Resource Vault: Polynomials Collection

Don't Spend Your Sunday Hunting for Lesson Materials

I've rounded up resources that you can use as supplements to your polynomials lessons. 

I've done the searching and collecting so you don't have to! 

There is some great stuff here.  Most is free, but a couple of these resources cost a few dollars. 

Enjoy!

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Classifying Polynomials

This FREE game is available to download for your class.  Students play in small groups and try to get four boxes in a row marked off.  With each card a student pulls, he/she has the option to mark the classification by degree or by number of terms.

This free PDF download from "Grade A Math Help" is available for all students and teachers to use without any login.  Click on the image for a link to the PDF file with a worksheet on classifying polynomials and more!

Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

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This wonderful site has a great set of videos on adding and subtracting polynomials.  Check it out at Home Schooler's Resources.

WebMATH has a nice applet that will simplify the expressions that you input.  The nice thing about this one is that it also shows the steps instead of just giving an answer.

This fun activity helps students practice adding and subtracting polynomials.  Answers are checked using QR codes.  Download this activity from Tina Hamlet for FREE by clicking on the image.

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Multiplying Polynomials

This is a really great little animation to show polynomial multiplication.  It goes through tiny steps and is very clear.  Show this to your students for free!  Click the image to download (from 4 the Love of Math).

The "Free Math Worksheets" site has plenty of worksheets available as PDF downloads.  These will help your students practice multiplying polynomials.  Three difficulty levels are available (easy, medium, and hard).

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Dividing Polynomials

This set of task cards includes practice on long division for polynomials, synthetic division, and finding zeros by dividing.  The cards (from Mrs E Teaches Math) have a variety of difficulty levels - great for differentiating! ($3.00)

This applet does a variety of polynomial operations.  It would be great for working with finding zeros.  If you have not yet covered division, but want to discuss zeros, or are confident in students' ability to divide by hand already, try using this to cut down on the division work when you are looking at the bigger picture of what the results mean. 

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Factoring Polynomials

This YouTube video is a great one to show your students when introducing factoring trinomials.  The process for factoring with algebra tiles is explained clearly.  Pull out a set of Algebra Tiles and let your students practice factoring using manipulatives.  This can really help build the concepts and make connections in their brains!  There are a few videos in the set (by Tom Horn).

These fun worksheets help students practice each type of factoring.  On each sheet, students shade/color the factors in the grid to reveal a "GridWord" for quick checking.  Each "GridWord" in this set is the name of one place that the Golden Ratio can be found in nature.  Can your class figure out the connection between the words? ($6.00)

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Polynomial Functions

This activity includes two Card Sorts for identifying End Behaviors for Polynomial Functions.  Quick-folding pockets are included to be kept in student notebooks.  Cards are a mix of graphs, equations, and word phrases.  Answer check cards can be tucked in the pockets as well so the activity can be re-done at any time as a study guide.

This interactive page from GeoGebra allows students to manipulate the coefficients in the polynomial and see the effects on the graph.

These free charts from Less Than 3 Math are great for students to place in interactive notebooks or use as a reference sheet.  The chart is included in different formats so you can choose which set of given information you prefer.  The charts identify each type of end behavior for polynomial functions.

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