Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Solve Problems With Bar Graphs 2
Use bar graphs to solve addition and subtraction word problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a tutorial video, or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Two Variable Inequalities Word Problems
Solve word problems that involve linear inequalities in two variables. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Quadratic Word Problems: Projectile Motion
Launching a rocket up into the air, throwing a textbook down off a rooftop, or tossing a baseball out to someone in center field are all examples of projectile motion and quadratic word problems. Situations like these are explored here,...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Polynomial Equations of a Higher Degree
The lesson discusses solving and graphing polynomial equations of higher degree. The resource consists of class notes, calculator tips, examples, and practice problems with solutions. The teacher resource includes an activity that...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: What Are You Plotting?
This one page website is for practicing graphing ordered pairs. It lets you know right away if your choice is incorrect. At the bottom of the page their is a challenge with the solution just a click away.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Exponential Functions
This tutorial explains exponential functions and provides links pertaining to topics on them. You will learn to use the exponent keys on your calculator, to graph exponential functions, and to solve compound interest problems.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Data Gathering and Analyzing
Carol Hurst provides this sample chapter from "Picturing Math." Gathering data is a frequent part of solving problems and satisfying curiosity, which includes working with graphs and using mathematical tools such as averaging and other...