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This activity on linear equations is very well guided.  The teacher gives the students problems that increase in difficulty and includes directions along the way that point them in the right direction.

Applets

I found some cool applets about polar coordinates, probability (spinner), and triangle properties.  I’m most interested in learning how the triangle applet works.

Investigating Functions Using Spreadsheets

This lesson has the students graph functions using Excel.  Excel makes it easy for them to change the numbers in the formulas (example: changing the m in y=mx+b) and see how that effects the graph.  Being able to manipulate the formulas so easily will help the students see the connections between the formulas and their […]