Jon Oaks

Tag: Equations

  • Matching Activity using Hot Potatoes

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    This week I was asked about an easy way to make an interactive activity in which students would be able to match equations with graphs or descriptions with graphs.  I knew that there had to be an easy way to do this that didn’t involve having to know anything about java or any other type…

  • Rotten Tomatoes, Linear Equations, Ratio and Proportion

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    This problem came about because I was talking about solving the equation 4x + y = – 14 for y and there was a little confusion about how I could  subtract 4x from – 14.  Although this was really a problem with combining like terms, I figured that now was as good of a time…

  • Miscellaneous Links

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    After a recent afternoon meeting about statistics, I needed to find a few old links that I had buried away.  Well, here are a few odds and ends I found while looking: 1.  Virtual Math Lab at Texas A&M – This is a very good resource for College Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, and Beginning Algebra.  When I…

  • Cities as Math Equations

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    I must have an insane mind or something.  I just found out that Posterous will embed Google Maps right into my posts, like this: View Larger Map But then, I started searching around to see if there is actually a city named 'Math' anywhere in the world.  I couldn't find one.  If I'm wrong, please…

  • Teaching Equations to Pre-Algebra Students

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    I got in a heated discussion the other day with a couple of colleagues about how to teach equation solving to pre-algebra students.  The equation x + (1/2) = (3/4) came to mind because generally I start a discussion of equations by showing examples of one-step equations.  However, this equation (or most equations with fractions…

  • Pre-Algebra and Algebra Resources

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    A few months ago I had students in my Basic College Math class create a game about fractions.  One student created “Fraction Bingo”.  I decided to search the web to see if there were printable bingo sheets available.  Well, there were, along with some other activities that I found on the same website from Holt,…

  • Factoring Activities and More

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    A few weeks ago a colleague of mine was in need of an activity for Factoring.  He was ahead of his pacing chart and wanted something to fill up some class time with.  I referred him towww.ilovemath.org, which has hundreds of free activities to download.  Here is a list of a few that I have…