This task illustrates the process of rearranging the terms of an expression to reveal different aspects about the quantity it represents. Aligns with A-SSE.B.3.

In this task, students will rewrite fractions as a sum of distinct unit fractions. To solve the problem, students will rewrite a simple rational expression and will need to study the arithmetic of these unit fractions with a variable in...

This resource consists of 3 problem sets. Each problem set contains 6 questions. Each question is answered by translating the given mathematical into a word statement. Select a problem set, then select a question. Fill in the blank with...

A landscaping company prepares two mixtures of fertilizer. In this task, students investigate what happens to the value of an expression when a quantity is changed. Aligns with A-SSE.A.1 and A-SSE.A.1.b.

This task about a box of chocolates has students use the given equations to answer questions about weight and price, as well as interpret the expressions in the equations. Aligns with A-SSE.A.1 and A-SSE.A.1.a.

This question provides students with an opportunity to see expressions as constructed out of a sequence of operations: first taking the square root of a denominator, then dividing the result of that operation into the numerator. Aligns...

This is an assessment task that examines students' understanding of how to interpret the structure of expressions. Aligns with A-SSE.A.1 and A-SSE.B.3.

This task requires students to work with large and small values expressed in scientific notation and in decimal notation, as well as to convert units of mass. Aligns with 8.EE.A.4 and 8.EE.A.1.

Comprehensive and sophisticated overview of light refraction includes an historical overview of the subject and explanations of the mathematics that underpin refractive indexes, the relative index of refraction, Snell's law, and light...

Given the height and volume of a certain cylinder, Jill uses the volume formula to compute its radius. If a second cylinder has the same volume as the first, but is 100 times taller, what is its radius? Aligns with A-SSE.A.1.

The goal of this task is to manipulate equations in order to solve for a specified variable. Aligns with HSA-CED.A.4.

For this task, students are asked to interpret equations representing a bank account's balance where the interest is compounded monthly versus yearly. Aligns with A-SSE.A.1 and A-SSE.A.1.a.

Watch as the National Museum of Mathematics uses an image of a visitor to create a "Human Tree" using dilations. This video focuses on how similar figures can create dilations and how exponents can be used in an equation to express the...