Manipulating Math Minds

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space multiplying polynomials the entire way! I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homework. Plus the solution key. My students always look forward to activities. If yours do too, you might

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space solving systems of equation problems the entire way! The activity includes a fun interactive way to solve systems of equations using the elimination moethd. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space solving inequalities the entire way! I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homework. Plus the solution key. My students love activities to end a unit, If yours do too, you might look a

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space factoring polynomials the entire way! Make sure they FULLY factor. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homework. Plus the solution key. STAAR, TEKS, Algebra, Polynomial, Factor, Core

When spring is in the air, I cannot help but think about BASEBALL!!! However, we still have several months of school remaining. So why not combine the two? This file contains 2 baseball themed quadratic equations worksheets. The first one requires students to test for factorability of quadratic equations by using the discriminant. The second requires students to use the quadratic formula to solve quadratic equations. And as always, I have included both solution keys. Together, they serve

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 contains 78 word wall posters that depict Junior High Math vacabulary for the whole year. Great back to school resource. The poster set includes: Acute angles Addition words Additive inverse * Area Bar graph Bases Box and whisker Circle/diameter/radius Combine like terms * Complementary angles Compound probability Congruent figures Coordinate grid * Cross multiply Dilation Dimension changes Discount and sales tax Distribution * Division words * Equals words * Even numbers Histo

This file includes all you need for a fun filled day of interpreting Algebraic functions in multiple ways: 12 sheets of matching cards (4 sections per sheet), work packet, and solution key. The activity is designed to have students work in groups and OUT OF THEIR SEATS! There are 12 graph matching cards that will be divided into groups of four cards per station. Students will be divided into groups of three or four. First students will look at the 16 card sections at their assigned table and mat

This file contains all you need for a fun filled class period reviewing volume of geometric figures including prisms, cubes, and pyramids 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 volume. Once they have done the calculations, they will cut out the 9 shapes with the completed formulas and glue them to the correct solution on the template. This

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space working slope problems the entire way! The activity includes mean, median, mode and range. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homework. Plus the solution key. STAAR, TEKS, Central t

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space determining pattern rules for linear equations the entire way! The activity includes both vertical and horizontal tables for multiple representations. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space working systems of equations the entire way! The activity is a fun interactive way to solve systems using the substitution method. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homework. Plus the

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

Solving equations is a skill that has to be mastered for students to perform basic algebraic operations in later years. While it seems so logical to me, my students often struggled with what steps are to be taken first (+, -, x, ÷), even though it is just order of operations…in reverse. A few years ago, I started using “Equation Estates” to teach this, and the confusion no longer exists. We even had a little fun along the way! I teach JH, and they can TOTALLY relate to this set up! The ba

This file contains 63 word wall posters that depict Algebra 1 vocabulary for the whole year. The poster set includes: Absolute Value graphs Additive Inverse * Algebra Tiles Associative Property Binomial Box Method Combine Like Terms * Commutative Property Continuous Domain and Range Coordinate Grid * Cubic graphs Difference of Squares Distribution * Exponential Decay Equation Operations * Exponent Rules - division Exponent Rules - multiplication Exponent Rules - negative Exponents Exponent Rul

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 all you need for a fun filled class period reviewing volume of geometric figures including prisms, cubes, and pyramids. It is a multiple step hands on activity in which students will determine the appropriate steps to determine surface area provided a given shape either from memory or a formula chart. Then, they will calculate the surface area. Once they have done the calculations, they will cut out the 9 shapes with the completed formulas and glue them to the correct solu

This file contains a bundle of two fun activities that I have posted separately: surface area: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Surface-Area-of-Prisms-and-Pyramids-Matching-Activity-2883188 volume: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Volume-of-Prisms-and-Pyramids-Matching-Activity-2878584 By purchasing the bundle, you will save 15% off of the individual prices. This file contains both multiple step hands on activities in which students will determine the appropriate for

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space working monomial problems the entire way! The activity includes multiplication, division, negative exponents and the exponent value of zero. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homewor

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space working slope problems the entire way! The activity includes positive, negative, fractions, whole numbers, zero and undefined slopes.. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homework. Pl