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Webquest: A Creative Encounter of the Numerical Kind
Students research the history behind number systems and create their own systems in the role of a mathematics expert sent to help an imaginary society. A fun way to learn the importance of number systems.
Doina Popovici
Math Play: Rational and Irrational Numbers Game
An interactive game where students have to determine whether a number is a rational or a irrational number.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Systems of Equations: What Method Do You Prefer?
The purpose of this lesson is to help young scholars apply math concepts of solving systems of equations to real life situations. The students will use the three methods of graphing, substitution, and elimination to solve the system of...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Math Space Odyssey: The Capacity of the Planets
Use this activity to teach students to represent numbers in scientific notation, and use geometry to solve problems related to three-dimensional figures. Explore distance and capacity problems about planets in the solar system. The...
University of Utah
University of Utah: The Number System
This site from The University of Utah provides a definition of commonly used numbers including rational numbers, natural numbers, integers, real and complex numbers and more.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Sets & Other Basic Concepts
Washington State University provides an introduction to sets and subsets and the symbols used to represent them.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Rational or Irrational? That Is the Question
Learners will participate in an activity that will help them obtain a feeling of how numbers are related to each other. They will determine whether a number is rational or irrational. Students will also be able to order rational and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Imaginary Numbers? What Do You Mean Imaginary?
Is it any wonder that young scholars are suspicious? We lead, sometimes drag, them through Algebra I insisting they must follow the order of operations. We make them learn the "hard way" of doing an assignment one day only to show them...
Other
Matematicas Para Ninos: El Huevo De Chocolate (The Chocolate Egg)
This resource provides basic math activities in Spanish. Topics include division, math riddles and correcting equations.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: N rn.a.1: Evaluating a Special Exponential Expression
The purpose of this task is to study the rules of exponents in the context of trying to make sense of a challenging mathematical expression. Teachers will critically analyze each student's argument. Aligns with N-RN.A.1.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti Navigator System: More Students Apply Early
Using the USA TODAY Infograph, "More students apply early," students will explore scatter plots and independent and dependent variables. Students will determine a best-fit regression model for the real-life data set and then use the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Systems and Solutions
The Energy Systems and Solutions unit brings students through the exploration of science and engineering concepts as they relate to energy issues in everyday life. Issues surrounding energy production and energy consumption provide a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Classify Numbers
Practice classifying numbers as whole, integer, rational, and irrational. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, to watch a video, or ask for a hint.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Metric Length
The different units used to measure metric length are described, with comparisons to real world objects. A wonderful number line also shows the relative sizes of things all the way from a quark to the universe in powers of ten.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Bar Codes
An exploration of the binary system using U.S. postal zip codes. Discover what numbers the long and short bars in a zip code represent in this one page activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families collection.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Prime Numbers
Learn the history and mathematicians behind the study of prime numbers.
Richland Community College
Richland Community College: Math 116 Lecture Notes
This site from the Richland Community College provides the detailed lecture notes to a college algebra course, complete with equations and definitions. Content ranges from "functions and their graphs" to "conics and parametric equations."
PBS
Pbs: Base 60: Babylonian Decimals
Explore a brief history of mathematics in Mesopotamia through the Babylonian Base 60 number system. This video focuses on how a base 60 system does not use fractions or repeating decimals, some of the advantages of a base 60 system, and...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: The Race [Pdf]
A challenge that combines skills in problem solving and logical reasoning. See if you can figure out who will win the race by determining the rate of speed of each runner. A one page activity from NCTM Math Challenges for Families...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Popcorn (Pdf)
If you're a popcorn lover, you might want to take this math challenge. A real-world challenge on visually estimating volume of popcorn containers. A one page activity from the NCTM Math for Families collection. Life skill applications...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Body Mass What's Your Index? (Pdf)
If you like tackling formulas, then this math challenge is for you. See if you can calculate Helix's BMI (body mass index) and find out if his health is at risk. A one page NCTM Math Challenges for Families activity that engages learners...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Approximating Square Roots
Practice finding the approximate value of square roots by thinking about perfect squares. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.