University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Boxes [Pdf]
This task challenges students to demonstrate an understand of the concept of equality using scales and balance beams.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Variables and Algebraic Expressions
This lesson plan has students identify a variable, term, constant, coefficient, and an algebraic expression. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation, extention as well as ways to manage behavior problems and reluctant learners.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Balancing Chemical Equations
How does one know if a chemical equation is balanced? What can be changed to balance an equation? Play a game to test ideas!
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Gears: Determining Angular Velocity
Students work as engineers and learn to conduct controlled experiments by changing one experimental variable at a time to study its effect on the experiment outcome. Specifically, they conduct experiments to determine the angular...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: When Silicon Talks
In this activity, students tackle this aspect of engineering as they solve problems for precise angles and speeds, and predict data output when samples are altered.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Applications of Linear Functions
This lesson plan culminates the unit with the Go Public phase of the legacy cycle. In the associated activities, students use linear models to depict Hooke's law as well as Ohm's law. To conclude the lesson plan, students apply they've...
Wyzant
Wyzant: Algebra Help
Heres a comprehensive review of the basics of algebra. WyzAnt includes lessons on varied topics, calculators that show step-by-step solutions, and interactive worksheets for practicing and testing your skills. Just choose a topic and use...
Other
Personal: Astroid
Excellent personal site! Gives the complete history of the astroid and has lots of pictures, graphs, and even videos!
University of Vienna (Austria)
Maths Online
This site consists of interactive lessons on a multitude of math topics including sets, drawing plane and coordinate system, variables, equations, and functions. You may also view this Vienna University site in German.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Complete a Numerical Sentence: Addition
Students can practice solving addition number sentences through the interactive learning exercises and games on this site.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Complete a Numerical Sentence Subtraction
Students can practice solving subtraction equations through these interactive learning exercises. Three games are also available to challenge students' understanding of the skill.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Solving an Equation for a Missing Value
The CyberSquad solves a number puzzle to help save Motherboard in this video segment from Cyberchase.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arrangement 1
The CyberSquad tries to figure out a table arrangement for 20 workers in this video from Cyberchase.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arrangement 2
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Matt tries for a second time to arrange tables and chairs to accommodate 20 workers.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arrangement 3
Matt's third table arrangement helps fit all 20 workers at five tables in this video segment from Cyberchase.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Making Popcorn Balls (Multiplication)
In this Cyberchase video segment, Bianca uses multiplication to help her adjust the recipe for popcorn balls.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope Egg Math: Embryo Calculus
This interesting and interactive site offers information and activities on exponential functions, tangents and slopes, and "The number e."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Find Those Gleamers
The CyberSquad uses algebra to figure out how many gleamers they need and how many power glows are produced by each gleamer as they must power up a Cyberspace ship in this video from Cyberchase. [1:43]
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Chemical Equations and Calculations
As part of the "Basic Atomics" section of the Virtual Textbook, chemical equations are examined here. Equations involving ions and limiting-reactant problems are also discussed.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Anti Toast
Students explore positive and negative numbers in this interactive web lesson. Learning exercises are provided for students to practice adding integers.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Ecuaciones Sistemas E Inecuaciones
Interactive exercises to supplement classroom instruction to solve equation of second degree or higher and also inequalities.
Other
College of the Redwoods: The Epicycloid
This resource gives a brief description and history lesson. Shows you how to use epicycloids.
Other
University of Wisconsin: Basic Algebra
This college site offers a variety of problems and answers. Problems are divided into topic areas for easy access. Also offers quizzes with each topic.
Other
Karl's Calculus Tutor: Basic Algebra Concepts
This site is a comprehensive review of algebraic basics including equations, the distributive law, the equation of a straight line, quadratic equations, polynomials, the difference of squares, the Pythagorean distance formula, and...