Keep track of how your grades are weighted even if you are on a points system! Grade weights can be preset for a grading period. However, on a point system, the weights change with each new grade entry. Use this spreadsheet to help you keep track of the weights you desire for the end of the grading period. Simply enter the names of your grade categories, the name of the assignments, the points assigned to each category, and the spreadsheet will do the rest! Do you have multiple classes? Just rig
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
Do you need a non-traditional way for your students to practice End Behavior? Students practice identifying End Behavior without the mess of traditional Cut & Paste! There is a lot of flexibility as the activity may be used as a whole class activity via a projector, group work in a classroom with not quite 1:1, or as an individual activity in a 1:1 setting. Be sure to delete the answer key slides and only include the desired version, before sharing the document with them. View the Video Previe
Do you ever get frustrated by the mess of cut and paste activities? Download today for no more mess! Students practice labeling a Unit Circle in a scaffolded approach. The activity may be used as a whole class activity via a projector, station work, as an individual activity in a 1:1 setting, or with Google Classroom. Included in this download: •Scaffolded activities labeling: •angle measures •radians •coordinates and angles of 30-60-90 triangles •coordinates and angles of 45-45-90 triangles
Help students understand the true meaning of solving an equation as represented by a graph model. Students will investigate to develop the concept that solving an equation is the same as finding the point of intersection when both sides of the equation are graphed. Questions are scaffolded to build the concept from the solution of linear systems to the solution of a quadratic and linear system. Included in this activity is: ♦2 basic linear equations to investigate ♦2 challenging linear equa
Digital Cut & Paste, traditional paper Cut & Paste, and an assessment – all in one! Key features of quadratics included in this activity are: domain, range, maximum, minimum, x intercepts, y intercepts, vertex, and axis of symmetry. The digital version of this activity may be used as a whole class activity via a projector, group work in a classroom with not quite 1:1, or as an individual activity in a 1:1 setting. If students are using this activity digitally, be sure to delete the answer ke
Use this activity to help young readers use technology to practice CVC words! Students use a touch screen, desktop, or laptop to move the letters into the correct position. Depending on the technology, students can use the mouse, arrow keys, and/or touch screen to click and drag the letters to spell the words. If the classroom has an interactive white board, this activity can also be done as a whole class activity. It can also work for 1:1 classrooms and Chromebooks!
There are 3 different set
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
Use this graphic organizer to help your students organize and color code their steps when graphing quadratic functions in standard form. (These pens are perfect for this activity!) Download today to see the exact format!
Product includes:
*Fill in notes for students (adaptable for Interactive Notebooks)
*Practice worksheet that can be used as in class practice or HW
*Blank template space for the teacher to choose their own problems
*Answer key
This graphic organizer also goes well with the
Do your students have to keep a data folder this year and you don't know where to start? Have students take ownership of their learning using this EDITABLE and ELECTRONIC data folder. Slides are made with embedded and editable graphs. Students simply click on the graph, enter their data into a provided Excel spreadsheet, and reflect. The graphs include an opportunity for students to set a goal so they can watch their progress towards that goal. They can then use their folder to present at s
Angle of Elevation and Angle of Rotation
In these two playdough mats, students use playdough to practice their Angle of Rotation and Angle of Elevation skills. Because the use of playdough is “big and bold”, the teacher can easily and formatively assess student understanding.
The Angle of Rotation mat has students start with color coding the initial side and terminal side of an angle. It then moves students through creating both positive and negative angles of rotation, as well as angles a
Are your students anxious for prom and having trouble focusing? Play into their excitement with this graphing activity that ties in algebra concepts to prom excitement!
This activity is based on a video* that analyzes various aspects of prom. There are 7 graphs for students to interpret and sketch.
Possible variations of this activity:
• Give students the packet and work individually
• Work on the packet in pairs/groups
• Give 7 groups each one graph for them to answer, present, and take
Students struggle with proofs for many reasons. Often, when given information, they do not know where start. Students need to think that if they are proving triangles are congruent, “how can I use SSS, SAS, ASA, or AAS”. If they are showing lines are parallel on a graph, “how can I use slope”, etc.
This resource can be used a variety of ways to help students determine where to go with the given information. Pages 3 & 4 can be given to students as a handout. Pages 5-8 are designed to be used
Click and Reveals are a great way to introduce or review a topic or a unit. The PowerPoint is projected in slide show mode on a screen. Students compete in teams to answer the questions using their resources (book, internet, notes, each other). When they have an answer, they send one member up to the teacher to check accuracy. If the student is correct, they may click the question to begin to reveal a picture. WARNING: Students can get very competitive with this activity! Once all the quest
**Ready to go! No prep required! Turkey Math for Upper Levels** Are your students antsy before Thanksgiving break? Then this is the perfect activity to fill up to 2 days and still have them talking about math!! In the article A definitive ranking of Thanksgiving sides, Alex Abad-Santos, discusses various attributes of common Thanksgiving sides. He presents a variety of graphs (bar graph, circle graph, line graphs, and scatterplot) to demonstrate the comparisons. In this activity, students ar
In this technology based activity, students will use Desmos.com to gain understanding of writing equations of lines in Point Slope Form and finding Domain and Range. Students are given a link to a Desmos shooting star design which has been made with tables. They are asked to find the equation of each line used to make the design. Students are open to write equations in slope intercept form or point slope form, however, point slope form is easier for this activity. Students are also asked to
Students get thrown into a real life problem with this project! The scenario the students work through is a concrete company that has suddenly lost a vital employee. The company is in need of providing a quote to a customer ASAP for a basement, driveway, and garage floor. Students are provided with dimensions and price points for different thicknesses of concrete. Based on this information, they are to come up with a proposed price for the customer.
The work doesn’t stop there! The company
Students usually catch on to factoring trinomials when the a = 1, but they have a harder time when the a does not equal 1. This factoring mat will help students organize their ideas for pairs of factors.
Since factoring trinomials is often a trial and error process, it can be frustrating for students. Therefore, this mat is intended to be used as dry erase marker activity. The printed sheets can be placed in sheet protectors, or you can use more durable protectors such as these. It is als
I have been teaching HS math since 2001. I have a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Math Ed and a Master's Degree in Technology in the Classroom.
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