Make Learning Fun

This 12 minute narrated, animated PowerPoint presentation makes learning the difference between theoretical probability and experimental or empirical probability fun for students. It is intended for 7th, 8th, or 9th grade Algebra classes. It reviews a few Key terms such as probability, event, sample space, etc. and then concentrates on the famous probability birthday problem or paradox in which given a group of 50 people, 97% will share the same birthday. Three student handouts are included

This is a 7th-10th Sequence PowerPoint with a 10 problem homework document and answer key included. It is 14 minutes long, narrated and animated. It should run automatically but needs the teacher to click to end it. It contains 7 examples worked out on arithmetic and geometric sequences and mentions the Fibonacci sequence. The exit problem is CCSS (Common Core State Standards) aligned and the answer key is included in this package. It is intended as an introduction to sequences for middle a

This is an 11 minute PowerPoint presentation for an Algebra class on Factoring Polynomials - The Difference of Two Squares. It is narrated and animated allowing the teacher 11 minutes of preparation time. It presents 11 problems ranging from the very simple to more complex problems with a GCF and higher powers. Students are presented with 4 exit problems with the answers given on the following slide. This would be useful for a substitute teacher and a summer school Algebra class or for end o

This 3 minute narrated and animated PowerPoint on Parabolas Min or Max works great as a bell ringer activity that still covers a Common Core (CCSS) High School Algebra topic HSF-IF.C.7a on quadratic functions minima and maxima. It should run automatically giving the teacher 3 minutes to take attendance or prepare for class. There is an exit problem with a parabola y = x^2 -3 as the answer. This would work well for summer school, substitute teachers, and homeschoolers. Thank you for viewing m

This narrated, animated 3 minute PowerPoint presentation on Creating an Equation works great as a bell ringer activity for an Algebra class. It should run automatically and will give the teacher time to take attendance while giving students a Common Core State Standard (CCSS) to work on at the same time. The answer to the Exit problem is C = 12h + 3572 and should make creating an equation easy for students. Hopefully students will enjoy the topic of saving up towards their first car. This al

This is an upgrade of my first PowerPoint. It is over 7 minutes long because it includes more student involvement in the problems. It is narrated and animated. Common Core high school Algebra A-SSE. structure in an equation. It begins with a skill review of multiplying a binomial using the FOIL method and subtracting polynomials. These skills are necessary to do the practice problem which is similar to a PARCC problem. It works out the problem step-by-step and includes an Exit problem for