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This Scavenger Hunt is made up of 23 questions that send students around the room to the next card. Some of the questions are multiple choice, while others require the students to use a numerical answer to find the next card. The cards focus on characteristics of exponential functions, with one quadratic graph included. Multiple choice questions focus on characteristics -- such as domain, range, increasing and decreasing, end behavior, and exponential growth and decay. The short answer questions

This escape room covers quadratic functions in Algebra. Escape Rooms are a great way to engage students! This escape room was created with flexibility, complete with instructions on how to prepare and implement. There are codes ready-to-program into your number locks and word locks OR you can use Google Forms for students to "unlock" the puzzle. Google forms are created and ready to use. There are 3 stages to this escape room. The Escape Room is a Christmas theme. Students must work together to

This escape room covers several concepts in 8th grade math. Escape Rooms are a great way to engage students! This escape room was created with flexibility, complete with instructions on how to prepare and implement. There are codes ready-to-program into your number locks and word locks OR you can use Google Forms for students to "unlock" the puzzle. Google forms are created and ready to use. There are 3 stages to this escape room. The Escape Room is a Christmas theme. Students must work together

This guided notes page teaches factoring trinomials using grouping. There are a lot of different ways to factor, but I've had the most success with this method because it works in all cases. Grouping uses students' understanding of greatest common factor. This method can be used to factor trinomials, regardless of if a=1 or a is not 1, and it can be used to factor difference of squares. It takes the guess work out of "Which method do I use to factor?" and builds on conceptual understanding!

The typo listed in the comments has been fixed. (Please let me know if you find any others!) This escape room style activity asks students to save the human race from Ebola! The escape room has three phases, each with different ways to decode the puzzle. The first phase focuses on characteristics of exponential functions, such as domain and range, through multiple choice questions. The next two phases focus on exponential growth and decay using word problems about different diseases (numerical

This activity allows students to analyze credit cards and interest rates. This challenging task gives students a glimpse into how credit card companies promote different cards and use interest to make money. The task focuses on one central idea -- Christian wants to apply for a credit card to buy a $600 watch. Students compare two different credit card options with different APRs: Capital OneDiscover, which has the added bonus of 6 months without interest!Students are asked to: Calculate balanc

From the classic "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" comes "Pin the Petal on the Sunflower" -- Math Style! This is great for an August lesson for community building at the start of the year or during the spring time for test prep! In this activity, students solve math problems involving absolute value and write their answer on a petal. Then, they tape/glue/"pin" the petal to the flower. The first group to successfully pin all 15 petals to the flower wins! In my classroom, I make this a race (with the f

Looking for an interactive activity during the fall? Based on the typical "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" comes "Pin the Feather on the Turkey" -- Math Style! In this activity, students work out one step equations and write the answer on a feather. Once they have the answer on a feather, they "pin" (tape/glue) the feather to the turkey. The assignment includes one step equations involving: AdditionSubtractionMultiplicationDivisionDecimals (Positive and Negative)Integers (Positive and Negative)This

This card sort requires students to factor quadratic expressions and match the factors with the appropriate expression. Unlike other factoring card sorts, the students must identify each individual factor of the expression, rather than only identifying the factored form. This activity emphasizes what a "factor" of a polynomial represents. There are 8 quadratic expressions to be factored. Some expressions have 2 factor cards and some expressions have 3 factor cards. Students use the following s