Nicole's Math Class

How many times can you fold a piece of paper? Can you fold it to the moon? In this activity, students will expand their knowledge on exponential functions by tackling a paper folding problem. Enjoy!

These three activities are excellent for expanding your student's knowledge on linear functions. Students will graph, extrapolate, solve equations, and think outside the box to discover how these activities relate to linear functions. Enjoy!

This Measurement Race can be used as a review activity at the end of a unit on Measurement, Conversion, Surface Area, and Volume. You will find a variety of difficulties, including composite shapes. Students will collaborate and lead each other through these problems, all in a unique race-style format. Enjoy!

"Job Hunt" will take students through an extensive lesson on how salaries and wages work. It will compare local jobs and extend into comparing jobs from around the world. Students will convert currency, and covert between different ways to earn money. Conversations will develop about income as students collaborate through this activity. Student handout Word Doc is also available. Enjoy!

The "Job Hunt" activity allows students to explore a variety of different kinds of jobs. Some have salaries, some have wages, and some use currencies from all over the world. Students have to compare the jobs using their knowledge of currency conversion and wage/salary comparisons. Enjoy!

"Job Hunt" will take students through an extensive lesson on how salaries and wages work. It will compare local jobs and extend into comparing jobs from around the world. Students will convert currency, and covert between different ways to earn money. Conversations will develop about income as students collaborate through this activity. The accompanying Smart Notebook File is also available. Enjoy!

In this activity, students will explore how creating toothpick designs can be related to linear functions. This hands-on learning experience will challenge students to relate their knowledge to real-world problems. The extension involves graphing, calculating slope, and extrapolating. Materials: Toothpicks Enjoy

Stacking Paper cups is a Linear Function. How? In this activity, students will interact and explore how stacking paper cups relates to linear functions. They will explore, graph, and create equations for this problem. Materials needed: Paper cups, Rulers Enjoy!

Students will explore how different values are related to one another. They will then extrapolate values to better understand the function. Is this a linear function? Students can cross multiply or solve linear equations to gather more information. Enjoy!

This is an open ended activity meant to get your students thinking about volume, Pythagorean theorem, and measurement conversion. You will need to purchase caramels. (The cube kind, or rectangular ones if you want to be ruthless!) A sample solution is included. This is a lot of fun, and students especially like eating the caramels afterwards. Enjoy!

This Measurement Race can be used as a review activity at the end of a unit on Measurement, Conversion, Surface Area, and Volume. You will find a variety of difficulties, including composite shapes. Students will collaborate and lead each other through these problems, all in a unique race-style format. Enjoy!

Ever wonder how different craps compare? Check out this activity where students will relate different bird craps to one another. They will then create conversion factors, extrapolate values, and explore different units of measure. Available in both Smart Notebook Software and PDFs. Enjoy!

Ever wonder how different craps compare? Check out this activity where students will relate different bird craps to one another. They will then create conversion factors, extrapolate values, and explore different units of measure. Available in both Smart Notebook Software and PDFs. Enjoy!

A math portfolio is a collection of what a student has learned during the desired outcome. This project can be adapted for any math course. It provides an alternate form of assessment, especially loved by students who have test anxiety. I have students complete a minimum of one portfolio during their course, but many choose to do more! Enjoy!

In this activity, students will refresh their knowledge on creating, copying, and bisecting angles. They will then apply these skills to creating an accurate Sundial, based on the latitude of their community and the angle of the sundial. Students love this activity. Enjoy!