Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Use Square Roots to Solve Quadratic Equations

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use square roots to solve quadratic equations.
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Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: Rational and Irrational Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Content, suitable for an introductory algebra course, explains the difference between rational and irrational numbers, how to rationalize the denominator, how to evaluate radicals and the square root process. Practice problems included.
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Common Core Sheets

Common Core Sheets: The Number System 8.ns.2 Worksheets

For Teachers 8th Standards
Print or create worksheets to assess students' understanding of radicals, square roots, and irrational numbers.
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Integrated Publishing

Integrated Publishing: Roots, Exponents, and Radicals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information on powers, roots, exponents, and radicals.
Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Hero(n) of Alexandria

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the life of Hero of Alexandria and discusses Hero's contribution to the development of the steam engine. Text is the actual radio transcript of a syndicated radio broadcast on invention and ingenuity.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Solving Quadratic Equations Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This comprehensive study guide highlights the main terms and formulas needed to review solving quadratic equations. Examples are included.
Website
Cool Math

Coolmath: Solving Quadratics Recap

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This CoolMath resource reviews the ways to solve quadratic equations: factoring, finding square roots, and using the quadratic formula.
Website
Cool Math

Coolmath: Solving Quadratics the Square Root Trick

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This CoolMath resource will help students solve quadratic equations with a square roots trick instead of through factoring.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Exponents and Radicals: Targeted Math Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on exponents and radicals as they apply to problems involving squares, perfect squares, and square roots.
Handout
Quia

Ixl Learning: Irrational Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brush up on your math skills relating to irrational numbers then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
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Help Algebra

Help algebra.com: How to Rationalize the Denominator

For Students 9th - 10th
What do you do if the denominator contains a radical? This article explains how to rationalize a denominator that contains square roots, higher roots and the sums and differences of square roots. The examples also include problems that...
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Help Algebra

Help algebra.com: Rationalizing the Denominator

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn to simplify radical expressions by removing radicals from denominators. The demonstration includes both single radicals and binomials that require the use of a conjugate.
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Help Algebra

Help algebra.com: Roots

For Students 9th - 10th
After defining roots (radicals), this resource focuses on square roots. Examples are given to demonstrate how to simplify, find principal roots, and gives several properties of square roots.
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Help Algebra

Help algebra.com: Simplifying Radical Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th
Simplifying radicals that do not contain perfect squares can be done easily by following the steps outlined on this resource. Use the examples to see exactly how to do this.
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Hofstra University

Hofstra University: Radicals and Rational Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Interactive review of radicals and rational exponents. Students can enter their answers to questions and be told in the right sidebar whither they are right or wrong. There is also a help button that gives the answer and an explanation.
Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Tic Tac Toe Squares

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Players simplify square roots to win the tic tac toe learning game.
Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Multiplication and Division of Radicals

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the steps necessary for multiplying and dividing radicals. The examples are easy to follow.
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Powers Concentration Game

For Students 7th - 9th
A concentration game that allows students to show off their knowledge of powers and square roots.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Square Roots (Concentration Game)

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This concentration game explores square roots. There is a link to a list of the numbers being used so students can check their answers.
Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Squares and Square Roots

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The learning activity examines squares and square roots. Topics include perfect squares, how to square a number, and the square root symbol. The resource consists of explanations and examples.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Simplest Radical Form

For Students 9th - 10th
The laws for simplifying radicals are presented along with several examples and exercises that put the laws to practice.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Square Roots

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of square roots. An example is given and clearly explained.
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Square Root

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This math site from Mathworld.com explains what a square root is including information on imaginary numbers and many links. This site also addresses the continued fractions of positive real square roots, in particular the square root of...
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Other

Math Pages: Ancient Square Roots

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Math Pages proivdes information and gives the Babylonian method for solving square root equations. The site is very intense and in-depth with good information. The material is pretty intense, however, and a background...