Dream Car Math

Almost every teen wants a car, but can they really afford one? The lesson plan walks pupils through how to identify a budget, find all of the costs associated with car ownership, and determine if they should buy the car or keep looking.

Every high schooler in your class probably wants to own his or her own car, but what has to happen before those wheels peel out of the dealership? Four lessons in a home economics lesson guide learners through the process of shopping for...

Polynomials are full of solutions! Learners understand that the degree determines the number of solutions. Examples show quadratic equations solved by factoring and by using the quadratic formula. A cubic equation is even mixed in for...

Dang, it's a word problem! Pupils address a variety of word problems that involve knowledge of proportions and geometric topics. The General Certificate of Secondary Education review problems require determining costs based on area...

What's the best way to pay for a car? Should I buy used or new? Can I realistically afford a car? Pupils discover the ins and outs of buying a car, from how to shop for car insurance to the advantages and disadvantages of leasing.

In this solving equations worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice and word problem equations.  Students use the distributive property to combine like terms and isolate the variable.

Which method of solving systems is the best? Individuals watch the same system solved using elimination, then substitution, and finally graphing. They can compare the different methods and see how each method results in the same solution.

This inequality word problem would make a good warm-up activity for a class studying single variable inequalities. This video creates and solves an inequality based on a short word problem about unit cost.

Linear equations aren't just for graphing! Scholars use a linear equation to model a contextual situation. A step-by-step direct instruction video describes how to find a solution using general problem-solving strategies and then how to...

Linear equations, coordinate planes, and systems of equations are covered in this extremely well-organized instructional activity. Composed of a series of mini-lessons, the instruction aims at explaining a different facet of solving...