Part of our major work this year in math is focusing on the Math Practices from the Common Core.  As teachers we are working on mastering these excellent practices that all mathematicians use.  They are:

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
4. Model with mathematics
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

Have you got all that?  No?  That’s okay.  I’ve attached a great Big Bang Theory compilation that illustrates the different practices.  First you might want to do a little studying up and then see if you can identify which practice each clip is showing.

Think you have them all?  Check the answer key to see just how expert you are at the math practices.