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Connecting Algebra and Geometry Through Coordinates

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This unit on connecting algebra and geometry covers a number of topics including worksheets on the distance formula, finding the perimeter and area of polynomials, the slope formula, parallel and perpendicular lines, parallelograms,...
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Solving Systems Using Substitution

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Write a math story for a series of problems using given variables. The class writes stories, showing understanding of strategies in compound sentences. They then solve the equations.
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Little Auk Survival Challenge

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
A bird's life is one of danger and intrigue as it struggles for survival in sometimes harsh environments. To understand how difficult surviving in the wild can be, children play a simulation game where they act as little auks, birds from...
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Direct, Joint, and Inverse Variation

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Here is a quick guide to direct, joint, and inverse variation used in realistic situations. Each topic has a page of notes and examples followed by practice problems. The resource explains each type of variation and provides their...
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Exploring Geometric Figures

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore mathematics by participating in hands-on daily activities. Learners identify a list of different shapes and classify them by shape, size, sides and vertices. They utilize tangrams and geometric pieces to gain...
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Explain the Change

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders complete research relating to population changes in counties/states in the U.S. from 1900 to 2000 and use the slope formula to determine the overall change in population for each of the ten decades. They present their...
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Points in the Complex Plane -- Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers review the lecture portion of this lesson. Individually, they graph various points on a complex plane and identify conjugates based on their location on the graphs. They complete a worksheet and review their answers to...
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Investigation of Hooke's Law Lab

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students determine the spring constant by conducting an investigation. In this physics lesson, students collect data and create a graph of force vs. displacement. They compare the results of two different methods to find spring constant.
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The Derivative As a Function

For Students Higher Ed
In this derivative worksheet, students find the derivatives of given functions and graph a function. They identify the intervals which are increasing, decreasing or remain constant. This two-page worksheet contains approximately twenty...
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Linear Equations

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
Pre-algebra pupils examine the rate of change and how we can interpret it as a linear function. They are introduced to slope-intercept equations and graphs. Plenty of instruction is provided along with example problems. Note that even...
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Uniform Motion

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify when uniform motion occurs. They watch a teacher made PowerPoint explaining the concept of uniform motion and carry out an experiment to understand the concept.
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Implicit Differentiation Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
In this calculus worksheet, students perform implicit differentiation to take the derivative. They solve function explicitly of x. They differentiate between implicitly and explicitly. There are 16 problems with an answer key.
Interactive
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Logarithmic Differentiation

For Students 12th
In this calculus worksheet, 12th graders perform logarithmic differentiation on functions for which the ordinary rules of differentiation do not apply.  The one page interactive worksheet contains eleven problems.  Answers are...
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High School Mathematics Problems from Alaska: Reading a Graph: Azimuth Range vs. Day in Barrow, Alaska

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students focus on reading and interpreting information from a graph.
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Volcanoes: Piles of Fire

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate how particle size affects the angle of a volcano's slope.
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Lesson: Journey of a Tree

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the operation of a Christmas farm and how trees are shipped. After taking a tour of a Christmas tree farm and researching transportation, location and cost issues, 3rd graders create a map to show the distribution...
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Implicit Differentiation

For Students Higher Ed
In this implicit differentiation worksheet, students solve problems using the chain rule and implicit differentiation. They explain the differences between the chain rule and the implicit differentiation. This two-page worksheet...
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Academic Algebra II 1st Semester Exam

For Students 9th - 12th
In the semester exam, students solve problems dealing the the discriminant of quadratic equations, systems of equations, linear equations and inequalities. Students also simplify radicals, complete squares, and find the inverse...
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Lines in the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students graph lines in a coordinate plane. In this geometry lesson, students graph lines on a coordinate plane, and identify the slope. They classify the lines as parallel or perpendicular and write an equation of a given line.
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Off to College

For Teachers 9th - 11th
High schoolers investigate linear, quadratic and exponential equations using the TI calculator. They identify relation and functions using ordered pairs, graph the data, analyze the data, and relate it to real-world situations.
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Two-Variable Linear Inequalities

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Here is an engaging instructional activity on solving equations with two variables. Have the class rewrite linear equations in the slope intercept form, y=mx + b. They graph the lines using the slope and y-intercepts.
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Worksheet 14

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students analyze a path around a circle. The interval is defined. Students sketch a graph of a given parametric curve. Five application problems give students practice using these concepts in real life situations.
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2 X 2 Linear Systems

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils solve 2 X 2 systems graphically and algebraically. They investigate parallel systems. They solve application problems using 2 X 2 systems.
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Introduction to Tangent Lines using the TI-Nspire

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students make mathematical argument using the concept of Limit. In this algebra instructional activity, student calculate the instantaneous rate of change from the linear graph. They use a TI-calculator to create a visual of the graphs.