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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Completing the Square (part 1)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Avoid the trap of memorizing steps when completing the square with a resources that provides a conceptual approach to completing the square. Learners that are able to recognize a perfect square trinomial are ready to complete the square.
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Worksheet
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Derivation of the Quadratic Formula

For Students 9th - 11th Standards
What connection does the quadratic formula have with a quadratic equation? Using a matching activity, pupils construct the algebraic derivation of the quadratic formula in this Algebra II lesson task. The task provides two variations of...
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Assessment
Georgia Department of Education

Analytic Geometry Study Guide

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Are you looking for a comprehensive review that addresses the Common Core standards for geometry? This is it! Instruction and practice problems built specifically for standards are included. The material includes geometry topics from...
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Unit Plan
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EngageNY

Polynomial, Rational, and Radical Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
This assessment pair goes way beyond simple graphing, factoring and solving polynomial equations, really forcing learners to investigate the math ideas behind the calculations. Short and to-the-point questions build on one another,...
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Worksheet
Mr. Waynes clas

Kinematics Objectives

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Accelerate young physicists' learning with this collection of problem-solving worksheets. Starting off by teaching students to identify the given information and variables in physics problems, this resource goes on to challenge them with...
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Lesson Plan
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Curated OER

Braking Distance

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
This real-life model of braking distance motivates learners to approach quadratic equations algebraically, numerically, graphically, and descriptively.
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Lesson Plan
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

Business Management and Administration: Compound Interest - A Millionaire's Best Friend

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Many math concepts are covered through this resource: percentages, decimals, ratios, exponential functions, graphing, rounding, order of operations, estimation, and solving equations. Colorful worksheets and a link to a Google search for...
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Activity
Curated OER

Integer Solutions to Inequality

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
When is the last time you assigned your learners only one problem? This seemly simple problem requires learners think like a mathematician and reason about how to solve this compound inequality in one variable. More than just using...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quadratic Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using the provided worksheets, students solve equations involving factoring and finding square roots. At the conclusion of the lesson, they discuss the answers and any difficulty experienced in solving the equations.
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Lesson Plan
Texas Instruments

Factoring and Solving Quadratic Binomials

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here is a TI-Navigator™ activity that allows students to review the concept of factoring and solving quadratic binomials, including a connection to graphical solutions. They enter a number such as -2 using the minus key and not the...
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Worksheet
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Macquarie University

Factorizing Algebraic Expressions

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
In this comprehensive activity, mathematicians solve and complete various types of problems on factoring and using the quadratic formula. This activity also includes the use of factoring to simplify rational expressions. Overall, it...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stretching the Quads

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Explore parabolas in this algebra lesson with the graphing calculator. The class investigates what effects the changing of the parameters of the vertex form of a quadrati have to its graph. They find the zeros of a quadratic graphically...
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Lesson Plan
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Curated OER

Completing the Square

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Solve equations by completing the square. The pupils factor quadratic equations and graph the parabola. They also identify the different terms in the equation and look for patterns.
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Lesson Plan
Ohio Department of Education

The Solution is Complex

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Consider complex numbers, roots, and quadratic equations. Use the discriminate as a way to determine the nature of a quadratic's roots. Then discuss the similarities and differences between quadratics with two, one, or no real roots....
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Activity
101 Questions

Let's Jump This Jump!

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Jump at the chance to use a crazy fun resource. After viewing a short movie clip of a motorcycle stunt, scholars determine whether the motorcyclist will clear a row of buses. They'll likely use a graph of a quadratic function to make...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Completing the Square (part 2)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Give classes confidence in completing the square with a resource that develops the process of completing the square of more complex problems, including fractions and values greater than one. It then uses quadratic modeling for profit and...
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Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Springboard Dive

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Dive into this problem that illustrates a real-world application of the quadratic formula. Learners are given an equation that represents the height of a diver above the water t seconds after leaving the springboard. The task is to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solving Quadratic Equations

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
For this ways to solve quadratic equations worksheet, learners solve 19 equations using five different methods, then solve four more using the method of their choice.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quadratic Functions and Stopping Distance

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students solve quadratic equations. For this algebra lesson, students factor and graph quadratic functions. they use the properties of quadratics to calculate the distance.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Completing the Square Algebraically

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using TI-Nspire, scholars rewrite quadratic expressions by completing the square. They change the equation into vertex form.  By the end of this lesson, they should be able to change any quadratic equation into vertex form. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discriminant Testing

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The class works to identify solutions using the discriminant.They use part of the quadratic formula to find the number of solutions a quadratic equation will have. They calculate how-many times the quadratic function will cut the x-axis....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Factoring Trinomials

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Have the class factor and solve trinomials of integers in the form x2 + bx + c, where b and c are positive. They relate factoring to area and then follow a specific format to factor their trinomials. Tiles are used to help them relate...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Factoring Trinomials

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students factor trinomials. In this algebra lesson, students identify the different integers making up the trinomial and use the special pattern to factor them. They continue to model the equations and how to factor correctly.
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Lesson Plan
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Curated OER

Polynomials: Factors, Roots and Zeroes

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students factor polynomial equations. For this algebra lesson, students identify the zeros of the equations. They use algebra to rewrite word problems using symbols.