Help your students visualize the process for solving quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula. This flowchart is meant for graphing equations that are in standard form, or can easily be rewritten to be in that form. This flowchart works for ANY number of solutions, real or imaginary! Students are able to easily lead themselves or others through a problem, when using this graphic organizer. The biggest issue I have run into over the years of teaching the quadratic formula is that students try to do too much all at once, whether that is on paper or on their calculator. They are rarely successful. A double negative sign gets missed, a parentheses gets dropped...something inevitably happens that throws off the rest of the problem. Forcing students to do just a few steps at a time greatly reduces student error. Three versions are included: full-sheet and half-sheet sizes, as well as (my favorite!) a mini-book version. The half-sheet and mini-book versions are both designed to fit perfectly into any interactive notebook! Three Versions Included: *Full-sheet size, 1 per full page of paper. *Half-Sheet Size (2 per page--cut in half and glue into interactive notebooks!) *Mini-Book- The booklet fits 3 flowcharts, and is my favorite version to use in interactive notebooks! Additionally, since I know each teacher covers simplifying square roots a bit differently, I have included three different variations (each available in each of the three versions listed above) on the simplifying the square root step. The three simplifying methods included are: (1) Simplifying by prime factorization (2) Simplifying by finding the largest perfect square factor (3) Evaluating the root I get just as much use out of this flowchart in Algebra 1 as I do in Algebra 2, do to the flexibility to handle any number and type of solution. This product is really flexible so it can meet your students at whatever level they're at. Classroom-Use TIP: I have really loved laminating a class set of the full sheet size so students can work on the flowchart template with a dry erase marker. Printing TIP: Always have your printer set to "FIT" or "SHRINK OVERSIZED PAGES!" Printers vary with the margins that they use, so this will ensure that all TPT products look their best! Product Note: Flowcharts have been left blank for increased flexibility. Pictures in the preview file show how you can utilize the flowchart with ANY problem. Thank you for stopping by the Math by the Mountain store! -Audrey ___________________________________________________________________ This resource is included in the following bundle(s): Solving Quadratic Equations Flowchart Graphic Organizer Bundle Algebra Flowchart ULTIMATE Bundle Flowcharts for Other Methods of Solving Quadratic Equations: *Solving Quadratic Equations by GRAPHING Flowchart Graphic Organizers *Solving Quadratic Equations by FACTORING Flowchart graphic Organizers *Solving Quadratic Equations by COMPLETING THE SQUARE Flowchart Graphic Organizers Other Flowchart Resources: *Solving Multi-Step Equations Flowchart Graphic Organizer *Solving Systems of Linear Equations Flowchart Graphic Organizer Bundle *Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing Flowchart Graphic Organizer *Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution Flowchart Graphic Organizer *Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Elimination Flowchart Graphic Organizer ___________________________________________________________________ If you ever have an issue, please send me an email at [email protected] and give me a chance to fix it before leaving a review! I always love having happy customers. ___________________________________________________________________ ©Math by the Mountain, 2017. Products provided by Math by the Mountain are intended for the uses of one teacher only. All rights reserved. This purchase is non-transferable and is intended for single-classroom use only. If multiple teachers in a department, building, or district wish to use this product, then an according number of licenses must be purchased. No part of this product may be reproduced, distributed, or shared with physical or electronic copies. Furthermore, under no circumstances can any product or portion of a product purchased from the Math by the Mountain TpT store be posted on the internet, even for personal classroom websites. ___________________________________________________________________