8.EE.8b

[|Substitution with Stars]- I am loving this idea for bridging the concrete to the abstract when using the substitution to a system of linear equation...Read the blog entry for more details- involves a star where you write y on one side and the expression that y equals on the other side.

- I wanted to try more of a "discovery" approach to graphing systems. I have each group graphing the same system and identifying what they think the solution is and why...but then they have different extension questions to discuss and present to the class. Some extensions were easier than others-
 * [[file:Alternative Systems Explorations revised.doc]] - alternate version of activity above- includes recording sheets for students to record while other groups present what they found out during their extensions.