Magness Math

Four day lesson for HS math students that can be taught online. The goal is to use the current pandemic situation as a hook to consider ways in which we consume statistics in the media. Students will consider: samples and sampling methods, bias, misleading graphs and statistics, causation versus correlation, and more! The final activity will require students to find statistics and graphs in the media regarding the Corona virus and consider their validity.

Goal: Introduce students to the many types of functions by having students create an image in Desmos.com  Functions: linear, quadratic, cubic, radicals, periodic, and conic sections  Emphasis: domain, range, graph transformations from parent functions A great introduction activity for graph transformations and parent functions. Students love creating their own image. Includes a function dance. A great activity to get students moving that helps make connections, particularly for kinesthetic lear

An entire unit on paycheck math. Used at a career center with high school students. Topics include health insurance, hourly wages, salaries, commission, and taxes. Includes 5 days of notes/assignments, a quiz review, quiz, and quiz corrections.

Students will calculate how much each vote is worth when considered into the electoral college. Is it different for each state? Do some voters have more influence in the election because of their state of residence? Students will use proportions, ratios, and percents and connect with history content.

Guided notes and assignment for using reference angles to find exact trig values. Step by step directions and useful handout. Recommended to copy only 1-sided since they will use the first side as a reference. The second page is the assignment. This prevents lots of flipping back and forth. This was incredibly helpful to my students! Enjoy!

Students investigate the relationship between function and derivative graphs using GeoGebra.

Geometry Key Concepts and Theorems summary sheets