Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Solving and Graphing Inequalities

For Students 8th Standards
You can't go wrong with a lesson that involves candy! Learners solve and graph one-variable inequalities and use candy to graph the solution. Individuals associate open circle graphs with life savers and closed circle graphs with round...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Solving a Linear Equation

For Teachers 8th Standards
Solving an equation is the art of creating simpler equivalent equations using properties of equality. Here, classes see that solving an equation is not always as easy as guessing. The lesson plan presents linear equations that scholars...
Activity
5280 Math

Go with the Flow

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Round and round they go ... where they stop, only scholars will know. By writing systems of equations, classes determine the number of cars a roundabout can handle given specific constraints. Systems use up to six variables and become...
Assessment
Mathed Up!

Inequalities

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Develop an understanding of things that are not equal. The video demonstrates three types of questions involving inequalities as a review for the General Certificate of Secondary Education math assessment. Pupils work through the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Solve For Variables

For Students 4th - 6th
In this algebra instructional activity, students complete 72 problems, solving for given variables. A website reference is given for additional activities. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Solve for the Variable #4

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this algebra worksheet, students complete 72 problems, solving for given variables. A website reference is given for additional resources.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Algebra

For Students 6th
In this algebra worksheet, 6th graders solve for the variable in the division problems. Students complete 54 problems on this worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Systems of Equations

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Now that learners figured out how to solve for one variable, why not add another? The lesson demonstrates, through examples, how to solve a linear system using graphing, substitution, and elimination.
Handout
Charleston School District

Solving Systems Graphically

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
When guess and check gets old, it's time to start graphing! An instructive lesson explains how to solve a system of linear equations using graphing. Equations are in both slope-intercepts and standard form. 
Worksheet
3
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Flipped Math

Unit 2 Review: Create and Solve Equations and Inequalities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Start with the basics. Pupils work through a review of the unit on equations and inequalities. Learners begin with solving equations and inequalities with no context, move on to problems that involve a context, and finish with a...
Handout
Charleston School District

The Sum of Angles in a Triangle

For Students 8th Standards
An informative lesson contains a brief explanation of how the sum of the angles of a triangle is a line. The lesson continues with determining the missing angle in a triangle, or solving for a variable. Using the sum of the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inequalities and The Order of Operations

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Middle and high schoolers investigate how to solve inequalities. The lesson plan has a good guide for taking pupils through a direct instruction of the concept. You can use counting tiles in order to help kinesthetic learners.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Transforming Formulas

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Solving for x is a classic algebra scenario. Now, solve for x when the other terms in the equation are variables. Isolate the correct variable and practice writing the equation first before solving. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Scientific Search for the Loch Ness Monster

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars gain an understanding of the real world applications of the scientific method. They design their own experiments to prove or disprove the existence of other modern legends, and they design and carry out an experiment to...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Solving for a Variable

For Students 4th - 5th
In this solving for variables learning exercise, students complete a total of 40 problems, solving for given variables. A website reference for additional resources is given.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Missing Composite Base

For Students 8th - 12th
In this variables with exponents worksheet, students solve for the variable when given an exponent and the number it equals. Students complete 6 problems total.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Simple Algebra; Solve for the Variables

For Students 8th - 9th
For this math worksheet, students solve ten two-step algebra equations for the variable. Each problem involves a multiplication or division problem as well as addition and subtraction.
Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Formulas

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Help learners understand the benefits of rearranging a formula. Scholars practice rearranging formulas for specific variables. They also analyze formulas to understand one variable's effect on the other. 
PPT
BW Walch

Solving Linear Inequalities in Two Variables

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Although graphing a linear inequality on the plane is but a few steps added onto the graphing of a linear equation, for many learners the logical leap is quite intimidating. This approachable PowerPoint presentation breaks graphing...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solving multi-step inequalities and solving systems by elimination

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners solve multi-step equations and apply the process of elimination. In this algebra lesson, students solve linear inequalities and equations using linear combination and evaluation. They graph their results on a number line...
Assessment
1
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CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 8th Grade Math – Target D

For Teachers 8th Standards
Can learners determine solutions associated with lines? A slide presentation contains sample items for the Smarter Balanced 8th grade math Target D covering solving linear equations and systems of linear equations. Items illustrate the...
Activity
Howard County Schools

Setting the Table

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
How many people can fit around a table? Depends on the size of the table, right? Explore patterns to generate an equation for the number of people that can fit around a table given its size.
Lesson Plan
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Illustrative Mathematics

The Intersection of Two Lines

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Here is an introduction to solving simultaneous linear equations. Start by drawing a line through two points. Create a second line which goes through the intersecting point. Background knowledge of how to find the equation of a line and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Simple Algebra, Solve for the Variables

For Students 8th - 9th
For this math worksheet, students solve two step algebra problems. Each equation involves either multiplication or division of the variable with a separate number added or subtracted to the variable term. Students select the correct...