Mastering Quadratic Equations with Grade 9 Granite

During my last week in Bayambang, Philippines, I had two days left to observe the Grade 9 Granite class. On Monday, September 10, 2018, I gave the students an activity on solving quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. I asked them to solve the equations I had written on Manila paper. Before they started, I explained the step-by-step process of solving the equations. Then, I gave them 45 minutes to complete the task.

 

The following day, September 11, 2018, the other local student teachers and I administered a long quiz to the students. We gave them one hour to answer the questions on the provided test papers. The quiz covered all methods of solving quadratic equations: factoring, completing the square, extracting roots, and the quadratic formula.