Inequalities Doodle Notes
Graphing an Inequality and Understanding Solutions of Inequalities: 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 inequality
- real-world examples to understand greater than, less than, etc. with a fun carnival / amusement park theme
- each symbol and how to say it aloud
- solutions of inequalities
- concept of multiple solutions, and infinitely many
- graphing solutions on a number line
- open vs. closed circle, arrows toward infinity, shading solutions
- practice & examples
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2 pages are included, plus answer keys, samples, and info.
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!
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Reviews from other teachers:
-Perfect addition to the students' math journals. I shrunk the image to 85% and it fit beautifully in a marbled notebook.
-Love this. I created a whole year bundle of notes as we are not sure when we will be able to return to school. All students received this bundle (journal) and use it to review their understanding. Thank you!
-I keep this posted all year long in my classroom for students to reference when needed!
-Great resource for all of my Math Intervention groups.
-My students LOVE doodle notes! They are much less likely to lose them than foldables or boring notes. These notes spark some great conversations about real-world examples of inequalities. (They were particularly fond of the "no one over the age of five in the bouncy house" one. "What if it's their birthday?" "What if it's an hour before their birthday?" "What if it's the day BEFORE their birthday?"