Perfect Cubes and Cube Roots Digital Pixel Art

Overview

Engage your students with these pixel art activities and practice calculating perfect cubes, cube roots, and equations with cube roots (p = x^3 where x is a rational number from 1-25). This product contains two pixel arts, each is a self-checking Google Sheet themed after fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. However, the image is versatile enough that it may be used at any time in the school year. It's great as sub plan, review lesson, or independent practice!

Why you'll love this

This product focuses on the 8th grade common core standard below:

8.EE.A.2 Use square root and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations of the form ² = and ³ = , where is a positive rational number. Evaluate square roots of small perfect squares and cube roots of small perfect cubes.

Students practice a series of problems, and get immediate feedback as they go. Correct answers turn green and incorrect answers stay red. As students type in correct answers, a mystery picture appears. The Google Sheets are all self checking & digital, so it can easily be assigned through Google Classroom or any online learning platform.

There's no prep required. This is great for virtual or in person learning!

What’s included?

There's 2 pixel art Google Sheets, with 24 problems total, along with an answer key and directions for reference:

  • Google Sheet #1 (12 problems): Cube Roots and Perfect Cubes

  • Google Sheet #2 (12 problems): Equations with Cube Roots

  • Answer Key (PDF)

You can assign the Google Sheets separately or both at once depending on your preferences and skills that your students are working on.

More to consider

Want to try before you buy?

Try these 6 free activities for grades 3 - 7.

Email me 6 free activities →