9th Grade Arithmetic Resources

Saddle up for an exhilarating mathematical journey with this no prep "Kentucky Derby Riddle" solving equations activity! This engaging resource combines the excitement of the Kentucky Derby with the thrill of solving two-step equations, making math learning a memorable and enjoyable experience for students.

In this activity, students will embark on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the riddle: "What do you call a horse that can't lose the Kentucky Derby?" Through a series of carefully crafted two-step equations, students will apply their equation-solving skills to uncover the answer to this intriguing question.

But that's not all! We all understand the importance of differentiation in the classroom, which is why included is a modified version of the Kentucky Derby Riddle activity. This additional resource ensures that all students, regardless of their learning needs and abilities, can participate and enjoy the equation-solving adventure.

Key Features:

• Engaging Kentucky Derby-themed riddle that captures students' interest and curiosity.
• Practice solving two-step equations in a fun and interactive way.
• Encourages critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Promotes collaboration and active participation in the classroom.
• Modified version included for differentiated instruction and accessibility.
• Ideal for middle and high school students of all proficiency levels.

Whether used as a standalone activity, a warm-up exercise, or part of a math center rotation, our Kentucky Derby Riddle activity is guaranteed to spark enthusiasm and foster a love for equation-solving in your classroom. Watch as students race towards mathematical success while unraveling the mystery of the Kentucky Derby!

Included:

Kentucky Derby Solving Equations Riddle (Modified Version Included)

Answer Key

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This printable resource is a task with a complete key on rules of thumb. Some are very well known, and others not. Mathematics has a lot of practical, real-life applications and rules of thumbs are such very practical applications.

This resource works great as ...

• an assessment exercise at the end of a section on linear equations.
• a task to answer a student question about where math is used in real life.
• independent work for curious students.
• distance learning
• math stations
• math centers
• homework

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This is a card game that is intended to reinforce negative integer skills. The competitive nature of this game allows students to become confident in the addition and subtraction of negative numbers while also being fun and competitive.

A common feedback comment regarding this game is that it was more fun to play than was expected at the start!

This pack includes 54 cards with negative integer questions. Included in the pack is an answer key for all cards and gameplay rules. The cards are also printed with easy-cut guides to make preparation fast and simple.

This product is available as part of a Card Game Bundle of 5 games for the price of 3. For savings, click to see.

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"The Answers Are..." is a great Non-Curricular Thinking Task your secondary math students can all access, no matter their skill level. Each task card gives a number bank with 10 integers and 5 target answers your students must create. Using each number in the bank only one time each, students work in random teams of three to create all 5 expressions by adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. It's more challenging than you might think!

If you are implementing Building Thinking Classrooms this year, "The Answers Are..." is a great thinking task to do with your students at your Vertical Whiteboard stations during the first week of school. Once they solve one of the puzzles, they will keep coming back for more.

This lesson includes the following:

• 10 Different Task Cards using Integers
• Solutions for each Task Card
• Complete lesson instructions and pacing
• A Free Canva Template to create your own Task Cards

This activity works great as...

• a beginning of school thinking task for grades 8 and up
• a challenging activity for your 7th grade students
• an extension activity for your 6th grade students
• a way to get your students out of their seats, standing at their whiteboards, and thinking deeply about math.

Check out the preview to see the full lesson directions!

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Now with digital worksheet to support distance learning!

This product features an engaging back to school Math Talk activity that will have your new students thinking, writing, speaking, and moving on the very first day of school. In this activity, they must choose between 6 different quotes about math from famous figures like Albert Einstein and James Newman and articulate why the quote aligns with their own perspective. Use this lesson every year to set the tone for what you expect in class; it is a great way to gain insight about your students' current attitudes toward math while getting to know one another with a higher level thinking activity. We have also recently added a digital version of the "Math Talk" worksheet to support distance learning and cut down on paper.

Product includes:

• Comprehensive Lesson Plan
• "Math Talk" Sheet for students to fill out
• 6 Corresponding "Math Quote" signs to hang up around your room
• Digital worksheet to support distance learning for use with Google Drive - newly added!
• Detailed instructions for accessing digital resource

Though this lesson plan is ideal for the first day of school, it can be used all year long without modification.

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Math - Order of operations - course pack

It's a pdf document on order of operations, printable, with theory, reflections, investigation, examples and exercises.

Suitable also for IB MYP (Middle Years Programme)

It contains:

• Properties of addition
• Properties of subtraction
• Properties of multiplications
• The null product law
• Properties of divisions
• Using letter symbols
• Algebraic expressions

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Solving inequalities using addition and subtraction. Guided instruction problems and independent problems with answers included.

More resources on Pre-algebra and Algebra 1 resources available @mathologist

Engage your students with this fun and interactive mystery-solving activity while reinforcing key algebra skills! In this activity, students work through 18 evaluating expressions problems to uncover clues and solve a mystery.

How It Works:

• Students solve each problem, then find their answer on the Who, Where, When sheet.
• As they match each correct answer, they’ll cross off boxes.
• The final three boxes that remain uncrossed will reveal who committed the mystery, where it happened, and when it occurred!

This hands-on approach helps students practice evaluating expressions in an engaging, puzzle-like format. It’s perfect for review, homework, or an in-class activity.

What’s Included:

• 18 evaluating expressions problems:
• Who, Where, When mystery sheet to guide students through solving the puzzle.
• Modified guided version for differentiated instruction, helping all students succeed.
• Answer Key

Students will love the challenge of solving both the math and the mystery!

No better exercise for children to do to cement all the Math they have learnt thus far! So, be sure to take advantage of this offer, as it could keep them busy for quite a while!

This Real-Life Math bundle contains 29 different tasks, (with complete keys), of where Middle School math gets applied in the real world. It will keep the children fascinated by how all they Math they learn is applicable to the Real World that we live in!

The work will keep your students very engaged since all of it has been tried, tested and refined in my daily classroom over many years. Demonstrate practically to students the answers to the following questions:

• Why do we have to learn this?
• Where is this ever used in real life?

This product can be used for

• groupwork

• discovery exercises

• assessment

• independent study

• a complete home-school Real-Life Math application curriculum for a middle school student.

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Card game bundle 1

This pack contains FIVE different printable card games at discount. High quality, professionally designed pages of learning material put together by a successful Home Tutor and professional graphic designer.

The pack contains the following games:

• Angles | Card Game for learning basic acute and obtuse angles

• Area of Shapes | Card Game for learning how to measure the area of shapes

• Fractions, Decimals & Percentages Snap | Card Game for learning equivalent values

• Negative Integers Battle | Printable Card Game for Negative Number Sums

• Averages | Card Game for Learning Mean, Median, Mode & Range

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"The Answers Are..." is a great Non-Curricular Thinking Task your secondary math students can all access, no matter their skill level. Each task card gives a number bank with 10 integers and 5 target answers your students must create. Using each number in the bank only one time each, students work in random teams of three to create all 5 expressions by adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. It's more challenging than you might think!

If you are implementing Building Thinking Classrooms this year, "The Answers Are..." is a great thinking task to do with your students at your Vertical Whiteboard stations during the first week of school. Once they solve one of the puzzles, they will keep coming back for more.

This lesson includes the following:

• 10 Different Task Cards using Integers
• Solutions for each Task Card
• Complete lesson instructions and pacing
• A Free Canva Template to create your own Task Cards

This activity works great as...

• a beginning of school thinking task for grades 8 and up
• a challenging activity for your 7th grade students
• an extension activity for your 6th grade students
• a way to get your students out of their seats, standing at their whiteboards, and thinking deeply about math.

Check out the preview to see the full lesson directions!

Thank you for your interest in my lessons. I hope your students enjoy them as much as mine do.

If you would like to know more about how I use Building Thinking Classrooms in my own class, check out my blog. I am also creating and refining more curricular thin slicing lessons and non-curricular thinking tasks, so follow my store or check back regularly to see what's new.

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This bundle includes everything you need to teach order of operations to your kids: Theory, practice, escape rooms, pixel art, printables, games.

All my bundles are slow-growing bundles! Every time I add a resource to the bundle I'll send a note.

11/10/2023

Added several resources

05/04/2022

Added several resources

02/05/2021 Added:

• Order of Operations Pixel Art Activity Google Sheets Groundhog Day
• Valentine's Day Order of Operations Easy Pixel Art Activity Google Sheets
• Valentine's Day Order of Operations Medium Pixel Art Activity Google Sheets
• Valentine's Day Order of Operations Hard Pixel Art Activity Google Sheets
• Google version of: Order of Operations Lesson and Activities

11/28/2021 Added new resources

• Math Order of Operations Pixel Art Group Game
• Math Activity Order of Operations Game
• End of Year Summer Order of Operations Medium Pixel Art Activity Google Sheets
• End of Year Summer Order of Operations Challenging Pixel Art Activity
• End of Year Summer Order of Operations Easy Pixel Art Activity Google Sheets
• Christmas Escape Room Order of Operations - The Elf and the Missing Key

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Solving Multi-Step Equations. Step-by-step mini lesson on solving equations with parenthesis and variable on both side.

Tricky questions with "All Real Numbers and No Solution" also explained.

More on solving equations:

Solving One-Step Equations

Solving Two-Step Equations

Solving Equations by Clearing Fractions

Solving Equations by Clearing Decimals

Solving Equations: Application and Mastery

Sovling Equations: Practice Tricky Problems

More resources available @mathologist

No better exercise for children to do to cement all the Math they have learnt thus far.

So make sure you take advantage of this incredible resource, as it could keep them busy for quite a while!

These tasks, (with complete keys) help teachers and their students see in a powerful way where and how the math they do gets applied in real life. A sample of the 35 products include:

• Division, prime numbers and Encryption
• Trig and building a lean-to roof.
• Geometric Sequences and Financial investments
• Slope and building the right stairs for old people.
• Statistics and making informed consumer choices.
• Line of best fit and predicting Track world records.
• Logs, Ln, e and Financial investments
• Linear Equations and Optimization (Linear Programming)
• Exponents and Encryption
• Pythagoras and design and gardening

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Multiplying Polynomials by Monomials Game, Strive for Five

This is an activity where students can play while practicing multiplying polynomials by monomials. The player to reach five in a row either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally wins. Two players can play.

Included:

* Game board

* ANSWER sheet

* Show work sheet

Other Algebra resources available:

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