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Accurately Weighing Pennies I

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Drawing from a scenario of the history of the penny, learners write and solve a system of linear equations from a context.
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Accurately Weighing Pennies II

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Drawing from a scenario of the history of the penny, learners write and solve a system of linear equations from a context.
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Curated OER

Lesson 3-5: Proportions and Similar Figures

For Students 9th - 12th
In this similar figures activity, students use proportions to solve 6 short answer and multiple choice questions.  Students use proportions to answer questions about map scales and height of trees given shadow lengths.
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Wake Forest University

Authentic Activities for Connecting Mathematics to the Real World

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Check out the handout from a presentation that contains a collection of high school algebra projects connecting a variety of mathematics to the real world. Activities range from simple probabilities to calculus. The activities can be...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Searching a Region in the Plane

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Programming a robot is a mathematical task! The activity asks learners to examine the process of programming a robot to vacuum a room. They use a coordinate plane to model the room, write equations to represent movement, determine the...
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Curated OER

Scatterplots and Regressions

For Students 8th - 9th
In this scatterplots and regressions worksheet, students solve 6 different types of problems related to graphing scatterplots and interpreting regressions. First, they create a scatterplot from the given data coordinates and then,...
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Curated OER

Comparing Ratios

For Students 6th - 7th
In this comparing ratios worksheet, students solve and complete 3 different problems using the screens shown. First, they write a ratio that compares the shaded part to unshaded part illustrated. Then, students use the same grid to...
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Curated OER

CEENBoT Takes a Dive

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars create a map to scale using technology. In this algebra lesson, students navigate through a shipwreck to perform rescues. They use he CEENBoT program to perform the different tasks.
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Curated OER

Fishing for Points TI-83/83 Plus

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the Cartesian coordinate plane.  In this Algebra I instructional activity, 9th graders explore the coordinates of a drawing of a fish and examine the effects of moving the drawing on the ordered pairs. Students...
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Curated OER

Properties of Fractals

For Teachers All
Students build a working definition of regular fractal, look carefully at the concepts of dimension and scale, and are introduced to logarithms. They solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial and error and using...
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Curated OER

Properties of Fractals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners build a working definition of a regular fractal, they measure the concepts of dimensions and scale, they explore the concept of a logarithm and they attempt to solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial...
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Curated OER

Solving Equations Using Models

For Teachers 5th
Explore mathematics by analyzing images. As they view pictures on the SMART Board, individuals must write corresponding algebraic equations. They utilize models to visualize the math expressions.
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5280 Math

Step by Step

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
One step at a time! A seemingly linear relationship becomes an entirely new type of function. Young scholars build their understanding of step functions by completing a three-stage activity that incorporates multiple representations of...
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Charleston School District

Analyzing Scatter Plots

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
Scatter plots tell a story about the data — you just need to be able to read it! Building from the previous lesson in the series where learners created scatter plots, they now learn how to find associations in those scatter plots. They...
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Solving Inequalities

For Teachers 7th - 9th
What does translating points on a number line have to do with solving inequalities? Young mathematicians first learn about translations of points on a number line, and then use this information to solve linear inequalities in one variable.
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Inside Mathematics

Swimming Pool

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Swimming is more fun with quantities. The short assessment task encompasses finding the volume of a trapezoidal prism using an understanding of quantities. Individuals make a connection to the rate of which the pool is filled with a...
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CCSS Math Activities

Social Security Trust Fund

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Will Social Security still be around when you retire? Given data on the predicted balance of the social security fund over time, scholars plot the points on a coordinate grid and determine if a quadratic regression fits the data. They...
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Curated OER

Can You Make a Hole in One?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars relate miniature golf to reflection of an image. In this algebra instructional activity, students collect and graph data as they study linear equations. They apply properties of graphing to solve real life scenarios.
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CPM

Unit 3, Worksheet 1, Exponents and Algebraic Expressions

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Need exponentt practice? Then this exponent worksheet will be helpful to have learners evaluate exponent expressions and algebraic expressions. They use the distributive property to solve equations. This three-page worksheet contains...
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Curated OER

Data

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students collect data from an experiment they perform. In this data lesson plan, students use multiple representations to solve practical problems; describe advantages and disadvantages of the use of each representation. Then, they...
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Curated OER

Geometry: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
This basic handout would be good for skills practice or a review of parallel and perpendicular lines. Review the definitions, then practice writing equations of lines that pass through a specific point and are either parallel or...
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Curated OER

Graphs

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra instructional activity, students calculate the point of intersection between a circle and a straight line. There are 5 questions with an answer key.
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Curated OER

Real Misleading Graphs

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students identify real graphs and misleading graphs. In this algebra lesson, students surf the Internet for real life scenarios where graphs are used in a misleading way as well as in a correct way.
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Curated OER

Who's got the fastest legs?

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students use a stopwatch to collect information for a scatterplot.   In this fastest legs lessons, students collect data through the taking of measurements, create and find a median number. Students develop an equation and answer...

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