Classifying and understanding polynomials in Algebra: 2 page visual interactive "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: - root words and meaning for "poly" and "mono" - identifying number of terms - meaning of degree - classifying by degree and by number of terms - standard form of a polynomial - evaluating polynomials - practice & examples Check 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: - Another great doodle notes resource from Math Giraffe! It really helped introduce students to the vocabulary in a way that they could retain. I presented this to my students remotely while I was in quarantine and they were in person and it still worked well. - Love all of your math notes! I have used them for several years with my daughter. They are perfect for supporting the content she is learning in her class. The visual reminders are awesome! - I love doodle notes and this was a way to break down the idea of polynomials. - Always love Math Giraffe's doodle notes and so do my students. They cheer when I say I have a set to use with the current topic. - And my teaching brethern wonder why my students show gains, because we don't do the same old, same old in my class, and doodle notes is one of the "off the beaten path" tools I use for Alg. and History. Students are engaged. Do you teach struggling, disinterested, failure (in their eyes ) math students? Then this is a tool to use.
