Activity Overview
This versatile activity set includes a printable scavenger hunt, a Google Slides review, and practice sheets.
About the Lesson
This set of activities is an excellent way to refresh students’ algebra skills and prepare them for geometry, while using a TI-84 series calculator to check and support their answers. Created by Ashley (@algebra.einstein), an educator with years of experience teaching everything from 6th grade math to honors-level precalculus classes.
Concepts covered in these activities:
- Solving one variable equations
- Simplifying radicals without decimals
- Graphing linear equations
- Factoring with greatest common factors
- Factoring quadratic trinomials with a=1 and a>1
- Identifying if pairs of lines are parallel or perpendicular
Activity 1: Google Slides Self-Guided Practice
This 11-question, multiple-choice slideshow gives hints if the wrong answer is selected. When correct, students are shown how to check/support their answer with their calculator.
Activity 2: Printable Scavenger Hunt
Pin questions around the room. Students may start at any question working individually, in pairs, or groups. Hints are provided, but can be removed for an extra challenge.
Activity 3: Additional Practice Worksheet
This two-page worksheet contains similar types of questions to give students extra practice.
This activity is part of the Calculated Collection, featuring easy-start activities made by teachers for today's differentiated classrooms.
What is included in the download:
- Link to the Google Slides Self-Guided Practice
- All printable pages for the scavenger hunt
- All printable practice worksheets
- 5 printable TI-84 Plus CE “How-To” mini posters
Lesson Files
Algebra Skills Review google slide
Algebra Skills Review Back-to-school Activity.pdf