Adding as well as Subtracting Polynomials inwards Function Notation Question Stack

My Algebra 1 students are currently working their way through our unit of measurement on polynomials. We accept novel math standards inwards Oklahoma this yr which has required me to alter things upwards a bit. In the past, my students needed to know how to add, subtract, multiply, together with component polynomials. The novel standards STILL accept them doing all of that. But, they likewise necessitate to hold upwards able to add, subtract, together with multiply functions written inwards constituent notation. We create functions together with constituent annotation waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy earlier nosotros always verbalize virtually polynomials. So, I decided to kill 2 birds amongst 1 rock together with combine these 2 skills.

I made a inquiry stack for my students to utilisation to practise adding together with subtracting polynomials inwards constituent notation. If you lot don't know how a inquiry stack works, this post explains it pretty well. Basically, students are given a educate of 10 double-sided cards. Students lay the cards out amongst the ANSWERS facing upwards to shape an respond bank. Students select 1 carte du jour to flip over. This volition hold upwards the showtime question. When they figure out the answer, they locate that respond inwards the respond bank. That carte du jour is flipped over together with stacked on transcend of the previous carte du jour to divulge a novel question. The respond banking concern gets smaller together with smaller every bit students piece of work work subsequently problem. It's self-checking which way I tin target my fourth dimension to helping the groups who necessitate it most.

Each grouping got a laminated page featuring iv polynomials together with a snack pocketbook amongst their deck of cards inwards it.

The iv polynomials:

Here are the 10 problems students worked through every bit they completed the inquiry stack:

I tried my best to vary the annotation together with thus students would hold upwards used to the unlike ways the inquiry could hold upwards worded.

Here is the respond bank:

I had my students piece of work inwards pairs for this activity. In roughly shape periods, a few students would select to piece of work alone. I likewise had the occasional grouping of 3 when the shape consisted of an strange seat out of students.

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