Lesson Plan
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Graphing Absolute value Inequalities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the concept of inequalities and practice graphing them at various degrees of difficulty. They review the basic rules with the teacher at the level of theory which may make it harder for them to understand...
Worksheet
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John's Trucking- Counting the Miles

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this graphs worksheet, students analyze a pie graph showing miles driven by three truck drivers in a week. Students fill out a chart in which they calculate total miles driven.
Lesson Plan
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Connecting Translations, Reflections, and Rotations

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners differentiate between translation, reflection and rotation. They explore the 3 types of transformation using Cabri Jr. and build on previous knowledge in this instructional activity.
Worksheet
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Dangerous Fun

For Students 6th - 7th
In this line graph learning exercise, students analyze the data on a graph about toy-related injuries by year. Students solve 5 problems in which the change in injuries per year is calculated and recorded on a table.
Interactive
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Parallels and Quadrilaterals

For Students 9th - 10th
For this geometry worksheet, students identify the missing angles and sides of a quadrilateral. They differentiate between the different types of quadrilaterals. There are 20 questions with an answer key.
Lesson Plan
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All About Me: Measuring Height and Weight

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars take personal fitness inventories. In this personal health lesson plan, students take measurements of their heights and weights. Young scholars record the data, calculate their BMI, and then chart their physical...
Assessment
Mathed Up!

Histograms

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Class members explore how to read and use histograms by watching a video on creating and analyzing histograms. To finish, the class works on a set of questions that tests these skills.
Worksheet
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Nine Examples for Tables, Pictographs, Mean. Median, and Mode

For Students 7th - 10th
In this graphical representation of data and measures of central tendency worksheet, students calculate mean, median, and mode and answer questions related to graphs, tables, and pictographs.
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Visualizing Vectors

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Investigate vectors in standard positions and use the CellSheet application on the TI calculator to find the sum of two vectors. Convert from polar to rectangular coordinates and vice versa, and show graphs of the vectors.
Lesson Plan
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Jump! An Exploration into Parametric Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Explore parametric equations in this lesson, and learn how to determine how much time it takes for an object to fall compared with an object being launched. high scoolers will use parametric equations to follow the path of objects in...
Worksheet
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Shaquille O'Neal Hand/Foot Span: Student Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
Here's a clever math worksheet that has learners measure their hand span, foot length, come up with a ration, then use that information to figure out the hand span, and foot length of basketball giant Shaquille O'Neal. A good activity!
Lesson Plan
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TE Activity: A Tornado in My State?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners study data about tornadoes in the United States while completing a worksheet. They develop a bar graph showing the number of tornadoes for the top ten states in the US. They find the median and mode of the data set.
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Dog Pen Problem

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach your class about various approaches to solving the problem of maximizing the area of a rectangle space with a fixed perimeter in the context of a farmer's dog pen. Then, they complete a worksheet independently to summarize the...
Lesson Plan
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Metrically Me!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define the parts of a database, search strategies to locate information electronically, create/modify databases, etc. and enter data into a prepared spreadsheet to perform calculations.
Lesson Plan
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Matrix Madness!!

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Perform operations to add, subtract, multiply and divide matrices. Then solve problems with vectors using matrices. A three day lesson: Matrix Madness, Mystical Matrices, and Decode the Encode. The last lesson has prizes that the class...
Lesson Plan
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Investigation--What's The Number?: Exponents

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore exponents and look for patterns that help to determine the ones place when the base is raised to any power. They use trial and error and seek general solutions. Also, identify patterns in a number sequence.
Activity
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Step by Step

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
One step at a time! A seemingly linear relationship becomes an entirely new type of function. Young scholars build their understanding of step functions by completing a three-stage activity that incorporates multiple representations of...
Lesson Plan
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Logarithmic Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the characteristics of logarithmic functions and their relationship to exponential functions. Using the subscriber website Explorelearning.com, pupils observe changes in the input variable and its effect on the graph of...
Worksheet
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Solving Multi-Step Inequalities

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Ready to study inequalities with your class? Use this activity to solve multi-step inequalities and graph the solutions. The document would be great to use as a study guide as you present the material, or could easily be modified and...
Activity
Howard County Schools

Generous Aunt

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Witness the power of exponential growth with an activity that investigates two different savings plans. Class members create tables of values to see how and when a savings plan increasing exponentially exceeds one increasing linearly.
Worksheet
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Drops on a Penny

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Young scientists explore the concept of surface tension at is applies to water. In this activity, learners use a dropper to place drops of water on a penny. Each group guesses how many drops a heads-up penny will hold, then conducts the...
Activity
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Water Down the Drain

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Did you know that leaky faucets waste $10 million worth of water? Conservationists perform an experiment and draw best-fit lines to explore how the US Geological Society determined this value.
Lesson Plan
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Buying Cars/Financing Cars Compound Interest

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Provide a real world context in which exponential functions are used to determine a eal world phenomena such as compound interest and exponential growth. This lesson should be taught after students have mastered the laws of exponents and...
Unit Plan
Radford University

A Change in the Weather

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Explore the power of mathematics through this two-week statistics unit. Pupils learn about several climate-related issues and complete surveys that communicate their perceptions. They graph both univariate and bivariate data and use...