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National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

Hospitality and Tourism 1: Safety and Sanitation

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Math and science come alive in this career-related lesson plan on sanitation. Along the way, learners explore bacterial growth rates using exponential notation and graphs. A link to a very brief, but vivid video shows just how quickly...
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Curated OER

Balloon Math: A Game for All Levels

For Teachers K - 8th
Here is a game that combines exercise with math skills. In this mathematics and P.E. lesson, students hold balloons that have a number written on them, and for a set time do not let the balloons hit the ground. They must catch a balloon...
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EngageNY

Negative Exponents and the Laws of Exponents

For Teachers 8th Standards
Apply the properties of exponents to expressions with negative exponents. The fifth lesson in the series explains the meaning of negative exponents through an exploration of the properties taught in the previous lessons of the...
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EngageNY

Sequences of Rigid Motions

For Students 8th Standards
Examine the various rigid transformations and recognize sequences of these transformations. The lesson asks learners to perform sequences of rotations, reflections, and translations. Individuals also describe a sequence that results in...
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EngageNY

Angle Sum of a Triangle

For Students 8th Standards
Prove the Angle Sum Theorem of a triangle using parallel line and transversal angle relationships. Pupils create a triangle from parallel lines and transversals. They find angle measures to show that the angles of a triangle must total...
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EngageNY

Read Expressions in Which Letters Stand for Numbers

For Teachers 6th Standards
Pencil in the resource on writing verbal phrases into your lesson plans. The 15th installment of a 36-part module has scholars write verbal phases for algebraic expressions. They complete a set of problems to solidify this skill.
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EngageNY

Equations Involving Factored Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Be ready mathematicians of every level. This lesson leads to the discovery of the zero product property and provides challenges for early finishers along the way. At conclusion, pupils understand the process of using the zero product...
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EngageNY

Definition of Rotation and Basic Properties

For Students 8th Standards
Examine the process of rotating images to visualize effects of changes to them. The fifth lesson of 18 prompts pupils to rotate different images to various degrees of rotation. It pays special attention to rotations in multiples of 90...
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EngageNY

Some Facts About Graphs of Linear Equations in Two Variables

For Teachers 8th Standards
Develop another way to find the equation of a line. The lesson introduces the procedure to find the equation of a line given two points on the line. Pupils determine the two points from the graph of the line.
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EngageNY

Solving Equations with Radicals

For Students 8th Standards
Show learners how to develop a procedure for solving equations using radicals with the fifth instructional activity of the 25-part module that challenges learners to use properties to solve multi-step quadratic and cubic equations....
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EngageNY

Decimal Expansions of Fractions, Part 1

For Students 8th Standards
Is it possible to add infinitely long decimals? As pupils complete the examples in the ninth lesson of this 25-part series, they determine that adding these decimals cannot be done without error. Their task is then to determine the size...
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EngageNY

More Division Stories

For Teachers 6th Standards
Don't part with a resource on partitive division. Continuing along the lines of the previous lesson, pupils create stories for division problems, this time for partitive division problems. Trying out different situations and units allows...
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Curated OER

Button Math

For Teachers K - 2nd
Use buttons, cards, and dice to perform simple math problems! This inventive activity should be quite engaging for young learners. Kindergarteners use buttons to help them understand the concepts of greater than, less than, and equal to.
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EngageNY

The Power of Algebra—Finding Primes

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Banks are responsible for keeping our financial information safe. Mathematics is what allows them to do just that! Pupils learn the math behind the cryptography that banks rely on. Using polynomial identities, learners reproduce the...
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EngageNY

Estimating Quantities

For Teachers 8th Standards
Apply the concept of magnitude to estimate values and compare numbers. The ninth lesson of the 15-part series asks learners to write numbers to their next greatest power of 10 and then make comparisons. Scholars begin to understand the...
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EngageNY

Definition of Congruence and Some Basic Properties

For Students 8th Standards
Build a definition of congruence from an understanding of rigid transformations. The lesson asks pupils to explain congruence through a series of transformations. Properties of congruence emerge as they make comparisons to these...
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Teach Engineering

Bone Density Math and Logarithm Introduction

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What do logarithms have to do with bone density? Scholars learn that the equation for bone density includes logarithms. The majority of the third lesson of seven is devoted to logarithms and their properties.
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EngageNY

Solving Problems by Finding Equivalent Ratios

For Teachers 6th Standards
Combine total quantities and equivalent ratios in problem solving. The fifth lesson in a series of 29 presents problems that can be solved using equivalent ratios. Pupils use part-to-part ratios and either sums or differences of the...
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Curated OER

Math On the Job

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Investigate different types of math required for specific jobs. In this math in occupations lesson, use the Internet to research  what type of math one might need to know in order to be successful in different jobs. Complete a...
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Starship English and Math - Online Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Two online lessons, one in math and one in language arts, are here for you. In them, learners play online games which reinforce important skills in literacy and numeracy. The thing I like about both of these lessons is that they get the...
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PBS

Garden Grade 6 Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Engage young mathematicians in applying their knowledge of area and perimeter with a fun geometry activity. Through a series of problem solving exercises, children use their math knowledge to design different-sized garden...
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EngageNY

Determining Discrete Probability Distributions 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Investigate how long-run outcomes approach the calculated probability distribution. The 10th installment of a 21-part module continues work on probability distributions from the previous activity. They pool class data to see how...
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Curated OER

My Math Curse!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Math novices examine how math can help them in real-world situations. They listen to the book The Math Curse by Jon Scieszka, solve various word problems from the book, explore various math websites, write original math word problems,...
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EngageNY

Rotations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Searching for a detailed lesson to assist in describing rotations while keeping the class attentive? Individuals manipulate rotations in this application-based lesson depending on each parameter. They construct models depending on the...

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