Girl Math

This opening-day activity was shared with me at a PD several years ago, the original (I think) version is located here - thanks to NCSSM for sharing! The stem of the activity is derived from the 2007 AP Statistics Exam Question 5. I did not really change the original format, but I like this activity for many reasons: It gets the students talking about graphs and numerical summaries from the beginning Students are able to jump in with simulations and collecting data We create our first dotplot as a class- they see that they already know a lot about this course We find and interpret a p-value... even though they don't know it yet! The class can see a computer created simulation and we get to compare it to ours My kiddos get used to working in a collaborate manor  Thanks for reading! ~ssb

I created this a couple of years ago when Hunger Games was really popular. However, I thought that I would share with all of you in case you wanted to use or revamp to something newer.  I created 12 groups for the 12 districts. They decided what their name would be as a district. They had tasks each day to accomplish. The tasks were just multiple choice questions centered around the major topics of Calculus AB. This took a lot longer than I thought - about 4 days. I was forced to give them more than 15 minutes for each task (which did not make me happy since the AP exam is timed - Oh well.) I had the time, and it worked out.  You can decide how you want to the points to work, I gave them 2 points for each correct answer. It was very easy to grade as this is the student worksheet. They placed the letter of the answer in each spot.  I made them show all work on another student sheet so that I could see what we needed to review.  Each day, I would ...

I have posted a lot of murder mysteries already, but this one is a little different.  I created 6 cards with questions about the Area between 2 curves. I created two sets so that I would have groups of 12. When I made the copies, I created two different colors so that students wouldn't get confused. Students moved around in their selected color groups and answered the questions. Once they found the answer, they eliminated the suspect, murder location, or murder weapon. I cut out the options so they can dispose of those that they have found with an answer. The cards that remained indicated the murderer, weapon, and the location.  I should have taken some pictures of my kiddos when they were working, but this year has been crazy! I'll try to add some next semester!  Click HERE for the activity. You can always change the names to teachers in your school.  I have created a digital version for this activity: Grab it  HERE. ~RJ

I knew that my kids needed more work on Law of Sines, so I created this HyperDoc to help out with the Ambiguous Case. I gave this assignment to the students the day after teaching the Ambiguous Case, so they were still new to the whole idea. However, I think it was a success!  The first part of the assignment is to watch a video on edpuzzle. (next year, I might have students answer questions, just didn't have that much time this year.) Second part is to use an interactive GeoGebra site to create 0, 1, or 2 triangles. They must take a screenshot of each type. Then solve with the dimensions that created 2 triangles. I also created a matching Desmos activity for students to screenshot once finished. The last portion is to create their own triangle using a protractor, whiteboard, and a ruler. Then they must determine if the dimensions will even create a triangle or maybe 2.  The students used an iPad or their own phones to take pictures of their work to paste back on the H...