Students will practice working with determinant of a matrix and inverse matrices as they rotate through 10 stations with this “Math Lib” Activity. Students will find the determinant of 2×2 and 3×3 matrices, determine whether two matrices are inverses, determine whether a matrix has an inverse, and find the inverse of a 2×2 matrix. There are also matrix operations (addition, subtraction, scalar multiplication, and matrix multiplication) integrated into a few of the determinant questions.
The answer at each station will give them a piece to a story (who, doing what, with who, where, when, etc.). This is a much more fun approach to multiple choice, and the students adore reading the story to the class. They get very excited to see which of their teachers is the “star” of the story.
Edit all story elements!
All slides are given in an editable format so you are free to personalize the story for your students. PowerPoint is required to edit. Only story elements can be changed, not the actual problems.
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