Mr Steffes

This is a cooperative learning activity (groups of 2) for using similar triangles and proportions to find the height of an object. Students fill in the blanks to the story problem (like Mad Libs), sketch the triangles with labels, and then write and solve a proportion. Then students can make and present a poster of their problem.

This is a graphic organizer to be used as notes for modeling polynomial functions from data in a precalculus course. Graphs are shown for linear, quadratic, cubic, and quartic functions, examples are given for choosing which type of function to use from a scatter plot, then calculator instructions are given (TI-83/84) for finding regression equations. Answer key not included.

This is a worksheet for students to create their own word problem (filling in the blanks like Mad Libs) to write a composition of functions in two ways to compare prices of a product they are going to buy. This shows the difference between f(g(x)) and g(f(x)) in terms of real-world problems. This can be done in groups or individually and can be presented.

This is a project for a geometry/trigonometry class in which students create their own word problems which require solving equations using the tangent, sine and cosine ratios. They must provide the angle and one side length. Additionally, they must write a problem that uses an inverse to find the missing angle. Examples are not provided but are necessary for student success. The sheet is designed to be double-sided and cut in half. A scoring rubric is included on the back side.

This is a bundle of my worksheets "Perpendicular Lines", "Triangles", and "Polygon Angle Sums" that are designed to be used with my music videos on YouTube from my channel "MrSteffesSongs". These are aligned to Common Core Standards in High School Geometry.

This is an activity for an 8th grade math class to practice writing numbers in scientific notation and comparing numbers in scientific notation using data from a McDonald's food menu (updated nutrition facts found on McDonalds.com). The students then write a story about their trip to McDonald's, who ate what, and how the meals compared.

This is a project for an algebra or algebra 2 class for solving systems of linear equations. It is designed for groups of 2, one student being the "writer" and the other being the "speaker". The writer is the only one who can write things and the speaker is the only one who can ask questions for the group and who presents for the group. They must create their own systems of equations word problem, using examples as a guide (not provided) and solve it using graphing, substitution, and elimination

This is a cooperative learning activity for groups of two to create and solve their own systems of equations word problem based on the theme of going on a trip. Variables would be the cost of the trip and the number of nights or days. Teacher's initials are required after the first step to make sure the problem is reasonable (make sure the lower flight cost has a higher cost per night). Students then compare costs using a table and by writing and solving equations. Finally, they need to make a p

This is a bellringer/warm up activity for students to self-reflect on 7 classroom habits, such as completing work, paying attention, and studying. Students choose between "poor", "could be better", or "great". This language, in my experience, provides reasonably honest answers from students. I recommend assigning this regularly (after each week, unit, or quarter) to discover any student growth. The sheet is designed to be cut into thirds. If you want this to have greater impact, please consider

This is a cooperative learning activity for groups of two to create and solve their own word problem to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find a missing length. It should be given after students are familiar with Pythagorean Theorem word problems and after examples are provided. The teacher's initials are needed before moving to the next step to make sure the problem is reasonable. The last two steps require construction of a poster and presentation of the poster. The sheet is to be double-sided an

This is a bundle of my worksheets "Solving Equations", "Order of Operations", "Lines", "Operations With Multi-Digit Decimals", "Area", "Triangles", and "Multiplication: Exponents and Rates" that are designed to be used with my music videos found on YouTube on my channel "MrSteffesSongs". Answer keys are included and Common Core Standards are referenced. This bundle contains worksheets aligned to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade standards.

This is a graphic organizer to be used as notes or as a reference sheet for graphing and solving compound inequalities. Definitions are given for conjunctions (and), disjunctions (or), intersection, and union. A real world example is given of each type along with algebraic examples. Solutions to the examples are not provided.

This is a worksheet to be used with my music video "Rules That Matter" on YouTube from my channel "MrSteffesSongs" (link on the bottom of the worksheet). Answer key is included. In the first section, students write the correct order based on the phrase "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" as heard in the song. Then students write the correct and incorrect way to evaluate 2 + 4 x 3. Finally, there are 15 problems that can be done as practice problems or as examples that are based on 6th grade Comm

This is a bundle of my worksheets "Perpendicular Lines", "Triangles", and "Multiplication" which are designed to be used with my music videos on YouTube from my channel "MrSteffesSongs". These worksheets have sections aligned to Common Core standards in grades 2, 3, 4 and 5. Answer keys are included.

This is a graphic organizer to be used as notes or a reference sheet. You can show with a flow chart the standard form and exponential notation of a number, identifying the base and the exponent. Definitions are provided for exponents, positive, zero, and negative. Then there are examples of simplifying exponential expressions. The second part gives definitions and examples of exponent rules: multiplication, division, power to a power, and power of a product. Answers are not included.

This is an activity to introduce students to square roots. They draw 5 squares, give the side length and area of each, then do likewise with squares whose side lengths are not whole numbers. Finally, they make a conjecture between the relationship between the side length and area of a square. Make sure that students are only drawing squares as opposed to other rectangles.

This is a graphic organizer to be used as notes for solving equations with fractions, decimals, and parentheses. The first step is to eliminate each of these and then solve the resulting linear equation.

This is a graphic organizer to be used as notes or a reference sheet. It gives definitions, properties, and examples of absolute value, including for products, quotients, and powers. Then there are examples of graphing absolute value equations and inequalities. Finally there are rules and examples for solving and graphing absolute value equations and inequalities.

This worksheet is designed to be used with my music video "Without You (My Calculator)" on my YouTube channel "mrsteffessongs". First, students fill in the blanks with lyrics from the video to see what they can do without a calculator. Then there are four sections of exercises or examples with three problems in each section. These include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with decimals. An answer key is given but no detailed examples so my suggestion is to use this as an intro

This is a worksheet to be used with my music video "One Hundred Eighty" from my YouTube channel "mrsteffessongs" in which I sing about the Polygon Interior Angle and Exterior Angle Sum Theorems. This is a great sheet for extra credit or homework since many answers are given in the video itself! Answer key is included. The first section has students fill in the blanks from the lyrics to discover (and remember) the formula for finding the sum of the measures of interior angles in a polygon. Then