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Virge Cornelius' Mathematical Circuit Training

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Circuit Training - Ultimate (Pre)Algebra Review!

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This circuit seeks to be a good review of the course right before Algebra I. Some schools call that pre-algebra, some call it transition to algebra, some teach it in middle school, some teach it in high school. In any case, There are 46 problems

Subjects:

Algebra, Numbers, Order of Operations

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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$3.50

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Circuit Training - Solving Linear Equations (middle school)

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This 20-question circuit is slightly easier than the one I have posted for free. This one is better for middle schoolers/pre-algebra. The one for free is better for accelerated middle schoolers/ high school students/algebra one students. Please

Subjects:

Algebra

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Task Cards

$2.00

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Circuit Training - Operations with Signed Numbers (middle school)

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This is two circuits for the price of one! Your students need practice adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing positives and negatives... and here is some great, engaging practice for them! First Circuit: Operations with signed numbers...

Subjects:

Algebra, Basic Operations, Order of Operations

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Circuit Training -- Evaluating Functions (algebra)

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I wrote this circuit as a request for a colleague whose foundation to algebra students need more practice with simple input - output maneuvers with respect to functions. There are 16 questions total and I even snuck in a few tables, a graph, and

Subjects:

Algebra, Algebra 2

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities, Homework, Printables

CCSS:

8.F.A.1, HSF-IF.A.2

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Circuit Training - Order of Operations (middle school)

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I wrote this circuit for a colleague who wanted a set of order of operations exercises for the end of the year fifth graders / beginning of the year sixth graders. There are no negatives, but there are a few decimals and fractions. The operations

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Fractions, Order of Operations

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Homework

$1.50

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CIrcuit Training - Slopes, Rates of Change, Lines (middle school)

By Virge Cornelius' Mathematical Circuit Training

I wrote this as a request for a colleague. This is for her middle schoolers as they review and prepare for end-of-year testing. It includes all sorts of questions about slopes / rates of change, from calculations to comparisons and from

Subjects:

Math, Algebra

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

8.F.A.2, 8.F.A.3, 8.F.B.4, 8.F.B.5

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Circuit Training - Circumference and Area of Circles (middle school)

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Your students will engage with these progressively harder and harder circle word problems! They will have fun hunting for their answers as they advance in the circuit. You will listen to your students discuss and argue as they work through these

Subjects:

Math, Geometry, Math Test Prep

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Task Cards

$2.00

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Circuit Training - Simplifying Numeric Square Roots (algebra)

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Give your students engaging practice with the circuit format. This circuit contains 20 square root problems which get progressively more difficult. To advance in the circuit students must hunt for their answer. For this reason, no answer key is

Subjects:

Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Task Cards

$2.00

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Circuit Training - Area and Perimeter (middle school)

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Your students will have fun as they hunt for the answers in this self-checking circuit. Area and perimeter of triangles, squares, rectangles,parallelograms, etc. The problems get progressively harder so it is great for differentiated instruction.

Subjects:

Math, Geometry, Numbers

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

$2.00

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Circuit Training - Scientific Notation (middle school)

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This 20-question FREE circuit will help your students not only toggle between scientific and standard notations, it will also give them an opportunity to perform operations with either very large or very small numbers. Written as a review for my

Subjects:

Astronomy, Chemistry, Physical Science

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

FREE

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Circuit Training - Solving Linear Equations (Variable on Both Sides)

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Give your students engaging practice with this set of 16 self-checking equations to solve! The aim is for students to practice solving equations with the variable on both sides of the equal sign. There are two word problems mid-way through the

Subjects:

Algebra

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

8.EE.C.7b, 8.EE.C.8c

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Circuit Training - Operations with Signed Mixed Numbers (middle school)

By Virge Cornelius' Mathematical Circuit Training

I wrote this 20-question circuit for a colleague. She wanted her high school students to have engaging practice with "negative fractions," in particular negative (and positive) mixed numbers such as 1 1/2. "Put all the operations on there," she

Subjects:

Algebra, Fractions, Order of Operations

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$1.25

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Circuit Training - Distributing and Combining Like Terms (middle school)

By Virge Cornelius' Mathematical Circuit Training

I wrote this 20-question circuit as a request for colleague Kelsey Russell who teaches 8th grade math. She texted me, "I'd really love a circuit on distributing and combining like terms with some fractions in it too." I included 4 word problems

Subjects:

Algebra, Algebra 2

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

8.EE.C.7b, HSA-APR.A.1

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Matching Activity -- Equations and Expressions

By Virge Cornelius' Mathematical Circuit Training

To the teacher… I wrote this set of matching exercises for pre-algebra and / or algebra one students because it seems that some of the next generation testing is going not just to “which one is equivalent” but “which are equivalent, select all that

Subjects:

Math, Algebra

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

8.EE.C.7, 8.EE.C.7a, 8.EE.C.7b, 8.EE.C.8c

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Circuit Training - Probability & More (middle school)

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Engage your students with the circuit format! Students who complete this circuit will have worked 24 probability problems ranging from tossing a coin to spinning a spinner to picking jellybeans out of a jar. Some of the answers are written as

Subjects:

Fractions, Math Test Prep, Decimals

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

FREE

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Circuit Training - Solving Equations (7th grade)

By Virge Cornelius' Mathematical Circuit Training

My former teaching partner, Kelsey Russell wrote this for her students and wants to share it with everyone! I do not include an answer key since the answers are imbedded in the circuit; it is how students move from one question to the next. This

Subjects:

Algebra

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

FREE

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Solving Equations (pre-algebra)

By Virge Cornelius' Mathematical Circuit Training

This activity was written by a colleague for our high school students not yet enrolled in algebra one. It would work well with middle school students too. We have had several people check it but should you find an error, please email me at

Subjects:

Math, Algebra, Word Problems

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

7.EE.A.2, 7.EE.B.4, 7.EE.B.4a, 8.EE.C.7, 8.EE.C.7b

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Circuit Training - Transformations (point and 2-D figures)

By Virge Cornelius' Mathematical Circuit Training

I wrote this 16-question circuit for 8th graders to use as they review for their end of year state exam. All transformations are included: Translations (up down left and right); reflections (x-axis and y-axis); rotations (90, 180 and 270 degrees

Subjects:

Math, Geometry

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

8.G.A.1, 8.G.A.1a, 8.G.A.3, 8.G.A.4, 8.G.B.7, 8.G.B.8

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am a high school math teacher with 33.5+ years experience primarily with algebra one and calculus (but with all courses). I have also taught at the middle school and college level. I have been paying attention to the misconceptions students have for the past 33.5+ years. I know what kinds of mistakes kids make and I weave these into the circuits I write to help them notice their misconceptions. I do not include answer keys with the circuits because the answers are part of the circuit. The teacher needs to work the circuit first as prep, and then let the circuit and the students take care of the rest.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My circuits represent but a fraction of my day-to-day teaching resources, but they are the ones I have developed and so I am proud of them! They appear boring (just boxes), but I promise you, they will keep your students engaged! They are not just practice, but the unpacking of a skill or concept. If you are trying to move away from direct instruction into being more of a facilitator, try a few circuits! Try writing your own! I do not include the answer keys because the answers are part of the circuit. These circuits are in some ways NO PREP, but the teacher must work through the circuit first to understand the unpacking of the idea. When all else fails, whip out your light saber.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

STAR Teacher (7 times) Siemens AP Excellence Award (2009) PAEMST nominee 2011 PAEMST finalist 2015 High School and District Teacher of the Year 2022

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Mathematics and Art History double major (Smith College). Masters in Education (Harvard University).

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