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  • Paper, Rock, Scissors Probability. This resource is a lesson that could be used in the classroom where the students play paper, rock, scissors and record their data to later find probabilities of each person winning and if it's a fair game.
    Relevant Core Standard
    I would get students excited about learning probability by having them first play this game and keep records as suggests the website. Then when we start learning how to compute the probabilities, the students will already be curious and engaged by the game they just played.
    Probability: Paper, Rock, Scissors

  • Exponents. These videos break down the meaning of exponents and show how to compute positive, negative and 0 as exponents with integers and fractions as well as how to perform operations of numbers raised to exponents.
    Relevant Core Standard
    This would be recommended to students after being taught exponents and their properties. It's an extra help that could more simply and slowly clarify anything gone over in class. They could also watch it as many times as needed to really grasp the concept.
    Exponent Definitions and Rules
    Exponent Multiplication

  • Math Calculators. This site has online calculators including a Basic, Scientific, Square Root, Circle, Quadratic Equation and Percent Calculator. It also has calculators for Trigonomotry, Probability and Finance.
    This would be given to students to be able to check their work at home and to experiment with different types of calculations.
    Calculators

  • Circles and Tangent Lines
    This webiste explains what tangent lines to circles are and their properties as well as visual interactive activities.
    Relevant Core Standard
    This could be recommended to students to practice on their own so they might have more information on Circles and tangent lines and so they'll be able to better visualize what they are and how they are formed.
    Circles and Tangent Lines

  • Converting Rational Numbers to Decimals
    This is an instructional video that shows step by step how to convert rational numbers into decimals using long division. It has fun graphics and is intertaining.
    Relevant Core Standard
    This could be shown in class before or after teaching it myself and also suggested to students to look up at home for further explanation.
    Video "Convert Any Fraction to a Decimal"

  • Pythagorean Theorem
    This is a lesson plan that goes over concepts in Geometry, mainly focusing on the Pythagorean Theorem. It has students do research and do discovery type learning.
    Relevant Core Standard
    This is a possible lesson plan that could be used in the classroom to get students familiar with and excited about the Pythagorean Theorem. It will help them to see it as more than just a formula, but where it came from and how it works.
    Lesson Plan

  • Basic Trig This is a video from Khan Academy that goes over the basics of right triangles including sine, cosine and tangent properties.
    Relevant Core Standard
    This could be shown to students as a review of sine, cosine and tangent and how they are used before going on to teach more complex trig functions. It could also be given to a student who needs extra help.
    Trig Review Video

  • Algebra Practice
    This is an online worksheet that has Algebra exercises to solve. It also has the answers below with short instructions on how to work through the problems.
    Relevant Core Standard
    This would be given to students who want to practice problems other than those in the book. It could also be used for checking similar problems from the homework because it goes over a variety of subjects and shows solutions that students can follow.
    Algebra Practice Wksht

  • Math in Daily Life This website has various real-life problems that show how math (in this case "areas of shapes") is used in the real world.
    Relevant Core Standard
    These problems could be disucssed as a class or assigned as homework to allow students to understand how math is used in everyday things.
    Living Room Math

  • Conditional Probability This site has a small lesson plan that includes definitions, step by step instructions and examples of What Conditional Probability is and how to compute it.
    Relevant Core Standard
    This could projected on the board and explained to the students following each step. It even has practice problems at the bottom that could be done individually or as a class and checked right away.
    Conditional Probability Lesson and Practice