Math is Marvelous

This PowerPoint has 16 problems dealing with introductory algebraic expressions. The problems include evaluating, writing, simplifying (including use of the distributive property), and completing input/output tables. The PowerPoint may be used in group competition, such as Trasketball, or as a review, etc. The problems are of beginner/basic content. Answers are included.

I created this PowerPoint to get my students thinking about interpreting words or phrases into numerical expressions. There are 10 problems that present a word problem. The students are not asked to solve the problem, but to write a numerical expression (no variables) to represent how one could solve the problem. Then, the students are asked what words or phrases gave them clues on which operation should be used. The PowerPoint could be uploaded as google slides and used virtually with the

This Powerpoint (and pdf) was made for my Algebra students to review how to solve linear equations. The Powerpoint is comprehensive in that it addresses one-step, two-step, and multi-step equations. Even though this was meant to be a review, most concepts, such as combining like terms and using the distributive property are addressed as well. The Powerpoint includes some visuals to help visual learners see what the written description means. There are examples of each step. In the Powerpoin

This product has a PowerPoint with 8 problems dealing with simplifying fractions by finding and using the greatest common factor. The first 4 problems have a lot of scaffolding to help the student find the GCF and divide the fraction using the GCF as a form of 1. The last 4 problems have no scaffolding and tells the students to complete the work on paper. Answers are provided in random order. Related terms: reduce, lowest terms, leveled

This PowerPoint (which may be uploaded as a Google Doc), has 10 problems for simplifying fractions. Each problem is in the form of a graphic organizer asking 1) for all of the factors of the numerator and denominator, 2) finding the greatest common factor, then, 3) dividing the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor (GCF). Intervention, scaffolding, graphic organizer

This product is a PowerPoint for introducing or practicing determining equivalent ratios. The method has ratios in a table and asks the students to make equivalent ratios either by multiplying by a given number, determining the number used for multiplication, then multiplying by that number, and some problems that have to be completed by working backwards. Ratio table

Good for Basketball Season! This PowerPoint introduces an algebraic expression that can be used to determine a team's score by calculating each of the players' points in a fictitious game. The expression is 3a + 2b + c, which is used to calculate a player's total points where "a" represents the number of 3-point shots, "b" represents the number of 2-point shots, and "c" represents the number of free throws. I used this as a follow-up assignment after "going" on a virtual field trip to watch

This product includes instructions for making a foldable on the properties of logarithms in pdf form, as a Promethean Board Flipchart and as a PowerPoint. The foldable includes 6 flaps: 1) Title page 2) Definition 3) Type of logs (common and natural) 4) Logarithms of Products and Quotients 5) Logarithms with exponents on the argument 6) Change of base formula I recommend stapling the foldable together and 3-hole punching it so it may be stored in a binder. This foldable serves as a nice way to

This one-page worksheet was created to reinforce the different types of slopes: positive, negative, zero, and indefinite. Many students especially have trouble with understanding and remembering zero and indefinite slopes. This worksheet could be used an introduction to slope or a reinforcement for learning slopes. The worksheet has the students determine positive and negative slopes from graphed lines and zero and indefinite slopes from plotting points on lines where y is a constant and wher

I created this product to give my students practice translating words into algebraic (variable) expressions. The nursery rhyme of Old Mother Hubbard was used to create a fun background for the various expressions. There are 24 word phrases to be translated into Algebraic Expressions. All four math operations are used (add, subtract, multiply, and divide) for the expressions. Answers are available (randomly) on the last two pages of the PowerPoint. The product could be uploaded as Google Slide

I like to use real examples to introduce new math concepts to my students. This 2-page worksheet (and 8-page PowerPoint) introduces the use of the distributive property using fast food orders and toy collections. On the second page of the worksheet are 6 word problems in which kids are getting or want multiple amounts of different popular toys. The PowerPoint has the same material as the worksheet, but spread over 8 pages (one problem per page). The work is kid-friendly with popular food and

This product is a PowerPoint of adding fractions with different denominators, where one denominator may be rewritten as the other by multiplying by a form of 1, e.g., 2/2. There are 10 problems with all of the numbers used being less than 15. This is meant to be an introductory assignment or practice assignment when learning to add fractions with different denominators. After renaming the fraction, the result is added to the other fraction to arrive at the sum. There is also fraction visuals

This product is a game for learning and practicing writing algebraic expressions from word descriptions (e.g., the sum of a number x and five). The expressions in this game include those for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. Any practical number of students may play at one time. The product uses a spinner with three spaces on it for 1, 2, and 3. The spinner is used to tell the player how many spaces they are to move. The spaces are numbered from 1 to 27 and there is a question a

I created this product to help my students understand the meaning of expressions that require use of the distributive property to simplify. Some of the expressions are slightly more complex than merely using the distributive property. The context is buying and selling farm animals and their food. Several images of the farm animals are also provided in case you, as the teacher, want the work to be more hands-on. There are 15 problems (with answer key).

This product is a Powerpoint in pdf form that shows students how to make their own foldable about the three ways of solving systems of equations and the types of solutions possible. The students may follow the Powerpoint, or the Powerpoint may be printed off as directions (or both). The foldable is a good way to see the 'big picture' in how the different procedures are related. The students may use the foldable when completing problems, and, at the teacher's discretion, may use it on a quiz o

This product is a PowerPoint with questions, such as, favorite activities or food from Winter Break. The class chooses the options to be considered as possible "favorites", then, the students cast their vote for his or her favorite. The results are then written into a table where the fractions, decimals, and percentages of the students votes are presented. Students may work cooperatively with partners or small groups to determine the fractions, decimals, and percentages. Since there are many

This PowerPoint was created to help my students visually and manually learn and practice with equivalent ratios. There are 5 pages (or slides if uploaded to Google Classroom, etc.). Each of these pages has the student moving colored tiles to create a ratio and, then, creating equivalent ratios by adding the same number of tiles to the previous tiles. There are summary-type questions, too, so that the student repeats what was discovered. After the “hands-on” exercises, there are three written pro

This product is a PowerPoint of a graphic organizer or template to teach and do word problems, especially when the student(s) need a better understanding of solving word problems. In the product, there are 6 steps, including 3 steps at first about reading and dissecting the problem. There are prompts and space for the students to write or type in. The PowerPoint may be uploaded to Google Drive and converted to slides if it is desired to be completed digitally. Since solving word problems use

This product describes the steps it takes to solve two-step equations in a flow map structure. Students may use the flow map to keep track of their steps while they are learning to solve 2-step equations. This product was created by Susan M. Walker.

This product may be considered a stand alone lesson. I have used this when teaching Summer Bridge Programs to incoming 9th grade students when they need to better understand fractions. The product is a PowerPoint (also in pdf form) which is may be used as an Interactive Lecture, where the students and teacher are active throughout the lesson. The lesson begins with a teacher model showing how to draw rectangles on graph paper that illustrate various fractions using color. Several problems are