Students, after reading an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook, demonstrate an understanding of the text by applying it to the calculations involving the motion of an airplane.

Students, after reading an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook, demonstrate an understanding of the text by applying it to the calculations involving the motion of an airplane.

Fourth graders use two activities to draw four different conic sections. One activity is of a physical nature and one is traditional paper and pencil.

Students investigate the probability necessary to win the lottery. They view a PowerPoint Presentation, evaluate combinations, calculate lottery probability, conduct analysis of a fair game, and design a lottery to meet various...

High schoolers examine finding the sum of an infinite series as the limit of partial sums. Through hands-on activities, students create their own sequence by finding the area of a square and then cutting it in half-sized pieces. They...

Pupils relate Cryptography to the solving of simultaneous linear equations in matrix notation. They explore various methods of encrypting and decrypting codes. Pupils discuss and solve simultaneous linear equations.

High Schoolers engage in a study of circles and graphs that are related with the focus upon finding the center and radius. The lesson includes the suggestion of giving homework using circle problems before this one to create background...

High schoolers discuss the calculated risk example in Numb3rs about a businesswoman from a company that made its money trading in futures. They use a formula given by the teacher to compute the estimated value of an investment after...

In this functions learning exercise, 11th graders solve and complete 18 different problems. First, they graph each equation on the graphs provided, making a rough sketch on a coordinate plane. Then, students predict what each graph will...

Students explore the concept of ellipses. In this ellipses lesson, they construct ellipses on their paper and follow directions on a worksheet that allow them to investigate an ellipse in more depth by looking at the major axis, foci, etc.

In this complex numbers worksheet, students simplify the expressions of complex numbers and use the answers to answer a riddle. Students complete 15 problems.

In this graphing and absolute value worksheet, students graph complex numbers and find the absolute value of complex numbers. Students complete 12 problems total.

In this exponents worksheet, students simplify thirty problems regarding exponentials. Six of the problems cover fractional exponents and radicals.

In this Pre-Calculus activity, students solve logarithmic equations.  The four page activity contains twenty problems.  Answers are not provided. 

In this properties worksheet, students solve 30 short answer problems. Students identify the math property illustrated by the given example.  Students write the correct property such as commutative or associative for each example.

In this properties worksheet, students name the property illustrated in twenty-eight problems.  The solutions are not provided.

In this properties worksheet, 10 short answer problems are solved. Learners name the property illustrated such as the inverse property or associative property of multiplication.

In this number sets instructional activity, students solve 6 multiple choice problems. Students determine the number set that the given number belongs to such as whole, integers, rational, real, complex, etc.

Students investigate two and three dimensional shapes. In this geometry instructional activity, students write equations of circles and graph them correctly. They create pictures using circles.

Young scholars calculate the surface area and volume of shapes. In this geometry instructional activity, students create different scales and calculate the volume and area for each shape. They compare and contrast between the different...

Students discover the relationships of the lengths of the sides of right triangles and right triangles using a series of drawings on dot paper. They investigate and solve problems of standard (customary and metric units) and non-standard...

Define rays and half planes, including the concepts of boundary lines and prerequisite knowledge of coordinate planes. Given linear inequalities in one and two variables, your class will compare the differences. They will also graph...

Scholars are introduced to the usage of the Order of Operations. They explore the use of variables and how they are represented by any letter of the alphabet. They then engage in discussion for verbal assessment.

Learners use, with increasing confidence, problem-solving approaches to investigate and explain mathematical content. They make and test conjectures. They use tables and graphs as tools to interpret expressions, equations, and inequalities.