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Reviewing Prime Factorization at the High School Level
My Algebra 1 students are currently working through our unit on radicals. Â I already blogged about the dry erase work mat I made for my students to use to organize their work for simplifying radicals....
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Volume 44: Things Teenagers Say
It doesn't seem like it's been that long since I posted Volume 43 of Things Teenagers Say! Â I guess that just means my students have been on a roll lately...Check out previous issues of Things...
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How Far Can YOU Climb? - An Activity by Frank Tapson
Last week, I ran across an activity by Frank Tapson called "How Far Can YOU Climb?" (page 34). Â The premise of the puzzle is quite simple. Â Form the longest chain possible by moving horizontally or...
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Create Your Own Momentum Problem
After my physical science students finished with their momentum quiz, I gave them the task of creating their own momentum problem. They had to pick a subject for their problem and determine an...
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Blank Graphic Organizers for Solving Systems of Equations Algebrically
For our quiz on solving systems of equations algebraically, I let my students choose between solving by substitution and solving by elimination. Â I made some graphic organizers for my students to...
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Egg Drop Gallery Walk
Teaching a science class this year has me doing more projects than I've probably ever done in all my previous years as a math teacher. Â Setting up projects in an effective way has been a definite...
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Lock-Down
I started this blog post on Friday, but exhaustion won over finishing this post. Â Friday started out as a normal school day. Â First hour, my Algebra 1 students took a quiz over dividing radicals....
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Manifest Game by Frank Tapson via Don Steward
I ran across this game while reading Don Steward's blog. Â The game is known as "Manifest," and it was created by Frank Tapson. Â I posted about another activity from Frank Tapson last week called "How...
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Adding and Subtracting Polynomials in Function Notation Question Stack
My Algebra 1 students are currently working their way through our unit on polynomials. Â We have new math standards in Oklahoma this year which has required me to change things up a bit. Â In the past,...
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Algebra 1: Radicals Unit INB Pages
We recently finished our unit on radicals in Algebra 1. Â Now that we're on to polynomials, I thought I would share our notebook pages and activities for radicals. Â Each unit begins with a divider. Â I...
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A Mathematical Promposal (And a Special Request)
I've never really understood the big idea behind promposals. Â Part of that probably has to do with the fact that I never went to prom in high school. Â But, I recently got the chance to be a part of...
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What in the World is a Polynomial?
My Algebra 1 students are currently working through our unit on polynomials. Â Whenever we begin working with polynomials, the first thing my students want to know is "What is a polynomial?"Â I try to...
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Energy Flow Diagrams
My physical science students are currently studying the different types of energy. Â One of their in-class assignments was to draw an energy flow diagram for a specific scenario. Â This mini-project was...
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Kicking Off Sequences in Algebra 1
My Algebra 1 students have just started their unit on sequences. Â This is my first time teaching sequences in Algebra 1 because it used to be in the old Algebra 2 standards. Â For the past four years, I...
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Visiting the Science Museum of Oklahoma
Last weekend, I had a chance to visit the Science Museum of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. Â I was attending a Steve Spangler Science Workshop (super awesome, by the way!), and we were given time at lunch...
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Square Pi Puzzle For Pi Day
Since this next week is spring break, my students and I celebrated an early Pi Day on Friday, March 10th. Â Most of the activities we did were my usual "go-to" pi day activities. Â We had a contest to...
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Pi-ku Poems: Pi Day 2017
When we celebrated our early Pi Day (thanks to Spring Break!) last Friday, one of our activities was to write a pi-ku. Â My students are familiar with haikus, so they took to the activity quite easily....
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When Math and Yarn Collide
My in-laws are currently in America, so Shaun and I have been taking them to do various tourist-y things. Â Last Saturday, we made a stop at Philbrook in Tulsa. Â My favorite display was a site specific...
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INB Pages for Algebra 1 Unit on Polynomials
Since Algebra 1 is finished with polynomials, I thought I should share our interactive notebook pages for the unit. Â Each unit starts with a divider. Â You can read more about these dividers here. Â The...
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Volume 45: Things Teenagers Say
Today is the last official (non-weekend) day of Spring Break. Â To celebrate the fact that I'll be back at school soon, I've decided to issue another volume of Things Teenagers Say.Check out previous...
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