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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Factoring Quadratic Expressions

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Factor in different strategies in a lesson plan for factoring quadratics. Young mathematicians first create tables and area models to factor quadratic trinomials into two binomials by guess and check. Learners then investigate how they...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Completing the Square

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Determine the area of a square with quadratics. Pupils use the interactive to visualize the process of completing the square. Scholars build a square area model to represent a quadratic expression then determine the amount that...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Fraction Ordering with Lowest Common Denominators: Test Your Strength

For Students 6th Standards
Young mathematicians use a bell and hammer to see how high or low the puck goes. Then, they order the fractional values to demonstrate the greatest to lowest hit. Students then respond to several questions that require them to use...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Double Angle Identities: Ferris Wheel

For Students 10th - 12th
Use a Ferris wheel to soar to new heights of understanding on double angle identities. Here is an interactive that applies an example of a Ferris wheel to show how doubling the angle does not double the value of a trigonometric ratio....
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Inverses by Mapping: Inverse Functions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Map your way to successfully understanding inverse functions. Pupils use an interactive map to investigate how changes in the graph of a function affect the graph of its inverse. The results of the activity lead to the conclusion that...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Alternate Formula for the Area of a Triangle: Alternate Area of a Triangle

For Students 10th - 12th
It's always nice to have a plan B. Pupils investigate an alternate formula for the area of a triangle that uses sine. A set of challenge questions shows how the new formula relates to the well-known formula of (1/2)bh.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Directed Line Segments: Dog Park

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Its a dog's world! Using a vector in standard position, pupils model the path a dog takes to different items in a dog park. The individuals use the interactive to find the magnitude and direction of the directed line segment.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Seafloor: Sonar Boats

For Students 9th - 12th
An interactive that teaches about sonar sure sounds like fun! Junior oceanographers study the uses of sonar, past and present, in an engaging interactive. The content demonstrates how sonar works, why sound waves are a great tool...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Slope-Intercept Form of Linear Equations: Cable Car Tracks

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Get on track to learn about slope-intercept form. Scholars use an interactive to position a line along the tracks of cable car. Applying knowledge of slope and intercepts, they write the slope-intercept form of the equation for the line.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Standard Form of Linear Equations: Seesaw

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Don't hem and haw, learn about equations using a seesaw. An easy-to-use interactive has pupils move a seesaw on a coordinate plane to investigate the standard form of a linear equation. By completing a set of challenge questions, they...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Compound Inequalities: Babysitting

For Students 6th Standards
Keep this resource close by. Given conditions on how close by a child must be to a babysitter, scholars use an interactive to position a picture of the child in relation to the babysitter. Compound inequalities help represent the condition.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Satellites, Shuttles, and Space Stations: Satellites in Orbit

For Students 6th - 8th
Blast off! How do satellites, space shuttles, and space stations escape Earth's gravity and achieve orbit? Young astronauts study rocket science (literally) with an interactive lesson. They discover the four main uses for satellites, how...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Problem-Solving Models: Subway vs. Taxi

For Students 8th Standards
Ride to success in understanding systems of equations. Scholars graph a system of equations on the cost of a subway and a taxi using an interactive. Using this graph allows users to answer some questions about the situation.  
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Mental Math for Addition and Subtraction Equations: Marble Bag Collector

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Don't lose your marbles as your learn about addition and subtraction equations. Pupils investigate the relationship between addition and subtraction by using an interactive. They drag different color marbles into a box and identify...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Vertical Angles: Yo-Yo Eiffel Tower Trick

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Yo, yo, learn about vertical angles with a yo-yo. Using an interactive, scholars adjust the position of fingers holding a design from a yo-yo. Answering a set of challenge questions based on the interactive helps clarify understanding of...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Visual Patterns: Balloons

For Students 6th - 8th
Balloons aren't just for little kids; they can teach important math concepts, too. Individuals use an interactive to continue a color pattern with balloons. They continue the pattern and write a mathematical expression to represent the...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Simplify Products or Quotients of Single Variable Expressions: Quotients of Single Variable Expressions

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Investigate division within an algebraic term using an inquiry-based lesson. Individuals adjust sliders and watch as the simplification of the term changes. Questions help guide them to important conclusions.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Single Variable Expressions: Neighborhood Block

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
The number of bicycle wheel turns is as good as any way to describe the distance from school to home. An interactive lets young mathematicians determine the number of city blocks a person bicycles. They use this information along with an...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Two-Sided Stem-and-Lead Plots: Gamers

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Which gender spends more time playing video games? Your classes use provided data to answer this question. They first build a two-sided stem-and-leaf plot and then use the display to look for patterns. Guiding questions help them...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Understand and Create Stem-and-Leaf Plots: Stem-and-Leaf Plots

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Explore the advantages to using a stem-and-leaf plot using an online lesson. Learners manipulate an animation to create a stem-and-leaf plot. They then calculate statistics for the data using their display. Guiding questions help them...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Solving Equations with Exponents: Money Over Time

For Students 10th - 12th
We'd all like to see our money double. An interactive shows how an initial investment of $1,000 will increase using a constant rate of return. Scholars answer a set of challenge questions based on the situation.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Newton's Method

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Does the accuracy of the first guess make a difference down the line? Learners investigate the effects of the iterative process of finding roots, using Newton's Method. By moving the initial guess of a root on a graph, pupils observe the...
Assessment
New York State Education Department

US History and Government Examination: June 2017

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Ready for a test that uses primary sources as a tool to assess comprehension? Learners answer multiple choice, essay, and short answer questions to demonstrate their understanding of American history.
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 8: Probability

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
It's probably a good idea to use the unit. Young mathematicians learn about conditional probability using Venn diagrams, tree diagrams, and two-way tables. They also take into consideration independence and the addition rules.

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