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BBC

Bbc World Service: Figure It Out: Travel and Traffic

For Students 9th - 10th
The learning resource demonstrates how math can be used in the real world. The activity has examples of word problems related to travel and traffic.
Website
Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Markov Chains

For Students 10th - 12th
A step-by-step explanation of using Markov Chains to solve a real-world problem.
Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Web Math: Solve a Linear Equation Involving One Unknown

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This WebMath site explains how to enter your equation with one variable and solve for that variable. It explains step-by-step how to solve the equations and gives the final solutions.
Website
Virtual Nerd

Virtual Nerd: How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using Unit Rates?

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Word problems allow you to see the real world uses of math! This tutorial shows you how to take a rate and convert it to a unit rate. Then, you can use that unit rate to calculate your answer. Watch this tutorial to learn all about it!
Lesson Plan
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Direct and Partial Variation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars analyze and explore direct and partial variation. Comprehension is shown through solving real world problems. The two lessons have an overview, materials, procedures, and evaluation techniques.
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Direct and Partial Variation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students analyze and explore direct and partial variation. Comprehension is shown through solving real world problems. The two lessons have an overview, materials, procedures, and evaluation techniques.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Everyday Algebra Plus: Targeted Math Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Algebra lesson focuses on using patterns and relationships to write equations with two variables to represent relationships and patterns in real-world problems, plotting ordered pairs on a coordinate grid, and interpreting the meaning of...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Find Perimeter When Given Side Lengths

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Find perimeter of figures when given an image or context. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.D.8 Solve real world and...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Math Space Odyssey: How Much Do You Weigh in Outer Space?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Demonstrate the ability to apply the use of decimals, fractions, ratios and proportions to situations based upon given information about planets in the solar system.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Halloween: Shopping

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario doing Halloween shopping. Those skills include solving money problems with addition and subtraction and understanding the value of money and coins.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
Find the volume of rectangular prisms to solve word problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Bacteria Populations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task provides a real-world context for interpreting and solving exponential equations. Students are asked to examine the equations representing the growth of three colonies of the bacterium that causes pneumonia, each colony being...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Prep: Applications of Trigonometric Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students can use this site to practice questions dealing with trigonometric graphs. Students are challenged with multiple real-world problems and after solving those problems they can check their solution online.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Two Step Equations Word Problems

For Students 6th - 8th
Practice writing equations to model and solve real-world situations. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Graphing and the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan helps young scholars understand how to graph ordered pairs on the coordinate plane. Lots of resources are available to teachers and students at this website.