Sharon's Problem Solving

The Circle Property Scavenger Hunt asks students to slide the correct definition and image to each topic. Self-correcting slides are included. Topics included: TangentSecantChordSemicircleInscribed angleCentral angleCross SectionSectorArc This activity includes a ten question, self-grading, quiz which can be used as a formative assessment. I found this activity to be a good way to engage reluctant learners.

The Derive and Use the Sphere Formulas slides give students the opportunity to "build" the sphere formulas for surface area and volume. Students are asked to investigate the ratios of spheres to cylinders. Problem sets are self-correcting and include challenge problems. Topics included: Volume of sphereVolume of ConeVolume of cylinderSurface area of sphereSurface area of cylinderLateral surface area of cylinderThe slides are appropriate for a math center activity, homework assignment, or review.

The slides have 6 challenging volume of a sphere problems that are self-correcting. When students click on their choice they are brought to a slide that tells them that their answer is correct or to the process and correction allowing for immediate feedback. An additional problem with the same multiple choice format asks students to calculate the circumference of the Moon's orbit. The problems include detailed images that provide students with the information that is needed to calculate the vol

The Standard Form and Graph Matching activities is made for use with Google products. Students will have the opportunity to match given equations in standard form to their graphs. They will also "build" and match equations in standard form to graphs. It can be used as a formative assessment, group or independent activity, warm up, or homework assignment. Topics in this activity: Solve for a variableStandard form of linear equationsGraphs of linear equationsslope of an equationSlides are self-c

The Boxplot Activities includes activities with self-correcting slides. Students will have the opportunity to order images, move the images to a boxplot, review terms, complete practice problems, and follow graphing calculator instructions to make a boxplot. The instructions for a class activity and answer keys are included. Topics addressed in these activities: Min, Q1, Median, Q3, MaxBoxplotsGraphing calculator instructions

The Vertex Form Matching activity offers students the opportunity to match the components of standard and vertex forms to the graphs of specific equations. Students are given detailed instructions and an answer key. The activity also includes two challenge problems and The Vertex Problem Word Problem, Answer Key, and Rubric.

The Simplifying Rational Expressions activity provides skill practice in a problem solving setting. Students must identify the factor tiles and slide them to find the reduced form of the expression. It includes an answer key. The Simplifying Rational Expressions Word Problem includes a rubric and an answer key. The activities can be used as a warm-up, formative assessment, cooperative learning activity, or homework.

The Complete the Square Activity offers students the opportunities to complete a hands-on activity online. Students will be asked to create perfect squares by "completing the square". Students will connect the process of completing the square to vertex form. Slides are self-correcting. Additional self-correcting Complete the Square slides have been added so that students can move tiles into the correct order from the beginning equations to their solutions. A new addition to this resource asks

The Linear Topics Bundle contains an activity that asks students to take a closer look at the multiplication chart to find equations. Students are asked to graph, find patterns given the equation, and complete kinesthetic activities. There are challenge problems that ask students to maximize a solution, find direct variation equations, equations of parallel and perpendicular lines and in standard form. Students can also practice writing algebraic expressions and solving for avariable. Topics in

Students are asked to create patterns based on a given equation. This activity simulates the process that a student would encounter if they were to use manipulatives to create a pattern. This activity offers the students the opportunity to think deeply about the task at hand. Students will analyze the components of each equation and connect those components to the model that they have created. Students will learn to connect the concepts of slope and the y-intercept to a pattern. These problems

The circles bundle includes a circle properties and definitions activity made for use with Google Slides, circle word problems with rubrics and answer keys. There is also a circle property scavenger hunt that asks students to match a definition and image for each term. There is a pdf version which is included as a bonus. This version asks students to find an image, or make a sketch of an image. There are two Google slides for sphere activities that have self-correcting slides, guided investigati

The matching activity asks students to match the definition or formula with the geometry vocabulary word. The slides are self-correcting. Topics addressed: Area of a circle Circumference of a circle Radius Diameter Inscribed circle Circumscribed circle There is a ten question, self-grading quiz that is included which can be used as a formative assessment.

The bundle includes three puzzles; One square, one triangular, and one for use with Google Slides with a self-checking component. The students are asked to solve and match an equation for a variable, document their work, and assemble a new polygon or chain of polygons in alphabetical order. There is an additional matching activity and a multiple choice activity. All activities present an opportunity for skill practice while problem solving. Answer keys for all puzzles are included. Solve for a

This activity is made for use with Google Slides. The Triangle Train Activity complements the Solve for a Variable puzzles. Students are asked to match an equation with its solutions for two other variables while creating a chain of triangles. The second activity involves matching and the third is multiple choice. The activities are self-checking. The puzzles and answer keys are included at the end of the slide series and can be copied and pasted into a paper format.

This activity gives students the opportunity to create simplified expressions. They will use the distributive property to find the expression that fully describes a specific polygon. It can be used as a warm-up activity, formative assessment, or homework assignment. Topics and skills used in this activity.: Using the distributive propertyIdentifying common attributes of a polygonSimplifying algebraic expressions

The bundle includes activities that address the following topics.: SpheresCylindersSurface AreaSquare PyramidsCubesThe contents can be used as a formative assessment and can be completed independently or cooperatively.