Beth Buchanan

Pi Day Activities My students worked in teams to answer all 10 questions. The first team in each class won a prize. This could also be done as a school wide activity to celebrate Pi day.

The students practice finding the area and perimeter of different sports fields, like a basketball court.

A persuasive writing prompt that can be used with Algebra 1 students. The writing prompt is in the Role Audience Format Topic format. This could be used to introduce systems of equations or as a real world application for systems of equations.

This is a worksheet that allows students to grasp the real world importance of systems of equations. Students must write and graph in order to complete this worksheet.

This is a real world application problem that involves solving a system of equations. Students write equations of lines and graph those lines. There is also a writing component to this activity.

Graphing activity with that has students write equation given in point-slope form in standard form and then find the x & y intercepts.

Students work in pairs. They take turn working inequalities from the board. If a student solves the inequality correctly, they are awarded 100 points. If they do not, play moves to the other student. Game is over when all inequalities are solved. An additional 50 points is awarded if a student achieves a tic tac toe. Student with the most points wins.

Students work as a bicycle race team coach. They must calculate each bicyclist rate and use it to determine the order for the race. Then they write a paragraph or two justifying their conclusion.

Foldable the help student organize factoring skills.