Sharon's Problem Solving

This product includes puzzles and activities for the review of the following topics: Direct Variation Algebraic Expressions Slope-Intercept Form Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Linear Equations

This review resource offers valuable practice and problem solving with quadratic factoring when a = 1. Factoring is a necessary skill for future math courses such as simplifying rational equations in order to identify vertical asymptotes and holes or finding limits. There are five practice sets included along with a factoring puzzle and two color by number activities. Answer keys are included.

The resource includes practice problems, rubrics, answer keys, error analysis sheets, and a note to students. The resource is set up so that students can reflect on their own work using the Answer Keys and Rubric, then analyze their errors in reasoning using the Error Analysis Sheets. The Note to Students explains the process and includes links to explanations for most topics. I have used resources like this one for my own AP Calculus classes with excellent results since 1998. My students hi

he Addition Puzzle requires adding any combination of the digits 1 through 9 (only once) to equal a sum using only 9 tiles. Slide the tiles to find the solutions. The Hexagon Activity involves finding the paths in the maze that equal a certain total. You will need to use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of two and three digit numbers with decimals. You will be asked to round each step to the nearest tenth, hundredth, or thousandth. Slide the correct lines to find each path th

All activities and puzzles have links to their respective answer keys making them easy to check. The Addition Puzzle requires adding any combination of the digits 1 through 9 (only once) to equal a sum using only 9 tiles. Slide the tiles to find the solutions. The Hexagon Activity involves finding the paths in the maze that equal a certain total. You will need to use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of two and three digit numbers with decimals. You will be asked to round each

This summer review resource offers valuable practice and problem solving with quadratic factoring when a = 1. Factoring is a necessary skill for future math courses such as simplifying rational equations in order to identify vertical asymptotes and holes or finding limits. There are five practice sets included along with a factoring puzzle and two color by number activities. You may also like... Summer Review of Quadratics: Puzzles and Activities | TpT (teacherspayteachers.com)The topics include

The resource offers students the opportunity to practice quadratic techniques over the summer months. Answer keys are provided. Topics included:Completing the Square Writing and Solving Quadratic Word Problems Finding a Quadratic Equation using a System of Equations.

Complete the Square Activities: Practice the Process includes illustrated directions to use Algebra Tiles for equations that are perfect squares and those that are not. Practice problems are included along with two process related activities. A challenge problem requires students to complete the square for the general case. Answer keys are included for all problems and activities.

The collection includes a pattern/function exploration that provides an introduction to piece-wise defined functions and sequences. Additional problems ask students to write piecewise functions from graphs. Other topics included are discrete and continuous data. Graphing calculator instructions for sequences are included.

The Pizza Problem: Quadratic Investigations offers students the opportunity to create a quadratic pattern through an activity. Students will then use quadratic procedures to further analyze the pattern. Topics included:Finite differences System of equations Quadratic Formula Graphing quadratics Quadratic inequality Transformations and Translations Line of Symmetry An answer key and rubric have been provided.

The Tangram Linear Equations activity asks students to use coordinates, point-slope form, and slope-intercept form to find the equations of line segments. Students are also asked to identify parallel and perpendicular line segments based on equations. Topics addressed:Coordinate pointsPoint-slope formSlope-intercept formParallel linesPerpendicular linesA rubric and answer key are provided. Tangram Linear Equations can be used as a formative assessment or math center activity.

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 Circle Problems Collection contains 5 challenging problems involving circles and their properties. Rubrics and answer keys are included. The collection can be used as a packet, formative assessment, review, or problem solving exercise. Topics included: CircumferenceAreaDiameterRadiusSquare rootsCircumscribed circlesInscribed circles

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 Parallel and Perpendicular Line Puzzle, Matching and Tangram Activities provide students with two opportunities for practice. The puzzle asks students to follow a path of word problems to solve. The matching activity requires students to match the required equation. In the Tangram Activities, students must write and identify equations for parallel and perpendicular lines from a graph. All activities can be solved independently or cooperatively. They can be used as a formative assessment, ac

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 Slope-Intercept Form Maze activity offers students the opportunity to have a choice in the coordinates used while given the slope. Students will follow the path to find each equation and decode a word. In the Graphing Activity, students are asked to graph equations using slope-intercept form. The equations with interval notation will form the image of a sailboat. Topics used in the activities: The distributive propertynegative and positive integersslope-intercept formrational numbersgraphi

The Vertex Word Problem activity includes a scoring rubric and answer key that can be used by the teacher and/or student. The problem asks students to compare three equations for their maximum height and distance between x-intercepts. The activity can be used as a formative or summative assessment. The Vertex Form Matching activity includes a pdf version with an answer bank. The answer key is included. The topics included in the problem: Vertex formStandard formVertexy-interceptQuadratic formu