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Consumers Energy

The Cost of Electricity

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
How much is your toaster costing you every day? Young environmentalists calculate the monetary costs of household appliances based on their average consumption of wattage.
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Teach Engineering

Bone Density Math and Logarithm Introduction

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What do logarithms have to do with bone density? Scholars learn that the equation for bone density includes logarithms. The majority of the third lesson of seven is devoted to logarithms and their properties.
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EngageNY

The Definition of Sine, Cosine, and Tangent

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Introduce your classes to a new world of mathematics. Pupils learn to call trigonometric ratios by their given names: sine, cosine, and tangent. They find ratios and use known ratios to discover missing sides of similar...
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EngageNY

Addition and Subtraction of Rational Numbers

For Teachers 7th Standards
Apply addition and subtraction of integers to solve problems with rational numbers. Pupils apply the rules for adding and subtracting integers to add and subtract rational numbers. Class members represent the problem with equations and...
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Reardon Problem Solving Gifts

Teaching Problem Solving Strategies in the 5-12 Curriculum

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Address any kind of math concept or problem with a series of problem-solving strategies. Over 12 days of different activities and increasing skills, learners practice different ways to solve problems, check their answers, and reflect...
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EngageNY

Volume of Right Prisms

For Students 7th Standards
Apply volume and area formulas to find the volume of any right prism. The 26th lesson of a 29-part module examines methods for finding the volume of right prisms with varying shapes of bases. Learners use the formula V = Bh to find...
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EngageNY

Slicing a Rectangular Prism with a Plane

For Students 7th Standards
What do you get when you slice a prism? Pupils discover that the answer depends on how the prism is sliced. The second half of the 29-part module focuses on three-dimensional objects. Learners use their two-dimensional vocabulary and...
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EngageNY

Using Unique Triangles to Solve Real-World and Mathematical Problems

For Students 7th Standards
How can congruent triangles help mark a soccer field? This is just one question your classes can answer after solving the real-world problems in the activity. Each example posed through a word problem elicits higher-order thinking and...
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EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task: Grade 7 Mathematics Module 3

For Students 7th Standards
Pupils work on seven problems that use equations and expressions to solve geometry problems. The questions range from finding equivalent expressions to finding areas and volumes of figures. Learners apply their knowledge of angle...
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EngageNY

Collecting Rational Number Like Terms

For Teachers 7th Standards
Teach pupils to handle fractions fluently. The sixth installment in the series of 28 has class members apply the concepts learned in previous lessons to expressions with fractional coefficients. The fractions are both mixed numbers and...
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EngageNY

Solving Inequalities

For Teachers 7th Standards
Investigate complex problem situations by applying inequalities. Building from concepts explored in the previous lesson plan, learners read word problems and develop inequalities to represent the situation. They then solve the...
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EngageNY

Using If-Then Moves in Solving Equations II

For Teachers 7th Standards
Continuing from the previous lesson in the 28-part series, learners write equations to model problem situations. They then solve the problem by applying the properties of equality. In contrast to the previous lesson, they do not write...
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EngageNY

Understanding Equations

For Teachers 7th Standards
After examining expressions in the first six lessons of the series, learners are now ready to apply those concepts to create equations in the seventh installment of 28. Each exercise contains a conceptual situation that helps build an...
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EngageNY

Generating Equivalent Expressions II

For Teachers 7th Standards
Discover how to apply the commutative and associative properties to generate equivalent expressions. The second lesson in the 28-part module asks pupils to rearrange an expression by grouping like terms. From there, they can combine...
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EngageNY

Using the Number Line to Model the Addition of Integers

For Teachers 7th Standards
The second lesson in a series of 25 shows the class how to use arrows and a number line to add integers. Learners apply their knowledge of the commutative property and absolute value in their explanations. Classmates play the integer...
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Balanced Assessment

Number Game

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
It's all in the numbers! Create a mathematical model to analyze a number game and develop a winning strategy. Using a given numerical pattern, scholars write an expression to model the scenario. They then interpret the pattern of the...
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Virginia Department of Education

Inductive and Deductive Reasoning

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Introduce pupils to the two types of reasoning, inductive and deductive. Classmates work in pairs or small groups to learn the difference between the two and apply these reasonings to develop valid conclusions. 
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Virginia Department of Education

Graphing Systems of Inequalities

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Apply systems of inequalities to a real-world problem. Here, scholars learn to graph solutions to systems of linear inequalities. To finish the lesson, they solve a problem involving burgers and cheeseburgers using a system of inequalities.
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California Mathematics Project

Treasure Beneath the Sea

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Explore the geometry of treasure hunting! Learners use geometry to design a treasure recovery strategy. The objective is to create a design that minimizes the amount of work required. Budding mathematicians use properties of triangles as...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Applications Using Linear Models: Scuba Diving

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Dive into this resource on rates of change and linear models. Pupils use two sliders in an interactive to adjust water temperature and depth. They use a given linear equation to calculate the rate of change in water temperature per unit...
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PBS

Scale City — Proportional Relationships in the Real World

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Strive to determine your stride. Scholars first view an informative video on the Kentucky Horse Park and the 28-feet stride of the Man o' War. They then work together in groups to find the length of their own strides by using the number...
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Kentucky Department of Education

Patterns: Beads under a Blanket - Intermediate and Middle School Grades

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Apply pattern knowledge to bead patterns. The formative assessment instructional activity provides pupils the opportunity to show what they know about patterns and functions. Learners take a pre-assessment, then build upon their answers...
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Texas Instraments

Getting Started Dilemma

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Get out those thinking caps and apply graphing functions to a real-world problem. Use the TI-83 graphing calculator to evaluate algebraic expressions that are imbedded in a series of real-world scenarios. A great lesson!
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Curated OER

Solving Polynomial Equations by Factoring

For Students 7th - 10th
Use the principle of zero product to solve these polynomial equations. There are 21 problems in various forms to solve. Some are already set to equal zero, but might needs to be put in descending order. Then there are sunsequent problems...

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