Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: Using a Calculator
Use this site to learn how to use a calculator and apply math to real life situations with this interactive lesson! You will receive immediate feedback for your answers to all the questions.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center: Graphing Calculator Activity: Average [Pdf]
A concise graphing calculator lesson on calculating average. Detailed examples, demonstrations of calculator functions, and practice problems included. Acrobat Reader required.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center: Graphing Calculator Activity: Common Denominators [Pdf]
A graphing calculator lesson focusing on common denominator. Lesson contains detailed examples, visual demonstrations with key functions, and practice problems. Acrobat Reader required.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center: Graphing Calculator Activity: Positive and Negative [Pdf]
Order of operations with positive and negative numbers is the focus of this graphing calculator lesson. Included are detailed examples, demonstrations of key functions, and practice problems. Acrobat Reader required.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center: Graphing Calculator Activity: Proportions [Pdf]
A concise graphing calculator lesson on proportions. Detailed examples, demonstrations of functions, and practice problems included. Acrobat Reader required.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Calculating the Odds of Intelligent Alien Life
This video uses the Drake Equation to calculate the odds of intelligent alien life in the universe. [7:28] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Calculations: P H, P Oh, [H+], [Oh ]
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing chemistry calculations straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive lesson.
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Key Signature Calculation
An explanation of key signature calculation for advanced music students. Discusses the use of sharps and flats in music composition, with illustrated examples. (You may need to download Flash player to view this site.)
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Elapsed Time
In this lesson learners will understand the concept of elapsed time and be able to calculate elapsed time given the starting and ending time.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center: Graphing Calculator Activity: The Coordinate Plane [Pdf]
A graphing calculator lesson on coordinate planes. Detailed examples, demonstrations with key functions, and practice problems included. Acrobat Reader required.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Scatter Plots on the Graphing Calculator
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers finding the equation of best fit using a graphing calculator.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Mass Ratio Calculation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains mass ratio definition and mass ratio calculations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Calculator Use With Algebra Expressions
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students learn how to evaluate expressions using a calculator. Students watch a video tutorial, explore guided notes and attempt practice problems.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Calculating Acceleration From Force and Mass
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to calculate acceleration from force and mass, and force from mass and acceleration.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Percent With a Calculator
This tutorial explains how to use a calculator to find a percent. There is also a practice section at the end of the lesson.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Calculating Atomic Mass
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers definition of atomic mass and calculations of atomic mass.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Trigonometric Ratios With a Calculator Grades 8 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use a calculator to find trigonometric ratios.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Calculating Derived Quantities
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of derived quantity and calculation and units of derived quantities (area, volume, density).
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Calculating Derived Quantities
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of derived quantity and calculation and units of derived quantities (area, volume, density).
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Trigonometric Ratios With a Calculator Grades 9 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students to find trigonometric ratios with a calculator in order to find missing sides of right triangles.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Calculating Work
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to calculate work from force and distance and vice versa, and the SI unit for work.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Calculating Musical Tempo
In this activity, students calculate the beats per minute (BPM) of songs in different tempos. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
Wyzant
Wyzant: Calculator Index
These WyzAnt online graphing utilities help you calculate just about anything in algebra, including solving linear and quadratic equations to factoring polynomials. This a great tool for checking homework.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Scientific Notation With a Calculator
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Apply scientific notation concepts using a calculator to solve real-world problems.