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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Parallel Lines Cut by a Transversal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Parallel lines seem so right for each other. It's too bad they'll never, ever meet. Learners use tracing paper to discover relationships among angles formed by two parallel lines cut by a transversal. They apply this information to find...
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Polynomial Division

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How do you apply the traditional division algorithm to polynomials? Here is an Algebra II lesson that extends the use of the division algorithm to polynomials. After establishing the concept of long division, synthetic division and the...
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Howard County Schools

Factoring Trinomials Using Tiles

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
What's the opposite of multiplying binomials? Learners apply their previous knowledge of multiplying binomials using algebra tiles to factor trinomials. The lesson introduces factoring as a process that uses algebra tiles to...
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Curated OER

Pedal Power

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Employ proportional reasoning and algebraic understanding to a determine a real world math quandary. Intel has created a project based unit to engage learners in using algebra to describe the physical world. They will create equations,...
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Virginia Department of Education

Spring Fling Carnival

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Think critically — and linearly by applying linear equations to solve real-world problems. Young mathematicians write equations to model the profit on popcorn and cotton candy at a carnival and solve problems using these equations.
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Curated OER

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Needs Math in Life at All?

For Teachers K - 12th
Students think and talk about the ways in which they use math throughout the day. They add each way to a "math in real life" bulletin board and reflect in writing on the ways they use math.
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Curated OER

Reflecting a Rectangle Over a Diagonal

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Use the handout as guided or independent practice in drawing a reflection of a rectangle over a line. Three rectangles are provided for practice in addition to a critical thinking question.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Oakland Coliseum

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Help algebra learners relate a real-life function that happens at the Oakland Coliseum every time the Raiders play. The resource states that the revenue of the Oakland Raiders home games is a function of the number of seats sold and the...
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CK-12 Foundation

Zero Product Principle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Some lessons feature videos, some interactive practice problems, and some have notes and activities. This comprehensive look at factoring and solving polynomial equations using the zero product principle has all of this and more. Though...
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Curated OER

Fruity Math

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve one step linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students manipulate their variables and numbers to answer each problem. They make sure the equations stay balanced at all times.
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Curated OER

The Vitruvian Theory - Does It Apply to You?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners explore the concept of the Vitruvian theory.  In this Vitruvian theory lesson, students collect data from their classmates about their arm span and height.   Learners compare their ratios of arm span to height...
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Visa

Making Money

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
From evaluating the current employment market to building a resume, pupils are introduced to the wide and varied elements of career planning. 
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Modeling Motion: Rolling Cups

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Connect the size of a rolling cup to the size of circle it makes. Pupils view videos of cups of different sizes rolling in a circle. Using the videos and additional data, they attempt to determine a relationship between cup...
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EngageNY

Modeling a Context from Data (part 2)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Forgive me, I regress. Building upon previous modeling activities, the class examines models using the regression function on a graphing calculator. They use the modeling process to interpret the context and to make predictions...
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EngageNY

Piecewise and Step Functions in Context

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Looking for an application for step functions? This activity uses real data to examine piecewise step functions. Groups create a list of data from varying scenarios and create a model to use to make recommendations to increase...
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EngageNY

Creating and Solving Quadratic Equations in One Variable

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Give your classes practice at modeling using quadratic models with a resource that uses area and integer problems to allow individuals to create second degree polynomials. Young mathematicians solve equations using factoring and then...
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EngageNY

Graphing Quadratic Functions from Factored Form

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How do you graph a quadratic function efficiently? Explore graphing quadratic functions by writing in intercept form with a instructional activity that makes a strong connection to the symmetry of the graph and its key features before...
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National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

Salads

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lettuce talk for a moment about your culinary scholars; do they have what it takes to create a great salad? Show them the finer points of salad preparation with a career and technology lesson that combines direct instruction, creativity,...
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Agriculture in the Classroom

Farmland: GMOs and Organic Agriculture

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learn more about genetic modification, organic farming, and the role of biotechnology in agriculture by watching a documentary that shows how newly gained knowledge can be applied to specific situations involving farmers and the choices...
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Cornell University

Mechanical Properties of Gummy Worms

For Students 9th - 12th
Learners won't have to squirm when asked the facts after completing an intriguing lab investigation! Hook young scholars on science by challenging them to verify Hooke's Law using a gummy worm. Measuring the length of the worm as they...
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Serendip

Understanding and Predicting Changes in Population Size – Exponential and Logistic Population Growth Models vs. Complex Reality

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Salmonella poisoning impacts over 200,000 people in the United States each year. Scholars learn about the growth of these bacteria using multiple approaches. Then they apply the same growth calculations to endangered species and think...
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Generalizing Patterns: Table Tiles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
As part of a study of geometric patterns, scholars complete an assessment task determining the number of tiles needed to cover a tabletop. They then evaluate provided sample responses to see different ways to solve the same...
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Curated OER

Solving Polynomial Equations by Factoring

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students factor polynomial equations. In this algebra lesson plan, students apply the zero product property to factor quadratic equations. They solve real life scenarios by apply the concepts of parabolas.
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Curated OER

Disc/Washer Method

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the volume of solids. For this calculus lesson, students apply the Disk and Washer Method to solve for the volume of three dimensional objects. They calculate the volume caused by rotation that create...

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