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Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Wrecks Factor: Factor Simple and Harder Quadratics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this game, you must send rescuers to ships trapped in the Bermuda Triangle by first decoding their coordinates that were given to you as quadratic expressions. As you decode the coordinates, you must draw a search area on a grid that...
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Lesson Plan
George Mason University

Margo Mankus: Investigating Lcm and Gcf Using Rods

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan is for an activity using rods (Cuisenaire Bars) to help students understand the concept of factors, in particular the LCM and GCF of two numbers.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Find Imaginary Solutions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students are finding complex roots of polynomials and applications of the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. Students examine guided notes, review...
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Unit Plan
Other

Algebra Class: Solving and Graphing a Quadratic Equation

For Students 9th - 10th
Math teacher provides a unit on quadratic equations in which she explains the concepts of solving and graphing quadratic equations through numerous examples and graphs. Hyperlinks are available to each step that ultimately leads to...
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Lesson Plan
Google

Google for Education: Measuring Complexity of Function or Algorithm

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students learn how to measure the complexity of the function or algorithm in a math problem and understand how this applies to real world situations.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Equivalent Expressions With Negative Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this exercise, students practice factoring algebraic expressions using the distributive property. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Equivalent Expressions With Distribution and Combining Like Terms

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this exercise, students practice factoring numerical expressions using the distributive property. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Distributive Property With Variables Negative Numbers

For Students 7th Standards
Practice these problems using the distributive property with variables in negative numbers.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Zeros and Their Multiplicities: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson demonstrates how to use factoring to find the zeros of a polynomial function, and explains how to tell if a particular zero occurs more than once. It is 1 of 6 in the series titled "Zeros and Their Multiplicities." Includes...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Distributive Property With Variables

For Students 6th - 8th
Factor expressions like 3x-9 by applying the distributive property. (All expressions in this exercise are linear binomials.) Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...
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Handout
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Simplifying Rational (Fractional) Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students see how factoring is used to simplify rational expressions in three example problems.
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Activity
Other

Cre: Ecuaciones Cuadraticas

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Clear step by step directions, explanations and example problems of quadratic equations. Explains factorization, the quadratic formula, and completing the square.
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Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Evaluating Expressions Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Need assistance in evaluating a polynomial expression if you're given the values of all the variables? This "Calculator," from WyzAnt asks you to input the expression and the known values to be substituted in, and then displays the final...
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Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Finding a Gcf

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson from WyzAnt, students learn how to find the greatest common factor (GCF) for numbers and expressions. There are practice problems and a GCF calculator for assistance.
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Factors and Multiples

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Students are introduced to prime numbers, composite numbers, prime factorization, greatest common factor, and least common multiple in this SMART whiteboard activity.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Proportional Scaling

For Students 6th - 8th
Examine some of the complexities and complications inherent in the development of a micro engine. This video focuses on how MIT researchers have to consider proportions comparing volume and surface area when factoring heat loss, taking...
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Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Calculator Index

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
These WyzAnt online graphing utilities help you calculate just about anything in algebra, including solving linear and quadratic equations to factoring polynomials. This a great tool for checking homework.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Analysis: Methods for Solving Quadratic Functions

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A review of the three major methods of solving quadratic functions for ''X'' intercepts.