Nerding Out with Math

This foldable is for interactive notebooks. It guides students through discovering the ways the a, h, and k-values change the graph of the parent function of quadratics in vertex form.

This is a very general foldable for either introducing transformations of functions or for reviewing transformations of specific function families. The idea is to give students the parent function and an example of each type of transformation (when the h-value is greater than zero or less than zero, for example). They then graph the three (or four) functions on the same graph to see how it's changed and summarize their findings on the next page. This can be pasted into an interactive notebook a

This project allows students to see quadratic functions in the real world. They will choose a picture of a parabola in the real world and analyze the mathematical aspects of it: write the equation of a parabola in the three forms, zeros, axis of symmetry, vertex, etc.

This foldable is a flip chart of the three types of quadratic functions. Notes are at the top, detailing what each variable in the different forms does to the graph and at the bottom of each tab, there is a blank graph to practice the steps for graphing each type of equation. I have also included a printable key for your convenience.

Students will match and glue quadratic functions in the three forms (standard, vertex, and factored) to the graph of that function. Each of the graphs fits into the envelope corresponding to the form of the quadratic equation. Students can then glue these into an interactive notebook and save the graphs for later review.

This power point guides students through building a clinometer using a protractor and every day supplies, has demonstrations of the correct way to use the clinometer and the incorrect way. The last several slides of the power point can be printed as a handout for the students so that they can record their measurements while outside. It also includes a work space for the students to show their work and a rubric at the end for how they will be graded.

This is a guided-notes foldable that walks students through calculating the holes and asymptotes of a rational function. There is also a foldable with practice problems for students to try out their newly-learned skills graphing rational functions. I have included keys for both of these foldables.

This is an introductory activity in which students match sequences to their graphs, fill in a table to develop a formula, and finally sort the cards into categories: arithmetic, geometric, and neither.

This product has two pages of worksheets where students are introduced to looking for factors that multiply to give you a certain number while adding to give you a different number. This sets the stage for factoring simple trinomials. There are two versions of a handout for interactive notebooks for taking notes on factoring trinomials when a=1.

This is a foldable that's perfect for an interactive notebook. It walks students through four systems of equations problems that they may encounter solving by the elimination method. The level of assistance gradually lowers through each problem. The first one has a place for each step and information partially filled out. The last problem only has a checklist for the steps. This foldable is an ideal step between the students learning the concept and completely independent practice.

This is a self-guided booklet for helping students discover how transformations of geometric figures in the plane affect the coordinates of the figures. Students follow directions that allow them to create the formulas on their own, although it easily allows for teacher intervention if necessary.

This foldable walks the students through solving systems of linear equations by the substitution method. This foldable walks students through four problems, each slightly increasing in difficulty and with a little less guidance than the last, until the fourth problem, where there is only a check list for the steps. This foldable is meant as an intermediate step between the lesson and fully independent practice.

This foldable has notes for the three types of linear functions and what each part of the function means. It also walks students through graphing an example of each type of linear function. I made two versions of standard form. One for rewriting the function in slope-intercept form before graphing and one for giving the students a choice between rewriting or using intercepts to graph standard form.

This is a whole class activity in which each student has a card. One student starts the game by reading the bottom half of their card. Ex: "Who has a line parallel to y = 2x + 4?" and the entire class reads the top half of their cards to see who has the correct answer to the query. The student with the correct card reads theirs in its entirety ("I have y = 2x - 6. Who has a line perpendicular to y - 3 = -7(x + 1)?") and the process starts over until the student that began the game has read the t

This is a set of foldables, one small booklet for each method of solving systems with introductory problems and a summary of the steps for solving using each method. I have also included two different types of foldables for the three types of solutions you would get from solving a system of equations. One is bigger and doesn't fit into a notebook, so I made a smaller version that would fit. I have not tested these in my classroom so made this resource free, since it may contain errors. I als

Students will match the equations of rational functions to the simplified version, along with the horizontal and vertical asymptotes and graphs.

This is a quick little guided notes about slope. It has been formatted for use either as a whole sheet handout, or, as I would use it, in an interactive notebook.

This can be either a whole-sheet handout or a foldable used in an interactive notebook.