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Derivative InfoNotes are ready. Intro to derivatives is a beefy chapter. I broke my lessons up into two days sometimes and we did a lot of review during the unit. Just reminder, this is an Intro to Calculus class and doesn't involve Trig. You are always welcome to change these slides to fit your needs… Continue reading Derivatives InfoNotes
I know I post infoNotes all the time and I explained why I use them the very first time I shared. Since it's been a minute, let me share they WHY of my infoNotes. In Universal Design for Learning, representation matters. Here is a quote from the UDL guidelines about representation. Learners differ in the… Continue reading Limits infoNotes
I'm teaching a semester long Intro to Calculus class this year. Trig is not a pre-requisite so there is no trig in the problems but we go through the basic idea of limits and derivatives. We also go through the Pre-Calculus unit to brush up on all the skills needed to be successful. I wanted… Continue reading Pre-Calculus Info Notes
Circle theorems are one of those topics in Geometry that don't have a lot of application but is a great unit to "think" about math. I don't give a test over this unit, I have my students write a choose your own adventure story (linked below) to demonstrate their understanding. I also have explorations and… Continue reading Circle Theorem InfoNotes & Activities
Here is another set of infoNotes and activities I use for a unit. Area App Before we begin surface area and volume, we make area apps to review area formulas. This is a fun activity and students really enjoy doing it. infoNotes SA Prisms & Cylinders SA Pyramids & Cones Volume of Solids SA and… Continue reading Surface Area & Volume infoNotes
I know I am behind where most of you are getting these activities out. I will try to get the remaining InfoNotes posted soon so you have them to use. I will be teaching this using the Building Thinking Classrooms (Peter Liljedahl) approach. I really stretched my brain to come up with ways to do… Continue reading Trig InfoNotes & Activities
As promised, here is another set of InfoNotes and activities I use. Congruent Triangles Isosceles & Equilateral Triangles Exterior Angles & Triangle Sum Theorems Triangle Congruence Theorems Triangle Congruence Proofs Triangle Coordinate Proofs Here are some additional activities I have used during this unit. link link link link link Google Sheet link I usually introduce… Continue reading Triangles & Triangle Congruence InfoNotes & Activities
I was perusing Twitter this morning and saw some choice boards people made from Stephanie Howell's (@mrshowell24) Make & Take Session on YouTube. The first block gives students the choice to watch a video or look at an infographic. I do the exact same thing in my classes and realized I have only shared one… Continue reading Transformation & Symmetry InfoNotes
When we were fully remote and then hybrid, I wanted to give my students options in their learning and I wanted one of the learning options to be visual. When I set up my Canvas for a lesson, I have a table where the left side is read and the right side is watch. On… Continue reading Quadrilateral InfoNotes
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