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Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Triangular Tables

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Somewhat of a puzzle, this problem gets pre-algebra preteens to write an expression representing a seating chart using triangle-shaped tables. This single task is an applicable lesson for meeting sixth grade Common Core math standards....
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Lesson Plan
National Geographic

Mapping the Shape of Everest

For Teachers 4th - 6th
With Mount Everest as the motivator, your earth science class learns about topographic maps. Begin by showing a film clip from The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest, featuring fearsome virtual imagery of a path up world's tallest peak....
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App
Mobile Education Store

ConversationBuilder

For Students 1st - 8th
Some students struggle in social situations or when it comes to conversing with peers. Conversation is key in developing relationships and in building strong social skills. This app can be used to help children with social anxiety, ASD,...
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Advocates for Human Rights

All about Me!

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Celebrate the uniqueness of your students with this character building lesson plan series. In order to learn about and appreciate diversity and individuality, children create All About Me books by cutting out and drawing pictures that...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

SOAPS Primary Source "Think" Sheet

For Students 7th - 12th
Planning on using primary source materials? Introduce your class members to SOAPS, a worksheet that models how to analyze and reflect on primary source materials. Readers name the document, identify the subject (S), the occasion (O),...
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Handout
Curated OER

Identify the Parts of a Newspaper features of informational text, newspaper format

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Young readers make sense out of the wealth of information in newspapers with this helpful reference document. Pointing out basic features like headings, articles, bylines, and captions this resource is a great tool for introducing...
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Worksheet
Homeschool Math

Equivalent Fractions Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Fraction circles are the primary feature of this worksheet for practicing calculating equivalent fractions. It includes 10 practice problems and an answer key, and supports visual interpretation of this mathematical concept.
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Printables
Student Handouts

Get to Know Me Sheet

For Students K - 8th
Your students will be eager to fill you in on who they are and what they're all about with this great mad-lib-style introduction worksheet.
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Lesson Plan
Brigham Young University

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Body Biography

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pause in your reading of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead to take an in-depth look at the characters. Learners examine a chosen character by drawing a body and assigning quotes and traits to specific areas of the body, thinking...
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Shutterfly

Shutterfly Photo Story Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th Standards
A reading of Peggy Parish's Amelia Bedelia launches a study of idioms. Groups then select several idioms, write the meaning of the expressions, draw or select images, and use GIMP or Photoshop to create an idiom book. 
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Printables
Choose My Plate

MyPlate Coloring Sheet

For Students 2nd - 4th
Get creative coloring the MyPlate food group plate! Each food group—grains, dairy, protein, vegetables, and fruit—is labeled within their portioned section of a plate that sits next to a fork. 
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Activity
It's About Time

How Atoms Interact with Each Other

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Connect the dots and assist young chemists as they demonstrate covalent and ionic bonding. Class members use their knowledge of valence electrons to predict compound formulas as they arrange electrons into various bonding structures to...
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Lesson Plan
Mathematics Assessment Project

Representing and Combining Transformations

For Teachers 8th Standards
Transform your learners into master geometers with an activity that asks them to first complete an assessment task drawing the result after transformation of a given shape in the coordinate plane. They then use cards to represent...
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Lesson Plan
Statistics Education Web

Consuming Cola

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Caffeine affects your heart rate — or does it? Learners study experimental design while conducting their own experiment. They collect heart rate data after drinking a caffeinated beverage, create a box plot, and draw conclusions. They...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Estimating Probability Distributions Empirically 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Develop probability distributions from simulations. Young mathematicians use simulations to collect data. They use the data to draw graphs of probability distributions for the random variable in question.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Conducting a Simulation to Estimate the Probability of an Event II

For Teachers 7th Standards
Add some randomization into simulations. The 11th installment in a series of 25 presents two new methods to use in simulations--colored disks, and random numbers. Pupils use random numbers to run simulations where the probabilities make...
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Worksheet
Classics for Kids

Instrumental Sounds

For Students 4th - 5th
What sound does a piccolo make? What's the difference between a violin and viola? What family does a timpani belong to? Take a tour through the different sections of an orchestra with an interactive reference tool.
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Lesson Plan
NPR

Can You Beat Cognitive Bias?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
In a time of fake news, media manipulation, and Internet trolls, a resource equips learners with the tools they need to recognize and combat resources that are designed to appeal to our cognitive biases. Introduce learners to five...
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US Institute of Peace

Responding to Conflict: Active Listening

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Did I hear you right? You need a great lesson on active listening? Through large- and small-group activities, learners differentiate between poor and excellent listening skills. The resource, 7th in a series of 15, focuses on active...
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Montana State University

Meet Mount Everest

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Learning about one landform might seem boring to some, but using the resource provided practically guarantees scholar interest. The second in a sequential series of eight covering the topic of Mount Everest includes activities such as a...
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Interactive
Physics Classroom

Recognizing Forces

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
A common complaint among physics scholars studying Newton's laws of motion concerns drawing free-body diagrams. To practice the required pre-requisite skills for free-body diagrams, individuals identify which forces act in specific...
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Lesson Plan
Science Matters

Just Breathe

For Teachers 5th
Pupils know they need to breathe to live, but the details may not be too clear. A thorough instructional activity introduces them to the components of the respiratory system using a set of cards with pictures and descriptions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Mathematics of Space and Place

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the measurements and geometry of the school grounds. They conduct inquiry while measuring the campus and some of the city blocks. Then students draw a map to scale and categorize property types using a pie graph.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Applied Science - Science and Math Post-Lab

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students use scientific tools. In this Applied Science lesson, students investigate the use of scientific tools to enhance observation and discovery. Students indicate how each tool assists scientific work.

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