Curated OER
Exploring Data Sets and Statistics in Baseball
Students explore the concept data sets. In this data sets lesson, students find the 5 number summaries for salaries of teachers and compare them with 5 number summaries of professional baseball players. Students use box and...
Curated OER
No Regrets: a Poetry Analysis
Students read a poem and use the TPCASTT strategy for analysis. In this poetry analysis lesson, students journal about their future goals and read John Updike's "Ex-Basketball Player." Students discuss the purpose of the poem and...
Curated OER
First World War Worksheet
For this World War I worksheet, students explore the Royal Armouries museum exhibits and respond to 19 short answer questions about the World War I exhibits.
Curated OER
Finding the Circumference and Area of a Circle
Sixth graders discover what circumference is. In this measurement lesson, 6th graders identify the radius and diameter of different circles. Students discover how to find the area of a circle using the radius and diameter.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Robots in Space
During this lesson young scholars learn the history of robotics in space exploration. They use their creativity to develop a robot. They learn about different career opportunities by communicating with robot specialists at the Johnson...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Robot Sketcher
Explore this awesome tool that animates a robot that contains sliding arms (like those used in hydraulics) and rotating arms like those used in rotary motors. The exploration asks students to consider how to find the area drawn by the...
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Transformers Come to Life
This article describes Kuratas, a 13 foot tall Japanese robot that can be operated by a human pilot or remotely via a 3G touch phone.