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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Algebra/Geometry Institute Summer 2009

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate linear equations through models. In this algebra lesson, students investigate solving one and two step equations. Review solving a basic equation before starting this assignment.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Algebra And Trigonometry - Week 3: Law of Sines

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
In this law of sines worksheet, pupils read story problems. They use both algebra and the law of sines and cosines to solve problems. This two page worksheet contains seven problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Homework: Open Sentences

For Students 7th - 9th
In this algebra worksheet, students determine whether each of the first 6 equations are true or false for the variables given. They then find the solution for each of the next 6 equations or inequalities using the replacement set for x....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Inequality as Distance

For Students 10th
In this algebra worksheet, 10th graders calculate the distance between two points using inclusive and exclusive values. They graph their results on a number line. An answer is provided.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Math 121 - Absolute Value

For Students 9th - 10th
In this absolute value worksheet, students solve absolute value problems. Problems contain inequalities. This one-page worksheet contains twelve problems. Answers are provided at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Systems of Inequalities

For Students 9th - 11th
For this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, learners determine the solution to a system of inequalities by graphing.  The two page worksheet contains explanation, instruction, and four worked problems. 
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Federal Income Tax

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Introduce your class to the federal tax system through an algebraic lens. This resource asks pupils to examine the variable structure of the tax system based on income. Young accountants use equations, expressions, and inequalities to...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Recursive Challenge Problem—The Double and Add 5 Game

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
As a continuation of a previous lesson, this activity builds on the concept of calculating the terms of a sequence. Pupils are challenged to determine the smallest starting term to reach a set number by a set number of rounds. Notation...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Linear Systems in Three Variables

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Put all that algebra learning to use! Using algebraic strategies, learners solve three-variable systems. They then use the three-variable systems to write a quadratic equation given three points on the parabola.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Modeling a Context from a Verbal Description (part 1)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
When complicated algebraic expressions are involved, it is sometimes easier to use a table or graph to model a context. The exercises in this lesson are designed for business applications and require complex algebraic expressions. 
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EngageNY

Calculating Probabilities of Events Using Two-Way Tables

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Tables are useful for more than just eating. Learners use tables to organize data and calculate probabilities and conditional probabilities. 
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Interpreting the Standard Deviation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Does standard deviation work for non-symmetrical distributions, and what does it mean? Through the use of examples, high schoolers determine the standard deviation of a variety of distributions and interpret its meaning. Problems require...
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EngageNY

Extending the Domain of Sine and Cosine to All Real Numbers

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Round and round we go! Pupils use reference angles to evaluate common sine and cosine values of angles greater than 360 degrees. Once they have mastered the reference angle, learners repeat the process with negative angles.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bouncing Ball : Function Families

For Teachers 6th - 12th
A bouncing ball serves as more than entertainment when learning to apply quadratic functions to real-world events. This is the second of a two-part lesson plan, which can also be accessed from the website. The instructions say to measure...
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Lesson Plan
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Correlation and Line of Best Fit

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Computers are useful for more than just surfing the Internet. Pupils first investigate scatter plots and estimate correlation coefficients. Next, they use Microsoft Excel to create scatter plots and determine correlation coefficients and...
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Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Skeeters Are Overrunning the World

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Skeeters are used to model linear and exponential population growth in a wonderfully organized lesson plan including teachers' and students' notes, an assignment, graphs, tables, and equations. Filled with constant deep-reaching...
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Lesson Plan
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Solving Equations Using Balance Scale, Decomposition, and Graphing

For Teachers 7th - 9th
There's more than one way to solve an equation — three, actually. Scholars learn how to solve simple linear equations in one variable using three different methods, which include using balance scales, using decomposition (e.g., turning...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Percent Increase and Decrease

For Teachers 7th Standards
Increase the percent of pupils that are fluent in solving change problems with an activity that asks class members to look at problems that involve either increases or decreases and to express the change in terms of the percent of the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Border Patrol ID: 11603

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Incorporate technology in your classroom by teaching your students how to graph systems of linear inequalities as they apply to an area of land.  The lesson provides an extension in which students are challenged to write a system of...
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Interactive
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Geometry Word Problems-Perimeter of Rectangles

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders use algebra to solve geometry word problems involving the perimeter of a rectangle. The one page interactive worksheet contains eight questions. Answers and hints are included. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Translating Verbal Phrases into Symbols

For Students 9th
In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders translate verbal phrases into algebraic expressions.  The one page worksheet contains six multiple choice problems.  Solutions are provided. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Finding and Graphing the Solution of an Inequality

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra/Algebra II worksheet, students find and graph the solution of an inequality.  The two page worksheet contains a combination of eleven multiple choice and free response problems.  Answers are provided. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Graphing Linear Inequalities

For Students 10th - 12th
In this linear inequality worksheet, students graph given equations on a coordinate plane. Afterward, they shade in the graph to identify the solution set. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Symbols in Algebra

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners name and sketch numerical expressions. For this order of operation lesson, students add, subtract, multiply and divide using the correct order of operation. They perform four specific calculations for their motivation lesson.