Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Riding by the Library

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Draw a graph that shows the qualitative features of a function that has been described verbally. Make sure learners understand where time is zero and the distance is zero. It may take them some time to understand this concept, so working...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Absolute Value Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty-five problems present a variety of practice solving absolute value equations as two linear equations and a compound inequality for the absolute value inequality. Also, there is practice graphing, checking solutions and finding...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Match the Graph (Linear And/or Absolute Value)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The students will follow instructions on slope and linear functions, with playing match the graph on the TI-Navigator. Several digital pictures are provided, or you could find your own!
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Guess My Coefficients App

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students play a game to identify the correct equation for the graph displayed. Through the game setting, they review graphs and equations of linear, quadratics, and absolute value functions.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Algebra Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Purplemath contains about 40 different lessons on various algebra topics. The lessons are divided into five different sections: preliminary topics, beginning algebra, intermediate algebra, advanced algebra, and word problems. The lessons...
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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson provides basic instruction on the major concepts in algebra. Content includes a focus on fractions, units of conversion, complex numbers, quadratic equations, factorization and roots of polynomials, solving equations, systems...
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Inequalities

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of Saskatchewan looks at the basic rules of solving inequalities, concentrating on inequalities with absolute values. Includes example problems and exercises with their solutions.
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Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Solving Equations and Inequalities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn how to solve equations and inequalities. Topics examined are linear equations, quadratic equations, linear inequalities, and absolute value inequalities. The class notes are available in pdf format.
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Richland Community College

Rcc: Solving Inequalities Algebraically and Graphically

For Students 9th - 10th
Straightforward explanations on how to solve inequalities. Includes linear inequalities, double inequalities, absolute value inequalities, polynomial inequalities, and rational inequalities.
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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Solving Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial explains how to solve a variety of equations, from simple to complex, and gives examples and solutions. Students are asked to solve for x before looking at a solution.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: High School Basic Algebra Review

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An overview of basic high school algebra topics can be found here. Absolute value, signed numbers, inequalities and equations, mixture problems, and direct and indirect variation are all listed, each with links to questions posed by...
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Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Algebra Cheat Sheet [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
An algebra "cheat sheet" to use as a reference when completing algebra homework. Lists basic facts, properties, operations, formulas, and functions, as well as common errors.