Alaura Bailey

This document has a detailed worked out example of defining the variable, writing an expression, and evaluating it for a given value. The example is followed by 5 word problems for students to attempt on their own.

Students need to determine which figures are similar from two different groups of shapes. Then they need to find the scale factor for each pair of similar figures.

There are 6 two-step inequalities that students will solve to be able to match the inequality to its graph. Or you could give students this worksheet as an opener to solving two-step inequalities where they must use what they know about solutions of inequalities to match the inequality to its graph (open dot verses closed dot. testing solutions from the graph, ect.).

Students will solve several one-step inequalities by multiplication or division leading them to the conclusion that the sign of the inequality symbol must be reversed when multiplying or dividing by a negative number.

This document has students define family of functions, parent function, transformation, translation, reflection, and rotation. Then students graph two linear functions on the same coordinate plane and describe the transformation. From this, students will hopefully see how the equation of the function changes for each type of transformation. There are practice problems at the end for students to identify what transformation has occurred by looking at two equations and a graph.

This document has a description of Polya's four step process for solving problems. It has a list of questions and methods that a student might use to solve a word problem. There is a worked out example using Polya's steps and an accompanying worksheet as a follow up to the reading. Then there are four word problems for students to solve using the steps and a writing prompt. These word problems use expression, equations, and proportions to solve them.

This activity has students define parallel and perpendicular lines, calculate the slopes of each, and finally draw a conclusion about the slopes.

This is a worksheet I created as a review of slope-intercept form for my algebra 2 class. It has the steps of how to graph a line in slope-intercepts form, an example, and problems for students to complete.

This factoring flow chart covers factoring out the GCF, factoring difference of squares, factor by grouping, and factoring trinomials. This was created for an Algebra 1 class. I have one that covers difference and sum of cubes as well for Algebra 2.

This is a flow chart I made for my Algebra 2 students. It covers factoring out the GCF, difference of squares and cubs, sum of cubes, and factoring trinomials using a t-chart.