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This exploration gives students a context in which to apply their knowledge of functions and function rules. It involves 4 different scenarios of students collecting pennies. Each student starts off with a different amount of pennies and earns a different amount each day. For each scenario, they must fill in a table with ordered pairs, graph the ordered pairs, and then make predictions for future days. Discussions that may arise include how to predict for future days and the weaknesses of ea

Students will use prior knowledge of similar triangles to: ➢ Investigate the relationship between a triangle’s midsegment and its base. ➢ Develop the rationale for why particular relationships exist in a triangle. ➢ Develop logical reasoning in a geometric context. This two page exploration allows students to discover the relationship between a triangle's midsegment and it's base, while reviewing similar triangles, congruent triangles, and properties of parallel lines cut by a transversal. Stud

This exploration requires students to complete charts involving radical expressions and then analyze the charts. They are required to identify patterns and create rules for multiplying radical expressions. The examples used involve multiplying simple radical expressions, radical expressions with coefficients, and using the distributive property. This exploration also ties into multiplying binomial expressions through the FOIL technique. Students' knowledge is extended by incorporating multip

This exploration takes students through the steps of dividing polynomials. Part I is a review of long division using two, three, and four digit numbers. Students also review what happens when there is a remainder (they will need this further in the exploration). Part II utilizes algebra tiles to make a connection between the dividend, divisor, and factors of the dividend. There is a note-taking part for the steps to carryout polynomial long division and a practice page that includes 8 straig

This bundle includes the surface area of prisms activity sheet as well as the smart notebook that goes along with the lesson. The activity includes 6 sections in which students must find the surface are of 5 prisms. The goal of the investigation is for students to see that there are 3 pairs of congruent parallel sides (Front/Back, Left/Right, Top/Bottom). Once students determine the pattern, they can quickly calculate the surface area of various rectangular prisms. The last prism they must ca

This exploration requires students to use their knowledge of multiplying binomials to identify patterns in the product. They then use these patterns to factor a trinomial. Students will also use their knowledge of graphing quadratic functions to graph some of the examples. There is also a practice page that includes 12 practice problems