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Here in New York, we roll into the second semester now that February is here. And, of course, many schools are far past the mid-point now. Unlike the groundhog, we are predicting an early spring where we have new courses and new resources. Let’s first get into our new additions this month.

NEW MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS

Here are the new teacher tools to use in the classroom for each of our courses:

N-Gen Math 6:

• Unit 8 (Percent) – Form B Unit Assessment
• Unit 8 (Percent) – Practice with Percent Word Problems: This is a great worksheet to let your 6th graders work on identifying the part, the percentage, and the whole in word problems.
• Unit 9 (Area) – Area Practice Problem Set: In this worksheet, students practice finding the areas of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids. Work includes use of the coordinate plane.

N-Gen Math 7:

• Unit 8cc (Probability – Common Core Aligned) – Form B Unit Assessment
• Unit 8cc (Probability – Common Core Aligned) – Practice with Compound Probability: In this worksheet, students get a chance to work with finding the probability of compound events using organized lists, sample trees, and tables.

N-Gen Math 8:

• Unit 6cc (Functions – Common Core Aligned) – Form B Unit Assessment
• Unit 7 (Exponents and Roots) – Form B Unit Assessment
• Unit 8 (Pythagorean Theorem) – Practice with the Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse: This is a nice worksheet to give students practice in solving for the missing side of a right triangle and in identifying sets of triples that could be the sides of a right triangle.

N-Gen Math Algebra I:

• Unit 8 (Quadratic Functions) – Form A Unit Assessment
• Unit 8 (Quadratic Functions) – Exit Tickets
• Unit 8 (Quadratic Functions) – Power Functions Versus Exponential Functions – Exploration: This is an activity where students explore how an exponential function will always outgrow a power function, no matter how great is exponent.

Common Core Geometry:

• Unit 7 (Tools of Coordinate Geometry) – Form D Mid-Unit Quiz
• Unit 7 (Tools of Coordinate Geometry) – Practice with Similarity Transformations: In this practice set, students work to identify/describe the transformations that would be needed to map one figure onto another when the two figures are similar. Work is done both in the Euclidean and coordinate planes.

Common Core Algebra II:

• Unit 9 (Complex Numbers) – Practice Solving Quadratics with Complex Roots: This worksheet gives students opportunities to solve quadratic equations both by inspection and using the quadratic formula that have non-real solutions.
• Unit 10 (Polynomial and Rational Functions) – Form D Mid-Unit Quiz

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Thank you so much for checking out our February 2023 Newsletter!

Happy New Year to all of the students, teachers, and parents out there! With a new year comes new possibilities and new resolutions. Here at eMATHinstruction, our resolution is what it’s always been: to create new, ever more dynamic materials that help students learn math better and help make teaching math easier. To that end, we have for you a number of new teacher tools (what we like to call “add-ons”) this month for each of our courses…

NEWLY ADDED TOOLS FOR TEACHERS

N-Gen Math 6:

• Unit 7 (Ratios and Rates) – Form B Unit Assessment
• Unit 7 (Ratios and Rates) – Practice with Ratios. This practice sheet is full of problems where students work with equivalent ratios and the various tools that we use to solve ratio problems, such as tables and double number lines.

N-Gen Math 7:

• Unit 7cc (Statistics – Common Core Aligned) – Form B Unit Assessment
• Unit 8 (Probability) – Form B Unit Assessment
• Unit 8 (Probability) – Compound Probability Practice. This practice sheet has a variety of problems that allow students to gain valuable practice with compound probability problems. Students use organized lists and tree diagrams to list outcomes in the sample space and then answer probability questions.

N-Gen Math 8:

• Unit 6 (Functions) – Form B Unit Assessment
• Unit 6cc (Functions – Common Core Aligned) – Practice with Average Rate of Change. In this practice set of problems, students get practice calculating the average rate of change of a function. Functions are represented using equations, tables, and graphs. Emphasis is placed on applied problems and proper use of units.

N-Gen Math Algebra I:

• Unit 7 (Polynomials) – Form A Unit Assessment
• Unit 7 (Polynomials) – Exit Tickets
• Unit 7 (Polynomials) – Optimizing the Volume of an Open Box. In this extended modeling problem, students develop functions to model the volume of an open box with a square bottom if the material for the box is cut from a square sheet.

Common Core Geometry:

• Unit 6 (Quadrilaterals) – Form D Mid-Unit Quiz
• Unit 6 (Quadrilaterals) – Sufficient Conditions Practice. In this resource, students get valuable practice in working with the conditions necessary to prove that a particular quadrilateral is a trapezoid, a parallelogram, a rhombus, a rectangle, or a square.

Common Core Algebra II:

• Unit 8 (Radicals and the Quadratic Formula) – Form D Mid-Unit Quiz
• Unit 8 (Radicals and the Quadratic Formula) – Quadratic Formula Practice. In this set of problems, students get routine practice working with the quadratic formula. Problems are both abstract and applied and ask students to express their answers both as decimals and in simplest radical form.
• Unit 9 (Complex Numbers) – Form D Mid-Unit Quiz

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Thank you so much for checking out our January 2023 Newsletter!

We can’t believe 2022 is almost over! This year, as in years past, we were delighted to make the WeAreTeacher.com’s annual list of The 75 Best Math Websites for Teaching and Learning Math” in the subcategory “Best Comprehensive Math Programs” (listed in alphabetical order). The end of the year means that, for many of us, the ground is white and the nights are long. Just a few more days until the second longest vacation of the year! Some much-needed rest — and perhaps a few presents? — are on the way. We have some gifts to give in terms of new resources on our site, so let’s dig into our new add-ons.

NEW MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS

Here are the new teacher tools to use in the classroom for each of our courses:

N-Gen Math 6:

• Unit 6 (Equations and Inequalities) – Form B Unit Assessment
• Unit 6 (Equations and Inequalities) – Practice with Modeling World Problems with One-Step Equations. This is a nice resource to allow students to model and solve simple word problems using one-step equations.

N-Gen Math 7:

• Unit 7 (Statistics) – Form B Unit Assessment
• Unit 7 (Statistics) – Practice Set of Problems on Box Plots. Here we offer up a worksheet that gives students a chance to practice interpreting premade box plots and also creating ones of their own.
• Unit 7cc (Statistics – Common Core Aligned) – Practice Set of Problems on the Mean Absolute Deviation. For those who are still teaching the mean absolute deviation, this is a great problem set to give kids extra practice on calculating the MAD and also interpreting its meaning.

N-Gen Math 8:

• Unit 5 (Equations of Lines) – Form B Unit Assessment
• Unit 5 (Equations of Lines) – Practice Set of Problems on Graphing Lines. Who can’t use more practice graphing lines that are in slope-intercept form? This worksheet provides that essential extra practice.
• Unit 6 (Functions) – Practice Set of Problems on Average Rate of Change. The concept of average rate of change can be challenging. This worksheet gives kids practice both with applied and abstract functions and forces them to also use proper units in their work.

N-Gen Math Algebra I:

• Unit 6 (Exponential Algebra and Functions) – Form A Unit Assessment
• Unit 6 (Exponential Algebra and Functions) – Exit Tickets
• Unit 6 (Exponential Algebra and Functions) – Investment Options Extended Problem. In this extended modeling problem, students look at the difference between simple and compound interest.

Common Core Geometry:

• Unit 5 (Tools of Coordinate Geometry) – Form D Mid-Unit Quiz
• Unit 5 (Tools of Coordinate Geometry) – Practice Set of Problems on Sequences of Rigid Motions. This worksheet challenges students to find multiple sequences of transformation that map one figure onto another in the coordinate plane.

Common Core Algebra II:

• Unit 7 (Transformations of Functions) – Form D Mid-Unit Quiz
• Unit 7 (Transformations of Functions) – Practice Set of Problems on Even and Odd Functions. Even and odd functions are a new concept for students in Algebra II. This worksheet gives them practice on recognizing when a function is even or odd and in using that knowledge to solve a variety of problems.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM eMATH!

As 2022 turns to 2023, we wish all of the teachers, students, and parents out there a restful break. We hope that the New Year brings a sense of possibility for good things to come. In the spirit of multiplying joy, please enjoy our silly rendition of a holiday classic: The Twelve Days of eMATH…

Welcome back!!! It’s August 22nd, or as some of us math teachers like to call it, July 53rd. As the summer starts to wane, we here at eMATHinstruction are getting ready for the new school year to begin (of course, school has already started in many parts of the country). We are excited to have a brand new course for this year — N-Gen Math Algebra I — as well as many new additions to all of our current courses! Keep reading for details…

N-GEN MATH 6
In N-Gen Math 6 this month we are bringing three new items. First, we have the Form B assessment for Unit 1 (The Whole Numbers). We also have a practice set of problems for Unit 1 on prime factoring whole numbers and finding the greatest common factor of two whole numbers. We also have a practice set of problems for Unit 2 (Fractions) on basic operations with fractions (simplifying, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing).

N-GEN MATH 7
For N-Gen Math 7, we also have three new resources. First, we have the Form B assessment for Unit 1 (Essential Review). We also bring you a Unit 1 practice set of problems on evaluating numerical expressions using the scientific calculator. We also have a practice set of problems for Unit 2 (Operations with Signed Numbers) on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing signed integers.

N-GEN MATH 8
We have two new additions for N-Gen Math 8 this month. First, we have the Form B assessment for Unit 1 (The Algebra of One Variables). We also bring you a practice set of problems for Unit 1 on solving linear equations that have variables on both sides.

*NEW* N-GEN MATH ALGEBRA I
This new course is an update of our Common Core Algebra I curriculum. And we are publishing a number of new resources for this text this month. We wanted to make sure that teachers who were going to use N-Gen Math Algebra I for the current school year could start off the year with resources for both Unit 1 (The Building Blocks of Algebra) and Unit 2 (Linear Equations and Inequalities).

For both of these units we bring you the Form A Unit Assessment, the exit tickets for each lesson, SMART Notebook files for each lesson, and an extended modeling problem for each unit. These extended modeling problems are a new addition for our courses, and we plan to have them for each unit of N-Gen Math Algebra I. For Unit 1, students use algebra to model the area of a back yard patio that is changing from a square to a different sized rectangle. For Unit 2, students use linear inequalities to try to determine under what conditions it makes sense to drive a farther distance in order to fill up a car with gas at a station where it is less expensive.

PLUS! We also now have a Spanish-language version of the N-Gen Math Algebra I Workbook for your ELL students, just as we do for all our middle school workbooks (N-Gen Math 6, 7 & 8 ) and our Common Core Algebra I workbook! When ordering workbooks, just choose the Spanish option in the Binding dropdown menu.

COMMON CORE GEOMETRY
For Common Core Geometry this month we have new resources for Unit 1 (Essential Geometric Tools and Concepts). First, we have the Form D mid-unit quiz. We also bring you a practice set of problems on copying a triangle using a compass and ruler. This is an essential skill and the most basic of all constructions, so we want students to feel comfortable with this early in the course.

COMMON CORE ALGEBRA II
Finally, in Common Core Algebra II this month we bring you three new items. First, we have the Form D mid-unit quiz for Unit 1 (Algebraic Essentials Review). We also have a practice set of problems from Unit 1 on evaluating fairly complex expressions using a graphing calculator. Often, we feel that students lack many of the basic calculator tools that need to be automatic for them at this level. We also bring you the Unit 2 (Functions as the Cornerstone of Algebra II), Form D mid-unit quiz.

In other news, we are excited about the new books we’re continuing to create. Our forthcoming N-Gen Math Geometry book is in its first editing stages, with video recording to begin in the fall. Just as with N-Gen Math Algebra I, we feel that this version will represent a significant improvement over the current Common Core version. Also, we will have a presence at the AMTNYS (New York), AMTNJ (New Jersey) and MCTM (Mississippi) fall conferences, with more news to come about those events.

For now, enjoy the rest of August and stay cool!

We’ve finally made it to May and the school year is hitting its final stages. Many teachers are wrapping up curricula and reviewing for final exams. As we start to close the books on this school year we have one final round of new additions, so let’s get right to them.

Middle School Updates

To begin, in N-Gen Math 6 we have added new resources for Unit 12 (Probability). First, are the Unit 12 Exit Tickets. We also have added a Unit 12 Mid-Unit Quiz, Form A. Finally, we have posted the Spanish language versions of the Unit 12 Assessment and Unit 12 Review.

Similarly, in N-Gen Math 7 we have posted new materials for Unit 10 (Geometric Measurement). For Unit 10, we have added the Exit Tickets and the Mid-Unit Quiz. We also have posted the Spanish language versions of the Unit 10 Assessment and Unit 10 Review

Rounding out our middle school courses, we have new additions for two units in N-Gen Math 8. First, forUnit 11 (Systems of Equations) we have added Exit Tickets, a Mid-Unit Quiz, and Spanish language versions of the Unit 11 Assessment and Review. We also bring you the Unit 12cc (Statistics of Two Variables) Exit Tickets, Mid-Unit Quiz, and Spanish language resources.

High School Updates

In Common Core Algebra I this month, we bring you the Unit 11 (A Final Look at Functions and Modeling) Mid-Unit Quiz, Form C.

For Common Core Geometry, we have two new additions to Unit 10 (Geometric Measurement and Modeling). First, we have added a Unit 10 Mid-Unit Quiz, Form C. We also have added a practice set of problems on volume and density. This is a good sheet of problems to give kids practice with the use of various formulas along with solidifying the ideas of density based on volume.

In Common Core Algebra II we have added new resources for Unit 13 (Statistics). First, is the Unit 13 Mid-Unit Quiz, Form C. We also have included a practice sheet of problems on the normal distribution. This set of problems gives students a good chance to work with their calculators to find probabilities given the mean and standard deviation of a normally distributed population.

Finally, for Algebra 2 with Trigonometry, this month we bring you the Unit 13 (Sequences and Series), Mid-Unit Quiz.

Live Regents Reviews

In other news, June is quickly approaching, and the New York State Regents exams are back! eMATHinstruction will once again be doing reviews for each of the major high school tests the night before each exam. For Algebra I, we will have our review on the night of June 15th, from 6 to 9 p.m. For Geometry, the review will be on the night of June 20th, from 6 to 9 p.m. Finally, the Algebra II review will be the night of June 21st, from 6 to 9 p.m. Each review will be streamed live on the eMATHinstruction YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe so that it’s easy to find the live stream.

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On each night, we will be going through a single previous Regents exam. For Algebra I, it will be the June 2021 Regents exam. For Geometry, it will be the June 2019 Regents exam, and for Algebra II, it will also be the June 2019 Regents exam. You can find those exams on the New York State Regents website. We recommend that you print out the exam you need and have it in front of you for the review session to follow along.

We will give further information about the review sessions as we get closer. For now, have a great rest of May and end of the school year.

Happy April to all. Hopefully you all are enjoying some warmer weather along with a chance at some needed rest during spring break. The school year is moving into its final phase, and we are preparing our final materials for the year. With the end of the year coming up, we will again be hosting our New York State Regents Review sessions for each of the major high school exams, i.e. Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. In these review sessions, we will go through a single Regents exams from a previous year from the first problem to the last. Each session will be the night before the exam is to take place and will be from 6 to 9 p.m. In our May newsletter, we will let everyone know which exam we will be covering and more details about how to watch the review. For now lets get to the details of our new resources for April.

Middle School Updates

In N-Gen Math 6 this month we have resources for both Unit 11 and Unit 11cc (Statistics for both units). In both units we have the Unit 11/11cc Exit Tickets and the Unit 11/11cc Mid-Unit Quiz Form A. We have also published the Spanish language versions of the Unit Review and Unit Assessment in each unit.

In N-Gen Math 7 we have added resources for Unit 9 (The Geometry of Angles and Triangles). For this unit we have published the Exit Tickets and the Mid-Unit Quiz Form A. We also bring you the Spanish language versions of the Unit Review and Unit Assessment.

Finally in N-Gen Math 8 this month we have new materials for Unit 10 (Scientific Notation). True to form, we have the Exit Tickets for this unit along with the Mid-Unit Quiz, Form A. We also have published the Spanish language versions of the Unit Assessment and Unit Review.

High School Updates

Our Common Core Algebra I additions for this month come from Unit 10 (Statistics). We have added a Unit 10 Mid-Unit Quiz, Form C. We also bring you a set of practice problems on Linear Regression. This practice sheet gives students a chance to work more with their calculator to produce equations for the line of best fit and r-values.

In Common Core Geometry this month, we bring you new materials for Unit 9 (Circle Geometry). First, we have added a Unit 9 Mid-Unit Quiz, Form C. We have also published a set of practice problems on Circle Segment Theorems. This is a good set of problems to give students more practice with the various theorems relating the lengths of chords, secants, and tangents of circles.

Our Common Core Algebra II additions for this month come in Unit 12 (Statistics). First, we have the Unit 12 Mid-Unit Quiz, Form C. We also have a practice set of problems on Independence of events. This set of problems gives students many different scenarios to test if two events are independent.

Finally, for Algebra 2 with Trigonometry, this month we have added the Unit 12 (Statistics) Mid-Unit Quiz, Form C.

Regents Review Details

• Algebra I Regents Review: Wednesday, June 15th 6:00-9:00 PM
• Geometry Regents Review: Monday, June 20th 6:00-9:00 PM
• Algebra II Regents Review: Tuesday, June 21st 6:00-9:00 PM