Zoe is decorating a cake for her grandpa's birthday and needs to know how many more candles to add. Follow along as she explains how to set up and solve algebraic equations in this step-by-step presentation. Equations with negative...

Rubber ducky, you're the one ... to help solve equations. Young mathematicians use an interactive to set up a situation involving rubber ducks. This helps users visualize and solve an equation with variables on both sides.

Solve your equation and prove it, too. Young mathematicians solve linear equations using an interactive. They must input a property to justify each step of their solutions.

Pupils follow a chain of reasoning in deconstructing a logarithmic equation step by step. Using their knowledge of logarithms, learners compare the solutions of logarithmic equations when the bases are changed.

It's important to know why each step in solving an equation works. Scholars order the steps and reasons when solving a multi-step equation. Solutions require using the distributive property, combining like terms, and using properties of...

Reinforce properties while solving equations. Learners often ignore properties even as they try to apply them. A well-designed lesson emphasizes the role of additive inverses when solving equations.

Get the most out of a pizza. Class members use an interactive to simulate cutting a pizza to determine the maximum number of slices possible. The pupils create a set of data points and determine the equation that models the relationship.

A soccer-themed interactive challenges mathematicians to solve five questions involving percent equations. Question types include multiple-choice, fill in the blank, true or false and a discussion. A color-coded stadium with movable...

For this algebra worksheet, learners use the Zero Product Property to solve polynomial equations by factoring.  Application problems are included.  The one page interactive worksheet contains fifty-four problems.  The...

The legend of a wise man who asks a king for rice as a reward presents a context to study exponential solutions to differential equations. Pupils move quantities of rice to a chessboard and calculate the amount of rice for each day. To...

Don't tire of solving equations, mix up your lesson! A virtual interactive has users drag paper tires to toy cars. Solving a one-step equation lets them find how many cars can be made from a given number of tires.

Get two answers from a single equation. Pupils use the interactive to take the square root of nine and see the graphical representation of the two solutions. Individuals realize that solutions to quadratic equations that are solved by...

Be sure to use this plum resource. Scholars apply an interactive to find the number of plums each friend receives after plum-picking. They see how the interactive relates to one-step equations.

Solve a matrix in code—color code. Pupils use the interactive resource to set up the matrix equation and its solution path. Scholars use the created solution path to determine the entries of the 2 X 2 solution.

Determine the quickest process for solving quadratics. Pupils compare the number of steps in the process of solving quadratics using three different methods. Scholars determine which situations lend themselves to the different solving...

Max out heart rates for males and females. Formulas of maximum heart rates provide the equations for a linear system. Pupils use the interactive to graph the equations for males and females and determine their points of intersection. The...

Determine whether the soccer field has the right area. Pupils create a virtual soccer field based upon constraints. They determine the equation that models the area and continue to investigate other potential areas.

Eliminate a color by dragging shapes. The interactive provides a graphical color display that allows for pupils to solve a linear system by elimination. Learners combine figures following set rules for positive and negative shapes. The...

Cover it up to reveal the values of variables. Using arrangements of colored tiles representing algebraic expressions, pupils layer them over each other to determine the values of variables. The procedure models the elimination method in...

Find the right balance between concrete and abstract thinking. After using interactive balances to explore inverse operations, learners solve multi-step equations with variables on both sides. Of course, they can still use the...

Learners solve eight short answer algebra word problems. They write and solve systems of equations in two or three variables given a word problem about integers, perimeter, consecutive numbers, etc.

In this online math worksheet, students solve multi-step equations which have the variable on both sides. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A...

In this online math worksheet, students solve for "x" by completing simple two-step equations. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific teaching...

In chemistry, the mole is a unit of measurement, much like a millimeter or liter. After learning about moles, scholars learn various equations relating to mass, volume, and concentration. They review each of these equations in a few...