Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Graphs (2006)

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
When told to describe a line, do your pupils list its color, length, and which side is high or low? Use a worksheet that engages scholars to properly label line graphs. It then requests two applied reasoning answers.
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Inside Mathematics

Hexagons

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Scholars find a pattern from a geometric sequence and write the formula for extending it. The worksheet includes a table to complete plus four analysis questions. It concludes with instructional implications for the teacher.
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Inside Mathematics

Magic Squares

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Prompt scholars to complete a magic square using only variables. Then they can attempt to solve a numerical magic square using algebra. 
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Wishful Thinking—Does Linearity Hold? (Part 1)

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Not all linear functions are linear transformations — show your class the difference. The first lesson in a unit on linear transformations and complex numbers that spans 32 segments introduces the concept of linear transformations and...
Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Sewing

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sew up your unit on operations with decimals using this assessment task. Young mathematicians use given rules to determine the amount of fabric they need to sew a pair of pants. They must also fill in a partially complete bill for...
Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Squares and Circles

For Teachers 8th Standards
It's all about lines when going around. Pupils graph the relationship between the length of a side of a square and its perimeter. Class members explain the origin in context of the side length and perimeter. They compare the graph to the...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Modeling with Quadratic Functions (part 2)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How many points are needed to define a unique parabola? Individuals work with data to answer this question. Ultimately, they determine the quadratic model when given three points. The concept is applied to data from a dropped...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Exponential Notation

For Students 8th Standards
Exponentially increase your pupils' understanding of exponents with an activity that asks them to explore the meaning of exponential notation. Scholars learn how to use exponential notation and understand its necessity. They use negative...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Solving a Linear Equation

For Teachers 8th Standards
Solving an equation is the art of creating simpler equivalent equations using properties of equality. Here, classes see that solving an equation is not always as easy as guessing. The lesson presents linear equations that scholars must...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Another Computational Model of Solving a Linear System

For Teachers 8th Standards
The process of elimination really works! Use elimination when substitution isn't doing the job. The 29th segment in a series of 33 introduces the elimination method to solving linear systems. Pupils work several exercises to grasp the...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Solving Equations with Radicals

For Students 8th Standards
Show learners how to develop a procedure for solving equations using radicals with the fifth lesson plan of the 25-part module that challenges learners to use properties to solve multi-step quadratic and cubic equations. Individuals...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Applications of the Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 8th Standards
Begin seeing the world through the lens of geometry! Use the 19th installment in a 25-part module to apply the Pythagorean Theorem to solve real-world problems. Individuals sketch situations resulting in right triangles such as the...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Complex Numbers

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Build on your class' understanding of real numbers as they begin working with complex numbers. Pupils begin with an exploration of i and the patterns in the powers of i. After developing a definition for i, they...
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Virginia Department of Education

Transformational Graphing

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Find relationships between the structure of a function and its graph. An engaging lesson explores seven parent functions and their graphs. Learners match functions to their graphs and describe transformations.
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Lesson Four: The Earth, Layers of Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Get your hands dirty with a set of earth science activities! Class members delve into a hard-boiled egg to find the similarities to the earth's layers, create a papier-mâché model of the earth, craft a simulation of the earth's...
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Scholastic

Lesson Five: The Earth, Rocks and Minerals

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Apply the principles of geology to a series of collaborative, hands-on class activities. Young earth scientists learn more about igneous, metamorphic, and sedentary rocks before classifying and weathering rocks that they find....
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Final Project: The Earth, Inside Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Follow in Jules Verne's footsteps and take a journey to the center of the earth! Middle schoolers work together to design a trip inside the earth using their knowledge from the previous lessons in the unit.
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Sums and Differences of Decimals

For Students 6th Standards
Sometimes dealing with decimals is so much easier than dealing with fractions. The ninth lesson plan in a 21-part module has the class consider situations when it might be easier to add or subtract fractions by first converting to...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Absolute Value—Magnitude and Distance

For Students 6th Standards
Do you want to use the resource? Absolutely. Scholars learn about absolute value and its relation to magnitude and distance on a number line. They compare numbers in context by applying absolute value. 
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Locating Ordered Pairs on the Coordinate Plane

For Students 6th Standards
Four quadrants, four times the fun. Future mathematicians learn the terminology associated with the coordinate plane and how to plot points in all four quadrants. A worksheet tests their understanding of the material in the 16th...
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California Education Partners

Photos

For Students 7th Standards
Why do all sizes of pictures not show the same thing? Class members analyze aspect ratios of various sizes of photos. They determine which sizes have equivalent ratios and figure out why some pictures need to be cropped to fit...
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California Education Partners

Miguel's Milkshakes

For Students 7th Standards
Moooove over, there's a better deal over there! The fourth segment in a series of eight requires individuals to determine the best unit cost for milk. Scholars calculate the least amount they can spend on a particular quantity of...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Writing and Graphing Inequalities in Real-World Problems

For Teachers 6th Standards
Inequalities: when one solution just doesn't suffice. Individuals learn to write inequalities in real-world contexts and graph solution sets on the number line. All inequalities in the lesson are of the form x < c or x < c.
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California Education Partners

Speedy Texting

For Students 7th Standards
Model the effects of practice on texting speed. Pupils develop a linear equation that models the change in texting speed based on the amount of practice. The sixth performance task in an eight-part series requires learners to solve...

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