Avoid the zombies by traveling vertically and horizontally on a coordinate plane. Students build vocabulary around angle relationships and classification of triangles. Link to blog postabout this activity. Students will use linear inequalities with domain and range restrictions to draw (and shade) several polygons. This packet contains 8 questions that students can use to practice solving Trig Equations. Writing Linear Equations with restricted domain and range by Nora Oswald (added 10/25/17), Des-face Using Domain and Rangeby Elizabeth Kerns. Edited with love by Desmos Teaching Faculty. I pray that it benefits you all! In this brief activity, students count the number of peaches in a photograph. A set of 30 Marbleslides Challenges to run throughout the year. Inspired by Jon Orr. My hope was that using Desmos to verify their answers would help them see graphically when they had made an . by Desmos. Desmos is an interactive math platform that allows students to explore concepts deeply, collaborate with their peers, and practice creative problem-solving. Students practice asking questions using vocabulary such as: acute angle, obtuse angle, right angle, complementary angles, supplementary angles, corresponding angles, vertical angles, alternate interior angles, alternate exterior angles, congruent angles, transversal, parallel lines, perpendicular lines. A set of 36 Marbleslide Challenges to run throughout the year. Commuting Times This activity illustrates the relationship between a dataset (which is usually not a function) and a model of the data (whichin algebrais a function). This activity serves as an example of the usefulness of mathematical structure in general (in this case, the coordinate grid) and a potential launching point into discussions about rate of change for linear functions. by mathycathy. (added 10/25/17). Students watch glasses filling with water and graph what they see to uncover (mis)conceptions about graphs. https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/04/06/could-this-digital-math-tool-change-instruction-for-the-better/. This activity will help your students understand the definition of a proportional relationship. The linear model predicts they'll eventually have an instantaneous running time.) Inspired by Investigating Rate of Change from an Equation by Mr Rothe (see below). This activity follows up on Function Carnival, using the contexts (and students' intuitions) in that activity to build some more formal ideas about functions and function notation. This can be used as an independent investigation (if students have access to computers/personal devices) or as a guided lesson. (updated version added 10/17/16), by Shena Wald. Edited with love by Desmos. (added 9/18/16), Polygraph: Shady Lines [inequalities] by Andrew Stadel. Both activities contain the same problems.During the activity, students will:Sort standar. Effective teachers optimize the potential of technology to develop students' understanding, stimulate their interest, and increase their proficiency in mathematics. (10/9/16) [also listed with grade 8]. Quizzes with auto-grading, and real-time student data. (added 9/10/16). The activity begins with a review of the graphical meaning of a solution to a system. We'll spend most of our time on Desmos and looking at Desmos Classroom Activities.) Edited with love by Desmos. When students enter the code, Desmos randomly mixes up the cards on their screens. 30-45 minutes. Inspired by and with gratitude to Illustrative Mathematics and Open Up Resources. Music and Money Students use a table, graph, and equation to calculate how much a musical artist earned on Spotify in 2015. 30-45 minutes. (added 4/25/17), Correlation Card Sortby mathycathy. Students take their existing geometric understanding of parallel lines and build an algebraic understanding of parallel lines on top of that. They find a trend line and interpret the slope of the line. One is the picker and the other the questioner. After the picker chooses one graph or picture, the questioner asks yes or no questions and uses the answers to narrow down the correct graph or picture. Three of the relationships are expressed algebraically, while two are expressed verbally in the context of a classroom: (person, grade level) and (person, shirt color). Students investigate patterns in order make predictions about the number of blue and purple squares in a grid of pixels. They examine actual data from 1984-2012 and notice changes in the trend, reflecting on the strength and weakness of the linear model. Students will learn how to use restrictions on equations of horizontal and vertical lines in order to draw a face on Desmos. This activity is based on the work of Don Steward. This page was last edited on 9 December 2016, at 13:16. A triple card sort to help students practice classifying functions: * that are and are not linear; * that are and are not parallel to a given line; * that are and are not perpendicular to a given line. Then the two will swap roles. Visual Patterns -- linear and nonlinear (not sorted by grade level), Counting Arrays (not sorted by grade level), Problems / Puzzles (not sorted by grade level), Number Line and Coordinate Plane (not sorted by grade level), Grade 6 (but could work at other grades, too! (Does not require writing equation for the line.). Use $ { } for variable content in. Exponent Match Card sort. Although I used this with, Check out: How to Color an Emoji Digitally? If so, this resource is for you! Posted on December 23, 2016. Development. TRUTH or LIE? (added 9/18/16), Students often confuse the concepts of "square" and "square root". How to get kids exactly one ton of practice writing equations for line segments, while engaging in purposeful image making. 30-45 minutes. After the card sort, students discuss whether a given student has sorted two pairs of cards correctly, and in the process consider equivalence and commutativity. How would you count the filled in purple dots? by Desmos. (Grade 7/8?). Students will learn how to add integers using the number line. A simple card sort for Rational vs. Irrational numbers, and then a couple of follow-up questions after that. Let's explore similar rectangles, their perimeters, and their areas! In this activity students are able to interact and explore different representations of a linear growing pattern. This is a beginners activity for introduction to dilations (8.G.A.3 & 8.G.A.4). Hit 'Em Have your students construct lines that go through the points while thinking about their strategy as they do! Point Collectorby Desmos Teaching Faculty. "Visual Patterns" guide students through the process of generalizing patterns algebraically. In this activity, students practice finding equations of lines in order to land a plane on a runway. Wafers and Crme Students use informal math reasoning skills to answer the question of which has more calories: a single chocolate Oreo wafer, or a single layer of crme. The following article on MindShift by Katrina Schwartz details the many ways that Desmos is changing how mathematics is being taught: Sum and Differences on the Number Line In this short activity, students explore the relationships among a + b, a b and b a on a number line when the precise values of "a" and "b" are unknown, but their signs are known. 3) Did you find the sample activities engaging? Match My Pictureby Desmos. (added 10/9/16). Practice. Function Carnival, Part DeuxThis activity follows up on Function Carnival, using the contexts (and students' intuitions) in that activity to build some more formal ideas about functions and function notation. Note: This activity requires that students collect walking data prior to completing the activity. Playing Catch-Upby Desmos. I want to organize my activity, and it would be easier if I can see whole activity, and move the screens (papers) into the order that I want. This is from the MAP lesson Estimating Length Using Scientific Notation(added 9/18/16). A novel way to assess and/or review Order of Operations with students! If you are returning to this document and want to find whabattlets new, search for the word added using or to bring up activities entered since this resource was first created. Students will be able to Use arithmetic computations to inform their use of algebraic symbols State the meanings of variables in context. 60+ minutes. Polygraph Points by Robert Kaplinsky. (added 2/9/17), Polygraph: Angle Relationships by mathycathy. This can be done at the start of the activity, or during the previous day. Insurance. As students work, they use Listsin the graphing calculator to look for and make use of structure. Then they'll put the algebraic expression to the test, and see if it helps them find the tiles for lots of pools very quickly. Students are encouraged toEXPLORE and DISCOVER graphing functions whilecreating beautiful holiday pictures.Detailed instructions are included to get students started on the project, and from there, they can work to their own abilities. [Desmos is a free app that can be used on any device. (also listed below with grade 8 linear), X Pattern In this task, students analyze the structure of a visual pattern. Now you can swap out those informal words for more formal ones. (added 10/11/17), . The column on the left is limiting. It is aligned to VA 2016 SOLs. 15-30 minutes. Polygraph - RampsWhat informal language might students have in their conversations about the steepness of ramps, attributes of triangles, etc.? Edited with love by Nathan Kraft. It uses the context of quadrilaterals in the coordinate plane. Sector Areaby Desmos. Students sort cards into four categories: whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, irrational numbers. Students are forced to find common factors and greatest common factors to create adjacent rectangles with a common side. 30-45 minutes. In this activity, students use sliders to explore the relationship between price and number of pieces for various Star Wars LEGO sets and to make several predictions based on that model. In this activity, students make predictions aboutand witha line of best fit. Desmos Tip: You can print your expressions as well as your graph! You can search for activities by keyword at, . There are a number of domain and range activities in the Desmos database. (added 11/19/17). Learn More Global Math Art Contest 2022 Gallery See all of the featured graphs! Students practice performing translations and reflections of triangles. This Card Sort provides numerical expressions, word phrases, and red images that will help students make connections between concrete visuals and abstract notation. Students will be able to Identify important features of lines Precisely describe these features to their peers Increase their vocabulary relevant to lines. (added 12/3/16). Key vocabulary that may appear in student questions includes: translation, rotation, reflection, dilation, scale factor, pre-image, and image. Students will watch 15-second videos and translate them into graphs with your help. The instructor can view the dashboard to quickly assess which students are grouping cards correctly. Learn more in this post: by Cindy Whitehead. For our midterm, I decided to let my students use Desmos. In this activity, students explore the relation between median age at first marriage and time (number of years since 1960) for men and women. number lines) to the TWO-variable representation of the coordinate plane. This activity builders is different. ), Students use piecewise functions to match graphs of rays and segments, interpret function values in a graphical context, and apply what they learn to a postage rates problem. A transformations review designed for Math 8 students. (added 4/18/17), by Andrew Stadel. And with our Activity Builder, you can even create your own! Working with Dilations This is a beginners activity for introduction to dilations (8.G.A.3 & 8.G.A.4). Let's see how these new "choice" features work with students today! Later, students use an algebraic model to make what we hope will be an even more accurate calculation. by Andrew Stadel. Here are a few activities that give you a taste of the possibilities: Polygraphs, such as https://teacher.desmos.com/polygraph/custom/56ec19cad56751cb087d4b0d, are a guessing game between two classmates. There are 15 questions provided. For a the more traditional "hands on" version click here. Development. Edited with love by Desmos. In the early rounds of the game, students may notice graph features like strong and weak associations, even though they may not use those words to describe them. Key vocabulary that may appear in student questions includes: right, left, above, below, quadrant, axis, positive, negative, coordinate, x-value (or abscissa), and y-value (or ordinate). They begin by identifying which graph is which (private, public, two-year), and continue by making a prediction, building and using a model, and testing their prediction against actual data. Constructing Squares This activity will reinforce the basics of coordinate geometry and linear graphs with restrictions. The presentation is for the teacher to display on the board. In this Desmos-ified treatment of a classic math problem, students will first construct expressions with numbers to determine the number of tiles that border a pool. Some of the challenges are very difficult to complete using a single equation, but many can be completed using a number of linear equations. by Jennifer Vadnais. Polygraph: Rectangles At first glance, these are *just* rectangles, but many perimeters and areas have been strategically chosen. Choose your own adventure from 8 Visual Patterns! ), Polygraph: Distance-Timeby David Petro.This Polygraph focuses on describing the characteristics of distance-time graphs with linear sections (or more generally piecewise continuous linear functions). by mathycathy. Use the links to either assign activities to your class. They progress through adding two positives, two negatives, opposites, and one of each. A silent video helps students visualize how a balanced scale can model solving an equation. This activity asks students to notice and use properties of linear functions to make groups of three. This activity helps students understand the need for a common language to describe time and to surface early ideas about that language. Note: Students may get stuck on Screen 7. In this lesson, students: 1) describe and execute translations in words and coordinate notation, and 2) perform error analysis by critiquing a classmate's mistake and then fixing it. Key vocabulary that may appear in student questions includes: concave, convex, equilateral, equiangular, regular, parallel, quadrilateral, pentagon, and hexagon. The activity begins with a quick review of graphing linear equations, and ends with several "create your own story" challenges. Addition of Integers - Hot Air Balloon by Elizabeth Raskin. This activity illustrates the relationship between a dataset (which is usually not a function) and a model of the data (whichin algebrais a function). Avoid the zombies by traveling vertically and horizontally on a coordinate plane. Solving One-Step Equationsby Seth Leavitt. I created this sample activity for my algebra students. #HWYC: How Would You Count - 2AND4 How would you count the filled in purple dots? (added 12/3/16), Exploring Lengths of Line Segmentsby Danielle Braun. (added 8/2/17). This activity introduces students to probability through a spinner game. (added 11/20/16), by roxygirlteacher. It is an effective tool if your goal is to build your students' mathematical language. Edited with love by Desmos Teaching Faculty. This can be done at the start of the activity, or during the previous day. Battle Boats by Desmos. This activity is NOT really "All About Area!". Links are provided in the file at the required places.Teachers: I hope you will like this lesson and I would appreciate if you leave your feedback in reviews. Practice. Desmos makes it easy to add the activity to your account and you can create a class code that students enter to start the activity. Exploring Length with Geoboardsby Michael Fenton. With Simulations, such as https://teacher.desmos.com/carnival, students are able to make mathematical predictions and then compare their predictions with the computers answer. O Pattern This activity consists of a patterning problem to help students understand linear relationships. (added 12/19/17), Talking TimeThis activity helps students understand different ways that people talk about time. There is also an extension where students try to reflect a pre-image across the line y = x. Translations and Reflectionsby Paul Jorgens. This lesson/activity was designed to have students explore the transformations of logarithms using online graphing software through Desmos.com. Zip. The purpose of this activity is for students to develop an informal understanding of equivalent ratios. And since some teachers have a few more weeks left of remote learning, I figured now would be the best time. Pet House: A Linear Project! This activity is designed to strengthen students' linear graphing skills through a series of "match my picture" challenges. In this activity students will compare slopes of lines with a y-intercept of zero. Students will observe a red point transform into a blue point by way of a mystery transformation. Inspired by Investigating Rate of Change from an Equation by Mr Rothe (see below). Retrieved from https://teacher.desmos.com/polygraph/custom/56ec19cad56751cb087d4b0d, Bensley, J. After reading the article and viewing the various options for activities, discuss the following questions with a partner: 1) How would utilizing Desmos Graphing Calculator and Desmos Activity Builder change how you teach mathematics? In this follow-up activity, students investigate two new patterns in order to make predictions about the number of blue and purple squares in a grid of pixels. See more ideas about activities, math, high school math. Basic operations are computed. In this lesson, students: 1) describe and execute translations in words and coordinate notation, and 2) perform error analysis by critiquing a classmate's mistake and then fixing it. (16) $3.50. Designed to spark vocabulary-rich conversations about translations. *HINTS are included for students challenged with the abstract idea of rotations. Step 1: Pick an Activity Visit teacher.desmos.com, scroll down to the featured activities, and pick an activity (we highly recommend Floats and Anchors and DinoPops). Theyll be ready for you to introduce this idea. Then let students play again and experience the power of that formal language. Locating fractions on a number line. This is an exploration activity which utilizes Desmos.com, a free online graphing calculator, to allow students to explore the different transformations of functions. (Includes a nonlinear model. (added 10/9/16), by Elizabeth Raskin. Designed to spark vocabulary-rich conversations about functions and relations. [Web log comment] Retrieved from: https://saravanderwerf.com/2016/07/28/evangelizing-desmos/, S. Vanderwerf. This Desmos card sort is a quick and easy way to help your students practice rewriting equations of lines. The object is for students to make the marbles hit each star when they are dropped. by Seth Leavitt. This can be done individually or with a partner. Students will also interpret the parameters of their equation in context. It includes corresponding angles, but does not require that student know alternate interior, etc. In this activity, students explore linear inequalities (and systems of linear inequalities), with an emphasis on the graphical and algebraic meaning of solutions. They describe this pattern in words and pictures, they use it to predict, and they generalize the pattern. Application. In this activity, students work through a series of slalom-themed challenges to strengthen and stretch their algebraic and graphical understanding of lines. Students can of course add their own holiday fun on the last slide.The activity is ready to go, just choose "Copy & Edit" after clicking the given link, and then "Assign" to, Looking for a no-prep autumn graphing activity for your students? Which One Doesn't Belong? Eventually they'll create an algebraic expression and see how it helps them mow lots of lawns very quickly. Polygraph: Polygons Designed to spark vocabulary-rich conversations about polygons and their physical characteristics. In this activity, students build coordinate plane proficiency through a guess-the-location-style game. (added 3/30/19), In this activity, students use Desmos-powered geoboards to explore triangles and their areas. 30-45 minutes. Adapted from Malcolm Swan's. 5.0. Edited with love by Desmos Teaching Faculty. Challenge students to a few puzzles with transversals. Zip. Desmos Activity Builder provides teachers with a number of options for activities. Students explore the relationship between world record time and distance for various track and field events. Graphing linear equations in slope-intercept form. They will read different descriptions of time for example 5:15 or 15 after 5 or quarter after 5 and try to set a clock to that time. This Custom Polygraph is designed to spark vocabulary-rich conversations about points in the coordinate plane. Edited with love by Desmos Teaching Faculty. Edited with love by Desmos Teaching Faculty. V2by Desmos. In this proportional reasoning activity, students will explore unit rate in the Click Battle arena. Use Desmos Exploration #2 to reinforce: - Horizontal lines have a zero slope and an equation of y =, You and your students will enjoy learning how to use the Desmos Scientific Calculator with these resources. (Add 9/10/16), by Desmos. A card sort with follow-up questions for students beginning their studies of bivariate data. Students will see what other students choose, and consider different opinions and justifications. Blue Point Ruleby Desmos. Inspired by by Beth Fergusons blog posts. Pizza Slices Have students guess how many slices of a pizza make a whole. (added 9/10/16). See also this blog post http://mrorr-isageek.com/pentomino-puzzles/(added 9/10/16), Expressions Mash-Up (card sort) by mathycathy. Having the students write both the equation, graph the function, and use a verbal description will require students to become familiar with transformation vocabulary. In particular, they consider what happens when the two lines are parallel vs when they are not. 45-60 minutes Introduction. Desmos and Desmos Classroom Activities for Math Grades 7-12 Jim Olsen, Ph.D. and Kim Hartweg, Ph.D. Western Illinois University July 2018 (A few slides. (added 4/18/17). Desmos is a graphing application that can be used on the computer or iPad. (6th or 7th Grade?). Graphing Linear Inequalities Students work through a series of graphing challenges to strengthen their understanding of linear inequalities. Your students will LOVE the opportunity to digitally create a piece of art while showing their mastery of writing piecewise functions. This brief activity has students place 2/3 on the number line and describe their thinking. How did your classmates see it? The activity closes by asking students to interpret the parameters in context. (added 10/9/16), Coin Captureby Desmos 15-30 minutes. Womens 4x100 Olympic RelayStudents examine a scatter plot showing winning times for the 4x100 m Olympic relay from 1928-1980. After making an initial prediction, students use a graph to make a more accurate prediction. In that case, you may find the following. Meant for a 90-minute class period. (Added 9/10/16). by Sean Sweeney. See, by Christopher Kunkel. (added 10/9/16), First Properties Card SortSort equations into the following properties: Commutative, Associative, Multiplicative property of zero, Identity, Inverse, and Distributive (added 9/10/16), Penny Circle How many pennies fit in the circle? Avoid the zombies by traveling vertically and horizontally on a coordinate plane. (added 9/18/16), by Joel Bezaire. Please enter your response into this Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwaY1rgHDoPqev1lR4SmkrWwNqROsbN4cbvRcG673Wdi2T4Q/viewform With Card Sort activities, such as https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/582772edaaede8571b3df6db, students are able to group images, graphs, and/or words/phrase that are similar. Students are lead through step-by-step on how to1) Create a desmos account2), Introduction to Solving Trig Equations with Desmos Some of the challenges are very difficult to complete using a single equation, but all should be possible to complete using a number of linear equations. (added 10/9/16). (2016, July 28) Evangelizing desmos. Students practice what they've learned about solving systems of linear equations. Smallest Solutionby Desmos. Charge! Internet Activities. (added 11/19/17). First, if the subscript has more than one character (unless possibly it's a number), then it needs to have curly braces. Students explore the relationship between college costs and time. by Andrew Stadel Edited with love by Desmos Teaching Faculty. tudents demonstrate (and deepen) their understanding of fractions by shading part of a square, and later, part of an equilateral triangle. by Michael Fenton. The final screens provide an opportunity for students to experience the power of algebraic expressions. (added 4/18/17). But its a graph that we have seen multiple requests for over time. This ones short but it will make your brain ache. Your students will LOVE the opportunity to digitally create a piece of art while showing their mastery of writing piecewise functions. by David Petro.This Polygraph focuses on describing the characteristics of distance-time graphs with linear sections (or more generally piecewise continuous linear functions). Learners were to group all the functions together and all the non-functions together. There are multiple ways to solve a system, including: graphing, substitution, and elimination. Fraction coefficients are weird, this might make them less so. Below you can find tabs that list out new features added to Desmos Math Tools and Classroom Activities, sorted by date. (nonlinear). Students build number sense by partitioning rectangles, placing fractions on a number line, and making connections between these two representations. Teachers will see which time formats are easier and harder for students. In particular, students focus on linear vs nonlinear association, strong vs weak association, and increasing vs decreasing plots. In this activity, students use angles to adjust lasers and mirrors as they seek to hit all three targets in a series of challenges. Practice. Edited with love by mathycathy. Now, it's time to transition to DESMOS. (added 8/17/17) See. See this tweetfor a good pic of the template. A template for students to crea, This is an exploration activity which utilizes Desmos.com, a free online graphing calculator, to allow students to explore the different transformations of functions. Star Wars Earnings Students use U.S. opening weekend movie data to predict total U.S. gross for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. (added 9/10/16). These challenges can be used with any level from Algebra 1 through and beyond Calculus. Polygraph: Scatter Plots Designed to spark vocabulary-rich conversations about scatter plots. In this activity, students work through a series of slalom-themed challenges to strengthen and stretch their algebraic and graphical understanding of lines. Students will follow steps taking them through each of the individual transformations that can occur. In this activity, students explore the idea of "steepness" of line segments. A graphing project inspired by David Petro, Kathy Henderson, Heather Bolur and her students' work, and Fawn Nguyen! by Dan Meyer. Click the green print button to print your graph on the first page and your expressions on the following pages http://support.desmos.com/entries/22466136-Printing-graphs support.desmos.com Printing graphs Likewise, a solution to a system of linear equations can be interpreted in two ways: (a) graphically, as a point that lies on each line in the system, and (b) algebraically, as an ordered pair that satisfies each equation in the system. (added 2/9/17), How far apart do parking space dividers need to be? Consider using one challenge per day for four days. Random Penguins Created by: Norma Gordon. In this activity, students use linear modeling to predict how long it will take for a smartphone to reach full charge. Regression equations can be calculated. Students make predictions about where a pair of moving dots will meet. The Desmos graphing tool can be accessed via desmos.com OR via Chrome Extension. Key vocabulary that may appear in student questions includes: horizontal, vertical, translation, shift, and slide. Introduction. (n.d.) Function carnival. (added 10/9/16), See also: Desmos Puppy Housemini-project (also in our projects folder). If you prefer to facilitate the introduction/exploration of elimination in a whole class discussion, ask students to stop after Screen 7 (or, duplicate the activity and delete Screens 8-15). Students will be able to Use arithmetic computations to inform their use of algebraic symbols State the meanings of variables in context. Students practice graphing coordinates in a game of a mini golf. These challenges can be used with any level from Algebra 1 through and beyond Calculus. Polygraph: Piecewise Functions Designed to spark vocabulary-rich conversations about piecewise functions. ), Grade 8 (but could work at other grades, too! This activity walks students step-by-step through the basics of the Desmos graphing calculator from www.desmos.com. What will students discuss with inequalities, shading, open circles, closed circles? 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