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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Factoring Fanatic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is designed to give students practice in "finding" the correct factors to use when attempting to factor a trinomial. The students are provided with a Tic-Tac sheet to help them discover the relationship or pattern between...
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Activity
Purple Math

Purplemath: Factoring Quadratics: The Simple Case

For Students 9th - 10th
This Purplemath lesson describes how to factor a trinomial. It also gives sample problems for the students to try interactively. The lesson expresses how to check the answer by multiplying through.
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University of Vienna (Austria)

University of Vienna: Pulling Common Factors Out

For Students 9th - 10th
Multiple choice assessment which tests knowledge of "simple" factoring (greatest common factor only), given varying degrees of polynomials.
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Other

College of Early Learning: Algebra Review

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site uses pictures to discuss dimension and base. The algebraic naming of measurements is included as well as factoring polynomial numbers.
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Activity
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Mathworld: Polynomial Factorization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site discusses factoring of polynomials, giving a general definition, and many links to satisfy unfamiliar terminology. There are however very few examples.
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Activity
Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Factoring and Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Polynomials are the focus of these lessons, concentrating on factoring and special products to work with rational expressions. Interactive tools of Live Math and Scientific Notebook are used to provide animated solutions to the examples....
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Algebra: Common Factor

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a site that thoroughly explains many topics related to factoring out the greatest common factor from a sum or a polynomial expression. There are example problems, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Zeros and Their Multiplicities: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson demonstrates how to use factoring to find the zeros of a polynomial function, and explains how to tell if a particular zero occurs more than once. It is 1 of 6 in the series titled "Zeros and Their Multiplicities." Includes...
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Simplifying Using the Foil Method

For Students 9th - 10th
WyzAnt provides color coded examples for the foil method of factoring.
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Interactive
Other

Interactive Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site allows you to practice several algebraic concepts, including solving equations, factoring, and graphing. Problems are randomly generated and allow unlimited practice. Each link contains buttons that allow you to get...
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Handout
University of Guelph

University of Guelph: Physics Tutorials: Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site reviews factoring quadratics, factoring higher order polynomials, and partial fractions.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Factor Quadratic Expressions With Negative Coefficients

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Factor quadratic expressions in which the coefficients a, b, and/or c are negative. Students can watch videos and follow along with notes. There is also practice...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Introduction to Some Algebra Concelpts Using Cas

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This series of activities provides an introduction to some Algebra concelpts using CAS. The activities start with Algebra tiles and CAS. Patterning is modelled for the students so that they can construct the knowledge rather than be...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: The Letter Product Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity will encourage students' powers of deduction through a word game. This will allow a review of factoring integers. A simple extension allows a classroom discussion that will evolve into the Zero Product Theorem, essential to...
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Unit Plan
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Algebra: Factor Using the Difference of Two Squares

For Students 9th - 10th
Students watch an online tutorial on the concept of factoring using the difference of two squares . After watching, students test their knowledge by attempting ten practice problems that increase or decrease in difficulty based on their...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Difference of Squares Intro

For Students 9th - 10th
Factor quadratic expressions into the special products of the general form (x+a)(x-a). Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Handout
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Simplifying Rational (Fractional) Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students see how factoring is used to simplify rational expressions in three example problems.
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Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Factoring Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The calculator factors expressions by expanding and combining like terms, dividing a greatest common factor, and identifying between two squares or factorable trinomials. An example expression and quick-start guide are included.
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Factoring Quadratics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The tutorial examines how to factor quadratics. The resource consists of detailed examples and explanations about the algebra concept.
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Unit Plan
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Algebra: Factor Trinomials

For Students 9th - 10th
Students watch an online tutorial on the concept of factoring trinomials. After watching, students test their knowledge by attempting ten practice problems that increase or decrease in difficulty based on their answers.
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Unit Plan
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Algebra: Factor Using the Difference of Two Squares

For Students 9th - 10th
Students watch an online tutorial on the concept of factoring trinomials using the difference of two squares. After watching, students test their knowledge by attempting ten practice problems that increase or decrease in difficulty based...
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Unit Plan
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Algebra: Factor Using a Common Expression

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students explore an interactive tutorial on factoring and then practice their knowledge by attempting ten questions that increase in difficulty level.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 1.9 Sum and Difference of Cubes

For Students 9th - 10th
This section expands on the process of factoring to certain types of polynomials. In particular, it investigates how to find the sum and difference of cubed numbers and terms, and it will use volume of cubes to model this process.
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Unit Plan
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Algebra: Factor Trinomials

For Students 9th - 10th
Students watch an online tutorial on the concept of factoring trinomials. After watching, students test their knowledge by attempting ten practice problems that increase or decrease in difficulty based on their answers.

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