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Project Maths

The Unit Circle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
It's not just any circle—it's the unit circle. The fourth lesson in the series is an introduction to the famous unit circle. While working through a series of activities, young scholars learn the components of the unit circle and how to...
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Performance
Radford University

A Place at the Table

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Find a seat at the table. Learners design a non-rectangular picnic table given constraints on the number of people that should be able to sit at the table. They draw blueprints and build scale models of their tables. After researching...
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Curated OER

Building a Better Home for the Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders draw a set of blueprints and record measurements on them. They add, subtract and multiply to work within their house-building budget.
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Performance
Radford University

“Putt-Putt” For The Geometry of It!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Take a swing at the task. Using their knowledge of polygons and solids, scholars design one hole of a miniature golf course. They calculate areas and perimeters, determine the cost of building the holes, make scale drawings, and create...
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Curated OER

TE Activity: Choosing a Pyramid Site

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students determine how engineers decide on choices for final designs and sites for construction. They look at a surveyor's report while they evaluate sites where a pyramid could be build. They consider the distance the pyramid would be...
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Curated OER

Kites: Patang - The Indian Fighter Kite

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars investigate the history of fighter kites and build their own.  In this aeronautics lesson, students discover how other countries utilize fighter kites and where they originated.  Young scholars create their own fighter...
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Curated OER

Building Tetrahedral Kites

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to build tetrahedral kites. They must follow directions and the provided materials. They discover the engineering concepts needed to make the kite.
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Curated OER

Building Patterns

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine a variety of different patterns. After reading a book, they are introduced to a growing pattern and have them predict the next sequence of blocks. In groups, they are given a set of tiles in which they create a...
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Curated OER

Designing a Fort

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore the concept of right triangles. In this right triangle lesson, students construct a scale model of a tourist attraction similar to Fort Jefferson. Students research aerial photos of Fort Jefferson, then build their...
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Curated OER

A Christmas Project

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders publish a letter and spreadsheet using the computer. They build a three-dimesnsional object with construction paper and develop a Christmas object using coordinates on a graph. Students compose a response in their journals.
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Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Building Sets of Nine

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students match quantities to their number.  In this building to nine instructional activity, students put groups of objects together to make a group of nine.
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Curated OER

Suspension Bridges: Connecting Lives

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore bridges.  In this bridge lesson, students design and build a suspension bridge after visiting related websites and reviewing famous bridges in non-fiction books.  Students follow the instructions from the "Build a Bridge...
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Curated OER

The Mini-Me People Iditarod

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in the "Iditarod" sled race. In this Iditarod instructional activity, students build their own sleds and pull their classmates to checkpoints. They use mushing terms and get timed to see how fast they go.  
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Curated OER

Mr. Pitonyak's Pyramid Puzzle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine how much it would cost to build a pyramid using modern materials and ancient methods. They design scale drawings, models and submit final cost bids in an attempt to get the job of building a pyramid.
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Curated OER

How Does Your Garden Grow?

For Teachers K - 6th
Students construct and maintain a school garden. In this gardening lesson, students plan the construction of the garden by writing letters to local businesses asking for supplies and materials; students build the garden using their math...
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Map Your School

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners participate in a project to map their school. They measure and graph various areas around the school. Learners find the longitude and latitude of the school and research the school's history, and highlight special important areas.
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Curated OER

Perfumania

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify various geometric shapes. Apply the given formulas to determine the volume of these shapes. Design their own container to conform to specifications provided. Use their knowledge of volume formulas and shapes to...
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Lesson Plan
New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 11

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You'll C-E-R a difference in classroom achievement after using a helpful lesson. Designed for economics, civics, government, and US history classes, participants practice using the CER model to craft arguments about primary and secondary...
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Curated OER

Connecting the Dots? Geometry and Architecture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the connection between geometry and architecture. In this geometry and architecture lesson plan, students view a video which details a geometry class design project. Students then use the Internet in a scavenger hunt to...
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Curated OER

Define Geometry Terms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The Common Core is intended to help all children meet high academic standards. Here is a Common Core designed lesson that is intended for learners with communication or language difficulties. The lesson is written in a narrative style...
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Curated OER

Using Geometric Shapes in Architecture

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify two and three dimensional shapes used in architectural designs by viewing images on the Internet.  In this geometry lesson, 3rd graders create their own building designs and identify the geometric shapes that will...
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Curated OER

Stack It Up!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students analyze and begin to design a pyramid. Working in engineering teams, they perform calculations to determine the area of the pyramid base, stone block volumes, and the number of blocks required for their pyramid base. They make a...
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Curated OER

Paper Maché Mancala Game Boards

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create three dimensional works of art from two dimensional plans, develop skills in papier-mach?? technique, utilize elements and principles of design to create 3-D form, and develop math/strategy skills in playing the...
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Dart Boards

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Bulls eye! Design dart boards with specific chances of winning. Individuals determine the probability of hitting a circular and a triangular dart board inscribed in squares. They create dart boards that have a 50 percent chance of...