Curated OER
Similar or Not?
Fifth graders define the meaning of similar and congruent using concrete objects. They make similar and congruent figures using geoboards. They draw their figures on dot paper, and color their designs.
Curated OER
Do You Like Baseball?
In this language arts activity, students learn to answer questions about personal preferences according to the degree of like or dislike. Students read 20 questions such as "Do you like fruit juice?" Answer choices are: I love it, Yes, I...
Curated OER
Arc of Ball To Make Basket
Students examine the mathematical relationship in scoring a basket. They observe the arc of the ball as it travels to the basket from different points on the floor.
Curated OER
Mobile-ize
Second graders, using a minimum of four space figures, create a mobile. They use a "Draw" program to first plan out their figure.
Curated OER
Irregular Verbs Practice #2
In this irregular verbs practice worksheet, students read an informative instructional activity. Students then respond to 14 questions that require them to finish the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs.
Curated OER
Exercises on the Past Tense
In this interactive grammar worksheet, students complete the 20 sentences by selecting the correct form of the verb from the drop down menu.
Curated OER
Pronouns
In this grammar learning exercise, students choose the appropriate pronouns in parentheses that makes each sentence grammatically correct in twenty-three sentences.
Curated OER
Mystery Words - Part Two - School Terms
Students increase their vocabularies with the mystery words activity. In this vocabulary lesson, students solve the mystery words using clues.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Math in Basketball: Lesson Plan
In this lesson plan, students will explore ways that mathematics are used in basketball. Students will explore the concept of a function and will learn to use function notation. Students will recognize, describe, and represent quadratic...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Olympics Content: Math and Science Behind Olympic Sports
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This group of resources use interest in Olympic sports to teach math and physics concepts. Students learn about velocity, the role of gravity, the importance of...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: 10 Olympic Starters
These 10 questions encourage students to explore mathematical modelling in the context of several different sports including track and field athletics, shooting, football, tennis, basketball and gymnastics. This activity is designed to...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: The Speed of the Game
Team games like football, hockey, basketball, handball and wheelchair rugby are played on pitches or courts of different sizes with different numbers of players. The density of players on the pitch plays a significant role in determining...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Sports Equipment
Sports such as hockey, football, basketball and tennis use balls of different sizes. Can you arrange a selection of different balls in a line each touching the next to make the shortest line? This activity offers opportunities for...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: A Ced, a Rei Basketball
In this task, two brothers track how many games they have each won. Students are asked to make calculations based on the percentage of games won. They set up a rational equation (and a rational inequality) in one variable, and then solve...
Other
Basket Math Interactive
Explore more than twenty math concepts such a perimeter, rounding, exponents, decimals, sign numbers, and more using this interactive basketball game. A Spanish version is also offered. Students results are tabulated daily.
ABCya
Abc Ya: Math Fact Shoot Out
Use multiplication, division, addition, or subtraction to play this math basketball game. Choose your operation and level to try to collect basketballs to use for shooting free throws. Each correct answer earns you one basketball - the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Basketball Rebounds
The purpose of this task is to introduce learners to an exponential decay function in the form f(x) = abx, with a concrete interpretation of the decay factor b. A table shows the rebound height of a basketball for each successive bounce....
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Basketball Bounces, Assessment Variation 1
This task asks students to analyze a set of data about the height of a basketball for each time it bounces. They choose a model that reasonably fits the data and use the model to answer questions about the physical context. This variant...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Basketball Bounces, Assessment Variation 2
This task asks students to analyze a set of data about the height of a basketball for each time it bounces. They choose a model that reasonably fits the data and use the model to answer questions about the physical context. This second...
Other
Desmos: Will It Hit the Hoop?
Students explore projectile motion in this activity as they look at videos and predict whether basketballs will land in the hoop. They then show their predictions in graphs of parabolic curves and compare their predictions to the actual...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Math Behind Michael Jordan's Legendary Hang Time
Learn the affect of gravitational acceleration by calculating what Michael Jordan's hang time would be if he played basketball elsewhere in the universe.
Utah Education Network
Uen: What About That Jazz?
This lesson provides a lesson that highlights NBA's Utah Jazz team. Teachers will demonstrate how to use a database, and then students will engage in exploring the database of the Utah Jazz.
Doina Popovici
Math Play: Slope Intercept Basketball Game
This online game includes slope-intercept problems for students to solve. Students must recognize which variables represent the slope, or rise-over-run, and the y-intercept.
Other
Wake Forest University: Sports Statistics
A collection of WebQuests that require students to collect and analyze statistical data from several sports teams using the Internet. An interesting, real-world approach to statistics.