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Virginia Department of Education and T/TAC Resources

Math 8 (Pre-Algebra)

Algebra I

Technology Resources

Interactive White Board Lessons and Resources

Brain Pop
These are short math videos that could be shown during class.
Explore Learning
The gizmos on this site work great on an interactive whiteboard!
Images.com
A great place to find pictures for interactive white board lessons!
Interwrite (GTCO Board) Lessons
Pics4Learning.com
Another great place to find pictures!
Shodor.org Interactivate Activities
This site has neat activities that could easily be integrated into lessons.
Smart Board Lessons

Manipulatives

Calculator Activities and Resources

Casio Education Activities
Graphing Calculator Lessons
Lessons with instructions for TI, Casio, and Sharp calculators from The University of New South Wales Australian Defense Force A
Scientific Calculator Lessons
from the VDOE

Lesson Planning Resources

Vocabulary Resources

Algebra I

Factoring Review
This hotmath.com game is a great basic factoring review. It could be an introduction to factoring polynomials.
Linear Regression Model
from NCTM Illuminations
Linear Regresssion
Another neat illustration of a line of best fit from www.shodor.org.
Slope Slider
A great illustration of the meaning of slope-intercept form!
Slope-Intercept Cockroach Game
from hotmath.com
Algebra Tutorial
Review notes and examples
Solving Equations #1
Solving Equations #2

Number and Number Sense

Order of Operations Extension Activity
Challenging and fun! Students could use the graphing calculator, or they could try this without it!
Brain Games

Computation and Estimation

Balloon Invaders Game
A fun way to practice calculating percents mentally.
Math Millionaire
This actually provides questions from several SOL strands--it's a fun review game.
Troy's Toys
A fun way to practice finding discount prices and finding the percent of discount.

Geometry

Probability and Statistics

Adjustable Spinner
Dice Table
This is a good way to practice expressing probability as a fraction, decimal, and percent.
Experimental Probability
Plop It!
A neat illustration of what mean, median, and mode are.
Scatter Plot
Another way to make a graph easily with student data.
Stem and Leaf Plotter
A quick and easy way to create a stem-and-leaf plot with data from students!
Bar Graphs
Use this to a create a bar graph with student data.

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

SOL Practice

ePAT
Take an online practice SOL test that is set up the same way the true online SOL tests are!
Interactive Quizzes
These quizzes are previously released SOL tests. After each question, you are shown whether you are correct :) or incorrect x.
Jefferson Lab
Take an online practice SOL test. You can choose which strands you want to practice and how many questions you'd like to answer

Future Problem Solvers

Financial Education

Slope Project

PBS Video--Slope and House Construction
includes a lesson plan with a neat slide slope activity
PBS Video--Stairway
also includes a ramp activity in lesson plans
Some Thoughts on Stairs
This article by Doug Walter gives some great insight on stair safety.
2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
Information on ramps starts on page 127 of this document.
"What is the Standard Roof Pitch?" article
good introduction to roof slope/pitch
Basic Guidelines for Wheelchair Ramp Compliance
good introduction to ADA guidelines for wheelchair ramps