Summary
In this 10-week math ACT prep series, students will build testing stamina and practice pacing while focusing on subject-specific skills. Students will begin by setting personal goals for improving their ACT performance and selecting actions they will practice and revisit throughout the series to encourage a growth mindset. Then students will learn math-specific content, learn how to use the tools needed for taking the ACT online, and practice questions that mirror what is found on the test. Each activity containing ACT-style questions also contains the correct answers with explanations. There is a collection for each subject on the test. These collections are best used alongside one another as each collection shares transferable skills and ACT information that will improve overall student performance. Check out the summaries below for more details about each 35-minute activity.Resources
In this activity, each student will reflect on their most recent ACT score and set a goal for a future ACT. Students will learn how to read their ACT score report and then apply this knowledge to set a goal for both their composite and math scores. Students will choose at least one action to practice... Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: August 26th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this activity, students will focus on how and when to use their calculator. Students will be given several algebraic problems to solve and will reflect on how to use their calculator to efficiently answer ACT-style math questions. This is the second activity in a 10-week "Power Up" series for ACT... Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: March 20th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this activity, students will recall perimeter and area and apply their knowledge to ACT-style problems. These problems will require students to think in a way that is expected for college and career readiness. This includes both recalling essential skills and applying knowledge to solve area and... Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: March 20th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this activity, students will focus on probability and Venn diagrams. Students will be given a brief introduction of probability, use Venn diagrams to help with counting, and then practice probability-related ACT-style math questions. This is the fourth activity in a 10-week "Power Up" series for... Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: August 27th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this activity, students will reflect on how they are feeling about the upcoming ACT, and then take a 10-minute practice test. Students will analyze their questions and reflect on why they may have guessed on any of the questions. This is the fifth activity in a 10-week "Power Up" series for ACT prep. Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: March 20th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this activity, students will explore function notation and operations. Students will use function composition and other operations to simplify and evaluate functions. This is the sixth activity in a 10-week "Power Up" series for ACT prep. Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: August 27th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this activity, students will practice pacing and using TestNav as they take an online practice ACT. This is the seventh activity in a 10-week "Power Up" series for ACT prep. Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: February 26th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this activity, students will learn how to approach story problems to make them less intimidating. Students will then apply their learning to a set of ACT-style math problems. This is the eighth activity in a 10-week "Power Up" series for ACT prep. Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: August 27th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this activity, students will apply formulas common in secondary and early college-level mathematics in the context of a descriptive scenario. They will apply what they learned during "Power Up: Math ACT Prep, Week 8" to solve story problems that require formulas that are not given. Students will... Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: January 4th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this activity, students will recall vocabulary about right triangles, then review sine, cosine, and tangent ratios. Students will then apply this knowledge to find missing sides, unknown angles, and other related information through practicing ACT-style math questions. This is the final activity... Read more »
Created by: Michell Eike
Date Updated: August 27th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this 10-week English ACT prep series, students will build testing stamina and practice pacing while focusing on subject-specific skills. Students will begin by setting personal goals for improving their ACT performance and selecting actions they will practice and revisit throughout the series to... Read more »
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this 10-week reading ACT prep series, students will build testing stamina and practice pacing while focusing on subject-specific skills. Students will begin by setting personal goals for improving their ACT performance and selecting actions they will practice and revisit throughout the series to... Read more »
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this 10-week science ACT prep series, students will build testing stamina and practice pacing while focusing on subject-specific skills. Students will begin by setting personal goals for improving their ACT performance and selecting actions they will practice and revisit throughout the series to... Read more »
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
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