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Jeopardy with a little extra added fun! (Can be used for regular Jeopardy OR Trashketball.) Usually a full game will take two 50-minute class periods. Rules for Trashketball: -Split students into teams. -Use the board to play Jeopardy in normal style. -If teams get their question right, they shoot a wad of paper at the trash can for bonus points! I mark different distances on the floor for different amounts of points. For me, they don't lose points for missing but they get the bonus points if th

Students work in groups to figure out the answer to the Monty Hall Problem (you know, from Let's Make A Deal.. 2 goats, 1 car... ) You will need cards for each group: 2 number cards for the goats, 1 face card for the car. Basic probability and converting (fraction, decimal, percent) as well as critical thinking and reflection. I highly recommend finding a good Let's Make A Deal or Monty Hall YouTube video to show as an introduction for the activity. BUT - don't reveal the answer ahead of time!!

Directions and rubric for a Tessellation project. I use this project during the week of state testing - a bit of geometry, a bit of art, and a lot of fun! Materials needed: -note cards (1 per student) -poster paper (1 per student) -scissors -coloring materials

Project task using inequalities - writing, solving, graphing, and interpreting. Editable in Word to change to local-to-you amusement parks. (Full disclosure: I only loosely based the rules and prices on the real info!)

Help teach students the concept of adding and subtracting integers on a vertical number line with hot air balloons! Positive numbers are "air" - make the balloon go up Negative numbers are "sand" - make the balloon go down Addition - put the item(s) in the balloon Subtraction - take the item(s) out of the balloon Includes: -Directions -Problems to try together -Problems to try on their own (or in groups) -Patterns to look for and describe -Vertical number lines from -20 to 30 -Hot Air Balloon, A

Google Slides project for students. For each integer (6 total integers) students must complete 2 tasks: 1) Create context (a story) for the integer. 2) Create a number line graph of the integer and its opposite. Most of my students like to create their number lines in an app that's more user-friendly for drawing (like Sketches School) then insert their drawing onto the slide as an image. But it is possible to complete this all using only Google Slides. It's also fun to see what kinds of stories

A poster (or anchor chart, or handout, or desk card, etc.) about converting between fractions, decimals, and percents.

CUBES Poster (Anchor Chart, Handout, Desk Card, etc.) CUBES is a mnemonic for breaking down word problems.

Google Slides project with real world application of Rates and Unit Rates. Included in the folder: -Regular version: 9 slides -Honors version: 11 slides -Example version: regular version with most slides filled in as an example Students find an interesting or funny World Record, write it as a rate, then calculate it as a unit rate. In the "honors" version they also write their own rates that could tie or break the record. At the end there are extra slides where students find some other records a

Student project for ordering and adding integers - Rubric Included! The topic is made personal for students - it's all based off of their birthday. For the Step 2 when students pick integers, I have used two methods: Option 1: Make integer cards for them to pick from a hat - 1 with positives, 1 with negatives. (See bundle with integer cards included.) Option 2: Use random integer generator online! (Be careful setting the parameters.) Word doc file, so feel free to edit as you'd like.

Great ice-breaker type activity for the beginning of the school year! Also a great way to introduce new vocabulary! (Maybe add extra prep time for the groups to look up the new vocab word.) Includes directions and pre-made word cards. Word doc is editable to change to vocab of your choice! (Or alter direction as you need.)

Students work individually or in groups to plan for a hypothetical city. For Science: -Environmental Characteristics -Energy Sources -Quality of Life For Math: -Population Growth -Percents -Graphing -Predictions Basic arithmetic, writing, and critical thinking are also involved!

Probability activity: -tree diagrams -Fundamental Counting Principle -simple theoretical probability -critical thinking Students try to figure out the total number of the leprechaun's lucky lottery number possibilities and the probability of guessing it correctly. Could be done individually or in groups.

Good activity for introducing or practicing experimental probability. Starts with a Venn Diagram comparing theoretical and experimental probability. Then collecting, representing, analyzing, calculating data about M & M colors. *In case it's not obvious... you're going to need to provide M & M's for this to work. I have used 1 fun-sized bag per student or partner group; I have used 1 regular-sized pack per small group; I have also divided up BIG bags and distributed in cups or on napkins.

Guided notes sheet (1 page front/back) about Probability. Blank student copy and filled-in teacher copy included. Topics Include: -Outcomes & Events -Simple Probability -Experimental & Theoretical -Compound Probability -Independent & Dependent -

"All About Me... In Numbers!" - Rubric Included. A project to get to know your students while getting them thinking about numbers. I formatted it so that students could do a paper OR digital poster (on their iPads) - but you can edit the direction for just one or the other.

Angle Pairs of Transversals Graphic Organizer Notes Sheet Space for written definitions of: Parallel Lines, Transversal, Vertical Angles, Corresponding Angles, Alternate Interior Angles, Alternate Exterior Angles, Same-Side Interior Angles, Same-Side Exterior Angles Color coded visual notes of all angle pairs listed above.

A fun, interactive project (or alternative assessment) for the Pythagorean Theorem. The project is specific to my school and city, but it is a Word document so you could easily edit and adjust it however you'd like! Students use the map to measure then use Pythagorean Theorem to do calculations in order to compare a messenger pigeon to walking.

Students work in groups to solve 2-step equation with rational numbers. Once they have solved and checked, they brainstorm a story or situation for the problem. They work together to create a word problem for the equation. Then they present the word problem, equation, and solution to the rest of the class. (8 pre-made equations included)

Using M & M's... -predict percentages -ratios of colors to total -convert to percentages using proportions -creating a bar graph -critical thinking and reflecting *In case it's not obvious... you're going to need to provide M & M's for this to work. I have used 1 fun-sized bag per student or partner group; I have used 1 regular-sized pack per small group; I have also divided up BIG bags and distributed in cups or on napkins.