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Stacking Cups
Facilitate an understanding of equality using a modeling task. After watching different-sized cups being stacked, learners use their math skills to determine when the height of each cup tower will be the same. Meant as an introduction to...
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Deflate-gate
Does temperature affect the air pressure of a football? Young mathematicians look at the readings from a pressure gauge and determine if the balls are within regulation or are under inflated.
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Integer Solutions to Inequality
When is the last time you assigned your students 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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Scatter Plots
Scholars learn to create scatter plots and investigate any relationships that exists between the variables with a activity that also show them that statistical relationships do not necessarily indicate a cause-and-effect relationship.
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Proportions in Stories
Learners solve problems dealing with ratios and proportions. In this algebra activity, students rewrite word problems using equations and symbols. They correctly convert between percents and decimals.
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How Many Toothpicks?
Young scholars investigate different geometric patterns. In this geometry lesson plan, students create different shapes using toothpicks. They create different patterns and designs and complete a charts using different measurements.
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Tostado Family Car Rental
Pupils write equations for word problems. In this algebra lesson, students represent the cost of a car rental plan using equations. They use systems of equations to find the best deal when renting a car.
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Unit 3, Worksheet 1, Exponents and Algebraic Expressions
Need exponentt practice? Then this exponent learning exercise will be helpful to have learners evaluate exponent expressions and algebraic expressions. They use the distributive property to solve equations. This three-page learning...
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The Exercise Fields
Horses need exercise, too. Scholars create linear equations to model the perimeter of exercise fields for horses. They finish by solving their equations for the length and width of the fields.
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Buying a Car
Eighth graders create spreadsheets to calculate payments. They create a list of items they would like to purchase that require monthly payments. They simulate buying a car and create a spreadsheet to determine the amount of the monthly...
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Working with Rates of Change
In this calculus worksheet, students problem solve 8 word problems involving rates of change in association with high school students. Students work out each problem and give a short explanation of each answer.
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Math Medicine
Students solve real-world problems related to medical careers. They use graphical representations as part of the problem-solving process and work with fractions, decimals, exponents, and metric measurement. A demonstration is included to...
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A Day to Remember!
Students study math. For this real-life problem solving lesson, students work on their skills dealing with time and money. They work in small groups on various time and money word problems and by the final day they have a final problem...
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Dog Lot Math
Students use their problem-solving skills to answer math problems. They determine the cost of feeding sled dogs. They share their answers with the class.
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Buying My First Car
Learners pretend they are about to buy their first new car. They must do all the calculations necessary to estimate the cost of purchasing the car. They see that the math they learn in school really does have real-life applications.
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Light Beam
Students measure and convert between units. For this geometry lesson, students investigate through measurements of distances. They relate the properties of circle to solving problems with radius, diameter and area.
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Will Exams Be Cancelled?
If the flu outbreak continues, exams will have to be canceled. Investigate the properties of exponential and logarithmic functions. For this algebra lesson, students use the TI to examine and differentiate between exponential growth and...
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Solve Five Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
In this solving quadratic equations learning exercise, students solve five quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula. Students also review using the discriminant, solving by factoring, and solving by completing the square. ...
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Five Quadratic Formula Problems With Examples
In this quadratic equation worksheet, students solve five quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. Several fully worked examples are provided.
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How Sharp Is Your Memory?
Learners play a memory game as they explore reasoning. In this algebra instructional activity, students identify concepts using pictures and words. They model real life scenarios using hands on manipulatives.
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United States Population: Using Quadratic Models
In this United States population worksheet, students solve word problems about the United States population by using the quadratic formula. Students complete 6 problems.
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Candy is Dandy
Students investigate color distribution in bags of M&Ms They sort and classify the contents of a bag of M&Ms and summarize their findings on a worksheet. Students convert the numbers into charts and make predictions about color...
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The Stock Market Game
Students explore the stock market. They choose a company and research the company's financial report. Students select 4-10 stocks and become an advocate for one stock. Using spreadsheet software, students compare stocks. They analyze...
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Family Letter and Algebra
In this algebra worksheet, learners receive a parent informational letter. The letter discusses what will be covered in algebra that school year and has an ordering integers activity.