Questions & Activities to Make Math Better.
If you've listened to any of the podcasts I've been on, or heard me speak at a conference or webinar, or read my blog, then you know I love to have students write and create in my math classroom. One project that I particularly love is the Transformation Comic activity. This year, I wanted to… Continue reading StopMotion Superhero Transformations
Key features of parabolas are important to understand the why behind quadratic graphs. It seems intuitive, and it is provided an image, but often the situation is represented as a graph with only words to guide students. My students can graph them but seem to struggle with where things are on the graph. We approached… Continue reading Fly Swatter, Parabolas, & Math Snaps
This is a lesson that I originally found here. It has gone through many iterations. You can see the progression of these on my sister blog Infinitely Teaching if you want a paper version of this project. I love this project because students have to take the transformation words and work them into their comic. They also… Continue reading Transformation Comics
Make Math Not Suck 