Radical Expressions and Complex Numbers

I remember LOVING making fortune tellers in school during down time. Tap into that nostalgia with your Algebra 2 students with a fortune teller that also helps them practice simplifying radical expressions and rewrite them with rational exponents! #algebra2 #activities #radicals

I remember LOVING making fortune tellers in school during down time. Tap into that nostalgia with your Algebra 2 students with a fortune teller that also helps them simplify expressions involving imaginary numbers and adding, subtracting, and multiplying complex numbers! #algebra2 #activities #imaginarynumbers

Making connections between radical form and rational exponent form is so important. In this activity, students match an unsimplified radical expression to its simplified radical expression and its equivalent expression written using rational exponents! #algebra2 #activities #radicals

Got squirmy high schoolers? I love using relays for skills practice because it gets kids out of their desks. This relay has students compete to simplify expressions involving imaginary numbers and add, subtract, and multiply complex numbers. #algebra2 #activities #imaginarynumbers

Do you remember playing MASH in school? Students get to make semi-customized practice pages using a MASH-style activity! They'll practice rewriting radical expressions using rational exponents, simplifying radical expressions, and rationalizing the denominator of rational expressions. #algebra2 #activities #radicals

Are you looking for a fun little knowledge check to close a lesson on rewriting radicals? I like this class sort because its quick to execute, easy to prep, and provides quick feedback on how well students in the class picked up on rewriting radical expressions using rational exponents. #algebra2 #radicals #activities

This puzzle makes a great worksheet-alternative! Students will distribute and combine like terms to add, subtract, and multiply complex numbers. #algebra2 #activities #imaginarynumbers

This puzzle makes a great worksheet-alternative! Students will solve quadratic equations using square roots that result in complex solutions. #algebra2 #activities #imaginarynumbers

This puzzle makes a great worksheet-alternative! Students will simplify radical expressions containing variables to complete this square puzzle. #algebra2 #activities #radicals

Do you remember playing MASH in school? Students get to make semi-customized practice pages using a MASH-style activity! They'll practice simplifying expressions involving imaginary numbers, adding, subtracting, and multiplying complex numbers, and solving quadratic equations using square roots that result in imaginary solutions. #algebra2 #activities #imaginarynumbers

Are your students scared of imaginary numbers? They don't need to be! This lesson introduces the basic skills required to work with imaginary numbers in preparation for solving quadratic equations with complex solutions. This lesson's guided notes, practice worksheets, exit ticket, and warm up provide opportunities for students to practice simplifying radical expressions that result in imaginary numbers and solving quadratic equations with complex solutions. #algebra2 #lessonplans #radicals

Students will practice adding, subtracting, and multiplying complex numbers by distributing and combining like terms. It's fun to watch student's hesitate when they hear about imaginary numbers, then realize they pretty much already know how to work with them! This lesson's guided notes, practice worksheets, exit ticket, and warm up provide opportunities for students to practice simplifying complex numbers. #algebra2 #lessonplans #imaginarynumbers

This Algebra 2 unit couples simplifying radical expressions and expressions containing complex numbers. It's a great fit for sequencing just before teaching quadratics and radical functions! I love teaching imaginary numbers and the kids love them too once they realize they are actually pretty easy to work with in Algebra 2! #algebra2 #lessonplans #radicals #imaginarynumbers

How do you get students prepared for a unit on radical functions? Teach a lesson on rewriting radicals using rational exponents! This lesson's guided notes, practice worksheets, exit ticket, and warm up provide opportunities for students to practice rewriting radicals using rational exponents. #algebra2 #lessonplans #radicals

This lesson on simplifying radicals reviews simplifying numeric radical expressions and encourages students to extend their learning to simplifying radical expressions containing variables. This lesson's guided notes, practice worksheets, exit ticket, and warm up provide opportunities for students to practice simplifying radical expressions. #algebra2 #lessonplans #radicals