Lesson Plan
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Introduction to Graphs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students poll classmates to gather information for a graph. They identify three types of graphs (bar, line, table). Students create each type of graph using data gathered from classmates.
Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Warming and Cooling

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Is it too hot to go hiking? This task asks learners to refer to a graph that shows temperature as a function of time and answer five questions about the scenario depicted by the graph. The exercise could be used for instruction to help...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Patterns of Evolution and Selection

For Students 9th - 12th
Can your young biologists interpret population graphs, match macroevolution patterns and descriptions, and answer multiple choice questions about evolution? Find out with a comprehensive three-page quiz covering some specific examples of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stress, Strain and Hooke's Law

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study Hooke's Law and stress-strain relationships.  In this spring lesson students create a strain graph in Microsoft Excel.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Understanding 10: Backwards and Forwards

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Help your young mathematicians completely master 10 by practicing one-to-one correspondence, number recognition, and recording numbers displayed. They make 10 with groups of two-different colored cubes and color in 10-frames to show how...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Systems of Linear Inequalities in Slope-Intercept Form -- Lecture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to linear inequalities in slope-intercept form. As a class, they participate when needed in a demonstration given by their teacher and practice graphing inequalities and describing the solution. They set up and...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Light Curves of Kepler's First Five Discoveries

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The Kepler missions discovered and confirmed more than 2,650 exoplanets to date. A video shares the data from the first five discoveries. It provides graphs and diagrams to put each discovery in perspective to help scholars discuss the...
Assessment
EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task: Grade 6 Math Module 4

For Students 6th Standards
Finish out the module with a bang. The last installment of a 36-part module is an end-of-module assessment task. Test takers set up equations to represent relationships and solve problems in an assortment of contexts.
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Corbett Maths

Average Rate of Change

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Simply find the slope to find the average rate of change. A short video provides the definition of the average rate of change. Using the definition, pupils calculate the average rate of change to solve problems that cover finding average...
Lesson Plan
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Chapter 24: Pure Monopoly

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Monopoly is more than a game in this presentation, which explores the characteristics of four different market models. Representing the concept of a monopolistic economy in both charts and graphs, the information in these slides can be...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

See Saw

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Can a mother who weighs five times more than her child really be held in the air on a see saw by the child? A simple simulation demonstrates how this is possible through altering the distance from the fulcrum. Scholars can adjust the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Three for the Money: The Degree/Diameter Problem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the degree, diameter, planarity, and size of graphs.  In this degree, diameter, planarity, and size of graphs lesson plan, students try to construct a graph with more than 12 vertices that satisfy all other...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Many People Live in Your Household?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create a pictograph showing household size for the class.For this data collection and graphing lesson, the teacher guides students through the creation of a concrete object graph, then students analyze and summarize the results.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Communicating Data

For Students 6th - 7th
In this data worksheet, students match information with the best type of graph to display it. Students also make a chart and graph to display information in a given paragraph.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cockroach Slope

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students identify the slope of linear functions. In this slope lesson, students collect data and graph it. They write equations with no more than two variables and use technology to explain their data.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Algebra II Test

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra test, students must determine 3 definitions, match 4 equations to the answer, 4 short answer, and graph 4 points on a coordinate plane. There are 20 questions total.
App
Texas Instruments

TI-Nspire™ CAS

For Students 8th - Higher Ed Standards
When it comes to rating educational calculators, this calculator is always near the top of this list. Now it's available as an app. There is a lot of calculator power wrapped up in this app. Not only is this a fully functioning...
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The Power of a Project

For Teachers 5th - 8th
How does PBL differ from a basic thematic unit? Discover the answer to this important question. A bulleted comparison is made between each type of teaching method, example projects are included, and a full "how to" is laid out in an easy...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Graphing Eight Quadratic Inequalities

For Students 10th - 11th
In this graphing quadratic inequalities activity, students graph eight quadratic inequalities.  Cartesian coordinate systems and solutions are provided.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Math for Fourth Grade: Statistical Charts

For Teachers 4th
In this math for fourth grade statistical charts worksheet, 4th graders answer 7 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about data, charts and graphs.
Worksheet
Curated OER

SOL Review

For Students 10th - 12th
In this SOL worksheet, students solve inequalities, identify equivalent fractions and graph polynomial functions.  They find the geometric means and compute average rates.  This eight-page worksheet contains 20 multiple-choice...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Transformation Investigation

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Graph it! Investigate transformations with a graphing calculator. Pupils graph sets of linear functions on the same set of axes. They determine how changes in the equation of a linear function result in changes in the graph.
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Spring Fling Carnival

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Think critically — and linearly by applying linear equations to solve real-world problems. Young mathematicians write equations to model the profit on popcorn and cotton candy at a carnival and solve problems using these equations.
Lesson Plan
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Plotting Wind Speed and Altitude

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students construct, read and interpret tables, charts and graphs. They draw inferences and develop convincing arguments that are based on data analysis. They create a graph displaying altitude versus wind speed.