Ellen Ward

If you find Trigonometry repetitive and boring, look no further! This trigonometry scavenger hunt will get students outside, moving around, and engaged. Students begin by building their own sextant to measure angles. You will need: -A protractor -A straw -Tape -String -Small weight, such as a washer Once students have built their sextant, they will go outside and measure objects around the school building. In the worksheet they are measuring a tree, windmill, school sign, basketball hoop, goal

This assignment provides students with a real-life example of how integers are used. In this assignment, students record their food/drink intake and their exercise over two days. They then use that data to determine the numbers of calories they've consumed (+ number) and the calories they've burned (- number) and calculate how healthy they are. While the focus of this assignment is on positive and negative numbers, it can also be used to build up to unit price. My students really enjoyed findi