MakingMathSense

This is an activity I have used for my 8th grade math to introduce the idea of what the answer to system of equations is. Students go online and use Desmos.com to type in the equations and write down the number of equations and the point solution if necessary. This activity eases students into this difficult concept.

Introduce theoretical and experimental probability with skittles! Each student will need their own small bag of skittles to complete this worksheet.

This freebie download is a quick practice of writing algebraic expressions with one and two operations.

This Product includes practice simplifying square roots that simplify to whole numbers. These riddle worksheets have been differentiated with different amounts of practice. You may choose which worksheets works best for your whole class or give separate types to students to differentiate.

Multi Step equations can be very intimidating to students. I created this activity to show that multistep equations can be conquered by simplifying then solving. I have found students refer back to the "Monster Equation" activity to remember that they must always simplify first. Students work in partners to simplify one side of each equation then work together to solve the variables on both sides equation.