eBook
Rice University

Algebra and Trigonometry

For Students 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Move on into trigonometry. An informative eBook takes the content of a College Algebra course and adds more relating to trigonometry and trigonometric functions. The content organization allows pupils to build upon their learning by...
Worksheet
Shmoop

Functions Worksheet 6

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Instead of the typical function application problems, learners think a little deeper through these ten problems. Multiple types of functions are represented and the questions add a variety of thinking to practice their skills. 
Activity
5280 Math

Polygon Polynomials

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Patterns in polygons lead to patterns in polynomials. Presented with a series of polygons, individuals create polynomial expressions to represent their patterns. The algebra project consists of nine problems that incorporate polynomial...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Overcoming a Second Obstacle in Factoring—What If There Is a Remainder?

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Looking for an alternative approach to long division? Show your classes how to use factoring in place of long division. Increase their fluency with factoring at the same time!
Lesson Plan
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EngageNY

Solving Inequalities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Do properties of equations hold true for inequalities? Teach solving inequalities through the theme of properties. Your class discovers that the multiplication property of equality doesn't hold true for inequalities when multiplying by a...
Lesson Plan
Kenan Fellows

Lego Thinking and Building

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Run a simulated airplane manufacturing plant with your pupils as the builders! Learners build Lego airplane models and collect data on the rate of production, comparing the number produced to the number defective. Using linear...
Activity
PBL Pathways

Maximizing Movie Revenue

For Students 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Can theaters increase profits by raising or lowering ticket prices? Using data from the National Association of Theater Owners, classes consider this question. The project-based learning activity includes both a profit and revenue...
eBook
Rice University

Precalculus

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Take a step beyond Algebra 2. Learners use the eBook to learn concepts from the typical Precalculus course. Content starts off with a short review of functions in general and moves on to the basic functions, finishing up with more...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Modeling a Context from a Graph

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Collaborative pairs develop functions that model a graph from a context using the modeling cycle. They then analyze their function models in order to answer questions about the scenario.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Solving Problems by Factoring: Building a Doghouse

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Building a doghouse is easier with a little mathematical help! Young scholars use sliders to adjust the length of the doghouse and watch as it affects the width and area. They then answer questions that help them discover the question...
Lesson Plan
K20 LEARN

Ace in the Hole

For Teachers 6th - 8th
How does inertia affect an object's trajectory? After watching a video on safety belt use, pupils discuss the notions of inertia. Using their knowledge, individuals try to drop a ball on a target while running, and classmates observe the...
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 3: Numbers and Operations

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Bring some concrete reasoning to the skills of multiplying and combining terms. Using various strategies, the six activities in the module provide practice for the skills of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and diving polynomials. The...
Performance
Radford University

Can I Create a Line/Curve of Best Fit to Model Water Drainage?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners collect data on the amount of water left in a bottle over time. They graph the data to determine whether the scatter plot shows a curved or straight relationship. Group members then determine an equation for the curve of best...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Review Graphing Parabolas & Circles

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students review how to graph parabolas. They practice graphing two different parabolas using the vertex and table method. They solve problems related to graphing circles, determining the radius and the center.
Lesson Plan
Texas Instruments

Exploring Basic Equations

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners explore equations with constants, variables and with exponents. They identify and define variables, constants, exponents, expressions, and equations, as well as give an example of each. Your class will also draw their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The "U's" Have IT!

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explore the maximum and minimum values of parabola. In this exponential equations lesson plan, students use graphing calculators or TI Interactive Software to calculate values of parabola and graph x-intercepts of parabola.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Podcasting Parabolas

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore parabolas.  In this algebra and technology lesson, students construct the equation of a specific parabola, then take digital photos of real-life representations of these parabolas.  Students create a podcast...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Parabolas

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students define a parabola through hands on creation. In this algebra lesson, students analyze the directrix and focus of a parabola. They create a paper parabola and identify the vertex with points equal distance apart from the vertex.
Worksheet
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Yummy Math

Playing with my calculator on the 4th of July

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
This fun activity guides learners through an exploration of the effects of replacing f(x) with -f(x), f(x) + c, k f(x), and f(x + c). Using graphing calculators, students experiment with variations of the graph of y = x^2 to design a...
PPT
University of Texas

A Library of Parent Functions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Don't think this lesson is for Mom and Dad; parent functions are all for your high schoolers. Flip through a presentation with a focus slide on each type of graph and its characteristics. Some examples are included but the...
Assessment
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Balanced Assessment

Two Solutions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
An assessment presents a variety of equations and inequalities. Pupils must find two solutions for each equation or inequality and determine whether there are only two, another finite number, or an infinite number of solutions...
Activity
PBL Pathways

Arch Project

For Students 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Model real-life structures with mathematics. A project-based lesson presents a problem situation requiring classes to develop a function to model the St. Louis Arch and the Rainbow Bridge in Arizona. They create their models by...
Interactive
Desmos

Desmos Graphing Calculator

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
They say a graph is worth a thousand points. The interactive allows users to graph a wide variety of functions and equations. Using the included keyboard or typing directly into the list, learners determine the graph of a function....
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Pythagorean Explorer

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Make sure the measurement is right. The interactive provides right triangles with a missing side measurement. Pupils use the given sides and the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the length of the missing side. After entering the length,...

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