Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Place Value: A Place for Apples

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore number values by completing math worksheets. For this place value lesson, 2nd graders identify the use of decimals in numbers and read a book about math called Apple Pigs. Students create number charts based on the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Number and Operations: Webbing Our Way Through Numbers

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore estimation and place value. In this place value lesson, 2nd graders estimate and construct numbers while working with spider activities. Students use addition and subtraction to compare estimates. Resources and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Multiplication Magic

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Investigate multiplication problem solving strategies by working with base 10 blocks. Learners decompose problems with a Merlin the Magician theme. Multiple resources are provided.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Numbers Make Sense

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore number values by completing estimation problems in class. In this place value lesson, 2nd graders identify the use of decimals in numbers and how they relate to fractions or parts of a whole. Students utilize flash...
Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Pizza Place Promotion

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
The longer you wait to try the new pizza place, the more it's going to cost you! This real-world problem about how the cost of pizza varies with respect to time is a good example of how piecewise functions are used to describe...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Functions 2

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Demonstrate linear and quadratic functions through contextual modeling. Young mathematicians explore both types of functions by analyzing their key features. They then relate these key features to the contextual relationship the function...
Unit Plan
NASA

Food For Thought

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Science can be quite tasty. A delectable unit from NASA shows learners why it's important to consider food, nutrition, and health in space. Four lessons explore the idea in great depth, including testing cookie recipes. Along the way,...
Lesson Plan
Primary Junction

Adding Tens

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
Build on your learners' confidence in quick addition as they discover strategies to add tens to two-digit numbers. After reviewing counting by 10's, they discuss tactics to add multiples of 10 to other numbers. They visualize how to...
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Estimating With Fire

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Watch the damage from a forest fire in this interactive simulation activity that challenges learners to estimate the burn area using different approaches. Learners are given a worksheet to track the different burn patterns and practice...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I'll Have an Order of Subtraction Please!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore number values by completing consumer math worksheets. In this math functions lesson, students identify the use of a decimal in numbers and the place values that are represented when dealing with money. Students complete...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Candy Conundrum

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design a candy container that contains a specific amount of candy. They demonstrate how an engineering problem can be solved with math and that there are multiple answers to the problem. They compute volume of spheres.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Proportions a/b=c/d

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars calculate distance and proportion of objects. For this algebra lesson, students define proportion and how it is used in math. They solve the problem through guided instruction.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Seven to the What?!?

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Sometimes what seems like the easiest problem is really the most difficult. Your class is first going to reach for their calculators, but will realize the number is too large to evaluate. Now what? This is where the fun and the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating Division

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils develop math sense as they multiply and divide numbers. In this algebra lesson plan, students identify the missing numbers in a multiplication and division problem. They use a calculator to help them solve the problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Clock Arithmetic and Cryptography

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the concept of modular arithmetic and cryptography. In this modular arithmetic and cryptography lesson, students use applets to explore modular arithmetic using a clock and Caesar Ciphers. Students exchange their ciphers...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Linear Systems

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students solve and graph linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students solve systems of equations using elimination and substitution. They graph their answer and identify the point of intersection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Probability or Ability?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students toss candy and coins using their non-dominant hand while their partners records the results on a probability charts.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Even and Odd Numbers

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize characteristics of odd and even numbers. They listen to the story "Bears Odd, Bears Even" and create a pictures showing comprehension of odd and even numbers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Perform Accounting Functions

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students practice performing various accounting functions. Given analysis records, they prepare cost and revenue analysis based on specific criteria. They complete handouts and review their answers as a class. They also discuss the...