Factoring Trinomials Question Stack - Updated alongside GCFs!

I wasn't quite certain what to weblog nigh today, as well as then I started looking through my drafts folder inwards Blogger.  I ran across this post service on a enquiry stack I created for factoring trinomials during Algebra 1's unit of measurement on polynomials.  

I start blogged nigh this activity inwards Nov of 2015.  Here's the link to my master post.  

I generally kept the same questions, but I edited around of the problems to brand my students possess got to ingredient out the GCF first.  

Here are the questions: 

Here are the answers; 

I intentionally added 2 questions amongst a GCF of 2 as well as 2 questions amongst a GCF of x^2.  This meant that students wouldn't survive able to automatically figure out the right reply merely past times identifying the GCF.  

So, how does a enquiry stack work? 

Students are given a double-sided deck of 10 cards.  One side of the bill of fare features a question.  The other side features the reply to a DIFFERENT enquiry  Many people mistakenly assume that the reply printed on the dorsum is the reply to the enquiry on the front.  These may await similar flash cards, but they are definitely non flash cards.    

Students start the activity past times turning over all of the cards to break ALL of the answers.  I say my students this is their reply bank.  

Then, students flip over 1 bill of fare of their choosing.  This volition survive their start occupation to solve.  When students discovery the solution, it should survive inwards the reply banking concern if they possess got done everything correctly.  They option upwards the solution bill of fare as well as flip it over to break the side past times side question. 

I dearest enquiry stacks because they are self-checking.  This way I tin focus my tending on the groups struggling the most.  The reply banking concern gets smaller as well as smaller amongst each enquiry which helps gear upwards pupil confidence.  

Here are around pictures of my students inwards activity spell doing this activity: 

Want to acquire to a greater extent than nigh the box method for factoring polynomials?  I propose that y'all read these 2 posts: Post 1 as well as Post 2.

Printable file to practice this activity is uploaded here.

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