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High school algebra cultural activity pdfs
Black History Math Stations Activity
Black History - Math Stations - Ratios/ Rates/ ProportionsIn this activity, your students will be learning about courageous Black figures from history, while also practicing ratios, rates, and proportions! On each station cards, they will learn a little bit about the figure on the card, and also have to solve a problem related to the situation on the card. It is a great way integrate important parts of our nation’s history into our math classes! Students can rotate through the stations you have
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6th - 9th
Credit Card Analysis with Exponential Functions
This activity allows students to analyze credit cards and interest rates. This challenging task gives students a glimpse into how credit card companies promote different cards and use interest to make money. The task focuses on one central idea -- Christian wants to apply for a credit card to buy a $600 watch. Students compare two different credit card options with different APRs:Capital OneDiscover, which has the added bonus of 6 months without interest!Students are asked to:Calculate balances
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8th - 12th
SOLVE SEQUENCES AND SERIES PROBLEMS - Who am I? SOLVE TO FIND CLUES ACTIVITY
Sequences and Series Activity - Who am I? Objectives Covered 1. Find the recursive and explicit formulas of arithmetic and geometric sequences.2. Find the nth term of an arithmetic and a geometric sequence. 3. Find the sum of finite arithmetic and a geometric series 4. Find the sum of an infinite geometric series. The activity gives clues to help students identify the first African American woman to earn a Doctorate in Mathematics. Directions for the teacher 1. Print the task cards and tape
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8th - 12th
Dimensional Analysis Travel Project
Combine Geography with Math in this travel based activity using dimensional analysis! Students will choose a country to visit, then use a search engine along with dimensional analysis answer questions about that country such as how far away the nearest airport is, how far it is from your hometown to that country, how long and wide the country is, how much their money is worth compared to a U.S. dollar, how long it would take to get there, etc.
This is a great project to wrap up a unit on dimen
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7th - 9th
SOLVE RADICAL EQUATIONS -COLORING ACTIVITY
Coloring ActivityObjective:Solve radical equations (Square roots and Cube roots)Included:Radical Equations Worksheet Coloring Picture Student Recording WorksheetColored picture -KeyDirections: Make a copy of the Solve Radical Equations Worksheet and the coloring picture for each student. You can copy the coloring picture on back of the worksheet to save paper. Have students show their work on the provided worksheet or their paper or use the blank recording worksheet. Solve each equation; lo
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8th - 11th
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Distributive Property Fact Finder - The Great Wall of China
Engage your students with this Distributive Property Fact Finder today! Students learn 11 fun facts about The Great Wall while simplifying expressions involving the distributive property. Students simplify the expression, then choose the correct answer choice to fill in missing information for facts about The Great Wall. Students love to learn new facts instead of just "doing math for math's sake" and I find it much easier to remember the answers when they are facts instead of numbers. This make
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Fact Finder Math Bundle
QUADRATIC EQUATIONS - factor to solve / BLACK HISTORY
SOLVE Quadratic Equations by FACTORING
Black History Month is in February. If you need an activity to highlight the accomplishments of African Americans, consider this math activity.
Students will solve quadratic equations by factoring. The letters assigned to each equation will reveal the following quote by Nelson Mandela.
"Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world."
Included are 16 equations given in increasingly difficult order. The solutions are expressed as
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8th - 11th
Also included in: ALGEBRA SKILLS - BLACK HISTORY emphasis
Rate of Change Across the USA
Get ready to travel across the USA during math class! Students are told their beginning location and their final destination for the first three problems, then they get to create their own adventures for the last three problems. The map of the USA is overlaid with a coordinate plane. Students find the coordinate location of each city indicated, then find the slope of their pathway from city to city. Students could calculate the slope using rise over run, or they can use the two points of the two
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7th - 12th
Dia de los Muertos - Solving Equations
In this activity, students will solve equations and add images to their skull based on their solution. Activity includes:12 Task Cards: Solving equations with distributive property, variables on both sides, fractions, and negative numbers. Worksheet: Space for students to record their work and add to their Skull Outline Answer KeyTeacher Notes: I have students work in groups of 2-4 and print the task cards for each group. I explain to them that the order in which the task cards are completed do
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7th - 9th
Distribute and Combine Like Terms - Hispanic Heritage Month Puzzle
This worksheet is intended for independent practice, such as homework. An answer key is included. When students complete the puzzle it will reveal the name of a Hispanic American hero. Assignment is ideal for anytime between September 15 and October 15.
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8th - 11th
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Distributive Property (Positive Only) Fact Finder
Engage your students with this Positive Distributive Property Fact Finder today! Students learn 11 fun facts about the Great Sphinx while practicing the distributive property. Students simplify the expression, then choose the correct answer choice to fill in missing information for facts about the Great Sphinx. Students love to learn new facts instead of just "doing math for math's sake" and I find it much easier to remember the answers when they are facts instead of numbers. This makes it muc
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Fact Finder Math Bundle
Fact Finder: Solving Inequalities
Have your students learn some fun facts about Venice, Italy while they practice solving inequalities! This 11 problem Fact Finder worksheet has two-step and multi-step inequalities. There are also decimals and fractions(with like denominators) included in a few of the problems. Students solve the inequality and choose the correct answer from the choices to fill in the blank for each fact.One reason I love these worksheets is that I find it much easier to memorize facts as answers than a bunch
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7th - 9th
Also included in: Fact Finder Math Bundle
CRT Algebra: Multiplying Polynomials Worksheets
We all know how important it is to make sure that we are being culturally relevant in our teaching practice, but it is sometimes very time-consuming to create activities on our own. This idea for multiplying polynomials and modeling quadratics came up at a teacher training I attended recently and inspired by a Black History Month Bulletin board idea I was working on at the time.I am including a large sheet on the last page that can be used on day 1 of the math practice sheets to clarify the diff
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8th - 9th, Staff
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Unit Conversion Activity
This activity is to engage students into thinking how unit conversion is applied in other country's. In this handout, students will have to do some research on the country's currency value, the cost of flight tickets in dollars, convert dollars to the country's currency, how long their flight will be in minutes, etc.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
THE INFINITY PHONES: AN EXPLORATION INTO A STUDENT’S PHONE USE
WHAT'S INCLUDED: Project description with checklist for students (grading rubric included), sample student project for referenceBASIC CONCEPT: This project will take a student through the screen time feature on their iPhone. Students will examine how much time they spend interacting with their phone each week and design pie charts representing their data. Students will be encouraged to reflect on their current weekly screen time in regards to how much it is impacting their time. The goal is that
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7th - 10th
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Easter Volume Cylinders
Easter Volume Cylinders
This is a fun way for students to practice finding the volume of cylinders. There are 10 problems total. Students match their answers and color the Easter eggs accordingly.
*Note - calculations were done using the pi symbol on the calculator.
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7th - 10th
Math Science Character Biography Project Report
A fun and variable project assignment. A 1 sheet biography on a person chosen from the realm of mathematicians and scientists in history. Can be easily tweaked for Science. A multiple day research assignment, requiring a mock-up character sketch and a printed image of the character's photo or portrait. The topical persons I used:
Leonard Euler
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Florence Nightingale
Rene Descartes
Carl F Gauss
Sophie Germain
Archimedes
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
Maria Agnesi
Leonardo Fibonnacci
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6th - 12th
Conversions Around the World
In this activity, students will see that being able to convert between units is an essential skill in today’s world, especially if they want to travel.
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4 stations from 4 different countries:
Spain
France
Japan
New Zealand
A student “passport” recording page
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7th - 9th
Dia de los Muertos - Solving Inequalities
In this activity, students will solve inequalities and add images to their skull based on their solution.Activity includes:12 Task Cards: Solving inequalities with distributive property, variables on both sides, fractions, and negative numbers. Also, four questions on writing inequalities. Worksheet: Space for students to record their work and add to their Skull OutlineAnswer KeyTeacher Notes: I have students work in groups of 2-4 and print the task cards for each group. I explain to them that
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7th - 9th
Arithmetic Sequences Partner Worksheet
This arithmetic sequence partner worksheet provides an engaging way for students to think through arithmetic sequences. Students work with a partner to complete nine (9) different arithmetic sequences problems to find the next term, missing term, or common difference. Students are given six (6) problems limited to integers and three (3) problems limited to rational numbers.I like to use this activity as an in-class practice assignment. Students can work through the problems at their own pace and
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8th - 11th
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Ancient Egyptian Mathematics
This includes the hieroglyphic number system and Egyptian unit fractions. It is can be used a worksheet or guided notes on ancient Egyptian mathematics.
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8th - 12th
Australian Gift Shop Math Game in 3 levels
A fun shopping game in three levels. Students shop and purchase products from an Australian gift shop, using fake money. The shop owner has to calculate the change for the shopper. In the Elementary level, students are required to purchase more than one of a given item, which forces them to practice multiplication.In the Algebra levels, product prices are expressions containing both variables and constants. The students practice combining like terms by adding the constants separately from th
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5th - 9th
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Thomas Telford Engineering Challenge
The Thomas Telford Engineering Challenge is intended for senior high school students who have some interest in engineering as a career option. This Challenge is in celebration of the world tour of the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry and the Scarborough, Ontario, Exhibition in particular. More supporting learning activities are coming very soon -- Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, Diversity -- STEAM'D. Student team entries will be judged by a panel of Professional Engineers. All brought to
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11th - 12th
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Black History Facts with a quick HS level math sheet
This is a quick worksheet for students who've seen algebra, PEMDAS, and exponential functions. You can give students a quick review of the interest equation before handing this out as that is a leap that would take this out of reach of most students.Side quest for fast students: How much would Morgan's earnings be worth today?
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10th - 12th
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