What does this even mean? Reflections by mathycathy. The answer is "current pace. Dilationsby Andrew Stadel. Edited with love by Adrianne Burns. Rotate images in a coordinate plane using academic language and coordinate notation. Tile Pile Students will be able to Use a ratio table to scale values in a proportional relationship Find missing and incorrect values in a ratio table Use the population of a sample to calculate the total population. Given one side, students must construct the specified quadrilateral with the largest possible area. 45-60 minutes. Which One Doesn't Belong? Key vocabulary that may appear in student questions includes: right, left, above, below, quadrant, axis, positive, negative, coordinate, x-value (or abscissa), and y-value (or ordinate). My hope is to leave it open to encourage students' creativity while helping them brush up on restricting the domain and range of various functions, gently reminding them that using inequalities can create some rad shading. All students must complete the first pa, Desmos Graphing Calculator Cheat Sheet is an excellent resource for students when learning or reviewing how to perform tasks on their calculator. They consider the relationships between the coordinates of the vertices and the polygons' dimensions, and between the areas of the various figures. (added 8/2/17). (added 11/20/16), by roxygirlteacher. Proportional / Linear, Students gather and analyze walking data (distance in feet compared to time in seconds), write equations to represent this distance-time relationship, and compare their own walking rates to others through multiple representations (numerical, graphical, and algebraic). Choose your own adventure from over 15 Visual Patterns! Looking for a no-prep Christmas/winter piecewise function activity for your students? Inspired by: *:The work of Fawn Nguyen* This example, presented by Jo Boaler. Students will enjoy this artistic activity/project that uses Desmos.com to create a visual masterpiece. Designed to spark vocabulary-rich conversations about points in the coordinate plane. (added 10/9/16), by Andrew Stadel. They consider a suggested (and rather inaccurate) conversation formula in multiple representations, and then build a more accurate model. by Seth Leavitt. (added 8/25/16), Solving One-Step Equations by mathycathy. As Sara Vanderwerf stated on her blog DESMOS IS A GAME CHANGER. Grab some scrap paper, folks. (added 10/9/16), Zombie Apocalypse by Andrew Stadel. Students will use Desmos to graph the quadratic functions and screenshot a picture of the graph to input into their slides. It is a great way to incorporate piecewise functions as students learn how to limit the domain. The activity starts gently, and over the course of some 30 screens builds in complexity and surprise, culminating in a coefficient-less Bonus Round. Integer Game Students play three rounds of an integer game where they (1) find the sum of a set of five integers, and (2) decide whether their sum is greater than their partner's. With that in mind, we've assembled a collection of unique and engaging digital activities at teacher.desmos.com. It serves as a great reference tool for the logarithms unit. In particular, students use sliders to informally find lines of fit, use those lines to estimate the price of 1000-piece sets, and interpret the parameters (slope, y-intercept) in context. Key vocabulary that may appear in student questions includes: strong association, weak association, no association, positive association, negative association, linear, non-linear, increasing, and decreasing. Introduction. (added 10/9/16), by Desmos 15-30 minutes. (added 9/17/16), Sums to Sixtyby Cindy Whitehead (added 12/3/16), Chance Experimentsby Desmos. This specific activity was built by Desmos.com and is available for anyone to use. 5.0. Student History Page From the class roster page, you can view an individual student's activity history for the class. Edited with love by mathycathy. Put the Point on the Line The goal is to sharpen students focus on slope. Short tutorial videos with facilitation and dashboard tips can be found, by Andrew Stadel. Students will use linear inequalities with domain and range restrictions to draw (and shade) several polygons. Theyll be ready for you to introduce this idea. The presentation is for the teacher to display on the board. Vertical and horizonta, DESMOS is a FREE, online Graphing Calculator making this the perfect activity for ALL: Live ClassVirtual ClassHome school groupsTutoring#DistanceLearningAfter your students learn slope-intercept form and can graph an equation by hand, let them explore slope and y-intercept using Desmos Exploration #1!! In this activity, students will practice solving equations with multiple steps and with variables on both sides of the equality. Students investigate patterns in order make predictions about the number of blue and purple squares in a grid of pixels. This activity is an interaction version of puzzles that can be found. 30-45 minutes. Using Desmos "Sketch" and projecting the "Overlay" of student work could create powerful classroom experiences for dialogue and error-analysis! If you want your students to learn to use the graphing feature at Desmos.com, this is a good beginner activity. What can students do on Desmos? Designed to spark vocabulary-rich conversations about polygons and their physical characteristics. Encourage students to select one or more of the challenges during class, and possibly one additional challenge at home. 15-30 minutes. Students will follow steps taking them through each of the individual transformations that can occur. Equations are written in slope-intercept and standard form. After making an initial prediction, students use a graph to make a more accurate prediction. And then their classmates pick each others challenges to solve. Rather, they're useful or less useful, and that's evaluated not by an answer key but by the people who are talking with each other. Three of the relationships are expressed algebraically, while two are expressed verbally in the context of a classroom: (person, grade level) and (person, shirt color). 60+ minutes. Has this been updated? by Nathan Kraft This activity will introduce students to all four quadrants of the coordinate plane through a variety of activities graphing points, bulls-eyes, connect the dots, and mazes. Note: There is a bonus question at the end. Note: Students may get stuck on Screen 7. (added 9/17/16), Similar Polygons Quick Check! Desmos Classroom Activities In that case, you may find the following imagesuseful. Polygraph: Linear Systems Designed to spark vocabulary-rich conversations about systems of linear equations. by Desmos. Students will explore key features of quadratic graphs and while using Desmos!Students will use the graph to investigate characteristics of parabolas and identify these key features: vertex maximum or minimum x-intercepts y-intercepts axis of symmetryThere are 14 quadratic equations (7 in standard form & 7 in factored form) included. Who's Faster? Let me know if you discover any, Challenge your students to create a picture by graphing equations in Desmos, a free online graphing calculator (www.desmos.com)!Students will have the opportunity to:Create a picture by graphing linear equations withslope-interceptformExplore and Discover how to graph non-linearequationsApply their knowledge of Transformations(Translations,Reflections, Rotations, and Dilations)Students receive very specific instructions to help them get started. Key vocabulary that may appear in student questions includes: concave, convex, equilateral, equiangular, regular, parallel, quadrilateral, pentagon, and hexagon. (Grade 7/8?). 30-45 minutes. (2016, July 28) Evangelizing desmos. DESMOS: Prize Wheel Puzzle. Ok, I might have overdone it on this one (is 5 card sorts too many? Students consider 4 students and their trips to school comparing their distance traveled over time. Eventually they'll create an algebraic expression and see how it helps them mow lots of lawns very quickly. They'll apply that understanding to the question, "Will one racer catch another?" Practice. As a creator of the activity, you can insert graphs, images, or words. [Editors note: This activity by Jonorr may be a work in progress as of 9/10/16, but its pretty nifty already.] Function Carnival, Part DeuxThis activity follows up on Function Carnival, using the contexts (and students' intuitions) in that activity to build some more formal ideas about functions and function notation. then this graph has your technique. The aim of this activity is to challenge students' understanding about graphing linear functions and hopefully consolidate their learning of graphing slope-intercept form. Students will have to create their own sentences following the sort. Check out teacher.desmos.comfor more info, Address comments / suggestions about this document to greenbloch@gmail.comor @greenbloch. Students write and solve a system of two linear equations to explore the numerical and graphical meaning of "solution." Note: Students may get stuck on Screen 7. #HWYC: How Would You Count - BOAT How would you count the filled in purple dots? Linear Relationships - Tables Activityby Joel Bezaire. Note: This activity requires that students collect walking data prior to completing the activity. In this activity, students will practice solving equations with multiple steps and with variables on both sides of the equality. (card sort) Students decide whether various representations are functions or not, and sort them accordingly. *Inspired by patterns athttp://www.visualpatterns.org/Feel free to have students use the following handout to: 1) Describe the pattern in their own words; 2) Draw the 4th step; 3) Sketch the 43rd step; 4) Make a table; 5) Write the function for each pattern; Handout: http://bit.ly/VPhandout (added 10/9/16), Visual Patterns Tribute by Andrew Stadel. The resource sheet is intended for grades 7-8 and Algebra 1 but can also be used for any grade using the Desmos Graphing Calculator. In this activity, students write and solve a system of two linear equations to explore the numerical and graphical meaning of "solution." Lines, Transversals, and Angles Students explore the relationship among angles formed by a transversal and a system of two lines. Polygraph: Shaded Rectangles by Andrew Stadel. They'll use data and linear models to make predictions. Some students will enjoy making their artwork aesthetically pleasing, while others will enjoy the abstract art concepts they can create. In this activity, students build squares with integer area in order to reason about their side lengths. By "smallest solution" we mean "the solutionnot necessarily uniquewith least absolute value, whether positive or negative." by Michael Fenton. Hitting this button essentially copies an image of the screen to the clipboard. By "smallest solution" we mean "the solutionnot necessarily uniquewith least absolute value, whether positive or negative."