Critical thinking is an important aspect of mathematics — it's time to put your brain to work! Use this assessment to challenge pupils and test their skills. Concepts assessed include function notation, factoring, completing the square, and modeling with quadratic functions.

Concepts

function notation, factoring quadratics, completing the square, transformations, math modeling

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign the material as a collaborative assessment
• Use problems as independent practice or assessment over a period of time

Classroom Considerations

• Provide sufficient practice of performance task type questions before using as an assessment; include examples of expectations of the answer
• Allotted time may need to be extended past the one-hour recommendation
• Final installment in a 26-part series

Pros

• Questions require higher-order thinking skills
• Handout, key, and rubric are included

Cons

• Error on question 4e; it should read t^2-16

Common Core

HSN-RN.B.3 HSA-SSE.A.1.a HSA-SSE.A.2 HSA-SSE.B.3.a HSA-SSE.B.3.b HSA-APR.B.3 HSA-CED.A.2 HSA-REI.B.4.a HSA-REI.B.4.b HSF-IF.B.4 HSF-IF.B.6 HSF-IF.C.7.b HSF-IF.C.8.a HSF-IF.C.9 HSF-BF.B.3