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Curated OER

Using Inverse Operations to Solve Equations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover how to use inverse operations to solve equations. In this inverse operations instructional activity, 5th graders explore visual examples. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Curated OER

Finding Patterns in Tiles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore perimeter and area of rectangles. In this rectangular lesson, students use tiles to discover the formulas for perimeter and area. Students solve for area.
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Curated OER

Writing a Number Sentence

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders analyze word problems. In this number sentence lesson, 3rd graders evaluate word problems. Students create number sentences from word problems.
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Curated OER

Talk the Talk

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers interactively learn multimedia terminology while using the Alice Programming.  In this multimedia instructional activity students become the director of a movie or video game. 
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Curated OER

Temperature Bar Graph

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore mean, median and mode. In this math instructional activity, students analyze temperature data and figure the mean, median, and mode of the data. Students graph the data in a bar graph.
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Curated OER

Composing Music Mathematically

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize relationships between mathematics and music by identifying the frequency and volume of a pure tone. Students discover that sound can be represented as a function and collect pure tones to generate smooth curves.
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Curated OER

Lesson 5: The Quadratic Formula

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils plot quadratic curves to distinguish how different values of a affect a graph. They solve quadratic equations by completing the square. Student's recognize the connection between the roots and the corresponding graph's...
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Algebra 1 Review

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A more advanced review of algebra concepts and practice review problems ranging from the basic rules of algebra to polynomials. A good test of readiness for higher level math courses.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Basic Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Lesson Tutor

Lesson Tutor: A Beginning Look at Basic Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Algebra 2 Review

For Students 9th - 10th
A more advanced review of Algebra II concepts allows students to test their readiness for higher level math courses. Topics range from absolute value to rational expressions.
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Other

Karl's Calculus Tutor: Basic Algebra Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Other

Dans Math: Lessons: Beginning Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of basic algebra concepts complete with definitions, explanations, and examples. Topics include simplifying expressions, solving linear equations, and graphing.
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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson provides basic instruction on the major concepts in algebra. Content includes a focus on fractions, units of conversion, complex numbers, quadratic equations, factorization and roots of polynomials, solving equations, systems...
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Other

Dans Math: Lessons: Intermediate Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
College professor Dan Bach presents a review of algebra concepts, including factoring, quadratic equations, and graphing parabolas. The examples are detailed, but easy to follow. This is a good site for reviewing before tests and quizzes.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Algebra Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Purplemath contains about 40 different lessons on various algebra topics. The lessons are divided into five different sections: preliminary topics, beginning algebra, intermediate algebra, advanced algebra, and word problems. The lessons...
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Other

University of Wisconsin: Basic Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This college site offers a variety of problems and answers. Problems are divided into topic areas for easy access. Also offers quizzes with each topic.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Algebra: Things to Remember [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This mathematics resource is a formula sheet that contains concepts learned in Algebra I. The handout has definitions, formulas, steps, and examples.
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Saddleback College

Algebra2 Go: Beginning Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The resource consists of comprehensive notes, videos, and worksheets through which students can review algebra concepts.
Website
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Web Math: Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebMath site provides links to tutorials and lessons in both Algebra I and II. Links to topics such as factoring, solving equations, polynomials, simplifying equations, graphing, and much more.
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United Nations

Unesco: Algebra Review (In Arabic)

For Students 6th - 9th
This page, part of a larger UNESCO site on math and science education, has 15 basic, open- and multiple-choice algebra questions, with the correct answer immediately following the question. Entirely in Arabic.
Handout
Learning Wave Communications

Learning Wave: Algebra, Section 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource covers the basic algebraic concepts of like terms, substitution, solving one- and two-step equations, and using formulas and problem solving. Sample problems and links to application problems are included.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: High School Basic Algebra Review

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An overview of basic high school algebra topics can be found here. Absolute value, signed numbers, inequalities and equations, mixture problems, and direct and indirect variation are all listed, each with links to questions posed by...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Let's Review

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Revisit, Revisit, Revisit! Students need repeated exposure to math concepts to really understand how they work.