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Students need extra practice in factoring complex trinomials. What better way to get them engaged then to spice up their practice with a little escape room adventure. Students are read a brief scenario and then factor their expression. They then look for their factors (clues) and record the number. All the students have to work together to get the correct combo and escape the class! What’s included: 1. Scenario description 2. Instructions 3. Quadratics to factor 4. Clue sheets 5. Answer keys

Students can practice simplifying rational expressions using this fun colouring activity. Change up the usual math class by allowing your learners to practice the math and then find satisfaction as their colourful solution appears. A range of problem difficulty is presented to give a complete breadth of practice. Worked out solutions are also included. What is provided? 1. Question page 2. Simplified version page 3. A chart to match questions with their simplified variants. 4. A grid to colour

No experience needed in programming. Tie together the concept of exponential cell division and also learn the basics of coding. Scratch is a free online coding platform and I walk you through all the steps needed to make a simple program of cell division which demonstrates the exponential relationship between population and time. Coding is a great way to introduce STEM into your classroom and this will help increase your confidence in its use. Provided is a compressed file which must be unzipp

No experience needed in programming. Tie together the concept of math arrays and also learn the basics of coding. Scratch is a free online coding platform and I walk you through all the steps needed to make a simple program of a math array. Coding is a great way to introduce STEM into your classroom and this will help increase your confidence in its use. What is provided? 1. A step-by-step how-to video showing how to code a math array in Scratch 2. A workbook with colourful steps on how to as

No experience needed in programming. Tie together the concept of math arrays and also learn the basics of coding. Scratch is a free online coding platform and I walk you through all the steps needed to make a simple program of an accelerating apple. Coding is a great way to introduce STEM into your classroom and this will help increase your confidence in its use. What is provided? 1. A step-by-step how-to video showing how to code a math array in Scratch 2. A workbook with colourful steps on

Analytical Geometry: Quadrilaterals and Triangles using Length and Slope Students pick a card that has a series of co-ordinates on one side and the shape these co-ordinates creates on the other. They they use the blank worksheets to graph the points. The worksheets act as graphic organizers so that students can structure the process in determining what shape it is using the length of the segments between the points and the slopes. Full solutions are provided for all the shape types. Shapes are

Finding the area of a triangle using three points can be difficult for students because of the number of steps. This activity is designed to get students out of their seats a little and guide them to the solution. If they get stuck they can check the hints and be on their way to the answer.