Adding As Well As Subtracting Polynomials Inwards Constituent Annotation Enquiry Stack

My Algebra 1 students are currently working their way through our unit of measurement on polynomials. We bring novel math standards inwards Oklahoma this twelvemonth which has required me to alter things upward a bit. In the past, my students needed to know how to add, subtract, multiply, too element polynomials. The novel standards STILL bring them doing all of that. But, they besides involve to live on able to add, subtract, too multiply functions written inwards component notation. We create functions too component annotation waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy earlier nosotros always verbalise nearly polynomials. So, I decided to kill ii birds amongst ane rock too combine these ii skills.

I made a enquiry stack for my students to utilisation to exercise adding too subtracting polynomials inwards component notation. If you lot don't know how a enquiry stack works, this post explains it pretty well. Basically, students are given a educate of 10 double-sided cards. Students put the cards out amongst the ANSWERS facing upward to cast an reply bank. Students conduct ane menu to flip over. This volition live on the kickoff question. When they figure out the answer, they locate that reply inwards the reply bank. That menu is flipped over too stacked on move past times of the previous menu to reveal a novel question. The reply banking concern gets smaller too smaller equally students piece of work work afterward problem. It's self-checking which way I tin target my fourth dimension to helping the groups who involve it most.

Each grouping got a laminated page featuring 4 polynomials too a snack handbag amongst their deck of cards inwards it.

The 4 polynomials:

Here are the 10 problems students worked through equally they completed the enquiry stack:

I tried my best to vary the annotation too hence students would live on used to the dissimilar ways the enquiry could live on worded.

Here is the reply bank:

I had my students piece of work inwards pairs for this activity. In or too hence cast periods, a few students would conduct to piece of work alone. I besides had the occasional grouping of 3 when the cast consisted of an strange disclose of students.

Action pics:

My students were engaged. There was practiced group-talk going on. And, nosotros did lots of practice.

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