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Curated OER

Quilt Squared

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study West Virginia quilts. In this mathematics instructional activity, students use symmetry, geometric shapes, and patterns to create their own quilt square.
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Curated OER

Time Flies When Math Is Fun

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders pracdtice telling time with a demonstration clock.
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Curated OER

Bargain Hunter

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students engage in a classroom shopping adventure to search for the best bargains.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Grouchy Ladybug

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a Cirlce Map about time. They recall times during the grouchy ladybugs travels, and add dots on ladybugs using turn-around facts. Pupils correctly sequence the events of The Grouchy Ladybug. Students compose new...
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Curated OER

Magnetic Discovery Bottle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data.  In this magnet lesson students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets. 
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Curated OER

Centimeter Slinkies

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders estimate and measure the length of a whole color-segmented, candy gummy worm. Then, as students bite off each segment, they estimate, measure and record findings in an activity log.
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Curated OER

Measure Me!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use nonstandard concrete methods to estimate and record measurements of their body.
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Curated OER

Better Than Average

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners analyze how to calculate averages, and discuss the use of averages in baseball. They calculate averages and decimals to thousandths using the data on baseball cards.
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Curated OER

To Market to Market

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research a product and participate in an integrated simulation of a free market economy where students will create, buy and sell a good or service. In completing this activity, 4th graders understand the concepts and...
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Curated OER

Measuring with My Body

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders get into groups of two. Next, give each student a piece of butcher paper that is long enough for them to trace their entire body. One person lies down while their partner traces the outline of their body. Upon completion,...
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Curated OER

Chips Ahoy A Thousand Chips In Every Bag

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders determine whether Nabico's claim to sell 1000 chocolate chips in every 1 pound bag of Chips Ahoy! is true.
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Curated OER

Let the Light Shine Through!

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students display knowledge of line of symmetry by designing a geometric stained glass window pattern.
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Curated OER

Fractions, Equivalent Fractions and Decimals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers relate fractions to decimals and find and compare equivalent fractions.
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Curated OER

Fractions, Equivalent Fractions and Decimals

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine how to relate fractions to decimals and find and compare equivalent fractions.
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Curated OER

Watershed Investigations

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students find maps of the region to show rock formations and soil types and use GIS to compare radon levels. They describe three types of radioactive decay, interpret graphs, and follow steps to develop a nuclear bomb or energy.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Multiplying Fractions by Fractions: Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In this exercise, students practice multiplying fractions by fractions word problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
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Other

Ohio Department of Education: Models for Dividing Fractions [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
This resource consists of a detailed, hands-on lesson plan for dividing fractions using manipulatives such as fraction bars.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: To Multiply or Not to Multiply?

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Many real world problems appear similar. Even when children might know what operation to choose when the problem only involves whole numbers, they often are confused with fractions. It is also important for students to know that 18x25 is...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Rational Numbers in Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Solve real-world problems involving the addition and subtraction of fractions and evaluate change.
Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Think Math

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Think Math offers a collection of 43 KET-produced resources from Math at the Core: Middle School, including 17 Scale City videos and interactives about proportional reasoning, 14 Wild Fractions animations and games that feature visual...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Multiply Fractions and Whole Numbers Visually

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Use area models, number lines, and tape diagrams to multiply a whole number times a fraction. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Study Guide
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Calculus: Radioactivity and Half Life [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Apply the Law of Exponential Change to solve a "real-world" science problem. Formulas and examples are provided. Great review for the AP Calculus test!
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Mixed Numbers in Applications

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Solve real-world problems that involve multiplying and dividing real numbers.
Interactive
Quia

Ixl Learning: Divide Fractions by Whole Numbers Using Models

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Practice dividing fractions by whole numbers with numbers using models.