Virginia Department of Education
Using Order of Operations and Exploring Properties
If you need some creative ways to teach the order of operations, use a series of activities that focus on properties. Each lesson uses different materials and works as a stand-alone activity, or can build upon the concepts of the last...
Education Development Center
Making Sense of Unusual Results
Collaboration is the key for this equation-solving lesson. Learners solve a multi-step linear equation that requires using the distributive property. Within collaborative groups, scholars discuss multiple methods and troubleshoot mistakes.
Curated OER
Solve algebraic proportions.
Students solve algebraic proportions. In this algebra lesson, students convert between fractions, percents and decimals. They solve problems using the distributive property.
Mathematics Assessment Project
Solving Linear Equations
Linear equations are the focus of activities that ask learners to first complete a task that involves interpreting algebraic expressions and solving linear equations. They then take part in a card activity matching...
Curated OER
Algebraic Equations
In this algebraic equations worksheet, students solve 8 equations. Students then answer 2 word problems and simplify 2 expressions by combining like terms and using the distributive property. Students also write equations from a diagram.
Curated OER
Find the Factors and Prime Factors
Show the class how to find the factors of numbers. They use a variety of strategies, including unifix cubes, to find the factors of a whole number. This resource includes clear procedure to follow. Included are an anticipatory set,...
Curated OER
A Polynomial Quilt
Tenth graders create polynomial quilts. In this polynomials lesson, 10th graders use concrete models, such as construction paper, to create various shapes described. Students use the FOIL method to multiply terms and to get a square...
Curated OER
Distributive Laws
For this distributive laws worksheet, learners solve and complete 8 different types of problems. First, they expand each equation by removing the brackets. Then, students remove the brackets and collect like terms in each. In addition,...
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
8th Grade Math Properties
Eighth graders engage in a activity that is concerned with the properties associated with 8th grade Algebra. They solve problems using a variety of contexts and participate in using real world problems to create context. Students...
Curated OER
Properties of Real Numbers
In this algebra worksheet, learners identify and use the properties of real numbers to solve problems. They identify and differentiate between rational and irrational functions. There are 13 problems.
Utah Education Network (UEN)
Pattern Search
Pupils identify and define various mathematical properties, such as the commutative properties of addition and multiplication, and the associative property of addition. They also reason and communicate mathematically by making...
Virginia Department of Education
Pick and Choose
Properly teach properties with three activities that allow learners to investigate properties of real numbers. The resource covers the identity properties for addition and multiplication, the inverse property for multiplication, and the...
Flipped Math
Unit 1 Review: Analyze Graphs and Expressions
Get in one last practice. Pupils work through 12 problems and a performance task to review the topics in Unit 1. The problems cover analyzing and modeling with graphs, algebraic properties of equality, and adding, subtracting, and...
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Factoring Quadratic Expressions
Factor in different strategies in a instructional activity for factoring quadratics. Young mathematicians first create tables and area models to factor quadratic trinomials into two binomials by guess and check. Learners then investigate...
EngageNY
Writing Products as Sums and Sums as Products II
Explain algebraic relationships through an understanding of area and perimeter. Continuing concepts built in the third instructional activity of the series, the fourth installment of 28 asks learners to identify common expressions...
Mathematics Assessment Project
College and Career Readiness Mathematics Test A2
A six-page evaluation covers material included in algebra, geometry, and algebra II. Applied word problems are mixed in with short answer questions. It also provides questions on mathematical reasoning.
EngageNY
Classification of Solutions
Is there one, none, or more? Through discussion or activity, scholars find the properties of an equation that will determine the number of solutions. They then use the properties discovered to figure out the number of solutions...
Utah Education Network (UEN)
Expressions and Equations
Variables may be unknown, but expressions and equations are easy to understand. Pupils learn to write, evaluate, and simplify numeric and algebraic expressions. They also investigate how to write and solve simple equations and...
Curated OER
Properties of Real Numbers Reference Chart
In this algebra worksheet, students reference the six properties of real numbers over multiplication and addition in an easy to read format. There are 10 examples.
Illustrative Mathematics
Writing Expressions
Practice writing algebraic expressions from written phrases. The objective is to consider two seemingly similar phrases, write them as algebraic expressions, and then simplify using the order of operations. Learners are challenged to...
Curated OER
Equivalent Expressions A.10
In this equivalent expressions worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 9 different multiple choice problems. First, they determine the expression that is equivalent to the given equation. Then, students write the diameter of a number...
EngageNY
Collecting Rational Number Like Terms
Teach pupils to handle fractions fluently. The sixth installment in the series of 28 has class members apply the concepts learned in previous lessons to expressions with fractional coefficients. The fractions are both mixed numbers and...
Curated OER
Two-Step Equations
In this two-step equations worksheet, students solve algebra equations containing variables on both Equations contain exponents. Students use the distributive property to solve equations. This one-page worksheet...