Activities for Linear Equations With Integer Coefficients

Linear Equation Tutorials and Problems

• Colorful graphics make linear equations easy to understand on the CoolMath website. The site illustrates linear equations with integer coefficients and provides practice problems with full explanations of the work. The CoolMath site also offers a wide selection of linear equations for students to solve online, complete with hints and immediate answers with explanations.

  The Shodor website offers an algebra quiz generator that allows players to choose a time limit, difficulty level and selection of one-step linear equations to solve online.

Simulated Linear Equation Game Shows

• A simulated game show called "Rags to Riches" is available on the Quia website. This game gives players linear equations with integer coefficients, supplies multiple-choice answers and provides hints. Players win virtual money as play advances. Quia also has a one- or two-player Jeopardy-type game that features linear equations. Students choose from several categories, including "Name That Slope," "Y-Intercept," "Is This the Point," "Slope-Intercept Form" and "It's Not All Downhill." Students choose 100- to 500-point questions; the player with the most points wins.

Walk the Plank Linear Equation Classroom Game

• The Illuminations website provides blueprints for an in-class activity that demonstrates the real-life application of a linear equation. In this activity, students place one end of a wooden plank on a bathroom scale and the other end on a textbook. Each student then "walks the plank," noting how his weight changes the further he gets from the scale. The students record the changes, and then examine the linear relationship between weight and distance. Students can also download pdf activity sheets to plot their work on a graph.

Printed and Virtual Flashcards, Worksheets and Quizzes

• Quizlet offers a flashcard set for solving linear equations with integer coefficients. These flashcards can be used virtually with audio, or printed out for later use. The flashcard set also comes with a worksheet that can be printed out with an answer sheet or used online with audio. The quiz, which can be customized to have multiple choice, matching, true/false or written answers, can be taken online (with answers provided) or printed out with answer sheets. Quizlet also has more than 90 other linear equation flashcard sets available on its site.