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Curated OER

Hands-On Algebra

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study linear equations. In this algebra lesson, 7th graders solve and write two step linear equations in one variable.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pay Check Advance Loan

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research loans. In this financial lesson, students explore the benefits and drawbacks of applying for a pay-day advance loan. Students compare different programs and calculate interest owed. Multiple resources are provided.
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Kenan Fellows

Half-Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Scholars shake their way to understanding half-life with the help of candy. They observe and record which side candy lands on to graph the exponential decay in the fifth lesson of seven integrating chemistry and algebra. Combining...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Complex Numbers as Vectors

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Show your math class how to use vectors in adding complex numbers. Vectors represent complex numbers as opposed to points in the coordinate plane. The class uses the geometric representation to add and subtract complex numbers and...
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LABScI

Conservation of Momentum: Marble Collisions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What happens to the momentum of an object when it strikes another object? Scholars roll a marble down a ramp so it collides with another marble. By measuring the speed of each marble before and after the collision, pupils answer this...
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Reardon Problem Solving Gifts

Teaching Problem Solving Strategies in the 5-12 Curriculum

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Address any kind of math concept or problem with a series of problem-solving strategies. Over 12 days of different activities and increasing skills, learners practice different ways to solve problems, check their answers, and reflect...
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EngageNY

Linear Transformations as Matrices

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Don't stop with two-dimensional learning, go to the next dimension! Learners verify that 3x3 matrices represent linear transformations in the third dimension. Additionally, they verify the algebraic properties that extend to vector...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering Math: Concepts in Algebra

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students learn that speed is a function of time and distance, a quadratic equation can be used to figure out the path of fireworks, a photographer can use Algebra to figure out how many rolls he can afford if he needs twice as much of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Substitution and Elimination

For Students 9th - 12th
In this substitution and elimination learning exercise, high schoolers complete short answer problems for substitution and elimination and read notes about them as well. Students complete 13 problems.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Advanced Math Problems

For Students 6th
In this grade 6 math worksheet, 6th graders answer a set of 20 multiple choice questions. Answers may be submitted and checked on-line.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

When Can We Reverse a Transformation? 3

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
When working with matrix multiplication, it all comes back around. The 31st portion of the unit is the third lesson on inverse matrices. The resource reviews the concepts of inverses and how to find them from the previous two lessons....
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Worksheet
Washingtonville Central School District

Systems of Equations (Substitutes and Elimination)

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
With a whopping total of 66 questions, here is a resource that provides a full variety of systems of equations questions using elimination and substitution solution methods.
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EngageNY

Modeling Video Game Motion with Matrices 1

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Video game characters move straight with matrices. The first day of a two-day lesson introduces the class to linear transformations that produce straight line motion. The 23rd part in a 32-part series has pupils determine the...
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EngageNY

Wishful Thinking—Does Linearity Hold? (Part 2)

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Trying to find a linear transformation is like finding a needle in a haystack. The second lesson in the series of 32 continues to explore the concept of linearity started in the first lesson. The class explores trigonometric, rational,...
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EngageNY

Which Real Number Functions Define a Linear Transformation?

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Not all linear functions are linear transformations, only those that go through the origin. The third lesson in the 32-part unit proves that linear transformations are of the form f(x) = ax. The lesson plan takes another look at examples...
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EngageNY

The Geometric Effect of Some Complex Arithmetic 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
The 10th lesson in a series of 32, continues with the geometry of arithmetic of complex numbers focusing on multiplication. Class members find the effects of multiplying a complex number by a real number, an imaginary number, and another...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering Math Concepts in Advanced Algebra

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the concept of Chinese contributions in mathematics. For this Chinese contributions in mathematics lesson, students research Chinese achievements in mathematics. Students solve 3x3 systems of equations using the method...
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University of Colorado

Distance = Rate x Time

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Every year, the moon moves 3.8 cm farther from Earth. In the 11th part of 22, classes use the distance formula. They determine the distance to the moon based upon given data and then graph Galileo spacecraft data to determine its movement.
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Curated OER

Y-Intercept and Slope Intercept Form

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Alegebra amateurs identify the slope and the y-intercept given a linear equation in slope-intercept form by correctly completing some in class problems. They write the linear equation in slope-intercept form that corresponds to the given...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Most adults remember learning about the Pythagorean theorem, but they don't all remember how to use it. The emphasis here is on developing an intuitive understanding of how and when to use the theorem. Young mathematicians explore...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Solving Equations by Factoring

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, learners use the Zero Product Property to solve polynomial equations by factoring.  Application problems are included.  The one page interactive worksheet contains fifty-four problems.  The solution steps and...
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Curated OER

Sum of Even and Odd

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your algebra learners will make use of structure and manipulate expressions involving function notation using the definition of odd and even functions. They then advance even further to analyze the structure in a system of two equations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Factoring Trinomials

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students factor trinomials and quadratics. In this algebra lesson, students solve quadratics when the leading coefficient is one. They use a special factoring pattern to solve the trinomial.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rate of Change

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders solve problems dealing with rate of change. In this algebra activity, 11th graders graph their rate of change problems and analyze it comparing their data with each other. They solve problems dealing with percent and...