Curated OER
Forces in a Climb - Vectors
Students read Forces in a Climb from the Beginner's Guide to Propulsion, and explain each of the formulas using vectors.
Curated OER
Graphing Review
Students review the principles of graphing linear functions. They discuss plotting points on a coordinate plane, solving using a table, and then graphing. Students solve problems and determine the slope of the line, y-intercept and if...
Curated OER
Thrust to Weight Ratio and Excess Thrust
Students, after reading an explanation from a NASA Web site, demonstrate an understanding of the text by applying it to questions involving the Thrust to Weight Ratio and Excess Thrust of an aircraft.
Curated OER
More or Less Pigs in the Pen
Students practice simple addition and subtraction. They identify relationships among whole numbers.
Curated OER
Investigating Motion
Students determine velocity using the slope of a time distance graph. They investigate a motion cart using a CBR unit and a TI 83 calculator setup. Using the graph generated, they calculate velocity.
Curated OER
Virtual Field Trip/ Gasoline Cost
Students complete a word problem to determine the cost of gasoline per mile of their virtual field trip. They determine the travel time and gasoline costs for two routes and record the information on a data sheet. They check their work...
Curated OER
Wing Shapes and Areas
Students, after reading the explanation given below, use FoilSim to determine the weight of the aircraft that can be lifted by a pair of wings of each type. They also design a unique platform of a wing to lift a plane weighing 11500 pounds.
Curated OER
Growing a Garden
Students research aspects of gardening including nutrition, costs, and soil preparation. They then write a report detailing the planning of the garden and compare costs to buying the items.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Seeing Doubles
Students work with dominoes to recognize the number of spots on each side as they relate to addition facts. In this seeing doubles lesson, students make triangle shaped flash cards for the double facts. Students represent the correct...
Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Algebra
This interactive Learn Alberta math resource offers a hands-on venue to explore and interpret word problems by evaluating and solving equations. Be sure to follow the links to the printable activities, solutions, learning strategies, and...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Solving Algebraic Equations
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of solving algebraic equations. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check...
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Basic Algebra
Interactive lessons are provided for many topics in algebra, including: laws of algebra, powers, roots and radicals, algebraic expressions, equations, and more. Use the links to navigate the tutorial and learn more focused concepts. The...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Algebra: Solving Equations With Variables on Both Sides
Students learn how to solve equations with variables on both sides of the equation. The tutorial explores the algebra concept through notes, examples, and practice exercises.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Algebra: Introducing Equations
Students learn about the concept of equations by exploring a tutorial. They can then test their knowledge by taking a ten question assessment that increases in difficulty as they correctly answer questions.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Algebra: Literal Equations With Exponents
Students learn about the concept of literal equations by exploring a tutorial. They can then test their knowledge by taking a ten question assessment that increases in difficulty as they correctly answer questions.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Algebra: Solving One Step Equations
Students learn how to solve one-step equations. The tutorial explores the algebra concept through notes, examples, and practice exercises.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Algebra: Solving Funky Equations
Students learn about equations that have no solution or the solution is all real numbers. The tutorial explores the algebra concept through notes, examples, and practice exercises.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Algebra: Slope Intercept Form
The tutorial discusses the slope-intercept form of a line. Learners explore the concept through notes and examples. Practice problems are included to check for comprehension of the algebra topic.
Lesson Tutor
Lesson Tutor: A Beginning Look at Basic Algebra
Twelve lessons are provided as an introduction to basic algebra. Each covers the topic clearly, providing examples with explanations as well as practice problems and their solutions for the user. Topics highlighted here include: solving...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Algebra: Solving Two Step Equations
Students learn how to solve two-step equations. The tutorial explores the algebra concept through notes, examples, and practice exercises.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Algebra: Solving More Complex Equations
Students learn how to solve complex equations. The tutorial explores the algebra concept through notes, examples, and practice exercises.
Other
Karl's Calculus Tutor: Basic Algebra Concepts
This site is a comprehensive review of algebraic basics including equations, the distributive law, the equation of a straight line, quadratic equations, polynomials, the difference of squares, the Pythagorean distance formula, and...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Algebra: Graphing Lines by Plotting Points
The tutorial discusses how to graph lines by plotting points. Learners explore the concept through notes and examples. Practice problems are included to check for comprehension of the algebra topic.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Algebra: Graphing Lines
The tutorial discusses slope and how to graph a line. Learners explore the concepts through notes and examples. Practice problems are included to check for comprehension of the algebra topics.