Students have been spending the last couple of weeks working with polynomials. We started by adding and subtracting polynomials, and have moved on to multiplying and factoring. Students first learned how to factor polynomials using greatest common factors and difference of two squares. They then used what they knew about multiplying binomials to determine how to factor trinomials. Once students were able to factor polynomials, they were able to solve polynomial equations in factored form by using the zero product property.
Here's a game that students have played to practice factoring polynomials:
Students rolled 2 dice to determine which polynomial they would factor. If they factored correctly, they would put their colored piece in the square. The object was to get 4 squares in a row.
Here's a game that students have played to practice factoring polynomials:
Students rolled 2 dice to determine which polynomial they would factor. If they factored correctly, they would put their colored piece in the square. The object was to get 4 squares in a row.