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...

Our school has embraced STEM over the past few years. That's actually our signature program. While, I am not a STEM teacher, I feel that it is important to incorporate those topics into my classroom.  I originally got the idea from this site  in which you have to be a member. I actually created an introduction as a Desmos activity using their resources. So the students start off by finding the area of a beach. (We live at the beach, so this works perfect for my kiddos.) This introduction allows the students to use any shapes to estimate the area since we haven't had any instruction on Riemann Sums or Trapezoidal Rule. Then I teach the students about these estimation tools.  So, from that introduction, I got the idea to create a project. The students must find an aerial picture of a beach that has eroded. (Some students actually found pictures from our beaches.) They had to research coastal erosion and how it affects our community, and find some solutions t...

After finding out that North Carolina has invited Desmos into our online testing, I was super excited!  This will help with desk space, attention (since Desmos is fun and interactive), as well as scores (I'm hoping).  Of course students are still allowed to use their TI-84's... for those who've used them since they were invented- like I have.   What does Desmos bring to the Math 3 EOC party?  Lots of fun and handy tools!  To help my students (and anyone reading this) with what they can expect, I created this Desmos tutorial from the released NC Math 3 EOC.   During class, I had each student login to their own school account and go through the Desmos activity individually.  Of course, they were allowed to help each other and I also circulated to answer any questions.  To make life a little easier, I created this document that I paper-copied and gave to each student so they wouldn't have to go back and forth between screens (the only...

I always love a scavenger hunt! They are really easy to grade, and the students know where they went wrong if they loop around too early.  This creates a great learning opportunity. The conversations that I heard today were amazing! I mean, these kids are always great at working together, but today was extra special. This is a great way to practice without giving a boring worksheet!  Plus...it's fun for me to watch the students move around the classroom. I mean, they sit ALL day long! I made this a while ago, so in the pictures, you see the students flipping the cards to see the question. For y'all, I put the question and the answer on the same side. It was just easier, because honestly, I don't remember how I copied the papers to get front and back. I probably couldn't do it again if I tried. :) Here is the in class activity: U-Sub  Scavenger Hunt   Here is the NEW digital version: Scavenger Hunt I used SlidesGo for the Treasure Hunt template!  ~R...