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Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Rational Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this tutorial, you will learn what a rational exponent is and how to complete many tasks involving them. Follow step-by-step instructions and examples, view video explanations, and hone your skills with several practice problems.
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Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra: Rational Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An online tutorial which teaches you how to rewrite a rational exponent in radical notation, simplify an expression that contains a rational exponent, and use rational exponents to simplify a radical expression. Works through example...
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Activity
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Algebra: Simplifying Algebraic Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial offers definitions, examples, and practice problems for looking at various components of terms and for simplifying algebraic expressions.
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Interactive
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Vector Addition Model

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Java applet simulation explores vector addition of two vectors in two dimensions. Given the magnitude and direction, students must determine the vector components.
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Handout
Clark University

Clark University: Dave's Short Trig Course: Complex Numbers: Absolute Value

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Contains detailed information on absolute values for complex numbers.
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Handout
Cut the Knot

Cut the Knot!: Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Contains detailed historical information regarding the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and the various proofs that were developed. Click on the links at the bottom of the page to access all the information.
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Unit Plan
Cut the Knot

Cut the Knot!: Geometric Construction With the Compass Alone

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explains the possible uses of a compass when drawing. There are numerous exercises for using a compass with links to the solutions - click on the red checkmarks for these. The site discusses mathematicians who contributed to...
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Handout
Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Complex Numbers Primer

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial reviews complex numbers, notation associated with complex numbers, and the basic operations involving complex numbers. Topics examined are conjugates and moduli, polar form, exponential form, arithmetic of complex numbers,...
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Law of Sines and Law of Cosines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial examines the law of sines and the law of cosines. Includes class notes, examples, and a variety of practice problems with solutions. The teacher resource consists of a lab that utilizes the law of sines and the law of cosines.
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Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this tutorial to learn what imaginary and complex numbers are, how to write them, and how to perform operations with them. Offers step-by-step examples, video explanations of the examples, and practice questions with answers.
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Math World: Geometric Construction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Offers an explanation of what a geometric construction is and what some of the tools are that are used for it, including the traditional straightedge and compass. The site explains how to construct various polygons inscribed within a...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Mg Ice Cream Cone

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
You have been hired by the owner of a local ice cream parlor to assist in his company's new venture. The company will soon sell its ice cream cones in the freezer section of local grocery stores. The manufacturing process requires that...
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Lesson Plan
University of Nottingham

Mathematics Assessment Project: Modeling Population Growth: Having Kittens

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This instructional activity unit guides students in developing strategies for modeling problems. The task focuses on investigating a cat shelter's claims about the rate of cat population growth. The unit includes a full lesson plan,...
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Triangle Inequality Theorems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial discusses triangle inequality and provides practice problems for students to try out their skills. The teacher resource page contains a lesson plan for a yummy activity involving licorice.
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Geometric Constructions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn all about the basic geometric constructions in this test prep lesson. You will explore line segments and points, and understand key terms like the terms parallel and perpendicular. Construction activities and interactive online...
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Review of Transformations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Review of material on transformations, which offers definitions and examples, as well as worksheets and resources for extending instruction. Follow links to find guidelines for examining transformations using a Geometer's Sketchpad.
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Composition and Glide Reflections

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resources to supplement classroom instruction of transformations and reflection. Lesson pages offer definitions and examples of composition of transformations and glide reflections. A practice page has a nine-question quiz. There are...
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Similarity of Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover the world of "similarity" in this test prep tutorial on similar triangles. Detailed explanation of concept with examples, challenging interactive practice, and a classroom activity that integrates math and science.
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Unit Plan
Purple Math

Purplemath: Conics: Hyperbolas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A three-part tutorial that discusses the basic terms, definitions, and formulas related to hyperbolas.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Defining Rotations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this tutorial, students learn about the rules that operate in the rotation of 2-D figures on a coordinate grid. Includes video, lots of examples, review...
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Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Complex Numbers: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website provides an in-depth lesson on complex numbers. You learn about simplifying, adding, and multiplying complex numbers by viewing example problems that are worked through step-by-step. Continue on to pages 2 and 3 which...
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Lesson Plan
CPALMS

Cpalms: Dollars for Density

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is a guided inquiry activity in which students use simple lab procedures and discussions to develop and apply the concept of density. Students collect and graph data which they use to explore the relationship between mass and...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Calculus: Volume by Cross Section

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This tutorial explains how to calculate the volume of various solids using the 'slicing' method and then deriving a formula for each solid. It goes on to discuss...
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Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Geoboard Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Math Forum provides a set of links to sites that are related to geoboard activities. There are several great links to lessons using geoboards. The links provide insight into how to use them, including how to perform various measurements...