High school classes can use manipulatives too! Offer hands-on, interactive lessons that venture away from the typical day in your algebra class. Young mathematicians will be involved in collaborative learning, visual representations, and exploratory lessons involving systems of equations and inequalities. 

Concepts

systems of equations, equations, inequalities, linear programming

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have students use highlighters to identify key terms when translating words to equations
• Have a timer for each group during the round table activities
• Carefully assign groups for each activity so that the same students are not always together

Classroom Considerations

• Gather materials and prepare the activities prior to the day of the lesson
• Outline the estimated time to complete each activity to determine if all of the lesson can be completed in the stated time
• Have students divided into groups prior to the beginning of the lesson
• Determine if each learner will need a copy of all sheets or if some activities only require each group to have a copy

Pros

• Lessons include lots of details
• All required masters for copies are included
• Many opportunities to adjust or adapt for a class's specific needs

Cons

• Lesson includes some confusing text due to mechanics and usage errors 
• Lessons require a lot of materials and preparation
• Stated times may not be adequate to thoroughly carry out activities assigned to one class period

Common Core

HSA-CED.A.3 HSA-REI.B.3