Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Simplifying Polynomial Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given verbal and symbolic representations of polynomial expressions, the student will simplify the expression.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Simplifying Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th
Get independent practice working with simplifying polynomials. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Simplifying Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of the concept of simplifying polynomials.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Color This Polynomial Simplified

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson walks students through the process of simplifying polynomials by combining like terms. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation and extension as well as ways to manage behavior problems and reluctant learners.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Polynomials in Standard Form

For Students 8th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn about standard form and how to classify and simplify polynomials.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students add and subtract polynomial expressions and simplify polynomials by combining like terms. Students can watch a video tutorial, explore guided...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Polynomials in Standard Form

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn about standard form and how to classify and simplify polynomials.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Simplify Expressions

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Simplify polynomials by combining like terms.
Activity
Purple Math

Purplemath: Polynomials: Definition and Evaluation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A great lesson on polynomials is found at this Purplemath resource. Provides a clear definition of what a polynomial is, tells how to tell what the different degrees of a polynomial are, and how to simplify polynomials by combining like...
Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th
Sixteen problems present a variety of practice working with polynomials. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to check...
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University of Vienna (Austria)

University of Vienna: The Big Puzzle on Term Manipulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Simplify polynomial expressions which require multiplying, combining like terms, etc. The "matching" assessment will determine levels of knowledge with polynomial manipulation.
eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: Polynomials and Radical Expressions: Simplify Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How to simplify an expression is explained through the use of examples and a video lesson. [2:41]
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Simplifying Rational Expressions: It's Simple

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn to simplify rational expressions using factoring. Includes a short video [1:37] and a practice problem in a slideshow.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Adding Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Get independent practice working with adding polynomials. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Subtract Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Get independent practice working with subtracting polynomials. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
Activity
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Intelli Gum: A Success Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Introduce polynomial operations to your middle school students using the highly engaging story of ?IntelliGum?. This one-of-a-kind gum, when chewed regularly, and in appropriate quantities, will make you smarter. As part of this creative...
Handout
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Simplifying Rational (Fractional) Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students see how factoring is used to simplify rational expressions in three example problems.
Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Algebra: Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial as an introduction to polynomials. Basic terminology and simple algebraic manipulations. Offers discussions and practice exercises with answers and explanations.
Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A detailed explanation of polynomials and like terms is followed with many examples of how to add and subtract them. Lessons for the teacher as well as interactive examples for the students provide plenty of opportunities for practice....
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Simplifying Rational Expressions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers simplifying rational expressions by eliminating common factors.
Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Degree of a Polynomial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of how to find the degree of a polynomial. Examples are given and clearly explained for how to find the degree of both a monomial and polynomial after it has been simplified.
Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Exponents of Polynomials Worksheet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty practice problems are presented where polynomials (mostly binomials) in parenthesis are raised to number exponents. Each of the questions has a step-by-step solution for the student to see after completing the work on their own....
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Dividing Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th
Math Forum offers an example of how to simplify a complex rational expression by factoring.
Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Algebra: Multiplying Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial that shows you how to multiply polynomials and how to use the FOIL method when multiplying binomials.