MSquared

Using the power rule, quotient rule, and product rule with polynomials, students are partnered up to play connect 4. Each has different colored poker chips and one picks a problem to do. Both students work the problem and check the QR code key. If the student who choose the problem is right, they place their chip on the grid. If the other student is right, they get it. Students then alternate turns until one gets four in a row!

Short joke handout on integration by parts.

My students love these! I bring in basic ingredients and they bring in a coffee mug. I hide the quantities of the ingredients in basic integral problems. When they solve the problems they can then mix the ingredients and microwave their cookies!

This is my student's favorite lesson! I bring in basic cake ingredients and they each bring in a coffee mug. They have to figure out the quantities of their ingredients by solving a limit problem. They then mix ingredients and microwave their cake and enjoy!

Practice joke handout on finding average and instantaneous rates of change. Write equations for normal and tangent lines.

Practice joke handout on L'Hopital Rule.

Practice handout on linear approximations and Newton's Method. Includes QR code key.

Practice joke handout using the definition and alternative definition of a derivative.

Review joke handout on properties of logs and solving logarithmic equations.

Practice handout on finding and verifying inverses. Hand-written QR code key included.

Three joke handouts to practice parametric equations.

Practice handout on differentiability and the definition of a derivative. Comes with QR code key.

Practice Joke Handout on trig derivatives. Includes the product and quotient rule but not the chain rule.

Joke Handout for finding vertical and horizontal asymptotes.

Practice joke handout on the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

Handout analyzing functions with the first and second derivative test.

This is a quick practice on finding trig derivatives without the Chain Rule. I use it in BC to quickly review. Students answer the questions to complete the joke. I don't include a key because upon completion, the joke answer will act as a key. It is a Word Document so you can edit as you see fit. Some problems are multiple choice while some are short-answer. I require students to show work to all types of problems so questions are spaced out to allow students to put work directly on the h

This is a handout reviewing some concepts of derivatives including the Power Rule, Product Rule, Quotient Rule, and Chain Rule. It includes trig derivatives but not logs or exponentials. If you are a big Taylor Swift fan, this handout may not be for you. It pokes fun of the drama in Taylor's life. Students answer questions and eliminate possibilities with their results. In the end, students reveal who Taylor is currently feuding with, where, why, and the resulting song she wrote. My kids g

This is an activity where students must find the killer of a student by reviewing derivatives. This is a review on finding derivatives implicitly, derivatives of inverse functions and trig inverses, as well as derivatives of logs and exponentials. The handout is specific to my school but is a Word document so you can edit with names of teachers from your building and places in your building. Students loved this activity because it add a little mystery to a worksheet. They also found it funny

This is a quick practice on the Power Rule, Quotient Rule, and Product Rule without trig or the Chain Rule. I use it in BC to quickly review. Students answer the questions to complete the joke. I don't include a key because upon completion, the joke answer will act as a key. It is a Word Document so you can edit as you see fit. Some problems are multiple choice while some are short-answer. I require students to show work to all types of problems so questions are spaced out to allow student