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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Structure of Costs in the Short Run

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the structure of costs in the short run; some costs are fixed, so you can't do anything about them. It includes a questions.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 9.5 Modeling in Three Dimensions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore connections between a 2-dimensional net and a 3-dimensional box. Later in this section, use equations with variables to solve real world problems that use 2 and 3-dimensional objects.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Linear Equations in One Variable

For Students 6th - 8th
Visualize solutions to one variable equations by performing a balancing act. This interactive exercise focuses on linear equations and mathematical reasoning to show how one variable equations need to stay balanced to be solved correctly...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Piano Tuning and Balancing Equations

For Students 6th - 8th
Examine how one innovator is working to improve the way concert pianos are designed and tuned. This video focuses on the balance that needs to occur in an ideally tuned piano key and explores how David Stanwood calculated the balance...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Balancing Scales to Solve Equations

For Students 6th - 8th
Predict the number of blocks you need to equal the weight of one bag and then test your theory. This interactive exercise focuses on using critical thinking skills to add and subtract items on the scales to achieve balance and visual...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What's My Solution?

For Teachers 6th
Finding the solution through use of substitution helps student realize there is only one answer when solving equations.
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Handout
Other

Chili Math: Writing Algebraic Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of how to write algebraic expressions with step-by-step examples.
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Handout
Help Algebra

Algebra Help: Algebraic Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The parts of algebraic expressions are defined, accompanied by examples. Covers variables, constants, terms, factors, and coefficients.
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Activity
Hofstra University

Hofstra University: Review Exercises Random Variables..

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Interactive review problems are offered to practice the concepts of random variables and statistics. Topics covered include, Bernoulli trials, normal and binomial distributions, Chebyshev's rule, and the like.
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Activity
Harvey Mudd College

Mudd Math Fun Facts: Pascal's Triangle

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial defines and and demonstrates Pascal's triangle.
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Handout
University of Glasgow

Steps Statistics Glossary: Random Variable

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Describes random variable and briefly mentions the two types of random variables: discrete and continuous.
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Handout
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Publishing: Practicing Scientific Processes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Glencoe Publishing not only explains hypothesis but also tells how to design an experiment to test your hypothesis. Includes the difficult task of "Separating and controlling variables."
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Activity
The Math League

The Math League: Introduction to Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This introduction offers help on a variety of topics in algebra, such as variables, expressions, equations, and simplifying.
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Professional Doc
Other

Gphsf: Basic Project Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is a short piece, part of a larger page, on conducting your experiment. It contains a lot of good advice.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Algebra Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Do you need practice learning and remembering algebra vocabulary terms? This word search game is the web site for you! There is a link to a list of terms with definitions you can click if you want to see if you are correct.
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Activity
United Nations

Unesco: Algebra Review (In Arabic)

For Students 6th - 9th
This page, part of a larger UNESCO site on math and science education, has 15 basic, open- and multiple-choice algebra questions, with the correct answer immediately following the question. Entirely in Arabic.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Equations, Functions, and Variables: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson explains how equations are related to functions and variables. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Equations, Functions, and Variables."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Equations of Several Variables: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson explains how we might represent an equation in terms of more than one variable. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Equations of Several Variables."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Examining Algebraic Expressions: Lesson 1

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson demonstrates how to identify and label different parts of an algebraic expression. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Examining Algebraic Expressions."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Variables in Algebraic Expressions: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will explain how to define a variable in an algebraic expression. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Variables in Algebraic Expressions."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Writing Equations With a Variable: Lesson 6

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson explains how to write out equations in which the variable would be on either side of the equal sign. It is 6 of 6 in the series titled "Writing Equations with a Variable."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Writing Equations With a Variable: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson explains how to write out equations in which the variable would be on either side of the equal sign. It is 1 of 6 in the series titled "Writing Equations with a Variable."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Examining Algebraic Expressions: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson demonstrates how to identify and label different parts of an algebraic expression. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Examining Algebraic Expressions."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Control and Variable Groups: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain the difference between a control group and variable groups, when using the scientific method. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Control and Variable Groups."