How To Use A Sum It Up Activity
This activity is a great for small groups. I like the clever way accuracy can be checked by students without giving away each student’s answer. I often find students collaborating if their “Sum” is not correct as they try to figure out which answer(s) might be incorrect.
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Activity Directions:
Students work in groups of three, labeling themselves Student A, Student B and Student C. Each student works their own problem at a station in their own notebook. Students then add their three answers together for the “Sum”. They check the back of the station/page to see if the “Sum” of their answers is correct before moving to the next station. Students may rotate through the stations in any order.
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Teacher Setup:
To make the stations, type or write three problems per page labeling one “Student A”, one “Student B” and one “Student C”. The problems should have some sort of numeric value to be used in the “Sum”. For example, if the problem is to create a linear graph, the numeric value used for the sum could be that of the slope or one of the intercepts.
Print each page on cardstock or paper. Write only the numerical “Sum” of the three answers on the back of the corresponding page for students to check. Attach the pages to the walls around the room as stations for the students to visit.
An option to differentiate the activity for various levels of students is to change the level of difficulty for all “Student A”, “Student B” and “Student C” problems, then assign specific students to the appropriate category.
Here is one of my Sum It Up activities for you to try. Click on the cover below to download this free activity.
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Free Algebra Activity
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For an explanation of a typical day’s list of activities, please see my articles “What To Do With Faster Students” and "A Typical Day In My Flipped Algebra Class". For more about additional activities, see "Some Of My Favorite Algebra Activities", "How To Use A Placemat Activity", "How To Use A Quiz Quiz Trade Activity", and "How To Use A Problem Pass Activity".
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