Understanding Equations and Solutions: 2 page visual "doodle notes" set -When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity:- new learning- relaxation (less math anxiety)- visual connections- better memory & retention of the content!Students fill in the sheets, answer the questions, and color, doodle or embellish. Then, they can use it as a study guide later on. Graphic doodle and sketch notes take full advantage of Dual Coding Theory (the way brains process visual and linguistic information) to maximize retention.Content includes:- concept of an equation- What is a solution?- true & false equations- open sentences & variables- determining whether a value is a solution- substitution / plugging in for the variable to test- simplifying an expression vs. solving an equation- How many solutions? concept of multiple possible solutions, infinitely many solutions- practice & examplesCheck out the preview images for more detail about this item and the research behind it.Visual note taking strategies like sketch notes or doodle notes are based on dual coding theory. When we can blend the text input with graphic/visual input, the student brain processes the information differently and can more easily convert the new learning into long-term memory.This strategy also integrates the left and right hemispheres of the brain to increase focus, learning, and retention! 2 pages are included, plus answer keys, samples, and info. __________________________________________________________________________ Reviews from other teachers: -Used this in summer school to review concepts as students will be moving into Algebra next year. Great resource students were actively engaged and enjoyed to activity. Thank you for creating. -i used this with my students as an end of unit sum up of their learning. it helped summarize what was taught and gave them another way of looking at the concepts being taught. Thank you. -Used to review for 8th grade math students. Students need to be reminded how to perform these skills. -Best part of Doodle Notes is hearing the math discussions as my students color. -Good material for interactive notebooks! -I love your doodle note pages. They keep my students engaged as not staring off into space while I am trying to teach them lessons from the book. I have noticed too that most of my students are retaining information and skills taught because of these doodle notes! Thank you!
