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Relating Distance and Velocity Over Time
Students calculate the distance and velocity over time. In this algebra activity, students graph a linear function to represent the distance vers time travel. They interpret their graphs and draw conclusion.
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Slip Slide'n Away
Students analyze the sliding of boxes along a warehouse floor. In this algebra lesson, students connect math and physics by calculating the friction created by the sliding of each box. They develop faster method to move the box, based on...
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Newton's Laws
Students examine and discuss Newton's Laws and discover his contribution to physics. In groups, they participate in an experiment in which they much apply the Laws to the world around them. They describe contact and conservative forces...
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Golden Ratio Lab
Learners investigate the Golden Ratio in this algebra I or geometry lesson. They explore the Golden Ratio as the conduct an experiment in which they collect various measurement from their team members and find the regression equations...
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How High Are the Clouds?
Students analyze height and collect data to create a graph. In this statistics instructional activity, students use central tendencies to analyze their data and make predictions. They apply concept of statistics to other areas of...
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Square Milk Bottle Crates
Students attempt a problem that Students has the potential to have more than one solution. Hence the problem is accessible to a wide range of students. The problem is essentially about finding patterns and this is typical of a number of...
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The Old Chicken Run Problem
Sixth graders apply problem solving strategies to work with a real life situation in which they need to determine the area. They determine the area of chicken runs that are rectangular in shape when give a partial perimeter.
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The Lady's Age
Learners use a game to establish the context of solving problems in a systematic and mathematical fashion. They also solve various types of equations to find reasonable solutions.
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Polygonal Strings
Sixth graders apply knowledge of how to calculate the area and perimeter of triangles. They determine why it is inappropriate to measure the area of land by its perimeter which is done in certain areas of New Guinea. They complete a...
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Introduction to Economics
Students develop the concept of supply and demand. In this economics lesson, students listen to a lecture and take notes on supply and demand. Students create a coherent set of notes about supply and demand.
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Topic 5: Running the Business
Students explore the concept of running a business. In this running a business lesson, students put their plan of action into practice. Students market a product and try to maximize profit.
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Squirt
Fourth graders using the idea of "how many more squirts" fill a container to develop multiplicative thinking. They also investigate the idea of conservation of volume when working with oddly shaped containers. They attempt to use...
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Modeling With Circular Functions
Students explore circular functions. They identify the amplitude, period, phase shift and vertical shift of circular functions. Students analyze phenomena described by sine waves and they find mathematical models for transforming images...
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Impossible Graphs
Students distinguish between possible and impossible graphs of functions, and to learn why some graphs are impossible. They have practiced plotting functions on the Cartesian coordinate plane
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Substitution and Elimination
In this substitution and elimination worksheet, students complete short answer problems for substitution and elimination and read notes about them as well. Students complete 13 problems.
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Introductory Algebra Chapter 8 Review
In this math worksheet, pupils solve the problems that are correlated with the objectives. Each practice set has an in depth example.
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Cramer's Rule
In this algebra worksheet, students solve problems with matrices. They add, subtract and multiply matrices. There are 7 questions.
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Impossible Graphs
Middle schoolers practice plotting functions on the Cartesian coordinate plane while participating in a discussion about the Possible Or Not worksheet/activity. Students also use the Impossible Graphs worksheet to practice reading a...
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Topic 6: Evaluating and Presenting Results
Students construct spreadsheets from raw data. In this spreadsheet construction lesson, students compile data into Microsoft Excel. Students familiarize themselves with entering and presenting data in a spreadsheet.
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Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Systems of Linear Inequalities and Equations 2
Nineteen problems present a variety of practice finding the system of linear inequalities or the system of linear equations. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the...
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Algebra.com: Linear Equation and System Solvers
Linear equations can be solved and graphed using this interactive site. This site allows the user to enter any linear equation in standard form and the y-intercept will be found through a step-by-step process. Systems of inequalities can...
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Desmos: Linear Systems Bundle
A collection of activities where students investigate linear systems. Activities explore their features, points that are common to a system of two linear equations, ways to express a solution, using a system to make predictions, finding...
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Texas Gateway: Determining Reasonableness of Solutions (System of Equations)
Given verbal descriptions of situations involving systems of linear equations, the student will determine the reasonableness of the solutions to the system of equations.