Getting Familiar with Fractals

This traditional textbook style unit includes vocabulary, a direct explanation section, examples, practice problems that directly line up with the explanations and examples, and a unit summary review and practice problems. Learners get...

Don't let your young adults get lost in the alphabet soup of their paychecks and federal income taxes. Using sample pay stubs and reproductions of government forms, your class members will identify the purpose of such forms as a W-4 and...

What happens when your teachers get tired of grading tests and want to use games of chance to determine your grade? How would you decide which game they should play? Learn how to use expected value and standard notation to compare two...

Students explore triangles with Cabri Jr. technology. In this math lesson, students measure angles of a triangle using  TI calculators loaded with Cabri Junior. They become proficient with this program, by performing various triangular...

In this fractals worksheet, student explore the concept of fractals by building on prior knowledge, graphing, and using a computer program. The solutions and explanations are both provided.

Elucidating the concept of box-and-whisker plots, Sal explains not only how to generate the diagram, but how to read one as well. He uses several examples to help young mathematicians become familiar with the format, and explains the...

This lesson plan introduces students to the ideas involved in understanding fractals. They develop a sense of infinity, self-similarity and recursion and

Pupils construct geometric figures using Cabri Jr. in this constructing geometric figures using Cabri Jr. activity. They familiarize themselves with Cabri Jr. and construct segments and triangles. Your learners will use various tools to...

Students investigate the relationship of linear equations through algeblocks. In this algebra lesson, students define the blocks by color and what power they represent. They become familiar with algeblocks and its usage.

This modern animation and discussion of the ancient secrets of Pascal's triangle manages to be topical, engaging, and mathematically deep all at the same time. A great introduction to the power of number theory across multiple math...