Numerical and Algebraic Integration Cards

I made this set of eight cards about areas found by integration for my IB Standard Level students. The graphs are taken from a textbook exercise. (Screenshot below. Follow the link to get the cards.)

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I wanted them to use several methods for finding the areas, including numeric and algebraic integration, so I presented these instructions.

numerical integrals cards

With the answers displayed on the board, students could feel confident as they went through the cards.

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This lesson really worked for my students. It was less boring than a textbook exercise, and allowed them to discriminate between methods for finding areas. It also provided good practice of integration and GDC skills.

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