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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering Math: Computation

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Middle schoolers add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers. They find the square and the cube of numbers. They create a game incorporating computation on rational numbers. Everyone works together to write and evaluate...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Equivalent Algebraic Expressions

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This online worksheet can be printed, projected on the board, or used as example problems for the class to solve. They write equivalent expressions for a set of given equations, 14 total. This page contains an answer link and links to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Tough Nut to Crack

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Children, based on a set of criteria, evaluate the quality of pecans. They research recorded history of pecan trees as well as how their seeds moved across western Missouri into southeastern Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico. In...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surveying: 19 Chains and 50 Links

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Through an interdisciplinary instructional activity, emerging engineers explore the history of surveying systems. After discussing various systems, they perform surveys on printable pages. Using their geometric skills, they physically...
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Activity
Other

Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Laws of Exponents

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson plan walks middle schoolers through understanding and applying laws of exponents. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation, extension as well as ways to manage behavior problems and reluctant learners.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Simplifying Algebraic Expressions Using Properties

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students will practice simplifying algebraic expressions using properties: identity, commutative, associative, and distributive. It provides downloadable PDF resources to go along with the lesson as well as an assessment plan.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Rules of Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Fifty-two problems present a variety of practice completing, evaluating and simplifying expressions and equations that have exponents in them. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: "N^0"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
"Why is any number raised to the zero power equal to one?" A good question and an even better answer
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Properties of Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise but complete explanation of the properties of exponents. Examples are given and clearly explained for each property.
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Article
Understanding Algebra

Understanding Algebra: Positive Integer Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a simplified explanation about exponents along with a few rules for combining numbers with exponents.
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Unit Plan
Math.com

Math.com: The Language of Algebra: Order of Operations

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The algebra resource investigates the order of operations. Definitions, detailed examples, and practice problems are included.
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Activity
Math.com

Math.com: The Basics of Algebra: Exponents

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Students learn about the laws of exponents through this algebra resource. A learning tutorial and practice problems to check for comprehension of the math concepts are included.
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Unit Plan
Math.com

Math.com: The Basics of Algebra: Simplifying

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Students learn how to simplify algebraic expressions. A learning tutorial and practice problems to check for comprehension of the algebra concepts are included.
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Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Integer Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial will provide you with a definition of exponents and teach you how to simplify exponential expressions via numerous methods, examples, and video explanations. When finished reviewing the examples, complete practice problems...
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Activity
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Algebra: Introduction to Variable Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial that covers evaluating and simplifying different types of expressions. Find definitions and examples of exponential notation, order of operations, variables, and algebraic expressions, and complete practice exercises through...
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Activity
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Multiplying Algebraic Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The tutorial investigates how to multiply algebraic expressions. Students learn about the concept through class notes and practice problems.
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Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Algebra: Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial with many step-by-step examples on the laws of exponents. Explains the rationale for the rules, and gives practice exercises complete with answers and discussions.
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Activity
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Evaluating Exponents of Negative Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site explains how to evaluate exponents of positive and negative numbers. The site provides games and exercises to practice the skill.
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Activity
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Evaluating Exponents of Negative Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The mathematics resource examines how to evaluate exponents of negative numbers. Practice exercises are included.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Algebra: Order of Operations

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Students match the math expressions with its simplification using the order of operations. Players draw a line between matching items in each column.
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eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: Pre Algebra: Powers and Exponents

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Gain an understanding of powers and exponents by viewing examples and a video lesson. [1:06]
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Whole Number Exponents

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand and solve problems with exponents.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee Equivalent Expressions

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
In this problem, we have to transform expressions using the distributive, commutative and associative properties to decide which expressions are equivalent. Common mistakes are addressed, such as not distributing the 2 correctly. Aligns...