Students explore the concept of functions. For 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.

Students investigate the patterns of different data sets of numbers. They use critical thinking skills in order to find the missing numbers in any given set. This lesson helps to develop the skill of number sense.

Students review for the Regents Exam. In this math instructional activity, students review core concept for the Regents exam by working a variety of problems. A printable worksheet is provided.

How can shapes help solve literal equations? Scholars first learn to replace variables with shapes to aid in solving literal equations. A worksheet of practice problems helps hone the skill.

Find the area as it slides. Pupils derive an equation to find the painted area of a section of a trapezoidal-shaped stage The section depends upon the sliding distance the edge of the painted section is from a vertex of the trapezoid....

Design an efficient cereal box. Scholars use set volume criteria to design a cereal box by applying their knowledge of surface area to determine the cost to create the box. They then determine whether their designs will fit on...

For this ways to solve quadratic equations worksheet, learners solve 19 equations using five different methods, then solve four more using the method of their choice.

Students work in teams creating and posing math rules and trying to guess them using a formula controlled worksheet they create with Excel. Student pairs take turns to see who can crack the other's code the fastest.

Learners explore the different properties of conics. In this algebra lesson, students calculate the midpoint of a line, the distances between two points as they get ready to find the focus and directrix in eclipse and other conics. They...

In this electrical learning exercise, students answer a series of 7 open-ended questions with schematics about active loads in amplifier circuits. This learning exercise is printable and the  answers are available on-line.

In this algebra worksheet, students solve word problems involving money. They calculate the interest earned over a period of time given the formula. There are 28 questions.

In this algebra worksheet, 9th graders analyze patterns and figure out the next number or pattern in the series using explicit and recursive formulas. There are 44 questions with an answer key.

In this algebra worksheet, students solve linear equations through graphing and the use of formulas. There are 34 questions ranging from addition and subtraction of linear equations to graphing and substitution.

Simulate C-14 decay using M&M and Reese's Pieces candies. In this scatter-plot lesson plan, learners perform an experiment to simulate the half life of C-14. Information is plotted on a scatter-plot. Students answer four...

Students convert degrees between two different units. In this algebra lesson, students graph linear equations and identify the line of best fit. They use their line of best fit to make predictions given a set of data.

Students solve the area for parallelograms,squares, rectangles, trapezoids, and triangles. In this geometry lesson, students compare and contrast two dimensional shapes and apply their properties to solving real life scenarios. This is a...

In this magnetic storms learning exercise, students use a given formula for the volume of a ring-shaped disk to solve 2 questions about the total atoms present in the disk and the total mass of the Ring Current.

Students apply definitions and theorems to verify special quadrilaterals using coordinate geometry. They apply the slope formula, the midpoint formula, and the distance formula to justify that a given quadrilateral is a parallelogram....

In this radiation and temperature worksheet, students use 2 methods to derive the Wein Displacement law that shows the relationship between the temperature of a body to the frequency where the Planck curve's value is at its maximum....

Eleventh graders investigate arithmetic sequences.  In this Algebra II lesson, 11th graders create an arithmetic sequence and explore the effect of each variable in the formula of the nth term of an arithmetic sequence. ...

High schoolers conduct chemical experiments. In this chemistry lesson, they investigate reactions using the CBL system. Learners will graph and analyze their data using a TI.

In this Algebra I/Algebra Ii worksheet, students use factoring to solve quadratic equations.  The three page worksheet contains a combination of thirty-one multiple choice and free response questions.  Answer key is...

Aspiring astronauts graph, interpret, and analyze data. They investigate the relationship between two variables in a problem situation. Using both graphic and symbolic representations they will grasp the concept of line of best fit to...

Students determine the sum of an infinite geometric series.  In this determining the sum of an infinite geometric series instructional activity, students discuss how the sum of an infinite geometric series is a paradox. ...