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Curated OER

Electrical motors

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate and experiement with a 9-volt motor. They will use the connecting wire and battery pack to discover fans.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Looking For Triangles

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve problems with triangles. In this geometry lesson plan, students analyze shapes to find different triangles. They name the shapes created by putting triangles together.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Foreign Stamps

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders convert the price of US stamps to those of a number of foreign currencies. They use conversion charts to make the changes.
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Curated OER

Calculating the shortest distance between two points

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders find the length of the third side of a right triangle.
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Curated OER

Investigation of Pot Sherds

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders review their prior knowledge on the concept of pi. Using broken pieces of pottery, they calculate the circumference from a section of the circle. In teams, they compete against one another to get the most accurate...
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Sequencing the Daily Calendar

For Teachers K
Students identify the passage of time. They also practice with basic mathematical concepts.
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Teach Engineering

Surface Tension Lab

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
What constitutes a good soap bubble? In the second installment of a nine-part series, scholars apply their understanding of surface tension to soap bubbles. They experiment to determine the best solutions to use for the...
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Curated OER

Dinosaurs---Read All About Them!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read all about dinosaurs. In this biology lesson plan, students  examine how to use library research as integral part of scientific research.
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Curated OER

Creating A Family Tree

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore their ancestral background while they experience genealogy.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Self Check Quiz on Functions & Patterns

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students show comprehension of advanced mathematical concepts in Algebra I. The questions check understanding on functions and patterns.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: English Bus: Pattern and Function

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Help John the bus driver with his payments. Do you know enough about patterns and functions?
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Fashion Store: Pattern and Function

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Molly organizes her clothes in a pattern using functions.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Soccer Stadium: Pattern and Function

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Carlos wants to learn about calculating with decimals before his soccer practice starts. See if you can help!
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: School Bus: Pattern and Function: Number Patterns

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Students will play a variety of learning games to explore and practice number patterns.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Soccer Stadium: Pattern and Function

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Enrique plays soccer. Can you help him find patterns?
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Soccer Stadium: Pattern and Function

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Students will explore patterns through interactive activities.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Math in Basketball: Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

The Actuarial Foundation: Math Academy: Can You See It in Nature? [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students will build, extend, describe, predict, graph and generate rules for patterns and functions designed to help students understand the connection between geometric and numerical patterns (younger students) as well as between...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Truck Stop: Pattern and Function

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In Pete's truck stop there are trucks loaded with numbers. Help him find the missing numbers for his customers!
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Patterns in Nature

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment [3:25] from Cyberchase, a plant expert shows Bianca the patterns and symmetry found in nature.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Mc Dougal Littell Mid. School Math: Graph Non Linear Functions

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students will compare functions by graphing the functions and describing the patterns in the graphs.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Creating Numerical Patterns With Rules: Bianca Functions in the Wild

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Cyberchase video, Bianca and her friend go camping and soon realize that Bianca has left the food at home. They find a vending machine in the woods, but it doesn't dispense the food that corresponds with the numbers Bianca...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Seeing Math: Quadratic Transformer

For Students 9th - 10th
The Quadratic Transformer was developed to support the learning of quadratic functions, and in particular to help you understand the connections between symbolic and graphic representations. Indirectly, it also helps you connect either...
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Project Sky Math

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers will be interested to explore the SkyMath module, and the 16 classroom activities at this site. In this program, students will collect and record real-time weather data to analyze. Data analysis, graphing, number relationship,...