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101 Questions

Dandy Candies

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Package design is an economic necessity. Young scholars assume the role in an interesting inquiry-based lesson. Given 24 cubic shaped candies to package, they must determine the arrangement that uses the least amount of cardboard to...
Activity
101 Questions

Would You like Fries with Your Order?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Ever wonder what you are paying for a single fry at McDonald's? An engaging lesson compares the cost per fry in a small order to a larger order. It's a great application of unit rate that is sure to make your classes hungry for more!
Activity
101 Questions

Sticky Stickies

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Don't let your classes get stuck on area calculations—grab their attention with an inquiry-based lesson! Scholars must develop a plan to determine how may sticky notes it takes to cover the surface of a door. They decide on the...
Activity
101 Questions

Boat in the River

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Ever feel like you're headed up the down escalator? Don't let your pupils get stuck in that rut! Practice writing equations to solve a problem using an engaging lesson. A video presents information that allows learners to determine how...
Activity
101 Questions

Bean Counting

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Don't spill the beans ... before the end of the lesson! Learners must predict how long it takes two people working together to fill a glass with beans. A video presents the rate it takes each person independently, and another video...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Making Hot Cocoa, Variation 2

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Learners are introduced to dividing by fractions in a visual way. Setting up groups from the information in the problem allows them to see what we divide and why. Use with the previous lesson, which can be found in Additional Materials,...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Making Hot Cocoa, Variation 1

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Dividing with fractions can be a confusing task to some, but the activity illustrates how to make groups out of the problem and look at it visually. Use this problem with the instructional activity in the Additional Materials section to...
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Curated OER

Rolling Twice

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Rolling dice is the best way to show your learners how probability comes in to play. Although this activity does not specify an activity, your mathematicians can try this probability with real dice to calculate their experimental...
Worksheet
Math Worksheets Land

Patterns of Association (Using Data Tables) - Guided Lesson

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The instructional activity belongs to a four-part resource that applies percentages to data tables. The page has three practice problems that continues with the development of this topic.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Angles: The Angle of Discovery

For Students 6th - 8th
Practice important angle vocabulary using an interactive lesson. As learners manipulate vertical angles, they watch the supplementary and congruent angles adjust. Questions pertaining to vocabulary and measurements follow their exploration.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Bisectors of Line Segments and Angles: Cut an Angle

For Students 6th - 10th
Explore constructions through an interactive online lesson. Given an example of an angle bisector construction, learners investigate the markings to determine the method used. Challenge questions help solidify the steps. 
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Function Rules for Input-Output Tables: Function Machine 2

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Model function operations using a function machine. An interactive lesson has learners determine the patterns of a double function machine. They use the patterns to write functions and make connections between the inputs and outputs.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Understand and Create Line Graphs: Line Graphs

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Explore line graphs and their characteristics through an interactive lesson. Scholars follow a set of directions to plot data on a line graph. They then answer questions about the type of variables, minimum and maximum values, and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food Math

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students brainstorm healthy food choices. In this health science lesson, students calculate how much of each food group they need daily. They plan a menu based on the "MyPyramid for Kids" food guide.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math All Around Us!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students walk around their neighborhood and school to find objects that remind them of a math concept or vocabulary term. In this real world math lesson, students find math concepts in various familiar locations and take pictures of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Multicultural Math Project

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine where mathematics came from. For this Math History lesson, 6th graders complete various activities to understand mathematical reasoning. Students complete critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sea and Learn - Lesson Plan: Dockyard Maties

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students solve word problems involving money using all four operations listed, and convert pre-decimal currency into decimal currency. They discuss how dockyard mates were paid and the equivalence with today's money, and complete a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graze Like a Cow

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how a cow digests the grass they eat. In this science/math lesson plan, students compare the quality of forage. Additionally, students determine the effects of rangeland health on the production.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Case of the Biological Biosphere: Health, Math, Technology

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners investigate various aspects of the human body  in this imaginative Tree House Detective episode about the biological biosphere. In a series of They take measurements, analyze data, and use technology. The lessons...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Natural Inquirer Ecosystem Article Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discover new ways to preserve the ecosystem by completing graphic organizers.  For this environmental lesson, students read an article from the Natural Inquirer in small groups and fill out a graphic organizer based on the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Applied Science - Science and Math Lab

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore the senses. In this Applied Science lesson, students investigate the items in "feely" boxes with their hands, both touching the items and shaking the boxes to hear the sound the items make. Students also smell and taste...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Applied Science - Science and Math Post Lab

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students utilize a balance scale. For this applied science lesson, students compare the weights of two objects using an elementary balance scale. Students balance the scale with weights to find how heavy an object is.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Applied Science - Science and Math Post-Lab

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students explore optical illusions. In this Applied Science instructional activity, students view optical illusions and record the data of what they see. Students graph the data that they collect.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Applied Science - Science and Math Lab

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners make a prediction. In this applied science lesson, students guess the number of items in a jar. Learners create a bar graph to show the predictions and the actual amounts.

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