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Inequalities and The Order of Operations

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Middle and high schoolers investigate how to solve inequalities. The lesson has a good guide for taking pupils through a direct instruction of the concept. You can use counting tiles in order to help kinesthetic learners.
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Operations on Polynomials

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students simplify and reduce polynomials. In this algebra lesson, students find the sum, difference, product and quotient of polynomials and monomials. They use the order of operation correctly.
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Rational Exponents

For Students 9th - 11th Standards
For this Algebra worksheet, students simplify expressions involving rational exponents.  The one page worksheet contains explanation, examples and nine practice problems.  
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Investigation-How Many Toothpicks?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use toothpicks to investigate a series of designs and identify patterns. Data is organized and analyzed using tables and graphs, and students make generalizations using algebraic expressions.
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Investigation - Looking For Triangles

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate a series of triangles, looking for patterns and generalizing what they have found. They analyze the pattern data and organize it into a table and graph. Students identify the relationship and discover the rule...
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Logarithmic Differentiation

For Students 12th
In this calculus learning exercise, 12th graders perform logarithmic differentiation on functions for which the ordinary rules of differentiation do not apply.  The one page interactive learning exercise contains eleven...
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Using Basic Properties to Solve Problems in Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners identify and define the rules of properties of real numbers. They rewrite each of the problems listed using the commutative or associative properties. Pupils apply problem solving strategies to clarify situations in a table...
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Exponents and Their Properties - Multiplying and Dividing Monomials

For Students 9th - 12th
In this multiplying and dividing monomials activity, students solve 105 short answer problems. Students multiply and divide monomials. Students simplify their answers using exponent rules such as product to a power or quotient to a power.
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Mine Shaft Grade 8 Slope

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate slopes using real life scenario. In this algebra lesson, 8th graders model and interpret real life data. They plot their data in a coordinate plane and discuss the results with the class.
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Shh...It's a Secret!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore codes, decode secret messages, and create codes of their own to use with their friends. They examine the use of gestures, letters, symbols and numbers in codes.
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Properties of Logarithms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of logarithms.  In this logarithms lesson, students discuss the logarithm properties.  Young scholars use linear functions as a basis to develop the logarithm properites by substituting log b...
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Follow the (exponent) Laws!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners participate in technology-rich activities with the common goal of strengthening Students' understanding of simplifying expressions that involve exponents. They work in heterogeneous groups to discover the laws of exponents.
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Matrix Multiplication

For Students 11th - 12th
In this algebra worksheet, students multiply matrices using the rules for multiplication. If a matrix cannot me multiplied, they write "undefined". There are 16 questions with an answer key.
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Equations Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders play "What's my Rule" beginning with simple equations and working towards harder problems as student's gain confidence. They evaluate the equations by graphing them. Students identify the slope and y intercepts of the...
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Radicals and the Irrational Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Integrated Algebra worksheet, learners differentiate between rational and irrational numbers and locate irrational numbers on a number line.  The one page worksheet contains six problems.  Answers are provided. 
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Fruity Math

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve one step linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students manipulate their variables and numbers to answer each problem. They make sure the equations stay balanced at all times.
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Subtracting Monomials and Polynomials

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students subtract monomials and polynomials by combining like terms. In this advanced subtraction lesson plan, students define the rules and properties for subtraction of polynomials. They apply the rules for addition to help with the...
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Logarithms #2

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Algebra II/Pre-Calculus worksheet, learners simplify logarithmic expressions and use a calculator to determine the value of a logarithmic expression.  The three page worksheet contains a combination of twenty-five free...
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Functions and Fraction Combination

For Students 11th
In this algebra instructional activity, 11th graders factor polynomials and find the roots of the equations. They write the rules representing the equation and how to solve it. There are 9 questions.
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Equations in the Park

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore algebraic concepts using real life situations.  In this equations lesson, students develop strategies to solve missing number problems. Students participate in a board game based on algebraic equations.
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Is Global Warming Happening?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the probability of global warming and the effects of global warming on the environment. They conduct Internet research and collect data, transfer the data onto an Excel spreadsheet, and create a presentation that...
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Why Would I Owe My Soul to the Company Store?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders listen to "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford and discuss what it means to owe one's soul to a store. In this mathematics lesson, 6th graders determine what a miner's income was minus his expenses graphing findings in a...
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Logarithms

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Algebra II worksheet, students simplify logarithmic expressions and solve logarithmic equations.  The four page worksheet contains a combination of thirty free response and multiple choice questions.  Answers are not...
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Numbers in Nature

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify numbers in nature. In this algebra lesson, students solve problems using Fibonacci sequence as it is expressed in nature. They research the Fibonacci's pattern as it relates to numbers.