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Middle school algebra laboratories for staff and administrators
Distance Formula Lesson (Discovery Lab)
This is a discovery activity that will guide your students to deriving the distance formula using the Pythagorean Theorem. This is a partner activity that is an introduction before you give notes.
This resource includes:
-Background Building Activity
-A Discovery Activity
-Reflection
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Also included in: Pythagorean Theorem Activities
Algebra Lab: Quadratics - Using the Vertex Formula with Water Rockets!
Are you the type of teacher who will go that extra mile to get your students involved. Then have I got a lab for you! Build and launch water rockets to help your students connect with quadratics and the vertex formula.
With just a few simple and inexpensive PVC parts from the local home improvement store, and a bicycle pump, you can build yourself a simple and fun water bottle rocket launcher. And the rockets are simple 2-liter soda bottles, but boy do they fly!
See my students launching wa
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7th - 10th
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Experimental Probability Activity (dice lab)
In this activity students work with a partner to roll a pair of dice (many times) and record the sum of the dice in a data collection sheet. Once the data has been collected the students are walked through the process of calculating the experimental probability for each sum and then the theoretical probability for each sum and are asked questions about the differences they find between the values. Students also make a bar graph using the percentages for theoretical probability and can visually s
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7th - 11th
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Backyard Project - Perimeter, Area, and Volume - Real World Applications
This project is the culmination of the perimeter, area, volume unit. It can be used as a task for the Common Core, or real world application of the measurement unit. Students estimate the cost to build a backyard, with a swimming pool, deck, shed, playset area, garden, and brick walkway. Using the calculations and costs associated with purchasing materials needed to construct the different parts, students will generate the total cost of the project, without labor. With the dimensions provide
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8th - 10th
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How Many Licks to the Center of a Tootsie Pop? Statistics!
Looking for novel way to get your middle school students excited about math and statistics?!
This file contains everything you need to conduct the experiment (except the Tootsie Pops!) that answers the age old question "How many licks does it take to get the center of a tootsie pop?" The lesson covers mean, median, mode, range, outliers, tables, graphs, box and whisker plots, data collection, pre and post discussion questions, experimental procedures, and student reflection. I also provided a s
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6th - 9th
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2017 - 2018 High School Math Common Core Pacing Guide
All high school math courses are planned out and sequentially paced. Courses include: Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus AB, and AP Statistics. In a nice 1-page format for coherent access. You will know what to teach each day and know what topics are coming up. Non-teaching days are taken into account, such as testing, staff development days, etc. I hope that this helps you in your planning! Send me a message if you'd like more information.Please review i
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Investigating the Spread of a Viral Outbreak
Students in grades 5 - 9 model the spread of an infectious disease under the entertaining theme of a zombie outbreak. One student unknowingly is patient zero and students simulate the spread of an airborne illness. This highly engaging activity covers health topics, nature of science, and math skills as students graph data in a line plot. Higher level students can be challenged to find the function of the exponential growth of the outbreak.
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6th - 9th
Flip Book Transformation Project
Students create a flip book using Power Point to discover and/or apply properties of geometric transformations. The student handout provides detailed instructions on how to create the flip book which includes using the “duplicate slide” feature in Power Point. Students are required* to create a minimum of 10 slides with 4 different movements. Students are given the opportunity to choose what type of movements they use within given parameters. This choice provides the opportunity for great di
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Transformations Bundle
Math Lab: Terminating and Repeating Decimals/DISTANCE LEARNING/NO PREP
This is a GREAT lab for students to discover the value of patterns in our wonderful world of mathematics! * In the lesson, students DO discover a relationship between fractions and decimals beginning with NINETEEN FRACTIONS THAT STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO DIVIDE THE NUMERATOR BY THE DENOMINATOR ON EACH.* Students learn the meaning of the terms "terminating" and "repeating" relative to decimals.* Students learn how and when it is appropriate to use the bar above repeating decimals. *
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6th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NEW 23-24 Georgia Standards for Algebra 1 - Curriculum & Pacing Guide
NEW 23-24 Georgia Algebra 1 Curriculum Map & Pacing GuideThese documents are based off the new Georgia Algebra 1 standards which will be implemented at the beginning of the 23-24 school year. What's included:Curriculum map/course overview for Algebra 1 Suggested pacing for each unitAcademic vocabulary for each unitGrade level expectations Guiding/clarifying questions to support student understandingEducators can use this updated curriculum and pacing guide to create daily lesson plans, antic
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Grades:
8th - 9th
Solving Systems of Equations by Substitution Station Rotation
A Hands-On Approach to Solving Systems of Equations by Substitution. This activity helps students to really understand the substitution method by having them physically replace a variable with its equivalent value.
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8th - 10th
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Inverse Function Investigation with Desmos.com
In this online investigation, students use Desmos.com as a substitute for the traditional graphing calculator to investigate properties of inverse functions. This is a great introductory activity into inverse functions as it gives students a visual understanding of what a function and its inverse can look like. In the activity, students are instructed to create a table of values for a function, create the table of values for the inverse function, and graph the line y=x. In so doing, students
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8th - 9th
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Common Core Lesson Plan with Danielson Framework for Algebra / Math
My district has adopted both the Common Core and the Danielson Framework for our evaluations and instruction. This lesson plan includes a Common Core standard for Algebra 1.
Included are areas and examples for:
Objective
Standards
Assessment
Activities: Pacing and Sequence
Checking for Understanding During Activities
Question Types for Checking Understanding
Possible Misconceptions of Directions
Resources/Modification/Accommodations
Proactive Lesson Adjustments
The plans I have created are u
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Scatterplots Linear Regression Line of Best Fit Forearms & Height (Editable)
After teaching my students about scatterplots, correlation, and the line of best fit, I take a day for them to do a hands-on lab, in which they measure their height (in inches) and their forearm length (from the tip of their elbow, to the bony point on their wrist), and we plot the class data, write the equation of the line of best fit, and then use the equation generated both forwards and backwards. They will need 45 minutes to an hour to do this in class.
I have found that if the students br
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7th - 12th
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Geometry - Graphing Special Lines-Parallel and Perpendicular-Two Investigations
This activity contains two investigations. First Investigation:• On the graph provided, students graph each of the pairs of points and draw a line through the pair of points.• The students study the two lines and conjecture that the two lines are parallel.• Then the students find the slope of the two given lines to notice that when the lines were parallel the slope of the two lines are equal.• Students repeat these three steps with four more points. • After students know that two parallel lines
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8th - 10th
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TPC Algebra 1 - LEAP 2025 - Practice Test
This test is an abbreviated version of the LEAP Algebra 1 2025 assessment and is designed for classroom teachers to administer with pencil/paper or by converting into an online digital format (such as Edulastic, Formative, etc…) either in one sitting or by splitting into three sections. The test will take at least 60 minutes to administer, but 90 minutes (or even more) is recommended. Students should have access to devices with internet access so they will have access to the Louisiana testing v
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7th - 10th
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NEW 23-24 Georgia Standards Deconstruction for Algebra 1
NEW 23-24 Georgia Standards for Algebra 1The state of Georgia approved new math standards that will be implemented at the start of the 23-24 school year. These standards contain many similarities to the old GSE standards with some omissions. This document includes learning intention and success criteria statements for ALL of the new Algebra 1 standards! Each standard has been deconstructed and given a bulleted list of learning intentions to inform student learning and success criteria to assess
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8th - 9th
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Algebra 1 Sub Pack
Do you ever find yourself scrambling for a sub day activity? Are you a substitute teacher who would like to have valid math activities to use when students finish early? Maybe you are an administrator struggling to find a good substitute teacher for math classes, or an emergency situation has you wishing for a stash of productive algebra go-to activities?I can help!I have assembled a bundle of seven activities appropriate for Algebra 1 students, so that a substitute will never feel like he or
Grades:
7th - 10th
Matching Activity - Solving Quadratics
Three things come to mind as to why I wrote this activity...
First, students are petrified of word problems. I wrote this activity to give students experience with solving applications of the quadratic. Second, I want students to demonstrate their ability to use four different methods to solve quadratics. Third, I want students to be cognizant that they will need to decide which method is best given the structure of the quadratic equation.
There are 24 cards: 4 story cards, 4 equation car
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8th - 10th
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Ms. Burrows' Human Body Proportion Lab Parts 1 and 2
A full description of this lab is free to download on TCP under my other listings. This is printable lab worksheet for students to use for the Human Body Proportions Lab.
This is an EXCELLENT lesson that both you and your students will enjoy.
Ms. Burrows Body Proportions Lab by Dana M. Burrows is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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6th - 10th
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"Watts Your Power on the Stairs?" Quick lab calculating work and power
This lab activity has students compare the work and power they have while walking and running up a flight of stairs. This is a pretty common lab activity, but I just could not find a student handout that had exactly what I was looking for. So, I made this one and hope you will try it out and let me know how it goes!
Students will have to measure the distance and time of each trial, and use the work and power formulas. They will also identify the independent variable, dependent variable, cons
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6th - 12th
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NWEA- Fifth Grade Helper- MATH BUNDLE
Fifth Grade NWEA Helper- Math Bundle
It’s ready!!!!!!……I have been working feverishly this summer to complete one of the BEST NWEA help guides.
Our school recently changed to the NWEA testing for assessment of our students and I realized there just wasn’t much out there to help us know what areas this test would have emphasis on. This NWEA HELPER will have ALL of the Fifth Grade NWEA RIT math scores broken down into manageable areas that will have you "in the know" for what areas to emphasize.
Grades:
4th - 6th
Zip Lining Slope Between to Points Lab Activity
Goal: understand slope conceptually and calculate slope through any two points.
How do you plan to make the ratio of rise to run hands on and visual for students? How about by asking them to create zip lines? In this activity students will work in teams to create fast and slow zip lines using fishing line, paper clips, and any toy you can hang from the clip. Students will experiment with the ratio of rise to run as they must use the entire piece of wire for every zip line run meaning the onl
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7th - 10th
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Quadratic Functions - Introduction to graphing with Technology
I introduce my students to graphing quadratic functions using technology with this self made worksheet. My students like spending time in the computer lab, it gives them independence to try something new and they enjoy seeing the graphs be formed on the screen as soon as they type in an equation and they love getting out of the classroom! It is a lot more fun then graphing with paper and pencil.
I consider this work as a project because it is work done outside a classroom. It requires a com
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7th - 11th
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