Perpendicular and Parallel Slope Exploration gives students a chance to discover the relationship of slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines. They will use Desmos slider bar tools to do so. (Click here to see an example of how slider bars work.) Students will record their discovered parallel and perpendicular equations in tables. The tables are followed by leading questions about slope relationships and check for understanding problems. To conclude the activity, teachers can provide students
Given 4 pairs of circles centered at the origin, students will explore that all circles are similar. To do this students will find the radius of each circle, then calculate the ratio of the areas and circumferences. On the 5th slide, students are asked to draw their own circles not centered at the origin to see if their discoveries still hold true. At the end, students will be asked to compile all their data in order to draw conclusions to prove all circles are similar. What is included:Editabl
Do your students need to understand how and why all circles are similar? Given 4 pairs of circles centered at the origin, students will explore that all circles are similar. To do this students will find the radius of each circle, then calculate the ratio of the areas and circumferences. On the 5th slide, students are asked to draw their own circles not centered at the origin to see if their discoveries still hold true. At the end, students will be asked to compile all their data in order to dra
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Factor Polynomials Cut and Paste gives students the opportunity to categorize 31 polynomials based on binomials vs trinomials. Then students further categorize into:
♦quadratic formula
♦trinomials with a = 1
♦trinomials with a not equal to 1
♦perfect square trinomials
♦difference of squares
♦sum of 2 cubes
♦difference of cubes.
As a further e
Factor Polynomials Cut and Paste {Digital Version} gives students the opportunity to categorize 31 polynomials based on binomials vs trinomials. Then students further categorize into:
♦quadratic formula
♦trinomials with a = 1
♦trinomials with a not equal to 1
♦perfect square trinomials
♦difference of squares
♦sum of 2 cubes
♦difference of cubes.
As a further extension, students can factor these polynomials and find the zeros. If students go all the way through finding the zeros, it may take up
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This activity helps students and parents understand what resources are available when they log into the Holt Algebra 1, Geometry, & Algebra 2 Textbook Online book 2008 version. This activity should be given after the teacher assigns username and passwords to students. A parent signature line is also included to encourage a conversation between parent and student as to the resources available. After completing this activity, students have a much greater understanding of what tools
Students create a flip book using Power Point to discover and/or apply properties of geometric transformations. The student handout provides detailed instructions on how to create the flip book which includes using the “duplicate slide” feature in Power Point. Students are required* to create a minimum of 10 slides with 4 different movements. Students are given the opportunity to choose what type of movements they use within given parameters. This choice provides the opportunity for great di
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