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Willow Tree

The Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
There isn't a more popular geometry formula than the Pythagorean Theorem! Learners understand the special side relationships in a right triangle. They use the Pythagorean Theorem to find missing sides and to solve problems. They begin...
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Willow Tree

Perimeter of Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Help learners understand that perimeter and circumference are one in the same. Learners apply their skills to determine the perimeter/circumference of triangles, rectangles, and circles. They then use the same strategy to find the...
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Willow Tree

Extremes, Range, and Quartiles

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The middle of the data is important, but what about the rest of it? The lesson shows learners the importance of the range, quartiles, and extreme values. Pupils practice finding each of these values from given data sets.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Interpreting Correlation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Is 0.56 stronger than -0.78? Interpret the correlation coefficient as the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables. An algebra lesson introduces the correlation coefficient by estimating and then calculating it.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Sum of Angles in a Polygon

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
How can learners use algebra to solve a geometry problem? Help learners create an equation that shows the relationship between the number of sides of a polygon and the sum of the interior angles. Students are asked to divide the...
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Willow Tree

Angles Formed by Transversals of Coplanar Lines

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Create a strong understanding of the relationships formed when parallel lines intersect a transversal. Discuss each type of angle pair and their relationship to each other. 
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Willow Tree

Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Geometry could be called the study of figures. An overview of the figures found in a typical geometry course contains a study of different triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons. 
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Willow Tree

Circle Graphs

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Pie isn't just for eating! Scholars learn to create pie charts and circle graphs to represent data. Given raw data, learners determine the percent of the whole for each category and then figure out the degree of the circle that percent...
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Willow Tree

Mean, Median, and Mode

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Statistics are more than just numbers—they can give you important information about a set of data. Pupils learn how to find the mean, median, and mode of a data set. They also find the next score to reach a desired mean.
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Willow Tree

Box-and-Whisker Plots

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Whiskers are not just for cats! Pupils create box-and-whisker plots from given data sets. They analyze the data using the graphs as their guide.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Mile High

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
What is the meaning of sea level? This resource helps your class understand the meaning of elevations above, below, and at sea level. Provides for good discussion on using positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in the real...
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Curated OER

Birds' Eggs

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
More than just data, scatter plots are full of information that can be used to answer a variety of questions. This lesson uses a plot with information about bird egg sizes to answer questions about the relationship between length and...
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Assessment
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Simple and Compound Interest

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Your learners will get lots of practice calculating simple and compound interest by the end of this lesson. Simple explanations and examples lead learners through the concepts and steps of calculating simple and compound interest...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Equations and Formulas

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Your class is asked to use inverse operations to solve eleven equations for unknown variables or to rearrange formulas to highlight a quantity of interest. By using the same reasoning as solving one- and two-step equations, algebra...
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Illustrative Mathematics

How Many Servings of Oatmeal?

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Here is another way to illustrate division of a whole number by a unit fraction. In this case, the problem is asking if there are so many servings per cup, how many servings are in a package of multiple cups. Learners are to model their...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Delivery Trucks

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Algebra learners are to make sense of two different-sized sand trucks and the number of trips each truck makes. The resource lists four different expressions based on the size of each truck and the number of deliveries the trucks make....
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Willow Tree

Scientific Notation

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Numbers that are very large or very small are difficult to express in standard notation. Pupils learn how to convert between standard and scientific notation. They also multiply and divide the numbers in scientific notation. 
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Willow Tree

Transformations

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
How does something go from here to there? Describe it with a transformation. Young mathematicians learn how to translate, reflect, rotate, and dilate an image. 
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Willow Tree

Area of Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Scholars can use area formulas, but can they apply what they know about area? The lesson challenges learners to think logically while practicing finding area of shapes such as rectangles, circles, parallelograms, triangles, and other...
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Willow Tree

Surface Area of Three-Dimensional Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Lateral area and surface area are simple concepts, but calculating them is not as easy! Using formulas, learners calculate lateral area and surface area for the same three-dimensional figures. The resource discusses the formula variables...
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Willow Tree

Histograms and Venn Diagrams

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
There are many different options for graphing data, which can be overwhelming even for experienced mathematcians. This time, the focus is on histograms and Venn diagrams that highlight the frequency of a range of data and overlap of...
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Workbook
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University of Utah

Geometry: Angles, Triangles, and Distance

For Students 8th Standards
The Pythagorean Theorem is a staple of middle school geometry. Scholars first investigate angle relationships, both in triangles and in parallel lines with a transversal, before proving and applying the Pythagorean Theorem.
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University of Utah

Geometry: Transformations, Congruence, and Similarity

For Students 8th Standards
Rigid motions are to congruence as what are to similarity? Investigate properties of rigid motions and define congruence in terms of rigid motions with the ninth chapter of a 10-part eighth grade workbook series. The lesson then prompts...
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Assessment
Mathed Up!

Solving Quadratics by Factorising

For Students 8th - 11th
Young mathematicians view a video on solving quadratic equations by factoring. They use this skill to complete a worksheet of practice problems — a great way to gauge understanding!

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