West Contra Costa Unified School District
Solving Radical Equations
How can you make solving radical equations more engaging? Provide your math class with a hands-on activity that focuses on solving radical equations with flash cards. A warm-up and exit ticket flank direct instruction of the steps...
CCSS Math Activities
Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 8th Grade Math – Target B
Develop a radical approach to covering the Smarter Balanced targets for 8th grade math with a presentation that helps further develop math skills. Seven sample items demonstrate the expectation for working with integer exponents,...
CK-12 Foundation
Simplification of Radical Expressions: Richter Scale Exponents
Shake up your lessons with with a radical resource. Scholars use a slider to view the Richter scale magnitude and amplitude of historical earthquakes. They use powers of 10 to compare the amplitudes of different earthquakes.
Curated OER
Simplifying Radicals
In this radicals worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 15 different problems that include simplifying a number of radical expressions. First, they factor the expression under the radical sign to its prime factors. Then, students take...
Curated OER
Exponential Expressions - Perfect Squares, Square Roots
Color tiles are used to model perfect squares. Alone or in pairs, middle schoolers will find patterns. Afterward, the relationship between perfect squares and roots will be discussed as a whole class.
Curated OER
Exponents and Radicals
In this exponents and radicals worksheet, students simplify 31 radical and exponent problems. Students rationalize denominators, multiply by conjugates, use exponent rules, and evaluate exponential and radical expressions.
Curated OER
Ellipses (Part 1)
Students work with Ellipses in Algebra II. In this algebra instructional activity, students solve an equation with a radical expression. They graph ellipses and write an equation for them.
EngageNY
Radicals and Conjugates
Make the irrational rational again! Continuing the theme from previous lessons in the series, the lesson relates the polynomial identity difference of squares to conjugates. Learners develop the idea of a conjugate through analysis and...
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 taught,...
Curated OER
Equations With Radical Expressions
Pupils solve systems of equations with radical expressions. After reading real life situation, they translate the problem into algebraic expressions. As a class, students solve quadratic equations and inequalities by graphing and...
Curated OER
Laws of Exponents
In this Algebra II instructional activity, 11th graders use the laws of exponents to write the give radical expressions in simplified exponential and radical form. The one page instructional activity contains twenty-four problems. ...
Mathed Up!
Surds
Young mathematicians learn how to simplify expressions with square roots by watching a video that shows several ways to rewrite expressions involving radicals. They work on questions where they rationalize denominators and expand and...
Curated OER
Exponential Expressions
In this exponential expressions activity, students simplify the first four expressions by following the rules of exponents. For number 5 they rewrite the exponential expression shown as a radical expression. Finally, for the last five...
Curated OER
Operations with Radicals
In this operations with radicals activity, 9th graders solve and complete 26 different types of problems. First, they simplify each radical expression by factoring. Then, students express each radical expression in simplest radical form....
Virginia Department of Education
Simplifying Square Roots of Whole Numbers
Simplify your life by using a resource on simplifying square roots. Pupils review square roots and calculate values of given radical expressions using a calculator. The lesson concludes by having them consider the results to develop the...
Curated OER
Section 12-5: Addition and Subtraction of Radicals
In this radical worksheet, students find the sum and difference of given radicals. They simplify radical expressions. This two-page worksheet contains 10 multiple-choice problems. Answers are provided on the last page.
Curated OER
Simplifying Expressions
In this simplifying expressions instructional activity, 11th graders solve and complete 44 various types of problems. First, they solve for the given variable in each equation. Then, students simplify each expression and factor...
Curated OER
Expressions and Operations
In this expressions and operations worksheet, students solve 5 multiple choice problems involving quadratic equations. Students answer 1 world problem and solve 4 quadratic equations.
Curated OER
Easy Worksheet: Operations with Radicals
In this operations with radicals instructional activity, students solve 8 short answer problems. Students simplify radical expressions that involve multiplying, dividing, adding, and subtracting rational numbers.
Curated OER
Squares, Square Roots, and Exponential Expressions
Students explore the concepts of square roots and exponential expressions. In this square root and exponential expression lesson, students complete an investigation called Building A Square Patio. Students use color tiles to develop the...
Curated OER
Rational Exponents
In this worksheet, 11th graders solve 10 different problems that include various computations with radicals. Answers are not included.
Curated OER
Worksheet #12: Simplifying Radicals
In this radical worksheet, students simplify radicals by identifying the root, and rationalizing the denominator. They complete 40 multiple choice answers.
Math Guy
Algebra 2 Practice Final
Work out to Algebra II with the 50-question worksheet that practices different types of functions. Multiple choice questions focus on topics such as rational, radical, and logarithmic functions. The resource comes with a printed answer...
Curriculum Corner
8th Grade Math "I Can" Statement Posters
Clarify the Common Core standards for your eighth grade mathematicians with this series of classroom displays. By rewriting each standard as an achievable "I can" statement, these posters give students clear goals to work toward...