Objective: to review Multiplying and Dividing Monomials
Materials Needed:
1. 4 dice
2. game card
3. transparency of game card
4. erasable transparency pens
5. strips of paper
6. 2 paper lunch sacks
Procedure:
1. Split the class in half. Name one team the X team and one team the O team. Each student writes his/her name on a strip of paper. The X team deposits their names in the X paper sack and the O team deposits their names in the O paper sack.
2. A student from the X team is selected to roll a pair of dice for the X team and a student from the O team is also selected to roll the dice for the O team. The teacher rolls one die to determine which team will go first.
3. Lets say the X team goes first. The team rolls the dice. The dice represents coordinates from the game card. A name is drawn from the X teams sack and that person has a choice of which coordinate to choose. He/she must also answer the question.
Example: Let’s say the student rolls a 4 and a 5. The student can choose to solve either the problem in square (4,5) or the problem in (5,4). If one of the squares has already been worked, the student must work the other square. If both squares have been worked, the team looses that turn.
4. If the student works the problem correctly, the team gets credit for the problem and an X is placed on the square. If the student answers the problem incorrectly, the problem is attempted by the O team. All students must work each problem out. The procedure continues alternating turns. The team with the most squares wins.
I
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 61 / x 5 · x / 4y2 · y5 / (3x5)(-7x2) / (6a4b2)(2a2b) / (z3)(z2)(-z5) / n(-n2)(-n3)
2 / (c3) 4 / (x5) 8 / (2x) 3 / (3x2y)4 / (-2x)4 / (-2ab2)3
3 / / / / / /
4 / x-42 / 3y-3 / 5x2 y-4z / 75x-2y5 / / 32a-3b7
5 / / / / / /
6 / (2mx)4 / (ya)b / -5x3(3x)2 / (-x2)3 / (3y4)2(y3)r /