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Help your students relate math to real life with these solving inequalities word problems! In this real world application, your students will write and solve multi-step inequalities from word problems.
This real world application is perfect for group work and collaboration in your 8th grade math or Algebra 1 classroom. This activity can also be used as a stand-alone formative assessment for solving multi-step inequalities!
These solving inequalities word problems include:
– writing multi-step inequalities from word problems
– solving multi-step inequalities (including variables on both sides)
– 2 pages of student material
– critical thinking and reflection questions
☆Answer key included☆
Real life applications are an essential part of any curriculum, but can often intimidate students. This activity offers scaffolding to support students as they learn to solve word problems and navigate the problem solving process.
What is the real world scenario?
Mia started making handmade bracelets to give to her friends and family as gifts. One of her friends suggested that she should try selling them to make some extra money to save up for college. She is excited about the idea of making some money, but is unsure about managing the finances. Mia needs your help making calculations about her total earnings and profits.
How is this real life application different than regular word problems?
Most word problems have one question that needs to be answered and little follow up or detail. My real world math activities stretch one idea or scenario into a meaningful performance task that can be used as a full assessment of student learning.
This application is more than interpreting the question and quickly getting to the answer. Your students will be challenged to think critically about each scenario and defend their solutions.
The best part? All of the topics are relevant and modernized (because kids don’t care about calculating CD sales or cell phone minutes anymore).
How I have used this real world math application:
⭐Whole Group: This real world math activity is perfect for modeling where to find conic sections in real life.
⭐Small Group: Your students can work together to complete this activity and have discussions about the different equations of conic sections.
⭐ Individual: You can use this activity as a formative assessment for your Algebra 2 or Precalculus students. It will usually take them about one class period to complete on their own.
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