Unit Plan
Intel

Pedal Power

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Show your classes the importance of mathematics in something as simple as bicycle design. The final lesson in the six-part STEM series has each group research a different aspect of the bicycle. Learners use mathematical formulas, linear...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Value of a Number

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students assess informal methods to solve real-world problems that utilize simple equations that involve one variable. They incorporate concrete objects to assist them in the solving of a variety of equations. The students are actively...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Linear Motion 2

For Students 9th - 12th
For this linear motion worksheet, students answer 12 questions about displacement, velocity, and acceleration. They solve problems for acceleration, displacement and velocity and show the equations they used to find the solutions. They...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Solving Equations

For Students 6th - 9th
For this solving equations worksheet, students solve for x in 24 problems by combining like terms. All the equations involve addition and have only a single variable.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Radical Equations

For Students 11th
In this algebra learning exercise, 11th graders solve equations containing roots and variables. They check their work for extraneous solutions. There are 28 problems with an answer key.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Logic

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this logic worksheet, students read short story problems.  They use logic to solve the problems. Students write equations to match the problem.  This one-page worksheet contains two logic problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Solving Systems of Inequalities

For Students 9th - 11th
For this algebra worksheet, students solve systems of inequality using the graphing method. There are 5 questions with lots of examples and an answer key.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Exponential Equations - unlike bases

For Students 10th - 11th
For this algebra worksheet, students solve exponential functions using common bases. They have to solv for the missing variable. There are 20 questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Equations and Inequalities

For Students 9th
In this equations and inequalities learning exercise, 9th graders solve and complete 14 different multiple choice problems. First, they name an example of the commutative property of addition. Then, students use the distance formula to...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Ratio and Proportion: Basic Operations and Applications

For Students 7th - 9th
Learners explore example problems dealing with ratios and proportions. Afterward, they read story problems and solve them using ratios and proportions. This four-page worksheet contains six multi-step problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Balanced Or Unbalanced

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use physical models and graphs in order to solve problems that have their origin in the real world that require algebraic thinking. The words are changed into equations and inequalities in order to be solved. This requires...
Worksheet
Curated OER

More on Least Squares

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this least squares worksheet, students solve 3 different problems that include determining the least squares of equations. First, they use the data given in the table to write out the normal equations a system of 2 equations in 2...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Representing the Unknown

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Student use mental math to solve linear equations. In this algebra lesson, young scholars solve one and two steps equations. They write expressions using variables to identify the unknown.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Linear Systems: General Solutions

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this linear system worksheet, students explore the characteristics of given matrices. They multiply matrices and determine pivots and multiply solutions. This four-page worksheet contains approximately seven problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Logarithms and Exponential Equations

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
In this logarithms worksheet, students solve for the variable given showing all steps of their calculations. Students solve for the variable using the operation of taking log and the property of logs.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Linear Equations

For Students 6th
In this linear equations learning exercise, 6th graders solve and complete 18 different types of problems. First, they combine like terms on one side of the equals sign. Then, students add or subtract like terms and divide by the number...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Linear Equations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders solve linear equations.  In this Algebra I lesson plan, 9th graders investigate the properties of equations (Reflexive, Symmetric, Transitive, Substitution, and Transformation Properties) and use these properties to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solving Equations

For Teachers 4th - 5th
For this math worksheet, students find the answers to the equations that are listed to find the solution for each variable. The correct operations are used.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dr. Al Gebra

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young math whizzes role play a doctor operating on a patient without diagnosing the patient's condition. They relate this medical malpractice to performing a mathematical operation before evaluating conditions or deciding what the...
Lesson Plan
American Statistical Association

Scatter It! (Predict Billy’s Height)

For Teachers 8th Standards
How do doctors predict a child's future height? Scholars use one case study to determine the height of a child two years into the future. They graph the given data, determine the line of best fit, and use that to estimate the height in...
Assessment
Concord Consortium

Integer Solutions

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Experiment with integer relationships. Young scholars consider integers that have a sum of 10. They begin with two integers, then three, four, and more. As they consider each situation, they discover patterns in the possible solutions.
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Teach Engineering

A Shot Under Pressure

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You've got to pump it up! Using the equations for projectile motion and Bernoulli's Principle, class members calculate the water pressure in a water gun. The pupils collect data on the number of pumps and distance traveled in order...
Activity
Howard County Schools

Generous Aunt

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Witness the power of exponential growth with an activity that investigates two different savings plans. Class members create tables of values to see how and when a savings plan increasing exponentially exceeds one increasing linearly.
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Spring Fling Carnival

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Think critically — and linearly by applying linear equations to solve real-world problems. Young mathematicians write equations to model the profit on popcorn and cotton candy at a carnival and solve problems using these equations.