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Lesson Plan
California Mathematics Project

Meteorology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
See how estimation is essential to making temperature weather maps. Scholars use ratios and rates of change to estimate temperatures at locations where temperature readings have not been made. They connect this idea to linear functions.
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Interactive
Chemistry Collective

Chemical Potential: Staircase Demonstration

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
It's all uphill from here! Scholars examine the pattern of random particle motion up a staircase. The simulation shows how the linear increase in energy corresponds to an exponential decrease in particle concentration.
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Performance
Radford University

I Want to Rock!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Find the best deal on music. Small groups create playlists of music and determine the cost based on different pricing structures. They determine whether the pricing structure represents a direct or inverse variation relationship by...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphs And Ellipses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners become acquainted with linear graphs, the parabola and the rectangular hyperbola. Also prepare tables of paired values as preparation for plotting a line. They study the cartesian equation of an ellipse, with a worked example.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphing Review

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils review the principles of graphing linear functions. They discuss plotting points on a coordinate plane, solving using a table, and then graphing. Students solve problems and determine the slope of the line, y-intercept and if...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introducing Linear Terminology

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders graph linear equations and inequalities in two variables and then, they write equations of lines and find and use the slope and y-intercept of lines. They use linear equations to model real data and define to define the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Systems of Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve inequalities and systems of equations. In this algebra lesson, students use substitution and elimination as they solve algebraic systems. They use graphing and a table to support their solutions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Know the System

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students identify the different systems of equations. In this algebra instructional activity, students solve systems of equations using graphing, elimination and substitution. They use the Ti to graph their systems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Can Do This! Systems of Equations

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students solve systems of 2-by-2 linear equations using tables, graphs and substitution. In small groups, classmates work together to discover strategies for solving equations. They use a calculator to graphically represent their answers.
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Lesson Plan
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Inequalities to Problem Solve

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners explore inequalities. In this Algebra I lesson, students solve and graph linear inequalities involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.  Learners use inequalities to solve and graph real-world problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

That's a Fine Line You're Walking!

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students experiment with Hiker program to practice real world applications of linear functions and develop their understanding of expressions, relationships, and manipulations involved in writing and graphing linear equations in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Race Track (Culminating Activity)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars graph and solve linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students use the slope and y-intercept to graph lines. They relate lines to the real world using different applications.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphing System of Equations

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve system of equation. In this algebra lesson, students graph, substitute and eliminate to solve system of equation. They identify the point of intersection and how many solution each system will have.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Functions

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore a variety of functions. They recognize and describe functions and use linear functions to describe situations. Students find the domain and range of linear functions and graph rational expressions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Algebra II: Chapter 7 Test - Systems of Equations

For Students 9th - 12th
In this systems of equations instructional activity, high schoolers solve systems of equations, systems of inequalities, and linear equations.  They read word problems and write a system of equations that depicts the problem.  this...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners write linear equations. In this algebra lesson plan, students are given information and asked to write an equation. They solve real world problems apply concepts of linear equations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mobile vs. Money

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the internet and use the information they find to plot straight line graphs. They use graphs to make comparisons of the various packages offered. Students interpret graphs and solve problems based on varying parameters.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Guess the Age

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students describe graphically, algebraically and verbally real-world phenomena as functions; identify the independent and the dependent variable. They translate among graphic, algebraic, and verbal representations of relations and graph...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Earthquakes

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders demonstrate the mathematical components of a scientific problem as well as illustrate how real world problems can be solved using math. They demonstrate math skills such as rate calculation, graphing, and linear equations.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Interpreting Data

For Students 7th - 8th
In this interpreting data worksheet, students solve and complete 4 different types of problems using different data types. First, they collect raw data from a paragraph shown. Then, students identify the examples of two different types...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Matrices In Encryption And Decryption Of Codes

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students relate Cryptography to the solving of simultaneous linear equations in matrix notation. They explore various methods of encrypting and decrypting codes. Pupils discuss and solve simultaneous linear equations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Standard Form of A Quadratic Equation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students investigate equations that are in the standard form of a quadratic equation represented as Y=ax2+bx+c. They factor the equations into linear factors to determine the x intercepts. The graph is also used to determine the x...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Points of Intersection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve systems of equations.  In this solving systems of equations lesson, students look for the intersection of the two lines in the system.  Students solve systems that have one solution, no solution, and infinite solutions. ...

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