Factoring Super-Quiz
Overview
A hands-on class activity to teach factoring to algebra students.
Factoring Super-Quiz
One of the hardest things to teach in an Algebra class is Factoring. Students are not used to a subject that requires so much hands-on practice to master. They often fail to master the topic because they are not successful in the first few attempts and they assume this means they will never learn the topic. A self-fulling prophecy if there ever was one!
I have found great success with the attached activity. It involves a combination of things that are often hard to combine. It requires the students to move around the classroom talking to their peers while at the same time is also places personal responsibility on each student to produce an answer that others can depend on. It is challenging and fun and organized and chaotic. It also seem to break the ice with Factoring and generate the energy needed for students to practice it enough to master it.