Hello teachers friends! My name is Niki.I have been teaching mathematics for over 20 years. My subjects are Algebra through Calculus 3 along with Geometry, Trig and Differential Equations. My passion is to create engaging fun and rigorous math resources of high quality for teachers and students. My products include partner and group activities, matching and sorting activities, multiple-choice games, rigorous worksheets & lessons, challenging independent practice, homework assignments, etc.
Hello teachers friends! My name is Niki.I have been teaching mathematics for over 20 years. My subjects are Algebra through Calculus 3 along with Geometry, Trig and Differential Equations. My passion is to create engaging fun and rigorous math resources of high quality for teachers and students. My products include partner and group activities, matching and sorting activities, multiple-choice games, rigorous worksheets & lessons, challenging independent practice, homework assignments, etc.
This is a fun mermaids themed matching activity on inverse functions. The problem slides/pages are four as there are four problems per each slide/page; on each slide/page students are also given the answers of the fourth problems. Students are asked to find the inverse function of each function given and then use the tool of curvilinear coupling to match each problem with its answer. On the first slide/page the given functions are linear, on the second slide/page the functions are polynomial (quadratic, qubic, quartic), on the third slide/page the given functions are radical (square root, cube root, 4th root) and on the fourth slide/page the functions are rational.
There are 5 answer key slides.
NOTE: This product is created as a Google Slides product. I have converted it to PDF item here. I have included 2 PDF files - the one has each slide as a page and the other has two and four slides on a page for easy and more economic printing!
This is a fun multiple-choice game called “What Species of Turtle am I?” on inverse functions.
On each slide/page students are given one function and are asked to find its inverse function. There is also a picture of a turtle, four answer choices and four names of turtle species corresponding to each optional answer. Students solve the problem and chose an answer, the answer will reveal to them what species is the turtle. The slides/pages with problems are seven. The functions included are quadratic, cubic, rational, radical (square and cube roots), exponential and trigonometric.
The answer key is included.
NOTE: This product is created as a Google Slides product. I have converted it to PDF item here. I have included 2 PDF files - the one has each slide as a page and the other has two and three slides on a page for easy and more economic printing!
This is an engaging card sort activity on quadratic functions. Students have 20 cards with a statement on each card concerning one of these characteristics:
the domain
the axis of symmetry
the vertex
the interval on increasing or interval of decreasing
the range
the maximum or minimum value
the x- intercepts
y- intercept
the standard and vertex forms
Students have to check whether the statement is true and chose the option ”TRUE” or the option “FALSE” for each card. Then students sort the cards.
Students can work in pairs or individually.
Student recording sheet and answer keys are included.
Students will enjoy while exploring the characteristics of quadratic functions (domain, range, vertex, axes of symmetry, x- and y- intercepts), converting quadratic functions in standard form to vertex form and graphing quadratic functions with the activities of this growing bundle. The bundle contains PDF items. There are included partner activities, multiple-choice game, card sort, “true” or “false” activity, a maze, rigorous practice with 86 problems classified into types, practice forms A & B.
All the answer keys are included.
This is a fun and engaging multiple - choice game on converting quadratic functions from standard to vertex form. Students are given 12 slides/pages - 12 problems to solve. On each slide/page there is given a quadratic function and a realistic illustration of a dinosaur, 4 optional answers as each corresponds to a name of a dinosaur. Students enjoy converting the functions as they want to find out which are these dinosaurs.
Answer keys included.
NOTE: This product is created as a Google Slides product. I have converted it to PDF item here. I have included 2 PDF files - the one has each slide as a page and the other has three slides on a page for easy and more economic printing!
If you need engaging practice with various and challenging problems on cube root this one is like that. It consists of total 47 problems - 26 are evaluating numerical expressions with cube root, 15 problems are simplifying cube root expressions with and without variables, 4 problems are rationalizing the denominator and the last two problems are proving two equalities. Three student recording sheets are provided.
Full typed solutions are included.
This is an engaging three levels practice on adding and subtracting rational expressions. Students are given three pages/slides as there are 8 problems per page/slide. Students have to add or subtract and then simplify their results if possible. The problems are well thought so after adding or subtracting students will obtain rational fractions that can be simplified. On the first page/slide (problems level 1) students add and subtract rational expressions having the same denominators or the one fraction has a denominator a-b and the other fraction has a denominator b-a. On the second page/slide (level 2) students add and subtract rational fractions having different denominators. Students will need to factor the denominators factoring out a GCF and using the difference of squares formula. On the third page/slide (problems level 3) students add and subtract three rational fractions with different denominators.
It is not needed for students to solve all of the problems as classwork, however they can have some of the problems as homework. The product can be used as a group activity as well (groups of 4 as each student will solve 2 problems from each page/slide).
Answer keys are included.
NOTE: This product is created as a Google Slides product. I have converted it to PDF item here. I have included 2 PDF files - the one has each slide as a page and the other has two or three slides on a page for easy and more economic printing!
This is a fun game called “Knock Down the Skittles” on multiplying and dividing rational expressions. The problem pages/slides are three. On each page/slide students are given four problems, pictures of five skittles and five answer choices each written below each skittle. Students perform the indicated operation solving a problem and search for the answer they have obtained. They will find their answer written below some of the skittles. Students are said to “knock down” this skittle (they can scratch it off/strike it through). One of the skittles can not be “knocked down” as below it is written a false answer. If students solve all the problems on the page/slide correctly they will find out which one is this skittle. Finally students are asked to connect each problem with its answer drawing a line (students can use and another way to match the problems with their answers for instance marking the problem and its answer the same symbol or color).
There are included three answer key pages/slides at the end of this document.
NOTE: This product is created as a Google Slides product. I have converted it to PDF item here. I have included 2 PDF files - the one has each slide as a page and the other has two or three slides on a page for easy and more economic printing!
This is an engaging practice on multiplying matrices with carefully chosen problems some with nice answers. There are included nine challening tasks. Here is a description of the tasks:
Task 1. Given a matrix A (2x2). Students have to determine f(A) which is a quadratic function of A (two problems here)
Task 2 is proving that two matrices (2x2) are commuting (two problems included)
Task 3 is finding AB and BA given A^t (3X2) and B (3x2).
Task 4 is proving that A^2=A , A is 3x3
Task 5. Given a matrix A (3x3). Students have to determine f(A) which is a quadratic function of A.
Taks 6 is finding AB as A is 3x3 and B is 3x3. The answer is really nice.
Task 7 is finding AB-BA (two problems here)
Task 8 is performing indicated operations AB+CD
Task 9. Given matrices A,B and C. Students have to prove that A(BC)=(AB)C
Students have enough room to show work on the practice sheets.
This resource can be used as independent and extra practice, enrichment and homework.
Answer key is included.
This is an engaging practice on adding and subtracting rational expressions (two and three addends) consisting of two problem pages/slides and containing five tasks. First task is addind and subtracting rational expressions (seven problems), the second task is evaluating rational expressions for given values of the variables (students have to perform adding or subtracting first), the third task is finding a rational expression so that a given statement to be true. The fourth task is determining which of given statements are true and which are false and the fifth task is proving that the values of two rational expressions do not depend on the values of the variables. There is included a page/slide with tables where students can record their answers.(Students can show work on separate sheet of paper).
Answer keys are included.
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This is an engaging and fun activity on solving trigonometric equations called “Who Did Say This?”. Students are given 12 trigonometric equations to solve. Each problem is “accompanied” by an aphorism. Students can find the answers of the problems on the next page/slide. Each answer of a problem is “accompanied” by the name of the author of the aphorism to the problem. If students solved all the equations correctly they will find who had said each of the twelve aphorisms.
Students can draw a numbered oval in the field of the answer they have chosen as correct.
Answer key is included.
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This is a partner activity on dividing polynomials (no remainders) called “Get the Same Answer”. There are three problem pages/slides as each page/slide contains four sections. In each section are gven one problem for partner A and one problem for partner B. The partners’ problems of one section are very similar. Partners are asked to perform the division operation and then to compare their answers. There is an empty box provided in each section where partners can record their one and the same answer. Problems increase in difficulty with each section. Dividends are polynomials from 2nd to 6th degrees and divisors are linear, quadratic and cubic binomials and quadratic trinomials.
Answer key is included.
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This is an engaging famous inventors themed 6 levels practice on dividing polynomials using long division. The problem pages/slides are 6 as the problems included on 1st page/slide are level 1 problems, the problems included on 2nd page/slide are level 2 problems and etc. Each page/slide contains 5 similar problems. Students can record their answers in the empty boxes on the pages/slides.
This resource can be used as individual practice, as partner or even group activity.
Answer keys are included.
NOTE: This product is created as a Google Slides product. I have converted it to PDF item here. I have included 2 PDF files - the one has each slide as a page and the other has two or three slides on a page for easy and more economic printing!
Students will review the most of the concepts of Calculus with this funny themed practice. There are 3 problem pages/slides as the first contains 12 problems on Differential Calculus (finding the first derivative the product and chain rule, implicit differentiation, relative extrema, inflection points, finding limits using L’Hospital’s Rule), the second page/slide contains 12 problems on Integral Calculus (finding indefinite integrals -basic integration,u-substitution, integration by parts, evaluating definite integrals, improper integrals, differential equations) and the third page/slide has 11 problems on both Differential and Integral Calculus (finding limits of radical and trigonometric functions, limits at infinity, absolute extrema of functions on given intervals, evaluating integrals, finding the volume of a region bounded by given functions and revolved about x and y axes).
Students can work independently which is better if time permits or in groups of 2 or 3.
Answer keys are included.
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This is an engaging practice on calculating the determinant of a matrix (2x2 and 3x3). It consists of two parts. Part 1 are problems on matrices 2x2 and part 2 are problems on matrices 3x3. There are included a total of 5 tasks. Task 1 (part 1) is calculating the determinants of six matrices 2x2. Task 2 (part 2) - students have to express the determinant of each of eight matrices 2x2 in the terms of the variables in them. Task 1 (part 2) is computing the determinant of each of six matrices 3x3. Task 2 (part 2) -students have to express the determinants of each of 5 matrices 3x3 in the terms of the variables in them. Task 3 (part 2) is solving four equations of type detA=detB as A is a 3x3 matrix and B is 2x2 matrix, detA=Number as A is a 3x3 matrix.
Tasks 2 and 3 of part 2 contain challenging problems.
Worksheets have enough room for students to show work.
This resource can be used as independent/extra practice, enrichment and homework.
Answer keys are included.
This is a circus animals themed maze on dividing a polynomial by a monomial. (Polynomials included are with one and two variables). Students start solving and use each answer to navigate through the maze. Students will need to solve 12 problems properly to complete the maze. Students can draw a colored line to display their answer path. It would be nice if students show work on this activity on a separate sheet of paper.
Answer keys are included.
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This is an astronaut themed 5 levels practice on multiplying a polynomial by a monomial. The problem pages/slides are five as the first page/slide are first level problems, the second page/slide are 2nd level problems, etc. Each page/slide contains 5 problems. Students have to multiply, then write in standard form and then classify the obtained polynomials. There are empty boxes provided where students can record their answers.
Answer keys are included.
NOTE: This product is created as a Google Slides product. I have converted it to PDF item here. I have included 2 PDF files - the one has each slide as a page and the other has two or three slides on a page for easy and more economic printing!
This is an engaging practice on multiplying and dividing rational expressions that consists of 4 tasks. The first task is multiplying and dividing rational expressions (eight problems), the second task are three problems, students have to perform the indicated operations and then to evaluate the obtained expressions for the given values of the variables. Task 3 is proving that two statements are true and task 4 is finding an unknown rational expression U so that a given statement to be true. This product can be used as independent extra practice, homework or assessment. There is provided a page/slide with tables where students can record their answers.(Students can show their work on separate sheet of paper).
Answer key is included.
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This is a fun matching activity on complex fractions called “What kind of butterfly is this?”. Students are provided with 10 challenging problems as there is one problem given on each page/slide. The number of the problem is the number of a butterfly/moth given on a picture. Students solve the problem and search for its answer in a table. The answer reveals the name of the butterfly numbered with the same number as the problem. Students are instructed to record in the table the number of the problem/butterfly in the row where is its answer and beside the name of the butterfly (to match the problem with its answer). There is also an interesting fact given for each butterfly on each page/slide. This product stimulates student interests in both algebra and zoology.
The answer key is included.
NOTE: This product is created as a Google Slides product. I have converted it to PDF item here. I have included 2 PDF files - the one has each slide as a page and the other has two or three slides on a page for easy and more economic printing!
These are 7 monster themed task cards as there are 2 problems per card/slide/page - the one problem is multiplying two rational expressions and the other problem is dividing rational expressions. Students multiply or divide as they factor the numerators and denominators and then cancel the common factors. Students will need to use factoring out a GCF and the polynomial identity for difference of squares to simplify each expression given.
This product can be used as independent and extra practice, partner activity (in the first page/slide partner A will perform multiplication and partner B will perform division, on the next page/slide partner A will divide and partner B will multiply rational fractions and etc), homework assignment and even as an assessment.
The answer key is contained at the end of this document.
NOTE: This product is created as a Google Slides product. I have converted it to PDF item here. I have included 2 PDF files - the one has each slide as a page and the other has two or three slides on a page for easy and more economic printing!