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Unit Plan
Math.com

Math.com: The Language of Algebra: Definitions

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The resource investigates the algebra vocabulary. Detailed definitions, examples, and practice problems are included.
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Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Orbit Integers

For Students 5th - 8th
Orbit Integers is a multi-player racing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race one another while practicing adding and subtracting integers!
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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Resources for Teaching Math: Algebra Tiles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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".
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Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Suzanne Alejandre: Algebraic Factoring

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use algebra tiles to explore factoring of polynomials.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Properties of Fractals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the properties of fractal dimesions.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Patterns to the Rescue

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Patterns and sequences of numbers are explored through this lesson.
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Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Francois Viete

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides a brief overview of Francois Viete, displayed as ten biographical topics. The fields of data collected include topics such as birth/death dates, father, nationality,...
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Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Henry Briggs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides ten fields of biographical data which are compiled about Henry Briggs, including dates (birth/death), father (occupation/wealth), nationality, education, religion, scientific...
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Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Edmond Halley

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Galileo Project of Rice University provides ten fields of biographical data are compiled related to Edumond Halley, including dates (birth/death), father (occupation/wealth), nationality, education, religion,...
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Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Johannes Kepler

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides information on ten fields of biographical data which are compiled about Johannes Kepler, including dates (birth/death), father (occupation/wealth), nationality, education,...
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Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides ten fields of biographical data are compiled regarding Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz including dates (birth/death), father (occupation/wealth), nationality, education, religion,...
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Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Blaise Pascal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides information on ten fields of biographical data which are compiled regarding Blaise Pascal, including dates (birth/death), father (occupation/wealth), nationality, education,...
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Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Abraham De Moivre

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides ten fields of biographical data are compiled regarding Abraham de Moivre, including dates (birth/death), father (occupation/wealth), nationality, education, religion,...
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Primary
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: The Studies of Kepler

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information of the early life of Kepler is provided as well as a somewhat detailed look at the highs and lows of his work in studying planetary motion.
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Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Johann Bernoulli

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides a brief profile of Johann Bernoulli. The information is set up in a list format, covering topics such as: dates, father, nationality, education, religion, and scientific...
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Activity
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Slope of Lines

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a detailed unit on finding the slope of lines that investigates methods for solving systems of equations. Good lesson plan for class.
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Activity
University of South Florida

Florida Center for Instructional Tech: Famous People

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students estimate the ages of famous people, then create a scatterplot with the actual ages. This activity allows them to estimate with linear equations. You can access the age data through the "activity" link.
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Activity
University of South Florida

Florida Center for Instructional Tech: Wacky Water World

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
At this site investigate linear equations with a graphing calculator. Data is gathered from a hypothetical situation of purchasing tickets at a waterpark.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope Egg Math: Embryo Calculus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interesting and interactive site offers information and activities on exponential functions, tangents and slopes, and "The number e."
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Activity
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
Students have access to several activities to practice their algebra skills.
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Handout
Richland Community College

Richland Community College: Mathematical Information

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Richland Community College, explains the several mathematical theorems.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Algebra Vocabulary Terms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This StudyCards activity includes the definitions for 15 algebra terms for which the students need to identify the correct vocabulary term.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Systems of Linear Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This set of questions pertains to systems of linear equations. Students are asked to determine the number of solutions and to find points of intersection. These are multiple choice problems with solutions included.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Systems of Linear Equations Using Substitution

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students can use the substitution method of solving systems of linear equations.