All Lessons

This expressions and equations lesson teaches students how to evaluate square roots of perfect squares. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will evaluate expressions with square roots of perfect squares. Students will evaluate a variety of different expressions.

This expressions and equations lesson teaches students how to solve equations with squared variables. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students find the values of squared variables in equations. Students will solve for a variety of equations, including several real-world word problems.

This expressions and equations lesson teaches students how to derive the equation of a line. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will derive the slope of a given line. This lesson focuses on the use of the y-intercept and finding the slope to create an equation that defines a particular line. This lesson includes problems with real-world word problems.

This expressions and equations lesson teaches students how to determine the number of solutions of a linear equation. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will find the solution to a linear equation. Students will determine whether the linear equation has one solution, infinite solutions, or no solution.

This expressions and equations lesson teaches students how to solve multistep equations. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will solve equations that require three or more steps. Students will perform a variety of inverse operations to isolate the variable and determine the solution.

This expressions and equations lesson teaches students how to interpret the solutions of systems of linear equations. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will interpret the solutions of systems of linear equations. Students will interpret a variety of systems of linear equations including several real-world word problems.

This algebra and functions lesson focuses on determining the slope of a line using the slope formula. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students label the points as x1, y1, and x2, y2. Then, they substitute the y- and x- values into the slope formula. Finally, they determine the slope of the line and interpret it by identifying the direction of the line. In addition to the lesson, there are five pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This expressions and equations lesson teaches students how to determine the slope of a line using the slope formula. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will determine the slope of a line using the slope formula.

This functions lesson teaches students how to determine if a function is linear. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will learn to determine whether or not a function is linear or not.  Students will look at a wide variety of functions, graphs, and ordered pairs to determine whether they describe linear functions.

This algebra and functions lesson focuses on graphing cubic functions. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students substitute each value into the cubic equation and solve. Then, they plot the ordered pairs and connect the points using a smooth, curved line. In addition to the lesson, there are five pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This algebra and functions lesson focuses on graphing functions of the form y=nx^2. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify and label the coefficient, n, of the quadratic function. Then, using n, they describe whether the parabola opens upward or downward and complete the table with x- and y-values by evaluating each function for the ex-values in the table. Finally, they use the table to create ordered pairs and plot them on the coordinate grid and sketch the parabola. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This geometry lesson teaches students how to reflect geometric figures. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will reflect geometric figures across lines.  Students will reflect a wide variety of different geometric figures.

This geometry lesson teaches students how to rotate geometric figures. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will rotate geometric figures.  This lesson can be used with rulers and protractors or with geometric software.