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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Estimating Square Roots

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By estimating the value of a square root students will get practice in identifying perfect squares, in checking for reasonableness of an answer, and in mental math.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ns Estimating Square Roots

For Teachers 8th Standards
This task asks students to estimate the square root of 800 without using a calculator. To do it, they must examine perfect squares that are higher and lower than 800. Aligns with 8.NS.A.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Approximating Square Roots

For Students 8th
Practice finding the approximate value of square roots by thinking about perfect squares.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Approximating Square Roots

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Practice finding the approximate value of square roots by thinking about perfect squares. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Use Square Roots to Solve Quadratic Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Solve quadratic equations involving perfect squares.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Simplify Square Roots

For Students 9th - 10th
Students solve simple square roots and receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Quia

Quia: Square Roots (Concentration Game)

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This concentration game explores square roots. There is a link to a list of the numbers being used so students can check their answers.
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Other

Mathebook.net: Middle: Square Root

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The online virtual self-checking resource has students practice calculating the square root of a number.
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Tic Tac Toe Squares

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Players simplify square roots to win the tic tac toe learning game.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Square Roots of Perfect Squares

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Learn how to find square roots of perfect squares in this article. Also included are questions to test student's knowledge of the topic.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Evaluation of Perfect Square Roots

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize and evaluate perfect square roots
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Estimation of Square Roots

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Approximate square roots to the nearest given decimal place
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Quia

Ixl Learning: Square Roots

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Brush up on your math skills relating to square roots then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Approximating Square Roots

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Practice finding the approximate value of square roots by thinking about perfect squares. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Squares and Square Roots

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The learning activity examines squares and square roots. Topics include perfect squares, how to square a number, and the square root symbol. The resource consists of explanations and examples.
Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Square Root?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Briefly covers the topics of square roots, decimal numbers, and perfect squares.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Simplifying Radicals

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn how to simplify radicals, even when the radical is not a perfect square. These examples will be a guide to you in simplifying all kinds of radicals.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Square Roots of Perfect Squares

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Resource provides review and practice of how to find the square root of perfect squares.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Square Roots and Irrational Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Math Forum response to whether square roots of all non-perfect squares are irrational. Contains a proof showing that such cases are, indeed, irrational.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Knowing About Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students experience square roots, perfect squares, and absolute value to enhance their knowledge of numbers. Taking this awareness, students apply it to operations with integers.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What's My Number

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, eighth grade middle schoolers will learn the steps necessary to approximate the square roots of numbers that are not perfect squares. Students will use a number line as a visual aid to complete this task.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Exponents and Radicals: Targeted Math Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on exponents and radicals as they apply to problems involving squares, perfect squares, and square roots.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Irrational Numbers and Radicals Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This comprehensive study guide highlights the main terms and formulas needed to review irrational numbers and radicals. Examples are included.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Solving Quadratic Equations Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This comprehensive study guide highlights the main terms and formulas needed to review solving quadratic equations. Examples are included.

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