EngageNY
Factoring Extended to the Complex Realm
A solution will work one way or another: find solutions, or use solutions to find the function. Learners use polynomial identities to factor polynomials with complex solutions. They then use solutions and the Zero Product Property to...
Point Pleasant Beach School District
Parabola Project
Class members select a picture that contains a parabola and construct a drawing of it using function graphs in the quadratic project. Individuals restrict the domains of the functions to create a more accurate drawing. They then submit a...
Radford University
Business Ownership
Let's learn a little bit about business! Given information about a t-shirt company, young mathematicians explore the revenue, costs, profits, and future sales. They develop mathematical models for these quantities using linear,...
Radford University
Throwing a Football
Use mathematics to help the football team. Pairs brainstorm how to approach finding a solution to a problem to help the quarterback complete more passes. By researching and collecting data, the teams derive an equation to represent the...
Intel
Choreographing Math
Leaners investigate families of linear functions through dance. They choreograph dance moves to model nine unique linear functions of their choosing. Using their dance moves, teams create a video presentation complete with music and...
CK-12 Foundation
Zero Product Principle: Mysterious Parabolas
Be a hero, not a zero! Help your classes understand how to solve quadratic equations with the zero product property using an animated simulation. Using the controls, scholars manipulate the zeros and watch as the function and its factors...
Radford University
How High Can You Throw?
Find heights by measuring time. Teams collect data to determine the height that a tennis ball is thrown. Classmates measure the height of the initial release of the ball and how long it stays aloft. Using a projectile motion equation,...
Concord Consortium
In a Triangle
What's in a triangle? Just 180 degrees worth of angles! Young learners use given angle relationships in a triangle to write an algebraic representation. Using a system of equations, they simplify the equation to a linear representation.
Radford University
Real World Data
Make math class feel more real by using real-world data. Scholars research or collect data on several different topics, such as nutrition, the motion of moving objects, cooling curves, and daylight hours. They create scatter plots using...
EngageNY
Are All Parabolas Similar?
Congruence and similarity apply to functions as well as polygons. Learners examine the effects of transformations on the shape of parabolas. They determine the transformation(s) that produce similar and congruent functions.
Balanced Assessment
Transformation I
Rewriting expressions in different forms is an essential algebra skill. Support the development of this skill by using a task that asks scholars to begin with a linear, quadratic, and rational expression and then manipulate them into a...
101 Questions
Blocks
Block play can teach children about gravity, physics, and spatial relationships. A hands-on lesson incorporates these concepts with an activity in which learners examine the relationship between levels in a pile. Scholars begin to...
PBL Pathways
Arch Project
Model real-life structures with mathematics. A project-based lesson presents a problem situation requiring classes to develop a function to model the St. Louis Arch and the Rainbow Bridge in Arizona. They create their models by...
101 Questions
Stopping Distances
In 2016, one in every four fatal car crashes listed speeding as a contributing factor. Pupils view videos of a car trying to come to a quick stop from four different rates of speed. They use context clues to measure and determine the...
Curated OER
Quadratic Formula
Students factor and solve quadratic equations.In this algebra lesson, students identify the roots of an equation using the quadratic formula. They graph and identify the properties of a parabola.
Curated OER
The Standard Form of A Quadratic Equation
High schoolers investigate equations that are in the standard form of a quadratic equation represented as Y=ax2+bx+c. They factor the equations into linear factors to determine the x intercepts. The graph is also used to determine the x...
Curated OER
Quadratic-Linear Systems 2: Solve Systems of Equations Involving One Linear Equation and One Quadratic Equation Algebraically
In this solving systems of quadratic and linear equations, students complete three problems. The first problem asks students to solve a system of two equations. One of the equations is a quadratic and the other is linear. The second two...
Curated OER
Using The Quadratic Formula
In this math worksheet, students solve for the quadratic equations while applying the Quadratic Formula. Then they simplify into the lowest terms.
Curated OER
Functions and the Vertical Line Test
Students explore the concept of functions. In this function lesson, students determine if the graph is a function by using the vertical line test. Students use an applet to explore the vertical line test on a variety of graphs.
Curated OER
Quadratic Equations
For this quadratic equations worksheet, students answer 15 questions about quadratic equations. Students complete the square, use the quadratic formula, write equations in vertex form, and solve quadratic equations by factoring.
Curated OER
Iterating the Function and Complex Numbers
Learners identify the end behavior of polynomial graphs. In this algebra lesson, students factor and solve quadratic and complex equations. They factor out negative roots and identify the real and imaginary parts of an equation.
Curated OER
Lesson 4: Factoring to Solve Quadratic Equations
Students solve quadratic problems by factoring. Using a specified website, or an interactive CD-ROM, students graph quadratic equations. Together, on the computer, students work example problems. Students observe the link between...
Curated OER
Graphing Exponential And Logarithmic Functions
In this logarithmic function worksheet, students solve and graph logarithmic and exponential functions. Variables are included in the exponential and logarithmic functions. There are 18 problems to solve on this two-page worksheet. Graph...
Curated OER
Math 32 Worksheet: Quadratic Equations
In this quadratic equations worksheet, students solve 12 short-answer problems. Students find real and irrational solutions to given functions. Students raise irrational numbers to irrational powers.