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Curated OER

Geometry and Measurement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars view a right triangle displayed by the teacher. Students measure legs and the interior angles of the triangle. They look for a pattern or relationship between the legs and angles. Young scholars use pegboards and string to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Paper Gliders

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study friction and drag. In this science lesson, 6th graders use different models of gliders and test to see which of the gliders fly the farthest. Students analyze their data and construct a graph.
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Curated OER

Copy Cat

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine a Webmath page, and demonstrate how to copy and paste. They create a computer-generated template page presenting the attributes of two- and three- dimensional shapes.
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Curated OER

A Novel Idea

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read a historical novel. In groups they reenact chapters of the novel.
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Curated OER

Air: It's a Gas!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the properties of air through hands-on activities in conjunction with the demonstrations in a 3-2-1 Contact Video.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Junk Mail Jewelry

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create jewelry from junk mail. In this visual art lesson, students use junk mail to design necklaces and bracelets.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Independent - To Be or Not Top Be: Press Conference

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders deliver an oral presentation on the American war for independence to small groups. They use a rubric to give each other peer feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of their presentation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kansas River: Where Do They Come From? Where Do They Flow? Which Ones Make the Kansas River Grow?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners identify major rivers in Kansas, identify the direction which they flow and identify tributaries of the Kansas River. Students examine what occurrences upstream influence water quality downstream.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Float My Boat

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, experiment with density and the displacement of water by creating and designing their own boats and seeing which boat holds the most centimeter cubes without sinking..
Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Word Search

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this science worksheet, middle schoolers look for the words that are related to the theme of the sheet in the word search. They also work on spelling skills.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Forces in Fluids

For Students 7th - 9th
In this forces in fluids worksheet, learners answer questions as they relate to forces in fluids. Students complete a chart about atmospheric pressure.
Unit Plan
Math2

Math2.org: Areas, Volumes, Surface Areas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives formulas for the area, volume, and surface area of various shapes.
Activity
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Surface Area to Volume Ratio

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will investigate the relationship between surface area and volume and their application to the inner workings of real life organisms.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Geometry: 3 D Shapes: Surface Area and Volume

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Learn how to calculate the surface area and volume of rectangular prisms and cylinders. Four interactive animations, preceded by simple instructions, guide you through the process of calculating area and volume.
Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area and Volume

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This multimedia Learn Alberta math resource looks at surface area and volume and how math involved in the design of large inflatable shapes. The accompanying interactive component lets students investigate a variety of cylinders to get a...
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Surface Area and Volume

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an interactive site that enables the viewer to input different measurements in order to learn about surface area and volume for a rectangular prism and a triangular prism.
Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area, Volume, and Nets

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Investigate the concepts of area, volume, 3D shapes, and nets using this interactive Learn Alberta math. The solid shapes focused on this exploration include rectangular and triangular prisms, rectangular and triangular pyramids,...
Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Volumes of Solids and Surface Areas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-five problems cover the topics of volume of solids and surface area. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Determining the Surface Area and Volume of Composite Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given a problem involving composite figures made from prisms, pyramids, spheres, cones, and/or cylinders, the student will find the surface area and volume of the composite figure.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Determining the Surface Area and Volume of Spheres

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given a problem involving spheres, the student will find the surface area and volume.
Interactive
Other

Calculator.net: Surface Area Calculator

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use these calculator tools to find the surface area, in your choice of units, of a sphere, cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, capsule, ball cap, conical frustum, ellipsoid, or square pyramid. Includes a reference section listing...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Area, Surface Area, and Volume Problems

For Students 6th Standards
A guide to support parents as they work with their students with area, surface area, and volume problems.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area and Volume of Cones

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find a cone's volume and surface area.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area and Volume of Cones

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students to calculate the surface area and volume of a cone.

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