Illustrative Mathematics
The Geometry of Letters
Use the alphabet as a tool for teaching your class about geometric figures. Break apart capital letters into line segments and arcs. Classify angles as right, acute, or obtuse. Identify parallel and perpendicular lines. An excellent...
Illustrative Mathematics
3-D Shape Sort
From the apple on your desk and the coffee cup in your hand, to the cabinets along the classroom wall, basic three-dimensional shapes are found everywhere in the world around us. Introduce young mathematicians to the these common figures...
Space Race
Sensory Detectives
Test your learners' sensory awareness with three hands-on activities that ask pupils to use their other senses to identify and describe everyday objects hidden from sight.
Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning
A Foundation for Implementation
Color is the focus of this amazing resource packed with math, social studies, science, and language arts activities. Kids create a color word wall and post symbols, graph the number of objects they find of each color while on a...
PBS
Classification
Students explore classification skills used in scientific research. They classify a variety of objects in order to compare and contrast. In addition, they analyze previously collected data in order to place items into meaningful groups.
It's About Time
Metals and Nonmetals
Did you know you can melt the metal gallium with just the heat of your hand? Pupils observe and test materials in order to classify them as metal or non-metal. A reading passage and analysis questions wrap up the lesson.
Discovery Education
Clutter Cutter
Challenge young learners to cut the clutter with this fun engineering project. As employees of a home and office supply company, young engineers are asked to develop devices that organize everyday items. After participating in a...
Mr. Jones's Science Class
Periodic Table Project
Don't be fooled by the title; this is not really a lesson on elements. It is a project on classification, using the periodic table as an example. For that reason, it could be used in any branch of science. As an example, a group may...
Center for Math and Science Education
Pocket Solar System
How in the world can something as big as the solar system possibly fit in your pocket? Complete this simple modeling activity and find out, as young scientists gain an appreciation for the incredible scale of outer space.
It's About Time
Elements and Compounds
Young scientists use electrolysis to separate water into its elements before experimenting with fire to learn about their properties. A helpful resource provides a reading passage and analysis questions.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: Classified
At this site from The Franklin Institute you can practice classifying objects according to physical structure and characteristics.
Other
My Science Box: Raising Plants
The objective of this lesson is to study the life cycle and structure of plants. Students learn about the concept of classifying objects as either living or non-living by growing plants from seeds, fertilizing them, collecting seed, then...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Cutting Corners
Students will use their knowledge of plane figure attributes to create and view shapes by cutting and rotating shapes to stimulate discussions on names and attributes of various shapes they do not regularly encounter.
Other
Sorico: Describing and Comparing Measurable Attributes
The following unit can be used to teach measurable attributes. Students will describe and compare two objects with a measurable concept in common using direct comparison. Included are necessary vocabulary, a scavenger hunt, and links to...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Sweets in a Box
Improve logic and pattern creation skills performing this game. Includes solution.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: The Tooth
Read this spooky rhyme and then use the activity page to create patterns with Halloween candy. The teacher's guide and extra challenges will help teachers make fun and interesting lesson plans.