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Investing

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students collect data on investments and draw conclusions. For this algebra lesson, students analyze exponential graphs as they relate to money. They discuss the cause of an account balance being high or low.
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Punch Mix-up

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the relationship between equivalent fractions, ratios, and proportions. In this fraction lesson, 5th graders answer questions about a punch mixture in order to find the ratio of ingredients.
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Writing a Function Rule

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students determine the equation that correctly represents the relationship between the x and y values provided.  The one page worksheet contains four multiple choice problems.  Answers...
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Algebra- Cell Phone Plans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze graphs to compare cell phone plans. In this algebra lesson, students work together to analyze phone plans and report the best phone plan. Students develop tables and graphs.
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Choose or Lose: The Electoral Process

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine the local and national election process. In groups, they brainstorm a list of the issues important to them and compare them to an overall list of issues present in the election. They analyze graphs and complete...
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Linear Functions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve and graph linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students collect data and plot it to create a linear function. They identify the domain and range of each line.
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Walking on Air

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students collect and analyze data with a graph. In this statistics lesson plan, students use central tendencies to find the meaning of their data. They display the data on a Ti calculator.
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Does Your Field Measure Up

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students measure angles using a plane table kit. In this geometry lesson, students use trigonometric identities to find the values of the length of a football field.
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Free Printables: Guy Faces 1

For Teachers 1st - 4th
In this facial expressions worksheet, students match or sort the cards depending on which facial expression appears on them. There is also an option to create domino cards. Teachers use the worksheet generator to choose how the cards...
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Create A Question

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore mathematical problem solving. Given a case problem, students write a rule to solve problems involving decimal multiplication and division. They invent problems, share them with the class, and solve other student's...
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Land Use and Nitrogen

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students consider the effects of development on water quality. They test nitrogen levels in waters before and after development, investigate wastewater treatment options and research best management practices to reduce nitrogen loads.
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Zeros and Blackbirds

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders convert kilometers to miles and calculate the range that historical aircraft can travel. They choose destinations by distance that can be traveled without refueling.
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An Introduction to Functions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate the growth and decay of an exponential function. In this algebra lesson plan, students apply properties of exponent solve problems. They identify any patterns they see in the graphs.
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Each Orange Has 8 Slices

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use pattern blocks to develop an understanding of algebraic generalization(pattern) in order to write a mathematical equation using algebraic symbols.
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Function Tables

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice representing problems found in the real world in terms that can be translated into mathematical expressions. The situations are represented in tables and graphs by students.
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TAKS 5th Grade Daily Upkeep 1

For Teachers 5th
In this elementary math worksheet, 5th graders find the answers to the word problems in the multiple choice format for addition and multiplication.
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Reading Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice plotting functions on the Cartesian coordinate plane, see several categories of functions, including lines and parabolas, and read a graph, answering questions about the situation described by the graph
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Reading Graphs

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners plot functions on the Cartesian coordinate plane. They explore lines and parabolas. Students analyze graphs and answer questions about the information presented on the graph using an online program.
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Cartesian Coordinate System

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the Cartesian coordinate plane and plot points on the graph. They interpret coordinates for a point from the graph and give the ratio of rise over run for slope.
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Introduction to Linear Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are introduced to the concept of linear functions. Using new terminology, they describe linear functions in sentences and in data tables. Using the internet, they calculate and record answers to problems which are discussed...
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Predicting Lunar Eclipses

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore lunar eclipses and discover how to predict an eclipse the same way that ancient people did. They examine dates of recorded eclipses and find a pattern. Students apply an algorithm to the pattern.
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Related Number Pairs

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use tables to organize and display related pairs of numbers, such as the relationship of the number of insects to the total number of legs. They generate a table of related number pairs based on a real-life situation,...
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Functions As Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this algebra worksheet, young scholars use the given values for the functions to create a pattern of solving an equation that is extended into a word problem.
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Exponents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars solve exponential problems using exponential properties. For this algebra lesson, students discuss the meaning of exponents, and bases raised to different powers. They explore exponential functions using a computer.