Radicals - Engaging Resources

NL SO3 - Radicals Review: Sorting Activity
(Download:  Radical Sorting Set #1,  Radical Sorting Set #2)

This sorting activity may be used to review approximation and evaluation of radicals as well as conversion between mixed and entire radicals.  Students may sort each set of cards individually or as a group.  Having students represent each card and then stand in order of least to greatest may be a nice way of generating some energy in the classroom.

7 Processes focus:  Mental Math & Estimation.  Visit the Mental Math & Estimation Process page for more ideas on how to incorporate Mental Math & Estimation in your teaching.

NL SO3 - Discovery Activities: Operations on Radicals
(Download: Add&Subtract.docx,  Multiplication.docx,  Division.docx)

These activities ask students to use reasoning to determine the rules for operations on radicals.  Students need to analyze statements that are true and then complete some problems based on the observed patterns.

7 Processes focus: Reasoning.  Visit the Reasoning Process page for more ideas on how to incorporate Reasoning in your teaching.

NL SO3 - Discovery Activities: Zero Knowledge -- Two by Four -- Discovery Based Activity to Multiply Radicals

(Link: Zero Knowledge -- Two by Four -- Discovery Based activity to Multiplying Radicals)

John Scammell describes a method of embedding assessment for learning into a classroom of multiply radicals using one of Dylan Wiliam’s 5 key strategies; activating students as instructional resources for one another.

7 Processes focus: Communication. Visit the Communication Process page for more ideas on how to incorporate Communication in your teaching.