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Posted by KFouss on October 16, 2010

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tags: amc amc_precalc amc_alg2
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tags: amc alg1 amc_alg1 amc_alg2
ALEX - Alabama Learning Exchange

tags: alex lessonplans resources alg1 alg2 precalc
ALEX Lesson Plan: Graphing is Great!

tags: alg1 alg2 graphing
The Exponential Curve: Algebra 1: Systems of Equations

tags: alg1 systems alg2
Math Mama Writes...: Systems of Equations Gets Better Without the Textbook

tags: alg2 alg1 systems
ALEX Lesson Plan: The Art of Solving One and Two-Step Equations - A WebQuest

tags: webquest alg1 solvingeq
Random Slide Show

tags: randomorder ppt
Paper Folding to the Moon : Starts With A Bang

tags: exponential alg2 precalc
Yahoo! Mail (kristenfouss) - Annotated
Advanced Proctoring Techniques

tags: proctoring
Bearings

tags: precalc bearing
GeoGebra Tutorial 20 – Spreadsheet, Slider and Curves of Best Fit « Mathematics and Multimedia

tags: geogebra
Pre-Cal 12: Flickr Project

tags: precalc photoproject project
Picnik - Photo editing the easy way, online in your browser

tags: photos photoediting
FotoFlexer - The world's most advanced online photo editor

tags: photos photoediting
PCMI @ MathForum: Morning Shorts
"John Mahoney presented the project that his pre-calculus students do at the end of the course. It involves taking digital photos of students hands and printing them (via Sketchpad) on top of a pair of coordinate axes. Students then compute equations of the lines in their own hands. Pre-calculus students are required to use a variety of different types of functions. This project helps students review the properties of polynomials, exponential, logarithmic functions and their graphs. If this project is used with Algebra 1 students, they would use linear and quadratic functions. An article based on this Project has been accepted by the Mathematics Teacher for their Activities section. "

tags: precalc project
intro-en.pdf (application/pdf Object)

tags: geogebra
2008FinalProject.pdf (application/pdf Object)

tags: precalc project
The Precalculus Photo Project / Polynomial Functions

tags: precalc polynomial project
like terms worksheet

tags: combine like terms alg1 game
I Want to Teach Forever: Follow-Up: Combining like terms card game

tags: alg1 combine like terms

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