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To Quote or Not to Quote
Introduce your middle and high schoolers to the correct use of quotation marks. They identify examples of correct and incorrect quotations in magazines and edit a paragraph in groups. Use this lesson as a way to reinforce proofreading...
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How Simple Is Your Rational Expression?
Investigate simplifying rational expressions. Learners define rational expressions, review how numerators and denominators are polynomials and complete several problems using a checklist to ensure they don't skip any steps. Work can be...
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Perfect Squares and Factoring
A teacher guided lesson plan on perfect squares and factoring. They discuss perfect squares, observe the expansion steps for finding the product, and practice solving problems. They complete a worksheet on perfect squares and factoring.
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Magnetic Storms
For this magnetic storms worksheet, students use a given formula for the volume of a ring-shaped disk to solve 2 questions about the total atoms present in the disk and the total mass of the Ring Current.
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Investigation-Operations
Sixth graders explore equations. In this math lesson, 6th graders discuss the rules for solving equations. Students apply the rules and solve various equations.
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Least Common Multiple
In this least common multiple worksheet, students write numbers as a product of primes to determine the least common multiple. Explanations and examples are provided. This two-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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The Nuts and Bolts of a Mathematical Expression
Fourth graders complete a worksheet that asks them to order operations within a mathematical expression. students evaluate the expressions in the correct order using mental math and paper. The results are recorded on the worksheet.
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Is Your Square Complete?
High schoolers practice solving quadratic equations using a form called Complete the Square.
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Properties of Logarithms
In this algebra activity, 11th graders apply the 3 properties of logarithms to solve equations by expanding or condensing them. There are 4 problems to solve.
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Prime Factorizations
In this prime numbers learning exercise, learners answer multiple choice questions about prime numbers and how they are read. Students answer 10 questions total.
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Functions
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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Reality Check
Fourth graders practice living on a budget. They must plan for rent, utilities, and food and determine if they can afford the luxuries of a phone, car, gas, movies, clothes, etc., using a newspaper to gather their information.
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Square Numbers
Fourth graders use square tiles to help them explain the concept of square numbers.
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The Calculus Whiz Who Owned a Box Company
Students use the relationship between volume and surface area to construct a box out of a piece of paper that maximizes volume using a table and by using graphing and calculus techniques.
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Prime Factorization
In these prime factorization worksheets, students make a factor tree of the given numbers and then write the answers using exponential notation. Students then use multiplication to check their factoring work. Students evaluate the...
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What You See Is What You Get
Students practice visualization as a strategy for reading and comprehending math word problems.
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Properties of Logarithms
Eleventh graders investigate logarithms. In this Algebra II lesson, 11th graders explore the properties of logarithms that are used to simplify expression and solve equations. Students confirm their conjectures regarding the...
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Roots and Radical Expressions
In this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders simplify radical expressions. The two page worksheet contains explanation, worked example, and three practice problems. Answers are not included.
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Which Is the Better Car Deal?
Young scholars investigate whether it is more economically sound to take a low financing rate or rebate when purchasing a car.
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Venn Diagrams & Word Problems
Students explore the concept of Venn Diagrams through word problems. In this Venn Diagram lesson, students solve word problems about groups of people using Venn Diagrams. Students use survey results about MySpace and Facebook in a Venn...
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Math Is Fun: Variables With Exponents: How to Multiply and Divide Them
Students learn about variables with exponents. Topics include how to multiply and divide variables with exponents. The resource consists of rules, examples, and video explanations.
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Khan Academy: Multiply and Divide Powers (Integer Exponents)
In this exercise, students practice using exponent rules to evaluate expressions. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly, or to review the concepts in a video.