Mathematics Assessment Project
Pythagorean Triples
What special relationships exist in right triangles? In the high school performance task, learners investigate Pythagorean triples. They then determine rules for the perimeter and area of right triangles given the shortest side.
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
Health Science: Back to Basics
This lesson focuses on unit conversion, proportions, ratios, exponents, and the metric system. Discuss measurement with your math class and demonstrate how to solve several health-science word problems. Give learners a chance to visit an...
Curated OER
Cash Box
Solving systems of equations with a twist! If you are looking for something out of the ordinary, then this is the problem for you. In this scenario, some money is found on the ground and you need to determine if it belongs in the cash...
Curated OER
Rewriting Equations &Formulas
Practice with literal equations. Solve for one variable in terms of another. Find the value of y given specific values of x. This short instructional activity would make a good warm-up activity at the beginning of class or a quick...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Solving Literal Equations
Learners solve literal equations. In this Algebra I/Algebra II instructional activity, learners view a PowerPoint presentation about solving literal equations. Learners have the opportunity to complete an interactive worksheet on the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Cosmic Measurements
Students develop two units of measurement to relate to the astronomical unit and the light year. In this astronomy lesson, students use a Twizzler to develop a measurement unit similar to the astronomical unit. They use a moving object,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Density
Students observe a demonstration of regular soda versus diet soda. In this exploring density instructional activity students complete a lab on density and present a PowerPoint presentations of their results.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Algebra Quiz
Students are able to have an on line quiz where the score and time elapsed is recorded on various level of solving equation problems.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Selecting a Method to Solve Equations or Inequalities
Given an equation or inequality, the student will select a method (algebraically, graphically, or calculator) to solve the equation or inequality.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities
When given a table, equation or verbal description, students will solve one- and two-variable equations and inequalities using algebraic steps or graphing methods.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Formulas
Sixteen problems present a variety of practice using formulas to solve equations. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Graphing Linear Equations
Twenty-five problems present a variety of practice graphing linear equations. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to...
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Algebra
This resource allows users to test their knowlege of Algebra.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Literal Equations
Learn how to solve equations that contain more than one variable.
Other
Saylor Academy: Solving Rational Equations
Explains and models the steps to follow for solving rational equations, along with two examples for literal equations. Includes practice exercises with answers provided.
University of Vienna (Austria)
University of Vienna: Equivalent Equations
Interactive site in which an equation must be matched with an equivalent form of itself (for example, after it has been divided by two). After finishing, the site returns a score to judge understanding of the topic.
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Rational Inequalities
This math tutorial features notes and examples that illustrate how to solve inequalities that involve rational expressions.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Rewriting Formulas
In this lesson, students explore "real-life" resources that make use of literal equations (rewriting known formulas) to help make people's lives easier. Students will use Excel to design formulas that find a specific value like those...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Hsa ced.a.2 Create Equations in Two or More Variables
Choose from a variety of creative problems (tasks) to teach how to create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities and graph equations on coordinate axes with labels and scales. Explanations and...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Math You Need: Rearranging Equations to Solve for a Given Variable
This tutorial guides students through the steps in rearranging science formulas to solve for different variables. Includes practice exercises based on a variety of formulas.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Algebra 1 for Ccss
This is a complete, full-year Algebra 1 course with interactivity included in every lesson. Some lessons include videos, and all include interactives and inline questions that offer instant, per-answer feedback. Every lesson also has...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Equation Solver
This activity helps with understanding how to balance an algebraic equation. You input the term and the operation. The activity uses that term, operates on both sides of the equation, then displays the resulting equation.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Solving Equations
Introduction to various algorithms for solving single-variable, linear equations.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Resources for Teaching Math: Algebra Tiles
Try this hands-on approach to solving algebra problems with this interactive website. Students are able to "solve equations, substitute in variable expressions, expand, and factor".