The purpose of this lesson is to help students apply math concepts of solving systems of equations to real life situations. The students will use the three methods of graphing, substitution, and elimination to solve the system of...

As a hands-on lesson, the students will recognize the correct usage of the order of operations. In groups, the students will work cooperatively to discover the importance of following step-by-step instructions and apply that knowledge in...

Using a 'news report' approach, students investigate the slope of various stairways on the school campus and report on wheelchair accessibility and adherence to the Americans with Disabilities Act. (PowerPoint Included) An extension of...

Young scholars will work in small groups to analyze a topographical map of the Fiery Gizzard hiking trail on the Cumberland Plateau in southeastern Tennessee. They will use the map key to determine distance traveled and elevation gained...

Investigate finding the midpoint of a line segment and derive the formula for the midpoint of two points on a coordinate plane. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.

This lesson uses graphing to help young scholars understand that pi is a constant and is the slope of the line graphed on a circumference vs. diameter graph.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and...

The purpose of this lesson is to help learners see the real world application of slope. The students will view a movie clip of slope, calculate the slope of stairs in the school building, and analyze results.This lesson plan was created...

Students will participate in this discovery activity intended for them to uncover the role each variable plays in the graph of a line in the form y = mx + b. Students will actually demonstrate lines in slope intercept form on a life size...

This webpage discusses projections in vector space. The material is rather advanced. A clear understanding of Linear Algebra, the study of linear equations and their transformations, is required to understand this information.

This lesson is designed to review and reinforce three methods (graphing, substitution and elimination) of solving systems of linear equations. The students will work together and independently to find the solutions to systems of...

In this lesson, the middle schoolers will learn what a ratio is and how it can be used in a comparison. In this lesson, students will also determine how to combine a sports drink in powder form and water to make enough for a whole...

This strategy for factoring trinomials will eliminate the trial-and-error method used in most textbooks.The lesson will be a direct teaching lesson. With the teacher lecturing and the students taking notes and then having the students...

Students explore electromagnetism and engineering concepts using optimization techniques to design an efficient magnetic launcher. Groups start by algebraically solving the equations of motion for the velocity at the time when a...

A collection of video lectures from a course reviewing linear algebra with applications to networks, structures, and estimation. Webpage includes thirty-six lectures from a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lectures...

The goal of this lesson is for young scholars to use manipulatives to add integers, creating concepts rather than memorizing rules. This lesson will be related to the 300 Spartans who battled the invading Persians at the Battle of...

Is it any wonder that students are suspicious? We lead, sometimes drag, them through Algebra I insisting they must follow the order of operations. We make them learn the "hard way" of doing an assignment one day only to show them the...

Students will best fit equations to a curve to find the area of a logo or image. Images will include McDonalds, Nike, and the Motorola logo. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project...

This lesson on exponential growth and decay involves a variety of teaching resources. There are a variety of websites used to teach and reinforce how to identify exponential growth or decay and how to solve problems relating to growth...