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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Irrational Pi

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Math Forum response to the question of why pi is not rational if it is a ratio of circumference to diameter.
Handout
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Precalculus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Designed to help high school students to learn precalculus, topics include the formal rules of algebra, rational and irrational numbers and mathematical induction.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Math Forum response to request for information on various number sets. Also defined and discussed are integers, natural numbers, whole numbers, irrational numbers, transcendental numbers, and algebraic numbers.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Irrational Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are introduced to irrational numbers, and the application in various expressions.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Hound of the Baskervilles 3: The Seance

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore the advantages and disadvantages of adapting a classic work for the screen in this excerpt from Masterpiece's 2002 version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Using a scene that was created especially for the film,...
Unit Plan
Cut the Knot

Cut the Knot!: Polygons: Formality and Intuition

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very interesting site about polygons. The site begins by distinguishing between shapes whose sides intersect and polygons whose sides do not overlap. After this short introduction, you will find information regarding area and...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Simplification of Radical Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Simplify radical expressions by using distribution and rationalizing the denominator.
Handout
Cut the Knot

Cut the Knot!: What Is a Number?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Casual and clear but definitely upper-level discussion of rational, real, imaginary, and several other types of numbers. Links to related sites.
Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: The Evolution of Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discusses what numbers are and how our understanding of them has evolved over thousands of years, from simple counting to negative numbers and irrational numbers, for example. Includes a set of practice questions where students identify...
Activity
Purple Math

Purplemath: Number Types

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explores the different types of numbers: natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, and rational and irrational numbers. Content includes some practice questions.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Classify Numbers

For Students 8th Standards
Practice classifying numbers as whole, integer, rational, and irrational. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, to watch a video, or ask for a hint.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Sets and Symbols

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Classify real numbers as rational numbers, whole numbers, integers, and irrational numbers.
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Common Core Sheets

Common Core Sheets: The Number System 8.ns.1 Worksheets

For Teachers 8th Standards
Print or create worksheets to assess students' understanding of rational and irrational numbers.
Handout
University of Missouri

University of Missouri: The Mc Donaldization of Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on bureaucracy, the process of rationalization, and the power of the fast-food restaurant as an organizational force.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Conversion of Decimals, Fractions, and Percent

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand, identify and find equivalent forms of rational numbers
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Real Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn to identify real numbers as rational numbers and irrational numbers. They review rational numbers as repeating decimals, and irrational numbers as non-repeating decimals. They also review commutative, associative,...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Calm and Erratic!

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
During this lesson, students will learn why numbers are rational or irrational. Rational numbers are numbers that can be written in the form a/b. Irrational numbers cannot be expressed in the form a/b, where a and b are integers.
Activity
J Coffman

Joseph Coffman's Lecture Notes: Properties of Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The lesson examines properties of real numbers. Students learn about rational numbers, properties of real numbers, and irrational numbers. Examples and an assessment are included.
Unit Plan
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Los Numerous Reales

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this module you will learn about rational and irrational numbers.
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Common Core Sheets

Common Core Sheets: The Number System 8.ns.2 Worksheets

For Teachers 8th Standards
Print or create worksheets to assess students' understanding of radicals, square roots, and irrational numbers.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Those Number Aren't Just Moody.

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Rational numbers can sometimes cause problems when they're converted to repeating decimals. That, we can handle. But, what about those irrational numbers that can only be "sort of, like approximated"? How can we expect middle schoolers...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Number Sets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
When you start this activity, students receive a Venn diagram of real number sets (natural, whole, integer, rational, irrational)on their calculator. This same diagram is projected on the Activity Center screen at the front of the room....
Handout
Help Algebra

Help algebra.com: The Real Number System

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Natural numbers, whole numbers, integers and rational numbers begin this lesson on the real number system. You can also learn more about the number line and absolute value. Examples and diagrams are included to enhance understanding.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Order of Real Numbers Grade 8

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to classify, order, and graph real numbers.

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