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This reference sheet may be used to show graphically, by table, and with an equation what functions may look like if they are linear or nonlinear. It is intended to be used as a classroom poster and if you choose to use it please let me know how you did in your classroom! The topic falls under Standard - CC.2.2.8.C.1 Define, evaluate, and compare functions. as well as Standard - CC.2.2.8.C.2 Use concepts of functions to model relationships between quantities. blockposters.com allows you to print

This reference sheet was created after students played with the Functions Carnival on Desmos (the bumper car part is where the swirled graph comes from) and showing the Meatamorphosis video created by students on YouTube to consider functions as machines! It is intended for use as a classroom poster but if you use it please share with me how you chose to use it in your class! Falls under Math 8 Standard - CC.2.2.8.C.1 Define, evaluate, and compare functions. This is a useful reference sheet for

This single guided note sheet will help your students with structuring their notes! Basic ideas of domain, range, relations, and mappings of functions/non-functions are included on this set of notes. Students use set notation, interval notation, and inequality notation to practice writing domain and range.

This quick reference sheet shows the process and purpose of completing the square as one method for solving for roots of a quadratic equation. I made it after creating the guided note set on completing the square. You can make this into a free poster by going to blockposters.com and printing it in pieces.

This reference sheet was created using a Pennsylvania state exam Algebra released item about snowfall on Joe’s driveway. My students were introduced to this problem in an earlier unit and I used it for this sheet. It is suitable for 8th Grade Math or Algebra I in preparation for the Keystone exam. It is intended to be used as a classroom poster and if you choose to use it, please let me know how you use it in your classroom! Falls under Standard - CC.2.2.8.C.2 Use concepts of functions to model

There is a difference between a transformation of a parent function and a translation of a parent function--let students explore both! In this short packet, students will be asked to graph quadratics, describe the shift from the parent function, and identify key aspects of the function such as the vertex, domain, range, etc. The final page in this packet includes an application of translating and transforming the parent function to shoot pigs in a game of Angry Birds. Students may need guidan

This file was created to add some pizzaz with fonts and borders to a basic inequalities stations activity I found via Google! There are 12 stations total that include word problems, addition/subtraction/multiplication/division, error analysis, and explanation problems for basic inequalities. You can create a template for students to refer to stations or simply have students use loose leaf paper for the task! Just add colorful cardstock and laminate!

***This project was NOT my idea, but compiled by ideas that various teachers have posted online!!!!!!!*** Rather than test my students on Pythagorean Theorem, I decided that students can use something they know all about - Instagram - to showcase their understanding. Suggestion for extending: Include a requirement for students to plot their right triangle on a coordinate plane and prove the distance formula! Once students have submitted their projects, make a wall to display Pythagoras' posts!

This file includes 4 anchor charts for translations, reflections, rotations, and dilations. You can use them as notes, a reference sheet, or a poster in your classroom. blockposters.com allows you to make this into a free poster to print in pieces.

The structured note and practice sheet here includes general information and basic practice of conceptualizing the use of quadratics with projectile motion! I suggest that after the short note section, you show your class a GoPro video of The Blob by searching via YouTube so that they can see the recreational water activity in action, then move on to the practice problems.

This investigation of parabolas is a useful assignment for students to manipulate quadratic parabolas! The roles of a, b, and c from the graph of the equation y=ax^2 + bx + c are investigated using the online graphing calculator. Students can use this to extend their understanding of parabolas or even learn about the transformations of the parent function y=x^2. Please note that the practice quadratics are challenging and you should adjust the equations (by pasting a white box over and re-typi

Students can internalize the process of completing the square by following these easy to follow notes. The first portion of the note set shown in the preview allows students to understand the process of completing the square to create a perfect square trinomial. From there, they learn the full steps. Check out the anchor chart/reference sheet/poster I created.

I loved the NCTM article from Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School called "Masterpieces to Mathematics." (Link: http://mason.gmu.edu/~jsuh4/math%20masterpiece.pdf) In the article, the teacher shows a new way of approaching representing fractions, decimals, and percentages. The teacher in the article used the lesson in her middle school class. The first thing I did was look up Ellsworth Kelly's piece Colors for a Large Wall and brought color field art, op-art, and hard edge art into the cla

Use these guided notes in your classroom to support students' understanding of solving equations that contain radicals!

Compare different methods for solving quadratic equations like factoring, completing the square, and applying the quadratic formula! Students should use this worksheet as a practice activity or even a partner activity to show that different methods for solving quadratics lead to the same solutions! Some of my related materials for solving quadratics are linked below: Lyrics, Link, and Table for Notes Quadratic Formula Cup Song!Completing the Square Guided Notes

Integrate technology and mathematical skill building with this activity for students! The activity is best conducted as both an introduction for students to Desmos online graphing calculator as well as an assignment that involves operations like simplifying, multiplying, and dividing rational expressions. If you're unable to provide a computer or laptop to each student in your class, students can work in pairs! Students simplify the expressions on their own and enter them into the calculator

Incorporate literature into the math classroom! This article provides a mathematical perspective on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I used this as an interesting introductory activity to expose students to contemporary mathematical ideas like imaginary numbers. The file includes both snippets of the article as well as a question worksheet for students. You can also search on Google for the full article. I like showing my students a YouTube clip of the 1951 version of the m

Give your students the opportunity to practice their new skill: solving exponential equations by finding a common base! Students will solve problems for a variable, do an error analysis, and articulate how to solve an exponential equation problem. This worksheet can be used as classwork or a homework assignment!

I did not create this assignment but instead added graphics to the assignment and put the questions into a PDF. This is an activity that teachers can use to help students see how the magnitude of slope will change the steepness of a graph and make that connection.

This worksheet contains practice problems to apply rational equations to understanding uniform motion or distance/rate/time. Use this worksheet as supplemental practice or homework for students to utilize the skills that they currently have.