The idea is kids will have a whole host of functions at that point which they can use to construct their logo.

We give the “Graph your logo” project after we’ve finished with the functions part of the year (so right before we get into probability and statistics). We presume linear functions are previous knowledge, and don’t require kids to use curve letters (but celebrate them if they do). By that point we’ve reviewed Domain and Range. When we use it: We give the “Graph your name” project during our first unit on the “Tools of Algebra 2”. I created all the documents for the first project and my co-worker Kat created the documents for the second one. By making this a take-home project, we were able to do Desmos without worrying about managing computers in our classroom, and we gave kids a chance to be slightly artistic in a class where they previously haven’t had the option. I had seen “Graph your Name” activities before and I really liked them. How it came to be: Last year I became a Desmos teaching fellow, and I really wanted to get more Desmos into our classroom. Once they had completed the Desmos graph they had to submit the link to a Google form that also had reflection questions they had to complete (For the record, I have more “Logo” screen-grabs below than names because I worry about student privacy). Both tasks were designed for our Algebra 2 Honors class.

The second asks them to make a “Logo” for themselves. The first asks students to graph a few letters of their name. What it is: Two graphing projects using Desmos that allow students to be a little bit more creative in math class while also learning something.

Desmos graphing project