10 Algebra 1 Desmos Activities

You guessed it! These are my all time favorite Desmos activities to use with my Algebra 1 students. Using technology is a great break from the monotonous notes and practice routine, and luckily for us, the students love these activities too!

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10. Polygraph: functions and relations

Polygraphs on Desmos are basically the math version of Guess Who? Students need to ask each other yes or no questions using math vocabulary to narrow down their options until they get to the last graph. This activity can last from 15 to 45 minutes depending on the number of rounds you want your students to play.

9. Card Sort: Functions

Students will think critically about whether each relation is a function and how to prove it.

8. Scatter plot capture

In this activity, students make observations about scatter plot associations including linear vs. nonlinear, strong vs. weak correlations, and positive vs. negative correlations.

7. Equivalent Expressions

This activity gets students thinking about expressions and equations in a different way using algebra tiles to represent different groups and types of equations.

6. Solutions to Systems of Linear Equations

This activity introduces special types of solutions to linear systems and reinforces what it means for systems to have a solution. 

5. Compound Inequalities on the Number Line

The students think critically about this difference between and/or compound inequalities and what makes a point on the number line a solution of each inequality.

4. Card Sort: Linear Systems

In this activity, students solve systems of equations using substitution and elimination. They need to use logic and reason to defend the method that they chose for each problem.

3. Shira the Sheep

This activity gamifies inequalities on a number line stressing the importance of solutions and open/closed circle inequalities.

2. Polygraph: Linear Inequalities

Polygraphs on Desmos are basically the math version of Guess Who? Students need to ask each other yes or no questions using math vocabulary to narrow down their options until they get to the last graph. This activity can last from 15 to 45 minutes depending on the number of rounds you want your students to play.

1. Marbleslides: lines

This activity gamifies graphing lines through different challenges. The students will make observations about slope, y-intercepts, and domains of functions to successfully complete each task.

All of these Desmos activities are PERFECT for math centers! Get started with this free planner for high school math centers.