Manipulating Math Minds

This file includes all you need for a fun filled day of "Pursuing Pythagoras", 13 problem posters, work packet, and solution key. The activity is designed to have students work in groups and OUT OF THEIR SEATS! There are 13 poster that will be placed around the room. Each poster has a question that must be solved correctly to find its "matching solution" on another poster in the room. Once all 13 problems have been answered correctly, each team will end back where they started. There are ma

This file contains an editable Powerpoint Wheel of fortune style game, complete with a working scoreboard, a spinning wheel, and 8 rounds of play. I have also added sounds when correct (applause), and incorrect (expolsions) letter choices are made. My students love to play games, and keep asking for more of them! If it gets them involved and interested, I am in. Puzzles on this game cover: Geometry (3 rounds with different subtopics), Pattern Rules, Proportions, Rates, Coordinate Plane,

This file contains all you need for a fun filled class period calculating perimeter, circumference and area of geometric figures including squares, rectangles, triangle, trapezoids, parallelograms, and circles. It is a multiple step hands on activity in which students will determine the appropriate formulas provided a given shape either from memory or a formula chart. Then, they will calculate the perimeter, circumference, or area. Once they have done the calculations, they will cut out the

This file includes all you need for a fun filled day of determining new locations of ordered pairs following given transformations; 15 problem posters, work packet, and solution key. The activity is designed to have students work in groups and OUT OF THEIR SEATS! There are 15 poster that will be placed around the room. Each poster has a question that must be solved correctly to find its "matching solution" on another poster in the room. Once all 15 problems have been answered correctly, each

This file includes all you need for a fun filled day of Solving Proportions; 14 problem posters, work packet, and solution key. The activity is designed to have students work in groups and OUT OF THEIR SEATS! There are 14 poster that will be placed around the room. Each poster has a question that must be solved correctly to find its "matching solution" on another poster in the room. Once all 14 problems have been answered correctly, each team will end back where they started. There are many

This file contains all you need for a fun filled class period surface area and volume of geometric figures including prisms, cubes, cylinders, cones, pyramids, and spheres. It is a multiple step hands on activity in which students will determine the appropriate formulas provided a given shape either from memory or a formula chart. Then, they will calculate the surface area or volume. Once they have done the calculations, they will cut out the 12 shapes with the completed formulas and glue t

This file contains all you need for a fun filled class period of dilations and dimension changes. It is hands on activity in which students will calculate scale factor, volume, and impact of dilations on 2 and 3 dimensional figures. Once they have done the calculations, they will cut out the 12 shapes and glue them to the correct solution on the template. This can be done alone and taken as a grade, or used as a partner activity. Either way, it will serve as a great review for shape identi

This file contains easy to follow class notes, as well as coordinating worksheets and answer keys for translations, reflections, dilations, and rotations as well as a stations review activity to use after the unit has been taught. The notes and the worksheet start with concrete examples displayed on graphs. Then, they progress to more abstract problems without graphs. STAAR, Core Standards, transformations, geometry, dilation, translation, reflection, rotation I have also posted coordinating

This file contains a bundle of two fun activities that I have posted separately: Perimeter, Circumference, and Area activity: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Perimeter-Circumference-and-Area-Matching-Activity-1117759 Surface Area and Volume activity: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Surface-Area-and-Volume-Matching-Activity-1117779 By purchasing the bundle, you will save 15% off of the individual prices. This file contains both multiple step hands on activities in which

This file includes all you need for a fun filled day of transforming geometric figures on the coordinate plane; 15 problem posters, a "word scramble" self check worksheet, and solution key. The activity is designed to have students work in groups and OUT OF THEIR SEATS! There are 15 posters that will be placed around the room. Each poster has a QR code that must be scanned. Once it is scanned, a problem will appear in the screen. It must be solved correctly to find its "matching" solution o

This file includes a BUNDLE of TWO listings (one version uses QR codes and requires a QR code reader and a wireless device; the other does not.) I am bundling the two as you NEVER know when the wireless access in your class might go down. By purchasing the bundle you will save 20% off of each set if they were purchased seperately. The individual listings and samples can be viewed here: Standard Version (Non QR code): http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Transformations-Scavenger-Hunt-Ac

This file includes all you need for a fun filled day of determining new locations of ordered pairs following given transformations. The activity is designed to have students work in groups and OUT OF THEIR SEATS! There are 6 stations that will be placed around the room. Each station has a task that must be solved correctly to solve the secret code at the end of the activity. There are many different types of questions, including translations, reflections, and dilations, and rotations so stu