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Illustrative Mathematics
Stained Glass
A complex question looking for the total cost of a stained glass window by calculating area and circumference of a circle. With detailed components, this activity will challenge your designers to figure out if they have enough money to...
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Patterns in the Multiplication Table
Explore patterns in the multiplication table in order to deepen your third graders' understanding of this essential skill. Implement this activity as a whole-class lesson, allowing students to work in pairs or small groups to support...
Illustrative Mathematics
Games at Recess
A great non-calculation problem that lets your math minds explore without the pressure of the right answer. Your learners will have to compare boys and girls playing soccer and jump rope during recess. How many more boys than girls are...
Curated OER
Snow Day
It's a snow day, and two brothers attending schools with different schedules each got a late start to the day. But who had the shorter school day? That's what your class will find out as they apply their knowledge of fractions to this...
Illustrative Mathematics
Sand Under the Swing Set
Help the local elementary school fix their playground by calculating the amount of sand needed near the swing set. The problem practices setting up proportions and ratios with three different options for solving. You can chose the option...
Illustrative Mathematics
Dan’s Division Strategy
Can Dan make a conjecture about dividing fractions with the same denominators? That is what your scholars are to determine. They must show that if the statement is true, they understand how the quantities were determined, and how...
Illustrative Mathematics
Comparing Rational and Irrational Number
Algebra learners must know how to use rational numbers to approximate irrationals. This resource asks participants to decide which number is larger without using a calculator. It makes a great exercise to use as a five-minute transition...
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Even and Odd Functions
A detailed definition of even and odd functions begins an in-depth look at how these functions are composed and evaluated in the study of math. It goes from from basic algebra through calculus. Interactive LiveMath Notebooks are provided...
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Math Pages: Net Area and Green's Theorem
This site from Math Pages explains how to use Green's Theorem to find net area. It is very in-depth and mathematical, and would be very hard to understand without a prior knowledge of the subject.
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Math Pages: Polynomials From Pascal's Triangle
This site from Math Pages contains relevant information regarding polynomials from Pascal's Triangle. The information is in-depth and a good knowledge of the subject is advised for better understanding.