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In this 10 page document you will be given an outline for how to implement the project, a student worksheet and 10 "Clues" to be printed and plastered to the wall. Scenes will be placed around the room and the students will have at it. Similar to the popular board game Clue, there will be a fictional "injury" the goal will be to determine the "killer", the scene of the crime and the method.
After each answer they will receive a clue. In a Whodunnit?, students will work in teams to solve 10 practice problems that increase in difficult. Every day can't be a project day, so Whodunnits can be an engaging out of their seat activity to practice important skills. (40 minutes) Complete the Quadratics Application worksheet in the Google Doc.Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up solving quadratic equations!īased off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on single content topics as opposed to units and will focus more on skill building than application.(10 minutes) Students will watch the Youtube video that will go through an example that is like the quadratic applications they will work on next.(15 minutes) Students will complete the exit slip for the day.(35 minutes) Students will follow along with the Emaze presentation that will introduce the factoring method and the zero product property.(15 minutes) Students will complete the exit slip for completing the square.ĭay 4: FACTORING AND ZERO PRODUCT PROPERTY.(15 minutes) Students will complete the Kahoot Review Game that will assess their knowledge of using completing the square.(10 minutes) Students will watch a video of me giving an example of using the complete the square method.(10 minutes) Students will read the article about how and when to use the complete the square method.(30 minutes) Students will follow the Emaze presentation that will show them how to use the square root method and when to use it.(20 minutes) Students will follow a Khan Academy Youtube video that will show an example of solving quadratic equations using the square root method.(15 minutes) Students will complete a Google Forms exit slip over the quadratic formula.(5 minutes) Students will watch a Youtube video that plays a song to help students memorize the quadratic formula.(30 minutes) Students will follow along with the Powerpoint presentation that introduces them to solving quadratic equations with the quadratic formula.Include equations arising from linear and quadratic functions, and simple rational and exponential functions.Ĭ.SSE.B.3.A- Factor a quadratic expression to reveal the zeros of the function it defines.Ĭ2-Reason abstractly and quantitatively.Ĭ4-Model with mathematics.Ĭ6-Attend to precision. Recognize when the quadratic formula gives complex solutions and write them as a ± bi for real numbers a and b.Ĭ.CED.A.1- Create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Derive the quadratic formula from this form.Ĭ.REI.B.4.B- Solve quadratic equations by inspection (e.g., for x2 = 49), taking square roots, completing the square, the quadratic formula and factoring, as appropriate to the initial form of the equation. Google Classroom that supports these lessons can be accessed with code: lpazqtbĮMPOWERED LEARNER 1C- Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.ĬREATIVE COMMUNICATOR 6C- Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models, or simulations.Ĭ.REI.B.4- Solve quadratic equations in one variable.Ĭ.REI.B.4.A- Use the method of completing the square to transform any quadratic equation in x into an equation of the form (x - p)2 = q that has the same solutions.Some of the questions are based on this textbook:.Each Module is based on some of the material from the Open Stax Elementary Algebra 2e:.Each Module is made to be completed within a 5-day week.Each Lesson is made to be used within a 50 minute period.Module 3: Solving Quadratic Equations Teacher Version