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Adding And Subtracting Polynomials

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate the concept of adding and subtracting polynomials. They put terms in the correct order in order to solve them vertically. They simplify first with combining like terms and then conducting the calculations. The...
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Inequalities 7.3

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Graph inequalities and discuss the difference in their slopes. Learners observe rate of change as they compare linear, quadratic, and cubic functions.
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Graphing and Interpreting Linear Equations in Two Variables

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Graph linear equations using a table of values. Learners solve equations in two variables using standard form of an equation. They identify the relationship between x and y values.
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Springboard Dive

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Dive into this problem that illustrates a real-world application of the quadratic formula. Learners are given an equation that represents the height of a diver above the water t seconds after leaving the springboard. The task is to...
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Approximating Roots of Polynomials

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students use the bisection method to approximate the roots of a polynomial. They evaluate functions for a given point, graph linear and quadratic functions, and recognize the elements of polynomial expressions.
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Twenty Is Too Many

For Teachers 1st
First graders write expressions using subtraction of the number one.
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Integrating Mathematical Concepts in the Study of the Atmosphere and the Ocean

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students utilize problem solving strategies that emphasis writing in mathematics, and strategies that have students make decisions and draw conclusions. They connect math to weather and climate topics.
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Magazine Sales Talks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students role-play to determine the best types of magazines that should be purchased for their media center. They create a sales presentation for a particular magazine in small groups. As they listen to each presentation they evaluate...
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Wing Area Effects Problem Set

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook on lift and an explanation on the FoilSim software package given below. They use FoilSim to evaluate the relationship between wing area and lift.
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Velocity Effects Problem Set

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after reading an explanation on lift from a NASA Web-based textbook and an explanation on the FoilSim software package given below, use FoilSim to evaluate the relationship between velocity and lift.
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Lesson #106 Logs and Long Division

For Teachers 12th
  Students investigate a method of evaluating integrals using long division.  In this calculus instructional activity, 12th graders examine a method of using long division to perform integration.  The instructional...
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Order Of Operations

For Teachers 4th - 8th
For this order of operations worksheet, students complete 20 problems containing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with one and two digit numbers.
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Buying My First Car

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students pretend they are about to buy their first new car. They must do all the calculations necessary to estimate the cost of purchasing the car. They see that the math they learn in school really does have real-life applications.
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You Gotta Have Heart

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the concept of relations and interpret graphs and tables. They analyze given data and look for a pattern to determine if the numbers represent a function. Students practice solving scientific word problems that...
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Simplifying Radicals

For Students 7th - 9th
In this radical worksheet, students select the best answer from four choices to ten problems involving radicals. Problems ask students to find the perfect square in a number and factor it out, they add radicals and evaluate square roots....
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Mathematics Within: Algebraic Patterns

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students discover patterns in linear equations by playing a dice game to collect data. They graph the data and analyze the patterns of the lines created by the data. The class then compares the individual graphs to evaluate the position...
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I want a credit card--or do I?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students pretend to borrow $1000.00 on a credit card. They pretend to make the minimum payments for a year. When they're done, they make a pie chart showing how much of their payments reduced their debt, and how much was interest.
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Exponents Worksheet: 2 of 2

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Not the most attractive worksheet, but useful nonetheless. A chart is displayed for mathematicians to fill in the power, base number, exponent, the repeated multiplication problem, and the total value. They complete this activity for...
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Poetry and Our National Anthem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students express the meaning of the Star-Spangled Banner. In this American history lesson, students read through the national anthem and complete an activities from a list of choices. Some choices include: writing the anthem in your own...
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Sequencing Our Day

For Teachers K
Students focus on translating the real experience of an ordinary day into a representation of it to assist with recall and stimulate expressive language. They compose picture captions to match visual representations of events of the...
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Rewrite as Single Logarithm Using the Product Rule

For Students 11th
In this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders rewrite the sums of logarithms as a single logarithm using the product rule.  The one page worksheet contains five problems.  Answers are provided. 
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Chapter 2 Test

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students solve fractions, identify properties of numbers and solve 1 and 2 steps linear equations. There are 25 questions.
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Algebra Test

For Students 9th - 10th
For this algebra worksheet, students solve problems that are rational and irrational. They rewrite fractions as decimals and show understanding of basic number properties. There are 25 questions.
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WORKSHEET # 7 [4.1, 4.2, & 4.3], Exponent Review

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this algebra worksheet, students answer 37 multiple choice questions, each having to do with exponential operations. Twenty-five problems require students to multiply exponential terms. four problems involve dividing with exponents. 8...