West Contra Costa Unified School District
Multiplying Numbers
Provide families with the guidance needed to support their child's proficiency in multiplying numbers. Three pages offer detailed descriptions and labeled examples.
Balanced Assessment
Sloppy Student I
"Does this work every time?" We've all heard it. Now learners get to explore methods to answer that question themselves. Pupils analyze a mistake that has been made with creating a formula for multiplying binomials. They then create...
CK-12 Foundation
Multiplying Polynomials: Binomial Cork Board
Cover the cork board with pictures of the house. The interactive provides pictures of a house to duplicate and cover a given area. The pictures' dimensions are expressed as binomials. Pupils determine the area of the cork board based...
Shodor Education Foundation
Algebra Four
Everybody wins when you play Algebra Four. Players solve linear and quadratic equations to earn pieces on the Algebra Four game. Make a row of four pieces and you win the game. But everyone gets practice with solving equations, so really...
Concord Consortium
Transformations-Diagnostic
Change the way you teach about rewriting expressions. A diagnostic task asks learners to transform expressions in different ways. Given two linear expressions and two quadratic expressions, they rewrite them into the indicated forms.
Curated OER
Evaluating Formulas
In this evaluating formulas worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different problems related to various types of formulas used in evaluating equations. First, they determine the value of the indicated variable. Then, students substitute each...
Curated OER
Binomial and Polynomial Worksheet
For this problems solving worksheet, 6th graders write the degree of 4 polynomials, rewrite 4 polynomials in standard form and solve 4 polynomial equations. Students use the distributive property to find 6 products, solve 10 binomial...
Curated OER
Solving Linear Systems by Substitution
Need a worksheet to reinforce using substitution to solve linear systems of equations? This one contains 4 problems and plenty of work space. Tip: This would be a great quick review, warm up, or pair exercise.
Curated OER
Multiplication & Division
Helpful for building a multiplication unit that focuses on different strategies. With explanations about repeated addition and subtraction as foundations for multiplication, scaling, summaries of progression, and basic multiplication and...
Illustrative Mathematics
6.EE.4 Equivalent Expressions
Straight to the point, learners are asked to compare a set of five expressions, determine which are equivalent, and then write equivalent equations for those that do not have any. A benefit is that they will review using properties...
EngageNY
Polynomial, Rational, and Radical Relationships
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,...
Illustrative Mathematics
Seeing is Believing
How many visual models can be used to show multiplication? Three basic kinds of models can be used to represent and explain the equation 4 x (9 + 2). The commentary section provides description and graphics to explain the set...
Curated OER
Real Number System
Ninth graders discuss the real number system and its' properties. In this algebra lesson, 9th graders discuss rational, irrational, closure, real numbers and the distributive property of algebra. They solve problems using these...
Curated OER
Properties of Numbers
In this algebra worksheet, students solve problems using the 4 different properties of numbers. They apply associative, commutative, additive and distributive properties to each equation. There are 10 multiple choice questions with an...
Curated OER
Equations with Variables on Both Sides
In this Algebra I/Algebra II instructional activity, learners solve equations with variables on both sides of the equal sign. Problems include the use of the distributive property to remove parenthesis. Thetwo page...
Curated OER
Convert Equations from Standard Form to Slope Intercept Form
Young scholars convert from standard form to slope intercept form. In this algebra instructional activity, students rewrite an equation in standard form by solving for y and putting it into the slope intercept form. They use the...
Curated OER
Multiplying a Polynomial and a Monomial
In this algebra worksheet, learners solve multiplication problems using the distributive property. There are 16 questions with an answer key.
Curated OER
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
In this algebra worksheet, learners are asked to add and subtract polynomials by combining like terms and using the distributive properties correctly. There are 24 questions with an answer key.
Curated OER
Combining Like Terms
In this combining like terms worksheet, students simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms. Problems contain negative and positive numbers as well as variables. They use the distributive property to simplify...
Curated OER
Simplifying Variable Expressions
In this combining like terms activity, students simplify 22 expressions. Seven of these expressions require students to use the distributive property.
Curated OER
Solving Multi-Step Inequalities
In this inequalities worksheet, students solve inequalities. They graph solutions on a number line. Students solve problems by combining like terms, and using the distributive property. Variables appear on both...
Curated OER
Review of Algebraic and Numeric Expressions
In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders follow the order of operations to evaluate numeric and algebraic expressions and use the distributive property to simplify algebraic expressions. The two page worksheet contains twenty-six...
Curated OER
Multiplying Polynomials
In this algebra worksheet, students multiply polynomials using the distributive property and the foiling method. There are 24 questions with an answer key.
Curated OER
Decimal Linear Equations
In this algebra worksheet, 11th graders solve algebraic equations containing decimals and distributive property. There are 30 questions with an answer key.