LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 5

Algebra - The learner will demonstrate an understanding of patterns, relationships, and elementary algebraic representation.

Objective 5.03

Identify, describe, and analyze situations with constant or varying rates of change.

Resources aligned to this objective

Algebra For the Real World
Students will solve real world and mathematical problem situations using simple algebraic concepts including variables and open sentences.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics)
By Michael O'Neill.
Rocket Launch
Students will work individually and in collaborative pairs or groups to solve a rocket-launch problem. The pairs/groups will then present potential solutions to the class for discussion. Similar problems will then be solved and created by students.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics)
By Ron Hann.

Lesson plans on the web

Aluminum Cans
Students gather and graph information about their use of aluminum cans, and then interpret the data, including finding and displaying the mean. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Chairs around the table
In this Illuminations lesson, students investigate the number of chairs that can be placed around an arrangement of square tables. Three related problems in this lesson yield different linear relationships for students to discover. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Running races
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students generate and compare paths that model given problem situations on graphing grids. They graph sets of ordered pairs on a graphing grid and compare graphs of linear equations. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Single runner
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students physically demonstrate two scenarios involving rate of change and then use a software simulation of two runners along a track. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Two Runners
Students physically demonstrate two scenarios involving rate of change, and then use software to simulate two runners along a track. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Understanding distance, speed, and time relationships using simulation software
This e-example includes a software simulation of two runners along a track. Students can control the speeds and starting points of the runners, watch the race, and examine a graph of the time-versus-distance relationship. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics