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Algebra For All Activities

The Shapes of Algebra , Notes	A211 A212 A213 A231 A232 A233 A312 A321 A331	Linear, Quadratic, Exponential, Absolute Value, Hyperbola This activity is a great beginning of the school year activity. Students work in groups and are asked to graph various functions, analyze tables and symbolic form of functions. Great intro to Algebra I.
Describing Graphs Notes Four Sisters Race Graphs from MT	A213 A214 A217 L124	Linear, Quadratic Students will develop fluency in moving between a verbal description and a graph that represents that situation.
TI-84+ Scavenger Hunt , Notes		This activity is useful to review tools used on the graphing calculator.
Marching in Place , Extension	S211 S212	Linear This activity has students graph ordered pairs and make predictions.
Linear Functions with Statiions	A312 A313	Linear This activity analyzes the role of m and b in slope-intercept form.
Recursive Representation	Teacher Tool	Linear This is a quick look at recursive representation and how you could introduce it.
Scatter Plots on Calculator	Teacher Tool	Shows you how to draw scatter plots on graphing calculators.
Who Will Be The Doctor - page 1 2 3 4	A123 A242 A243	Linear This four page activity analyzes trends in medical doctors.
Finding the Line of Best Fit	A243 A312 S211 S213	Linear This activity requires students to find a line of best fit manually and using a graphing calculator.
Finding the Best Function	A242 A243 A321 A325 A331	Exponential, Quadratic This activity requires students to determine which function (exponential or quadratic) is a better fit for given data.
Height of Corn Over Time	S211 A233 A242 A243 A312	Linear This activity requires the students to graph given data, determine which function is the most appropriate, find an equation to fit the data and then make some predictions.
Solving Equations Using Algebra Tiles Algebra Tiles Template	A123 A128	Linear This activity is solving for equations of the form ax + b = c. It would work well when introducing solving equations.
Linear Equations Capstone	A121 A213 A215 A233 A242 A312 S211	Linear This activity is best used at the end of your linear unit. It involves writing verbal descriptions, finding slope and y-intercept, creating a table, making a next/now equation(recursive) and an explicit equation.
Rhinos and M&M's	A233 A243 A321 A324 A325 L114	Exponential This is three activities rolled into one. It involves both exponential growth and decay. It would be a good activity to do near the middle to end of your exponential unit.
USA Today Exponential Activity Activity Notes	A233 A243 A325	Exponential This activity requires students be familiar with creating a scatter plot on a graphing calculator and finding a regression line.
Exponential Functions Activity	A232 A321	Exponential This activity has groups and requires each group to take four exponential equations and make a table of values, graph the equation, summarize the similarities and differences amongst the four graphs and describe how the graph is related to its equation.
Lily's Mussels	A213 A243 A325	Linear, Exponential This is a quick activity that involves population growth and compares assuming a linear growth vs an exponential growth.
Linear vs Exponential Models	A213 A242 A312	Linear, Exponential This activity is designed to show the similarities between linear and exponential functions.
Discovering Growth Patterns	A213 A232 A233 A242 A312 A321 A325 S213	Linear, Exponential This activity has five different situations where the students are asked to predict if the situation implies linear or exponential. They are also asked to describe the growth that proves their prediction, graph the situation and then find a regression equation.
Getting Even Fitter	A243 A325 S211	Exponential This one page activity requires students to graph data and make predictions.
Triangular Numbers	A213 A215 A231 A232 A241	Quadratic In this activity students are asked to take the triangular numbers and find a pattern, write a recursive formula and graph the situation.
Toothpicks and Transformations	A213 A222 A231 A233 A241 A331 S211	Quadratic The first two worksheets are on graph translations. The third activity students are analyzing data to determine a relationship. They are also asked to graph the relationship and find several different forms to represent the rule.
Egg Launch Contest	A213 A233 A242 A243 A331 S211 S212	Quadratic This is an excellent activity. Students are asked to judge which team won the egg launching contest. One team submitted an equation to describe their success, another team a table of values and another team had a graph. So students have to be familiar with all three and be able to move back and forth between them to determine the winner.
Let's Make A Parabola	A222 A242 A331 A332	Quadratic This activity has students discover the roles of a, h and k in the vertex form y = a(x - h)^2 + k.
Categorizing Patterns, Notes	A232 A233 A312 A331 A342 S211 S212	Linear, Quadratic, Exponential, Inverse Variation This activity would be a good follow up to the shapes of Algebra. It asks students to analyze six different tables and for each table they are asked to describe the pattern they see in words, make a graph, describe the graph in words and if possible write an equation for the data.
Make Me Rich!	A242 A243 A325	Linear, Quadratic, Exponential This activity has students analyze which contract they should sign. Students need to be able to recognize which type of function would be a better pay scale and how long they might be hired to be a consultant.
Polynomial Functions Activity	A217 A351 A352	Polynomial functions This activity asks students to sketch a graph of various polynomials and compare and contrast the degree and the number of 'turns' on the graph, how the odd degrees compare to each other and same with the even degrees.
M&M's, Balloons, Cups, and More	A213 A231 A241 S211 S212	Linear, Quadratic, Exponential This is a series of six different activities where students collect data, graph the data points, determine which family of functions it belongs to and find an equation for the data.