Lightning Rudd

A fun, kinesthetic way to help your students achieve greater mastery of transformations (rotation, reflection, translation). Included is a quick review of the basic transformations, including space to provide clue words that your class commonly uses. The main activity uses individual placement of arrows, then transformations to shift several steps, then instructions to play the partner movement game. Alternatively, the teacher may choose to have one student lead the whole class through their tra

This is a Pre-algebra level activity designed to highlight theoretical compound probability. The framework is based on the Powerball lottery, and uses the current jackpot (as of publication). The structure of the worksheet leads to deeper connections about probability and risk, ending on the open-ended question of whether it is worth it to play the lottery. Resource for picking lottery numbers in the final step: https://www.random.org/quick-pick/

Students having trouble taking full, consistent notes? Provide a notes template to them to help give them your vision for how their notes should look.