Algebra Lesson Plans

Calculating Slope in Algebra	Algebra Lesson Plan
"Students should understand the concept of slope and be able to calculate the slope of a line given two points on a graph. Students should be able to calculate the slope of a line that is parallel and a line that is perpendicular to a line with a given slope."
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Factoring Fanatic	Algebra Lesson Plan
"This activity is designed to give students practice in "finding" the correct factors to use when attempting to factor a trinomial. The students are provided with a Tic-Tac sheet to help them discover the relationship or pattern between two numbers. Students then use their discovery to fill in a second Tic Tac sheet. At this point students have uncovered the mystery of how to locate the appropriate factors in a given trinomial. They can now factor any trinomial placed in front of them!" This lesson plan contains all necessary worksheets.
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The X Factor - Trinomials and Algebra Tiles	Algebra Lesson Plan
"This lesson will teach students to factor trinomial expressions of the form x2 + bx + c. Students will use algebra tiles to identify the binomial factors and the graphing calculator to verify the result. In addition, students will identify the x-intercepts and y-intercepts of each trinomial function and explore relationships between the trinomial x2 + bx + c and its factored form (x + m)(x + n). "
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Difference of Squares	Algebra Lesson Plan
"This activity uses a series of related arithmetic experiences to prompt students to generalize into more abstract ideas. In particular, students explore arithmetic statements leading to a result that is the factoring pattern for the difference of two squares. A geometric interpretation of the familiar formula is also included."
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Curses and Re-Curses! It's Happening Again	Algebra Lesson Plan
"In this lesson, students learn about basic recursion by exploring patterns in the data they generate from two simple probability-based experiments."
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Exponential Growth - Overrun by Skeeters	Algebra Lesson Plan
"This lesson provides students with an introduction to exponential functions. The class first explores the world population since 1650. Students then conduct a simulation in which a population grows at a random yet predictable rate. Both situations are examples of exponential growth."
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Exponent Rules - Bigger and Smaller	Algebra Lesson Plan
"This lesson will teach students about several of the rules regarding exponents. It uses a situation from Alice in Wonderland in which Alice's height is doubled or reduced by half depending on what she consumes to introduce negative exponents and the rules for dividing powers."
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Be Direct - Oil Spills on Land	Algebra Lesson Plan
"This lesson teaches students about direct variation by allowing them to explore a simulated oil spill using toilet paper tissues (to represent land) and drops of vegetable oil (to simulate a volume of oil)."
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Inverse Variation - Very Varied	Algebra Lesson Plan
"This lesson teaches students about inverse variation by exploring the relationship between the heights of a fixed amount of water poured into cylindrical containers of different sizes as compared to the area of the containers' bases."
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