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The GoalStudents will create their own rational function and then graph by identifying asymptotes, a point of discontinuity and additional points. The rational function will be graphed and decorated to fit a holiday ride. Use this activity as extra credit, part of an assessment, or to fill an extra day. It's intended to be a smaller project that can be finished in one period. I used large poster graph paper for students to graph. What's Included1. Rubric to score graphs a. Includes cat

Build your own polynomial and disguise it as a gnome. The GoalStudents will create their own polynomial by identifying features such as multiplicity, zeros, turns, end behavior, maximum/minimum, y-intercept, domain, and range. The polynomial function will be graphed and disguised as a gnome. You can choose to disguise the polynomial as anything you choose. I chose a gnome since we were approaching the holiday season. Use this activity as extra credit, part of an assessment, or to fill an ext

Identifying and graphing transformations of functions. The GoalStudents will identify and graph six parent functions as well as their transformations. What's Included1. Nine slides total 2. Identifying shape and parent functions (3 slides) 3. Identifying transformations (2 slides) 4. Graphing using transformations (4 slides)