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Purple Math

Purplemath: Solving Literal Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a lesson on solving literal equations, explains how they are similar to solving linear equations, and works through numerous examples showing how different types of literal equations are solved.
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Algebra: Literal Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn about the concept of literal equations by exploring a tutorial. They can then test their knowledge by taking a ten question assessment that increases in difficulty as they correctly answer questions.
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Algebra: Literal Equations With Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn about the concept of literal equations by exploring a tutorial. They can then test their knowledge by taking a ten question assessment that increases in difficulty as they correctly answer questions.
Unit Plan
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Algebra: Literal Equations Where the Subject Appears More Than Once

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn about the concept of literal equations by exploring a tutorial. They can then test their knowledge by taking a ten question assessment that increases in difficulty as they correctly answer questions.
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Other

Saylor Academy: Solving Rational Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains and models the steps to follow for solving rational equations, along with two examples for literal equations. Includes practice exercises with answers provided.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Solving Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This activity is designed to assess the comprehension of concepts related to solving equations, literal equations, and right triangle trigonometry.
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PBS

Pbs: Standard Measures and Conversions: Liquid Volume, Milliliters and Liters

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Cyberchase Media Gallery, explore key concepts about liquid volume, including standard units of liquid measure and how to convert between them. In the accompanying classroom activity, students create a complete conversion chart...
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Basic Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive lessons are provided for many topics in algebra, including: laws of algebra, powers, roots and radicals, algebraic expressions, equations, and more. Use the links to navigate the tutorial and learn more focused concepts. The...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Rewriting Formulas

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this lesson, young scholars explore "real-life" resources that make use of literal equations (rewriting known formulas) to help make people's lives easier. Students will use Excel to design formulas that find a specific value like...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Age Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Math walks you through the necessary steps to solve age problems. Additional examples are included.
Website
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Classic Problems From the Dr. Math Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
Several classics in the world of math are demonstrated on this Math Forum site. Clear explanations are given for each problem and links are included for extensions.
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PBS

Pbs Mathline: Aw Chute Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers will design and construct parachutes to determine the rate of descent using the distance formula. Printable lesson
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Midpoint Formula

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to use the midpoint formula.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Midpoint of a Line Segment.

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Investigate finding the midpoint of a line segment and derive the formula for the midpoint of two points on a coordinate plane. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Transforming Formulas

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] The objectives of this flipchart are to show students how to use formulas to solve real-world problems and how to solve a literal equation for one of its variables.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Training Schedule

For Students 9th - 10th
The heptathlon consists of 7 athletics events. Looking at a heptathlete's current performance in these events, how should she plan her training schedule? This activity examines the maths behind the heptathlon's scoring system, and is...
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Oswego City School District

Oswego City School: Midpoint Formula

For Students 9th - 10th
Students are given methods with pictures to solve for the midpoint of a line segment.
Handout
Washington State University

Washington State University: Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Washington State University explains the idea of a formula. It gives a definition and many examples of formulas.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Effects of Density and Volume of a Cartesian Diver

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students will investigate why the Cartesian diver dives and rises in a 2 liter bottle. They will also, through their own discovery, come up with a question and then change one variable and record their results. Students...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy of Motion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
By taking a look at the energy of motion all around us, students learn about the types of energy and their characteristics. They first learn about the two simplest forms of mechanical energy: kinetic and potential energy, as illustrated...

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