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Replacing Letters with Numbers II

For Teachers 6th Standards
Teach about properties properly. Individuals investigate the commutative and identity properties for both addition and multiplication. They see that the properties hold true for all values by using substitution to test out several examples.
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Bernardo and Sylvia Play a Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
This activity presents a game played by two learners whose solution is an exercise in creating and analyzing with algebraic inequalities. 
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Solving Systems with Row Operations 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Have your class solve equations using matrices by teaching them how to factor systems of equation to identify the point of intersection. They create their matrices on the Ti and perform row operations to simplify.
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Solving Equations Mixed Review

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students solve linear equations with two steps. In this algebra lesson, students isolate the variable and solve for the unknown using division, multiplication, addition and subtraction.
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Interactivate: Introduction to Functions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This interactive website provides a variety of lesson plans according to which standards you are applying and which textbook you use. Introduce functions to your class by having them construct single operation machines and create...
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Simple Inequalities

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students solve inequalities. In this inequalities instructional activity, students evaluate simple inequalities. They examine vocabulary words. Students participate in breath holding activities and write inequalities to represent the...
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Middle Grades Math: Balancing Equations

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Learners solve linear equations. By observing the graph of each side of an equation using the TI-nspire graphing calculator, your class gains insight into solutions, as well as balancing equations and transforming linear equations....
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Graphing Systems of Inequalities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Solve equations and graph systems of inequalities. Designed as a lesson to reinforce these concepts, learners revisit shading and boundaries along with solving linear inequalities.
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Matchstick Math: Using Manipulatives to Model Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Playing with matches (unlit, of course) becomes an engaging learning experience in this fun instructional unit. Teach pupils how to apply properties of exponential functions to solve problems. They differentiate between quadratic and...
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Thinking Outside the Box

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Now this lesson sounds fun! Young scholars throw a ball, film it as it soars through the air, and use a spreadsheet to collect data. A scatterplot is created to produce a quadratic regression equation, an equation in vertex form, and an...
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Pairs of Whole Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Mathematical reasoning and linear systems are two of the strategies used to solve this number puzzle. Your learners will enjoy the challenge and the variety of ways to approach this challenge.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Fixing the Furnace

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
This comprehensive resource applies simultaneous equations to a real-life problem. Though the commentary starts with a graph, some home consumers may choose to begin with a table. A graph does aid learners to visualize the shift of one...
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Functions - Intro and Inverses

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Define the terms domain, range, function, vertical limit test, and linear function notation with your class. They can then, graph several equations applying the vertical line test to determine which are and which are not functions, write...
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Chairs Around the Table

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Youngsters become flexible problem solvers with this challenging lesson. If there are 24 square tables in a restaurant, how many customers can be seated at one time? They can use manipulatives or draw pictures to help them find the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Sore Throats, Variation 2

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What does math have to do with a sore throat? When you mix water and salt you have a great review of how to represent proportional relationships by an equation or graph. Here the proportions of the mixtures may be different, but the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Bookstore Account

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
We use debt often to describe negative numbers and your learners will be able to see how it translates into math. They will be asked to go through a series of transactions and make simple equations for each one, following it with a...
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Illustrative Mathematics

The Sign of Solutions

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Positive or negative, zero or no solution, are all possibilities for the solution of a linear equation. Here the resource gives examples of linear equations in one variable and their type of solutions. The resource comes with commentary...
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Peter's Third String

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Explore the solution to a word problem involving area and perimeter. Learners read and discuss how to approach the problem. In small groups, they determine the maximum area of a rectangle with a given perimeter using a piece of string....
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Podcasting Parabolas

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore parabolas.  In this algebra and technology lesson, students construct the equation of a specific parabola, then take digital photos of real-life representations of these parabolas.  Students create a podcast...
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Lively Math

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Scholars realize the importance of reading and correct interpretation when engaging in mathematical problem solving. This begins with the understanding of vocabulary and the translation from numeric to algebraic and algebraic to numeric.
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Quinoa Pasta 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners discover that a system of linear equations models this mixture of quinoa and corn in a collaborative task. Your learners receive all the relevant information in this second of three variants of tasks that ask them to find...
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Explore Learning Exponential Functions

For Teachers 10th - 12th
High schoolers graph exponential equations and solve application problems using exponential functions. They re-enact a story about a peasant worker whose payment for services is rice grains doubled on a checker board. They place M &...
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College Level Study Guide

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this study guide worksheet, students examine and complete questions that are similar to the college Accuplacer College Level Math test. This worksheet includes, but is not limited to, factoring and expanding polynomials, simplifying...
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Simplifying Expressions (Multiplication and Division)

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders simplify algebraic expressions using multiplication and division to combine like items and solve for the variable. They work with inverse operations to solve equations with guided practice. Students complete various...