging math strategies. No two projects are identical! This student-led activity allows students to choose their activity for each operation. There are eight exponents activities, and eight radicals activities, one for each of the multiple intelligences. Understanding and enjoyment increase when the personal int

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

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

Activate student investigation with this hands-on exponents and radicals vocabulary project! Watch students explore foundational math vocabulary with critical thinking, imagination, and collaboration. Math investigations direct students toward diverse approaches and outcomes leading to greater understanding and depth of knowledge. No two projects are identical! Lead your students to discovering the properties of exponents before learning the academic rules. Student will demonstrate their unders

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

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

The Vacation Itinerary Math Menu allows students to demonstrate mastery of percentage skills, using choice as the vehicle and Multiple Intelligence as fuel. Students make task choices while discovering, demonstrating, and applying their understanding of percentages. This project menu focuses on three areas: percentage of increase, percentage of decrease, and simple interest. The percentage of increase section allows students to choose between three provided worksheets. Percentage of decrease an

The Bucketball Experiment Activity & Task gives students an opportunity to practice gathering random data, organizing that data into a table, and then determining the relative frequency of the data in a context that is fun and personal. This activity/task has two parts. First students participate in the Bucketball Experiment Activity and record their raw data. Once that is completed and shared between teams, students will partner up to complete the second part, Bucketball Experiment Task. Thi

Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom is a short practical guide to incorporating Multiple Intelligences in your everyday lessons, activities, and projects. Students really enjoy investigating the Multiple Intelligences, discovering where their personal strengths lie. This is also a great way to incorporate social-emotional learning into a mathematics classroom. I have two basic ways that I incorporate multiple intelligences: intertwined together like a stew, or as a buffet of choices. I will