Math Journeys

This "scavenger hunt" / "circuit" / "around-the-room" activity consists of 12 problems where students will simplify a rational expression. Their answers will lead them to another problem around the room and is self-checking as their answers will write out a specific "phrase". In order to simplify the rational expressions in this activity, students will have to know how to factor using the following methods: GCFTraditional Factoring (trinomials with a=1)Grouping (4-terms)Difference of Squares

This project is great for high school students to apply their learning about the compound interest formulas (A=P(1+r/n)^nt and A=Pe^rt). I use this in my Algebra 2: Concepts and Skills course and my students love the opportunity to shop for their own cars online and relate the math to something they are interested in. This takes my students about 2 45-minute class periods. I recommend to my students that they start with a car under $30,000 so that it will potentially be in budget to begin with.

In this introductory activity, students will choose one of three scenarios that describe a linear relationship. These scenarios are based on the following professions: business owner, construction worker, and veterinarian. The prompts in this activity lead students to create a table and a graph to visualize their scenario, discuss independent and dependent variables as inputs and outputs, and consider whether or not a function can have two outputs for a single input. The final page has students

This document contains guided notes for an entire Functions Unit in Algebra 2. Topics covered include: Definition of a FunctionDomain and RangeFunction Operations and CompositionOne-to-one FunctionsInverse FunctionsEven and Odd FunctionsThroughout these guided notes are practice problems for students to try on their own. These serve as a great way to check for understanding. You can use these notes to guide your direct instruction or students can work through them on their own using the lesson

My students use this graphic organizer to keep their thoughts and their work organized and easy to follow when they solve systems of 3 equations with 3 variables. I've had great success with this topic because of this resource!

This activity starts with a warm-up problem. Students are given a bank of factoring methods and examples that they need to place in the appropriate boxes of the flow chart. Once their flowchart has been set up correctly, they will solve the examples contained within it. They can then use this flowchart as a resource to help them remember and understand the different types of factoring.

A flipbook/chart for Algebra 1 going over all the possible ways to solve systems of equations; graphing, substitution, and elimination (including special solutions). Practice problems are included throughout for students to practice each method and identify the different types of solutions. Print front-back in the exact format provided. Fold over the dotted line. Staple at the top if desired.