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This is an excellent, low prep activity perfect for middle or high school math students! I have used this personally with math students in 7th grade, 8th grade, and Algebra 1 at the end of the school year. The activities push students to make connections with geometric concepts while also asking them to reflect on the movie's bigger picture. Instructions and draft sub plans are included to make using this resource easier than ever. The movie itself is NOT included in the resource, but can be fo

This is a wonderful multi-day project I have used for the past two years with my 8th grade math and honors Algebra 1 students! It is low-prep, takes around four 60-minute class periods, and is perfect for the end of the year after testing. Students select an image to trace in the free, online Desmos graphing calculator. They trace their image by creating functions and limiting the domain and range. 8th grade math students stick to basic images and linear functions, while Algebra 1 students can

This low prep activity is an excellent algebra or pre-algebra project to make connections to graphs of systems of equations! It is great to use during winter or the holiday season. I've used this project with my own eighth-grade math students. Students will cut out snowflakes and analyze how it represents the following mathematical concepts: - Systems of equations - Slope and y-intercept - Symmetry The following is included in this resource: - Project Introduction Slides (Editable) - Student P

Combine geometry and algebra with this project relating street maps to mathematical concepts! I created this project to use with my own 8th-grade math students at the end of the year. Students will identify a real-life intersection that meets at a non-perpendicular and calculate the following: - Angle measurements - Vertical angle pairs - Slope and y-intercept - Solution to system of equations The following is included in this resource: 1. Teacher Instructions 2. Project Checklist/Rubric - Edita