Curated OER
The American Revolution and Its Heroes
Students, through a variety of activities, discover historical aspects of the American Revolution. They make maps and create timelines to track significant events. They create a book about the American Revolution and re-enact Paul...
Curated OER
Symbols of Our Land
Students explore the symbols and figures significant to the American culture in the five lessons of this unit. The U.S. flag in various versions, the Statue of Liberty, and the Lincoln Momorial are all covered in short segments in this...
Curated OER
Symbols of Freedom
Students investigate symbols of the United States in this unit. They exam the Liberty Bell, the American Flag, the President, and the Bald Eagle.
Scholastic
The Flight of Amelia Earhart Teaching Guide
Amelia Earhart's accomplishments and strength of character extend beyond her status as one of the first female aviators in America. Elementary and middle schoolers learn about Earhart's early life and the historical context surrounding...
Beyond Benign
Municipal Waste Generation
Statistically, waste may become a problem in the future if people do not take action. Using their knowledge of statistics and data representation, pupils take a look at the idea of waste generation. The four-part unit has class members...
Appalachian State University
The Fault in Our Stars: A Movie Study Guide for Eighth Grade Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science
How would you spend your last days with a loved one? The movie guide for The Fault in Our Stars prompts scholars to compare important scenes from the novel to the film and contains background information about the author, guided...
Syracuse City School District
Reading Comprehension Unit Plan
A unit plan uses short texts to teach literary elements such as theme and characterization. Included are passages by authors such as Walter Dean Myers and Sandra Cisneros. Activities include quick writes, filling in graphic organizers,...
Curated OER
Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln
Students study four of the most influential and important presidents in United States history. In this United States presidents lesson, students learn the facts and histories to four of the most influential presidents in history - George...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Physics: Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Figures
This interactive site helps students determine the appropriate number of significant figures in both addition and subtraction, as well as multiplication and division calculations. They also calculate the percent uncertainty of a...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Significant Figures
Given quantitative data, students will express and manipulate quantities using the correct number of significant figures.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: 1.3 Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Figures
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Determine the appropriate number of significant figures in both addition and subtraction, as well as multiplication and division calculations and Calculate the percent...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Significant Figures
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Determining significant figures and rounding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Significant Figures
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides a definition of significant figures and lists rules for proper designation of values.
Other
Chemistry Land: Significant Figures and Fuzzy Numbers
Course website, developed by a community college instructor, uses riddles, real-world examples, colorful pictures, and explanatory text to introduce learners to the concept of significant figures in science. With a selection of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Multiplying and Dividing Using Significant Figures: Lesson 1
This lesson will demonstrate how to multiply/divide measurements and report the result to the correct number of significant digits. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Multiplying and Dividing Using Significant Figures."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Introduction to Significant Figures: Lesson 1
This lesson should help a learner understand how to determine the amount of significant figures in a number and the uses of significant figures. It is 1 of 6 in the series titled "Introduction to Significant Figures."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Multiplying W/ Significant Figures: Lesson 1
This lesson should help a learner understand how to determine the appropriate amount of significant figures when multiplying numbers. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Multiplying w/ Significant Figures."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Practice Determining Significant Figures: Lesson 1
This lesson should provide examples of how to deal with significant figures when dealing with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Practice Determining Significant Figures."
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Introduction to Physics: Problems & Exercises
This site provides a list of physics problems and exercises including Physical Quantities and Units, Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Figures, and Approximation.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: The Language of Physics: Physical Quantities and Units
By the end of this section, you will be able to associate physical quantities with their International System of Units (SI) and perform conversions among SI units using scientific notation; relate measurement uncertainty to significant...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Uncertainty in Measurements
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online lesson students will learn to distinguish between accuracy and precision in measurements and to also calculate the percent error of a...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Mole Conversions
This tutorial reviews over lots of concepts including dimensional analysis, scientific notation, significant figures, and mole conversions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Scientific Notation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Write whole numbers and decimals in scientific notation; apply the rules of exponents to evaluate scientific notation expressions and determine the number of...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Unit Conversions, Error, and Uncertainty
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore a science investigation learning module including conversions, error, and uncertainty in scientific measurement.