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.
In this fun strawberry themed activity, students will operate with rational expressions (add, subtract, multiply, divide) and simplify rational expressions.
Activity Directions: Students are asked to simplify 12 expressions. The equivalent to them expressions (the answers) are recorded on twelve of 13 strawberries on a given picture. Every time students arrive at a correct answer, they will “pick up the strawberry” having this answer written on it. Students are also asked to find the only one strawberry who can NOT be picked up. “It is the sweetest one”.
The product can possibly be used as a partner or a group activity (groups of 2 or 3).
Student recording sheets, answer keys and solutions are provided.
This resource contains a total of 49 problems. Students will apply the properties of logarithms to evaluate logarithms and logarithmic expressions.
The packet has 5 worksheets:
⟐ The first worksheet has the students evaluating 15 logarithms without using a calculator.
⟐ The second worksheet is evaluating 15 logarithms with base 10 and base e without using a calculator.
⟐ The third worksheet has students evaluating 9 logarithms by using the change of base formula and a calculator.
⟐ The forth worksheet is evaluating 5 logarithmic expressions with same base. Calculators are not allowed.
⟐ The fifth worksheet is evaluating 5 logarithmic expressions with different base. Calculators are not allowed.
The worksheets can be possibly used as partner or group activity, an extra practice and enrichment, an additional assessment or homework assignment.
Full solutions (handwritten clearly) are provided.
In this 18 questions - matching game, students will solve absolute value equations of four types
▸ ∣ax + b∣ = c, c ≧0 ( eleven problems)
▸ ∣ax + b∣ = cx + d ( three problems)
▸ ∣ax + b∣ = ∣cx + d∣ ( two problems)
▸ m ∣ax + b∣ + n ∣± ax + b∣ = p ( the last two problems)
Activity Directions: Students find the solution to each of the equations. The solution sets are written on 18 of 20 mushrooms. When students arrive at a correct answer, they “pick the mushroom” having this answer written on it. It is said that two mushrooms are “poisonous” – with an incorrect answers written on them . Students have to find them out.
The activity can be used individually, in pairs or in groups of 3.
Student recording sheets and answer keys are included.
Students will practice solving trigonometric equations by factoring with this quiz game. This includes multiple - choice questions with nine equations that require the use of Pythagorean, reciprocal, quotient and double angle identities. The focus is on finding both the general and specific solution of a trigonometric equation. Problems range in difficulty.
At first, students solve all the problems. (After that they will need their answers to find out the configuration of a constellation). Students are also given a figure with shapes of a circle, called “stars”. Nine of them form the configuration of a constellation. These nine “stars” are labeled with the correct answers of students’ questions. Students connect the “stars” of the constellation with straight lines in a specified sequence. At last, they try to identify the constellation.
Recording sheets are included for students to show work. An answer key is included as well. This activity can be used as individual practice or in a small group of three. It could also be used as an assessment .
This coloring activity provides students with 12 problems. Students will simplify radicals with variables. After solving a problem, the students find their answer in a table. This tells them what color to use in the coloring page. Students are asked to show work on a recording sheet provided.
Answer key is included.
This is an engaging coloring Easter activity over radical equations (with one and two radicals, extraneous solutions included). Students will be solving 15 equations. After solving, the student finds their answer in a table. This tells them what color to use in the coloring page. Students are asked to show work on recording sheets provided.
Answer key is included.
This is an engaging coloring activity over rational equations. Students will be solving 15 rational equations reducible to linear, quadratic, qubic (equations of third degree that can be solved by factoring and by using the Horner’s method) and quartic (biquadratic). After solving, the student finds their answer in a table. This tells them what color to use in the coloring page. Students are asked to show work on recording sheets provided.
Answer key is included.
This fun coloring activity provides students with 12 problems. Students will find the general equation of a circle given its center and radius. After solving a problem, the students find their answer in a table. This tells them what color to use in the coloring page. Students are asked to show work on recording sheets provided.
Answer key is included.
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.
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.
NOTE: This product is created as a Google Slides product. **I have converted it to PDF item here. **
This is an engaging practice on radical expressions. On the first page/slide students are given two tasks. The first task is finding the domain of 6 irrational expressions the second task is rationalizing the denominator of 8 expressions. On the second page/slide students have another two tasks. The third task is evaluating 4 radical expressions for given values of the variables and the fourth task is simplifying 4 radical expressions. Thus, students are provided with a total of 22 various and challenging problems.
The product can be used as independent/extra practice and enrichment.
The answer keys are 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.
This is an engaging scarecrow funny themed activity on operations on functions. Students are given 5 slides/pages to work on. Each slide/page contains 9 functions given in a table. Students type their answers in another table where are given 8 problems. 1 slide/page is adding functions, 2 slide/page is subtracting functions, 3 slide/page - multiplying functions, 4 slide/page - dividing functions and 5 slide/page are mixed operations. Functions included are linear, quadratic, cubic, rational, radical and exponential. (Students need to know how to perform operations with polynomials and rational expressions, rationalizing the denominator, dividing exponents, difference of squares formula, adding radicals to handle with the given problems).
This activity can be completed individually or students can work in pairs/groups.
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!
This is a five levels kids with pets themed engaging practice on factoring by grouping. Students are given 5 pages/slides to work on as there are four different problems in the same level of difficulty on each page/slide. Page 1/Slide 1 are problems of level 1, page 2/slide 2 contains problems of level 2, etc, page 5/ slide 5 are the most challenging problems. There is an empty box provided below each problem where students to record their answer. (Students can show their work on separate sheet of paper).
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 self-checking circuit activity on finding the general and particular solutions of a separable differential equation. There is provided space for students to show work on the pages.
Activity directions: Students begin with the problem #1, solve the problem, find the answer somewhere else on the pages ( which are three) and write “2” in the blank. Then student solve that problem (#2), search for the answer again and when find it write “3” in the next blank. Students continue in this manner until they return to the problem #1. They should solve all the 15 problems before returning to the start point.
Answer keys are included.
This coloring activity provides students with 12 problems. Students will solve logarithmic equations (extraneous solutions included). After solving a problem, the students find their answer in a table. This tells them what color to use in the coloring page. Students are asked to show work on a recording sheet provided.
Answer key is included.
This coloring activity provides students with 12 problems. Students will solve polynomial equations having real and complex roots/zeros. After solving a problem, the students find their answer in a table. This tells them what color to use in the coloring page. Students are asked to show work on a recording sheet provided.
Answer key is included.
This coloring activity provides students with 12 problems. Students will add and subtract rational expressions. After solving a problem, the students find their answer in a table. This tells them what color to use in the coloring page. Students are asked to show work on recording sheets provided.
Answer key is included.
This coloring activity provides students with 12 problems. Students will multiply and divide rational expressions. After solving a problem, the students find their answer in a table. This tells them what color to use in the coloring page. Students are asked to show work on recording sheets provided.
Answer key is included.
This is a fun and engaging matching game for 2 players on solving rational equations called “Collect More Open Boxes and Win!”. Students are given a total of 20 problems. Player A starts first choosing at random two equations to solve, then player B chooses another two problems to solve. Players continue in this way until all problems are finished. They search for their answers written on closed or open boxes on the boxes board. Whoever has collected more open boxes wins the game. There is one bonus box that anyone who has solved all problems correctly gains. This box can be gained by the two players at the same time. If a player has solved a problem incorrectly he/she does not get any box. Recording sheets for the players are provided. There students show their work and mark open or closed box is gained with the solution of each problem.
The rational equations are various (extraneous solutions included). Please view the preview to see all the problems included.
Answer key is included.
This fun Thanksgiving themed activity will help students review such topics as
♦ first, second and higher order derivatives
♦ intervals of increasing and decreasing
♦ critical points and local extrema
The functions included are polynomial, rational, radical, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic (common and composite functions).
The problems covers all the basic derivative rules, including power rule, product and quotient rules and chain rule.
Activity Directions: Students work through 15 problems. All the answers are written on 15 of 18 turkeys on a given picture. Every time students arrive at a correct answer, they will “get the turkey” having this answer written on it. Students are asked to find three happy turkeys who can NOT be caught.
The product can be possibly used as a partner or a group activity (group of 3).
Student recording sheets and the answer key are provided.
I wish you very happy and blessed Thanksgiving!