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Evaluating and Simplifying Expressions
Discover how algebra tiles help evaluate expressions. Scholars learn to use algebra tiles to substitute values in for variables and evaluate expressions. The included worksheet contains a set of evaluation problems to assess individuals'...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Color This Polynomial Simplified
Help learners use a variety of methods to identify, visualize, and simplify polynomials with like terms. Several different visuals are used to introduce the instructional activity, such as colored pencils, overheads, interactive white...
Curated OER
Algebra 1 Properties
In this Algebra 1 properties worksheet, students match the name of the property with the expression for 14 properties used to evaluate and simplify algebraic expression.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Light Is
Students explore the properties of light. In this light lesson, students investigate visible light by viewing a website, examining an electromagnetic spectrum chart, and observing light demonstrations. Students write about their...
Curated OER
The Human Calculator
Students amaze their friends and families with this human calculator trick. In this algebraic lesson plan, students use the associative property of addition to act as a human calculator and stump their volunteers. The steps to the trick,...
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"The Grapes of Math" by Gregg Tang
Students practice mental addition and use the associative and commutative properties of addition to solve problems.
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Twenty-eight Name the Property Problems
In this properties worksheet, students name the property illustrated in twenty-eight problems. The solutions are not provided.
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Cookie Mining
Students simulate coal mining with chocolate chip cookies and toothpicks. They investigate the costs associated with mining coal.
Concord Consortium
Last Digit Arithmetic
Mathematics involves a study of patterns. The exploratory lesson has learners consider the addition pattern in different sets of numbers. Each set has a different pattern that pupils describe mathematically. The patterns involve...
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Commutative Cubes
In this commutative property worksheet, students use number cubes to create equations where they demonstrate the commutative property. Students fill in 8 equations to a chart and answer 3 questions.
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Vocabulary: Addition Terminology
In this addition terminology activity, learners complete many activities where they define and match addition terminology. Students complete 11 pages of activities.
Teach Engineering
How Big? Necessary Area and Volume for Shelter
Teams must determine the size of cavern needed to house the citizens of Alabraska to protect them from the asteroid impact. Using scaling properties, teams first determining the number of people that could sleep in a classroom and then...
Curated OER
Stressed and Strained
Young scholars explore stress and strength in engineering design. In this engineering lesson, students become familiar with terminology associated with stress and strain on building material. They will have a class discuss about how...
Curated OER
Solving Linear Equations
How do you solve linear equations? Learn how to solve simple linear equations by applying properties of equality in this instructional slideshow. The materials include step-by-step instructions and key concepts to support understanding.
Curated OER
Food Packaging
Students identify the functions of packaging food and how the designs work. In this food packaging instructional activity students identify the changes that occur in different types of materials.
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Expressions
In this expressions worksheet, students solve and complete 16 different problems related to various expressions. First, they define each of the listed terms and know each given property. Then, students state the order of operations and...
Teach Engineering
Magnetic Materials
The design challenge: develop a method to separate steel from aluminum. The first lesson plan in an eight-part series introduces the class to the grand challenge of ciming up with a method to streamline a sorting process at a...
Curated OER
Multiplying Polynomials
Students explore the concept of multiplying polynomials. In this multiplying polynomials instructional activity, students watch a video clip about basic math skills. Students work in groups on an exploration about why a binomial squared...
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Investigating the properties of a circle
Students use wax paper to look at different properties of circles such as chords, tangent lines, inscribed angles, and inscribed angles in a semi-circle, as well as finding the center of the circle, and use GSP to investigate cyclic...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Watch That Plant Grow
Middle schoolers examine the growth of marigolds in a greenhouse environment. They chart data in spreadsheets showing plant growth over time and under a number of conditions. They record measures of plant height and greenhouse temperature.
Curated OER
Equations and Inequalities
In this equations and inequalities worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions involving properties, solving equations, solving inequalities, and validity of statements.
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Integrating Functions
In this math worksheet, learners find the answers to the functions that includes integration and trigonometry. They use the examples for help with the special functions.
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Shape and Space: Transformations
Learners explore transformations. In this mathematical transformations lesson, students define quadrilaterals, convert centimeters to meters, and complete a transformations worksheet.
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Lesson Plan 2: Linear Inequalities
Students investigate linear inequalities and the associated symbols. After a teacher demonstration, they translate given phrases into symbols. Students solve and graph solutions to linear inequalities. Using newspapers, they locate...