Functions: Digital Breakout

And here we are again... another Breakout session. One reason I love these so much is that once you create it, it's ready to go for any future class - of course there's also the 100% engagement from students. Even if you find a typo while the kids are in the middle of working (which happens to me often), they are simple to correct since everything I use is in the G-Suite. But remember, creating Breakouts is not an easy task. For this reason, grab that colleague that you trust and enjoy working with - and put together that perfect-for-you Breakout lesson! (I used our Digital Learning Resource Teacher to help out on this one.)

When creating this particular Breakout, we used several digital tools. Among everything Google, we threw in a Voki and and an EdPuzzle. If you have not checked out these online (free) resources, you need to - especially if you plan on creating digital learning lessons in the future. They are super user-friendly and fun for the kiddos.

For this Breakout. we featured the following function topics (click here for a copy of the teacher notes and link to website - but keep in mind that if you do not create your own, you will not have access to the response spreadsheet!)

Solving non-linear systems
Piecewise functions
Inverse functions
Transformation of functions
Operations on functions

Because Breakouts can be challenging for the students, I provide a student sheet so that they can keep their locks organized with work shown. I have them working in pairs with one doing the writing and the other in charge of the laptop (iPads are not the best platform for digital Breakouts because of the links which tend to be embedded in photos or have invisible ink).

As always, do not just assign your students a Breakout (physical or digital) unless you have gone through it yourself! Otherwise, you may not be able to help the students or know what hints to give them.

Have fun!

~SSB

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