Factoring Puzzle for Quadratic Trinomials
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I’ve been a fan of this factoring puzzle for factoring quadratic trinomials since I worked through it at a Common Core workshop I attended (OGAP) in the summer of 2013.
Over the last couple of days, I have been going back through these resources that I originally blogged about and giving each resource its own individual page.
You might be interested in a few of these new pages like The Constant Chair Regression Activity or The No Fives Dice Activity for Modeling Exponential Decay.
It is my hope that this re-organization will make it easier for teachers to find much-needed resources when they are searching my blog.
I consider this factoring puzzle (page 20 of this PDF) to be my first exposure to open middle style problems.
I have always found it inspiring to look through the Resources for Algebra Blackline Masters shared online by the Public Schools of North Carolina.
Now that I am digitizing many of my activities that I used to do with laminated paper (and hope to be able to do so again in the future), I decided this was a prime candidate for digitizing.
Digital Versions of Factoring Puzzle for Quadratic Trinomials
Google Slides
I created a google slides version of this factoring quadratics puzzle.
Desmos
Kathy Henderson turned this into a Desmos version, as well. Students use the drawing tools to fill in the missing boxes.
Printable PDF Version of Factoring Puzzle
I know the original was already in PDF form, but I wanted to format the puzzle to look like the rest of my activities. Silly, I know.
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Factoring Puzzle (PDF)
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Factoring Puzzle (Editable Publisher File ZIP)
2777 downloads – 129.98 KB
Puzzle Solutions
Puzzle solutions are available on a password-protected solution page. I do not openly post the puzzle answer keys because one of my goals as a resource creator is to craft learning experiences for students that are non-google-able. I want teachers to be able to use these puzzles in their classrooms without the solutions being found easily on the Internet.
Please email me at sarah@mathequalslove.net for the password to the answer key database featuring all of my printable puzzles and math worksheets. I frequently have students emailing me for the answer key, so please specify in your email what school you teach at and what subjects you teach. If you do not provide these details, I will not be able to send you the password.
Not a teacher? Go ahead and send me an email as well. Just let me know what you are using the puzzles for. I am continually in awe of how many people are using these puzzles with scouting groups, with senior adults battling dementia, or as fun activities in their workplace. Just give me enough details so I know you are not a student looking for answers to the puzzle that was assigned as their homework!
