Curriculum Corner
8th Grade Math Common Core Checklist
Ensure your eighth graders get the most out of their math education with this series of Common Core checklists. Rewriting each standard as an "I can" statement, this resource helps teachers keep a record of when each standard was...
Balanced Assessment
Bagels or Donuts
Explore business problems through mathematical analysis. The task has individuals write and graph a linear system to determine the best business model. They use their models to answer a series of questions that help to make a conclusion.
CCSS Math Activities
Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 8th Grade Math – Claim 3
Communication is the key. A dozen sample items require scholars to communicate their reasoning involved in arriving at a solution. The PowerPoint from the Gr. 8 Claim 2 - 4 Item Slide Shows series uses a variety of content to...
PBL Pathways
Medical Insurance
Design a plan for finding the best health insurance for your money. Learners compare two health plans by writing and graphing piecewise functions representing the plan rules. Using Excel software, they create a technical report...
Concord Consortium
In a Triangle
What's in a triangle? Just 180 degrees worth of angles! Young learners use given angle relationships in a triangle to write an algebraic representation. Using a system of equations, they simplify the equation to a linear representation.
Project Maths
Inequalities
Which number is bigger? Using a variety of activity sheets, this unit starts with the basics of inequalities and progresses through solving compound linear inequalities. Problems cover the range of inequalities including inequality word...
Curated OER
Linear Systems: Least Squares Approximations
In this least squares approximation worksheet, students determine the number of solutions a given linear system has. They find the least square error and the equation of a line of best fit for a set of three points. Students find the...
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Linear Systems: Least Squares Approximations
For this least squares approximation worksheet, students use linear algebra to find the least square error and the equation of a line for given points. They find the equation of a parabola through provided points. This four-page...
Curated OER
Conic Sections and Nonlinear Systems of Equations
In this conic sections and nonlinear equations activity, students solve 25 multiple choice problems. The activity is a review of the conic sections and nonlinear systems chapter of an intermediate algebra course, so the topics vary widely.
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Applying Linear Algebra to Differential Equations
In this math worksheet, students using linear algebra to find the solutions to the differential equations. The equations are listed in systems.
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Linear Systems: Identifying Pivots and Multipliers
In this identifying pivots learning exercise, learners use algebra to find equivalent systems of equations. This four-page learning exercise contains examples, explanations and approximately ten problems.
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Linear Systems: Identifying Pivots and Multipliers
In this pivot worksheet, students explore the elimination process, and write a matrix in upper triangular form. They identify equivalent systems. This four-page worksheet contains examples, explanations, and approximately ten problems.
Curated OER
Linear Systems: Graphical Interpretation of Vectors
In this graphical interpretation of vectors worksheet, students explore the geometrical appearance of given problems, determine if vector subtraction is commutative and graph a system of equations. This three-page worksheet contains...
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Linear Systems: Orthogonal Matrices
In this orthogonal matrices worksheet, students explore characteristics of an orthogonal matrix. They use Gram-Schmidt to convert linearly independent vectors to orthonormal vectors. This three-page worksheet contains approximately six...
Curated OER
Using Linear Algebra to Solve Systems of ODE's
In this math worksheet, students examine the coupled differential equations. Then they find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors for the 2x2 matrix.
Curated OER
Graphing To Solve Systems of Equations
Students explore graping linear equations and their relevance to real life situations. After a teacher led demonstration, students work at their desks and on the board to plot points and determine the slope of a line. Students then...
Curated OER
Linear Systems: Vector Spaces
In this vector spaces instructional activity, students explore the column and rowspace of a matrix. They find the basis of subspaces associated with a given matrix. Students observe the relationship between vectors and the nullspace. ...
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Linear Systems: Independence, Basis and Dimension
In this basis and dimension activity, students explore vector spaces associated with rectangular matrices. The two-page activity contains approximately 20 short answer questions.
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Linear Systems: Fundamental Theorem
In this fundamental theorem worksheet, student explore the nullspace and column space of given matrices. They explore the vectors needed to make it linearly independent and construct free variable columns. This two-page worksheet...
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Linear Systems: Fundamental Theorem
In this fundamental theorem worksheet, students show matrix multiplication, identify the vector in the nullspace and interpret equations. This two-page worksheet contains examples, explanations and three problems.
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Linear Systems: Elimination
In this elimination worksheet, students use the elimination process to transform a system into an equivalent form. This three-page worksheet contains three practice problems as well as examples and explanations.
Curated OER
Introduction to Linear Algebra 2.1
In this linear equation worksheet, students identify the vector space of a given matrices and find the appropriate system of equations for each of four solutions. Then they solve the system and write their conclusion.
EngageNY
Polynomial, Rational, and Radical Relationships
This assessment pair goes way beyond simple graphing, factoring and solving polynomial equations, really forcing learners to investigate the math ideas behind the calculations. Short and to-the-point questions build on one another,...
Rice University
Algebra and Trigonometry
Move on into trigonometry. An informative eBook takes the content of a College Algebra course and adds more relating to trigonometry and trigonometric functions. The content organization allows pupils to build upon their learning by...