I just love teaching the functions transformation unit. It is quick and easy and the students seem to just get it. For this unit, I am trying something new this year. I am trying out the flipped classroom concept. So, their homework is to watch videos and then we do their work in class. So far, it is just ok. We will see how it goes.
The best way for the students to really understand transformations is for the kids to actually see the movements of the graphs. And, if you do it by hand, it can take a while. So, why not use graphing calculators!!! Quick, easy, painless.
This activity is formatted in the Cornell Notes fashion. We are an AVID school so we have a school wide push to use Cornell Notes. Most like taking them like this, a few just do not like them. I have activities for Quadratics, Absolute Value, Radicals, and Cubics. This year, I am teaching Quadratics and Cubics together then Absolute Value and Radicals together.
Enjoy!
Absolute Value Transformations
Quadratic Transformation
Cubic and Radical Transformations
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Graphing Book
This was a nice project I came across to do that helped the students understand graphing a little better. This also worked as an excellent tool for reviewing. It was amazing how some of the projects we really detailed and a few were not so detailed.
I gave them the rubric and paper they needed and they did the rest. Best part, rubric is enclosed!! Modify as needed. I would recommend that you do have them turn the rubric in so that you can have easy grading.
Also, I did not show them an example. It was interesting to see what you got back. Some even did a table of contents. My proudest moment was when a student was talking about finding the intercepts in Standard Form, and said to do "Ax=C" then "By=C." Made that connection all on their own!! I was just happy with how these turned out.
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