Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Combining Like Terms
Get independent practice combining like terms. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Solving for a Variable
Get independent practice solving for a variable. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Logarithms Explained
This animated video explores logarithms and explains how they are used in chemistry. Get the basics on these critical mathematical functions -- and discover why smart use of logarithms can determine whether your eyes turn red at the...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Warming a Solution
In this activity, students use a temperature sensor to measure the temperature of water samples before and after adding washing soda. They understand concepts of dependent and independent variables and study the relationship between them.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Getting Started With the Ti Navigator: What's My Rule
This lesson introduces studes to Activity Center and is intended to help students develop an initial conceptual understanding of different uses of variables. They will contribute points and equations in Activity Center to find the...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Talking Trash
Learn how to graph dependent and independent variables. Use the SciTools application to display data on your calculator.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Reasoning
Students learn to use the calculator to generate recursive patterns. They explore the connection from patterns to functions and algebraic reasoning. Students examine the idea of a variable for an unknown quantity and express mathematical...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Find Those Gleamers
The CyberSquad uses algebra to figure out how many gleamers they need and how many power glows are produced by each gleamer as they must power up a Cyberspace ship in this video from Cyberchase. [1:43]
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Consumer Testing and the Scientific Method
Using paper towels, introduce a basic approach to determine which type of paper towel is the most absorbent using the scientific method. Students learn to evaluate properties of paper towels: rate of absorbency, ability to use a wet...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Growing Lima Beans: Do We Really Need Dirt?
Students investigate different growth mediums for a lima bean seed: a wet paper towel and a paper cup with soil.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Scientific Method and Variables
In this activity, students are instructed to build a tower using kitchen sponges and toothpicks. They draw their tower in detail, then deconstruct it. Next they build it again using the drawing, but must change one variable, e.g., use a...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Polymers: Comparing Two Liquid Glue Based Polymers
For this experiment, students will work in small groups to create two different polymers, similar to Flubber and Silly Putty, using Elmer's glue, liquid laundry starch, and Borax. They will then compare the properties of the two...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Inquiry: How Herbs Change Based on Growing Conditions
In this activity, learners will develop writing, math, and inquiry skills by investigating the taste of basil. Students will test basil in different growing conditions while also comparing it to a controlled variable. Learners will then...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Scientific Method Variables/hypothesis
Find out what variables are in a scientific investigation and what the difference is between an independent, dependent, and controlled variable. Look at samples of different types of variables and find out what makes a good variable.
Other
Lesson Plan: Brain Food: 7x7 Logi Number Puzzles
This resource provides an interactive game for students to practice using variables.
Saddleback College
Algebra2 Go: Prealgebra
The resource consists of comprehensive learning tools such as class notes, video lectures, and templates through which students can review prealgebra topics.
Quia
Intermediate Test Prep: Math 6: Solving Two Step Equations
Learn how to solve and explain two-step equations using whole numbers and inverse operations. Complete the lessons and practice activity and then play the interactive games to test your skills.
Other
Grays Harbor College: Writing Essays: Four Tips
This resource explores four tips for writers: "Center Your Thinking," "Organize Your Thinking," "Specify Your Thoughts," and "Present Your Thoughts Clearly." The information is presented in an easy-to-follow outline with examples given...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Variables, Expressions, and Properties
This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of variables, expressions, and properties.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 3 Solving Multiplication and Division Equations
Use Glencoe's Math Course 3 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of solving multiplication and division equation. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee Firefighter Allocation
In this students are asked to write an equation to solve a real-world problem. There are two natural approaches to this task. In the first approach, students have to notice that even though there is one variable, namely the number of...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee Equivalent Expressions
In this problem, we have to transform expressions using the distributive, commutative and associative properties to decide which expressions are equivalent. Common mistakes are addressed, such as not distributing the 2 correctly. Aligns...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee Distance to School
This task asks students to find equivalent expressions by visualizing a familiar activity involving distance. The given solution shows some possible equivalent expressions, but there are many variations possible. Aligns with 6.EE.A.2.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee Chocolate Bar Sales
n this task students use different representations to analyze the relationship between two quantities and to solve a real world problem. The situation presented provides a good opportunity to make connections between the information...