Mizenko Math Lessons

This resource combines Harry Potter (information is provided for students who may not know Harry Potter) and linear change. Students interpret parts of slope-intercept to match equations to characters and determine their rates of change and what those represent in context. Students practice evaluating and interpreting function notation. Students create equations in slope-intercept form. Students graph many equations on one graph then find points of intersection. Students interpret points of inte

This is a hands on, student-centered activity that has students measuring the volume of a drip of water using science equipment and basic math calculations. Students generate a linear equation and do many conversions. This is a great lesson to get kids engaged in math, build relationships, promote problems solving, and try out cross-curricular material at a relatively simple level. Great for algebra 1 students at the beginning of the year or math 8 students at the end of the year. Post-able w

Four weeks into remote learning, I am finally reviewing Quadratics. We skipped quadratic formula and completing the square to avoid tremendous amounts of confusion and misconceptions. This review is written at a level the students can (hopefully) follow. It reviews how to do each type of problem, gives a few practice problems, then shows step-by-step how to complete each problem. It covers -graphing from vertex form -graphing from standard form -graphing from factored form -solving by graphing