Your learners will get plenty of practice solving quadratic equations in a worksheet using the quadratic formula. An extension to this activity would nicely connect MP5 concepts. Have learners use a graphing program to graph the...

For kids who have a hard time with graphing, a grid with coordinates can look like an unsolvable puzzle. A series of worksheets uses symbols and shapes like hearts, stars, and letters to help kids find the correct coordinates.

The basics of number theory and set notation are explained in a highly approachable way in a self-contained lesson and worksheet. Introducing the vocabulary and concepts from ground zero and building to more complex ideas of subsets...

Accompany a physical Geoboard or use this printed 5x5 Geoboard paper with lines for writing to explore and explain basic geometric concepts.

Why was the fraction skeptical about marrying the decimal? Because he would have to convert! This learning exercise provides much needed practice for young mathematicians to convert fractions into decimals and percents. 

Help mathematicians understand the concept of conversion with a activity that allows them to convert decimals into fractions or percents.

Thirty-two flash cards and a 14-problem worksheet pair together to reinforce the concept of rounding to the nearest ten.

Class members determine the chance of surviving two years by explaining the concept of probability expressed in a medical terms. Would-be doctors continue to explain a conditional probability statement as it relates to the...

But it's just a game! Learners play a game to learn basic concepts of statistical hypothesis testing. After using the digital-game module, pupils develop their own statistical hypotheses and test them.

Individuals' views of their learning processes largely affect how they learn. An engaging activity provides your classes with tools to analyze their own views of learning. Using an online game, they explore the concepts related to a...

Usain Bolt and Superman have something in common—speed! A video of one of Bolt's races introduces young scholars to the concept of unit rate. Using data from the race, the narrator calculates a unit rate in kilometers per hour, which...

Rise to the challenge of trigonometry. Watching a video of an ascending funicular at the Sacre Coeur in Paris sets the stage for a challenging task. Young mathematicians use a given diagram, along with the concepts of slope and...

Model a bicycle chain with circles and tangent lines. Given the dimensions of the sprocket wheels, young scholars calculate the length of the chain that surrounds them. A second task has learners write a function for the length of a...

Here's the right task to investigate right triangles in the unit circle. A short performance task has learners determine the product of two side lengths in a unit circle. They must apply similarity concepts and trigonometric ratios to...

Gain an understanding of the test before taking your own. Scholars develop an understanding of how calculus concepts appear on the AP® exam. The six released questions come from across the curriculum and include particle movement and...

Gain an upper hand in preparation for the exam. Teachers and pupils use six released questions to gain an understanding of the AP® Calculus exam. By answering the questions, scholars see how different concept of the course show up on the...

There are shaded areas, particles, polar equations, oh my! Teachers use the materials to see how their pupils compare to the AP® Calculus BC exam expectations. Scholars use the released items to practice on several BC topics and become...

Turn a summative assessment into a formative assessment! The 2014 AP® Statistics exam shows learners the level of difficulty they will encounter on their end-of-course exams. Within the six items, the test highlights concepts such...

Reduce testing anxiety by helping learners prepare for test day. Scholars complete six free-response questions from a released AP® exam. The questions test a variety of concepts including confidence intervals, frequency tables,...

An exam divides the six free-response questions into calculator use and no calculator use items. The non-calculator items are conceptual in nature and test whether pupils understand the calculus concepts. Scholars explain their answers...

Let them eat cake. The free-response questions from an AP® Calculus BC exam cover several topics that include finding the area under a curve within the context of creating a birthday cake. Calculus concepts include finding rates of...

There's no limit to what one can learn about limits. The second of 18 videos in Unit 1 - Limits and Continuity focuses on understanding the basic concept of a limit. Pupils learn the definition of limits and see how to determine a limit...

Taking calculus doesn't mean one can forget all about algebra. Viewers of an educational video learn how to determine limits using algebraic properties. They apply basic operations to calculate limits and use substitution to find one-...

Move the video on motion to the front of the line. The second of eight lessons in Unit 4 - Contextual Applications looks at straight-line motion. Scholars learn how position, velocity, and acceleration are related by derivatives before...