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Curated OER

Every Graph Tells A Story

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore linear equations.  In this graphing lesson, 7th graders explore constant rates of change.  Students discover the real-life application of graphs and demonstrate their ability to read graphs and write...
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Curated OER

Compound Inequalitites

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners graph compound inequalities. In this algebra lesson, students solve equations with inequalities and graph the results on a number line. They distinguish between "or" and "and"
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Curated OER

Inequalitities Mixed Review

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve inequalities and graph it on a number line. In this algebra lesson, students rewrite word problems into algebraic equations and graph it using compound inequalities.
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Curated OER

Nonlinear Inequalities

For Teachers 11th
For this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders solve nonlinear inequalities, graph the solution set on the number line, and write the solution in interval notation.  The one page worksheet contains thirty-eight problems.  Answers...
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Curated OER

Equations and Inequalities

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students in a college algebra class use graphs to solve inequalities. Using the coordinate graphing system, they represent the relationship between x and y intercepts. They practice solving equations with complex numbers and locate...
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Curated OER

Compound Inequalities

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve problems with compound inequalities. In this algebra lesson, students solve inequalities using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. They graph-their solutions on a numbers line.
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Curated OER

Lesson Plan 2: Linear Inequalities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars investigate linear inequalities and the associated symbols. After a teacher demonstration, they translate given phrases into symbols. Students solve and graph solutions to linear inequalities. Using newspapers, they...
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Curated OER

Absolute Value Inequalities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students solve inequalities.  In this absolute value lesson, students solve inequalities containing absolute value.  They graph the solution of each problem. 
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Curated OER

Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News, I've Got a Bad Case of Loving Math

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Solve a real-world problem of discovering how many doctors and nurses can be hired within budget and building constraints. Using different colored pencils to shade each graph, they then find the intersection points and use these to solve...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Fishing Adventures 1

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Often inequalities exist in many real-world contexts but young math learners struggle with understanding how to represent that relationship in a simple equation using an inequality. This activity focuses on the basic concepts by using...
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EngageNY

Solution Sets to Simultaneous Equations (part 1)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How are systems related? Build on your pupils' previous knowledge of solving systems of equations by introducing systems of inequalities. Learners explore similarities between systems of equations and inequalities to make a strong...
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Mascil Project

Epidemics: Modelling with Mathematics

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The Black Death epidemic is responsible for more than one million deaths in the United Kingdom. An inquiry-based activity has young scholars explore the rate of disease spread. They then analyze graphs showing data from epidemics such as...
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Polar Trec

Playground Profiling—Topographic Profile Mapping

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The Kuril islands stretch from Japan to Russia, and the ongoing dispute about their jurisdiction prevents many scientific research studies. Scholars learn to create a topographic profile of a specific area around their schools. Then they...
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Virginia Department of Education

Quadratic Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Review the multiple methods of solving quadratic equations through an analysis of the discriminant. Scholars use the discriminant to determine the best solution method and then solve various equations. As a challenge, learners build...
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Curated OER

Birds' Eggs

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
More than just data, scatter plots are full of information that can be used to answer a variety of questions. This lesson uses a plot with information about bird egg sizes to answer questions about the relationship between length and...
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American Statistical Association

Scatter It! (Predict Billy’s Height)

For Teachers 8th Standards
How do doctors predict a child's future height? Scholars use one case study to determine the height of a child two years into the future. They graph the given data, determine the line of best fit, and use that to estimate the height in...
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Virginia Department of Education

Acid-Base Theory

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Litmus paper, why so blue? A chemistry instructional activity includes a pre-lab activity, practice calculating pH, an experiment measuring the pH in acids and bases, a titration demonstration, and a titration experiment. 
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Curated OER

Linear Inequalities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils imagine that they own a sneaker company. They are asked how they would know if their company made a profit. Students determine the number of sneakers of each type they need to sell in order to "break even." They are asked how...
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Curated OER

System of Two Quadratic Inequalities

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students graph a quadratic inequality and describe its solution set. They solve a system of quadratic equalities graphically and symbolically and as related to a real-world context.
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Curated OER

Linear Inequalities

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders graph linear inequalities.  In this Algebra I lesson plan, 9th graders examine the graph of a linear inequality and in a game format, test coordinates to determine the region of the graph that satisfies the...
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Curated OER

What on Earth is Greater Than?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners compare things that are greater than, less than, or equal to, compare the Earth to other planets, and list planets from greatest size to smallest size.
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Curated OER

Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a instructional activity exploring the concept of using graphs in various types of mathematical problems. They use negative and positive numbers in order to plot a graph. Students should use a place value chart...
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Curated OER

Systems of linear inequalities in slope-intercept form

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers graph a linear inequality and describe its solution set. They solve a system of linear equalities graphically and symbolically. Students set up and solve a system of linear inequalities using linear programming...
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Curated OER

Learning to Make Bar Graphs

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students construct bar graphs using the results from various experiments. In this graphing lesson, students review data from a previous experiment and demonstrate how to construct a bar graph. Students use a checklist to ensure...