Block Math Projects

Students will use a Mad Libs™ style template to create a word problem that will create an equation/inequality that uses distributive property. On this poster project, they will write out the story problem they create, the matching equation/inequality, show their work for solving (optional: two ways), and graph their solution. The fun of the project is personalizing their story problems by incorporating names and objects they choose, sometimes theming it to a particular interest. Enjoy!

Students create a treasure map on a coordinate plane while demonstrating understanding of subtracting (and adding negatives), multiplying, and using absolute value to calculate distance with positive and negative numbers. A fun and creative way to connect movement on a number line with each of these operations. Meets 3 Common Core standards Students usually need about 3-4 hours/class days to complete Included: * Student-facing instructions and grading rubric with google doc comments for teacher

Students show that they can identify radius/diameter and calculate circumference/area of circles with a wintery flair in this fun project! Included: * Teacher Plan * Student examples * Student-facing instructions and scoring guide * Circle Template * Key

I use this at the beginning of the year for 7th graders, to get a refresher on Order of Operations, but also as a get-to-know-you activity. Students get to add facts about themselves and their likes/dislikes, as well as some art/creativity. They will create their own expression to solve. Included: * Student-facing instruction page and grading rubric *Optional expression template * Teacher and Student examples * Teacher-facing Google doc comments with explanation and other insights Needed: * Col

In this anchor chart, I try to show the distributive property at work in the word itself (the i and the r are being distributed into the words). I also color-coded with arrows and end product, as well as the different terms being multiplied.