Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Old Chicken Run Problem

For Teachers 6th
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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Polygonal Strings

For Teachers 6th
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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rows of Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students generate patterns from a structured situation, find a rule for the general term, and express it in words and symbols. They also devise and use problem solving strategies in a systematic way.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Poppy Meets Pythagoras

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders find connections between numbers in a table; use Pythagoras' theorem in a general algebraic form; and measure accurately from a scale drawing to find a method that might enable the helicopter to land inside a rectangular...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using CAS and algebra tiles with Expanding and factoring trinomials

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate multiplication of binomials and factoring of trinomials.  In this Algebra I lesson, 9th graders compare and contrast expansion and factoring using algebra tiles and a TI-89.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Quadratic Equations With the Cbl 2

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will generate parabolas using the motion sensor. They will then determine the vertex form of the equation and compare it to the regression equation from the calculator.
Activity
Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson provides basic instruction on the major concepts in algebra. Content includes a focus on fractions, units of conversion, complex numbers, quadratic equations, factorization and roots of polynomials, solving equations, systems...
Activity
Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Solving Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial explains how to solve a variety of equations, from simple to complex, and gives examples and solutions. Students are asked to solve for x before looking at a solution.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Equations & Inequalities Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
HSA-CED.A.1: Interactive resource which create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Include equations arising from linear and quadratic functions, and simple rational and exponential functions....
Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Wrecks Factor: Factor Simple and Harder Quadratics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this game, you must send rescuers to ships trapped in the Bermuda Triangle by first decoding their coordinates that were given to you as quadratic expressions. As you decode the coordinates, you must draw a search area on a grid that...
Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Equation Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can input an equation and have the site solve it for them, complete with steps shown and explanations given along the way. Equations must be simple, first- or second-degree with only one variable. A quick list of rules to follow...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A rei.c.7 & a rei.d.10: A Linear and Quadratic System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this task is to give students the opportunity to make connections between equations and the geometry of the graphs. Aligns with A-REI.C.7and A-REI.D.10.
Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan: Lsn 8: Interpreting Relationships in Scatterplots/graphs/tables/equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on Interpreting and analyzing linear, quadratic, and exponential models and graphs. Students will use best fit lines to interpret contexts, distinguish whether contexts are linear or exponential functions, use the...
Activity
Other

Cre: Ecuaciones Cuadraticas

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Clear step by step directions, explanations and example problems of quadratic equations. Explains factorization, the quadratic formula, and completing the square.
Unit Plan
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Solving Word Questions

For Students 6th - 8th
A tutorial that explains how to solve word problems. It points out key words that signal operations or what is being measured, and wording that is confusing and needs to be simplified. Presents lots of examples, both simple and complex,...
Handout
Other

Sierra College: Elementary Algebra Review Sheet and Common Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
This review sheet includes important rules, properties, formulas, and equations needed to solve many Algebra problems.