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Virginia Department of Education

Types of Variations

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Scholars determine how two quantities vary with respect to each other. They complete a fill-in-the-blank activity by stating whether the entities vary directly, inversely, or jointly, create equations that match different variations, and...
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Virginia Department of Education

Permutations and Combinations

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Counting is not all it adds up to be — sometimes it involves multiplying. The lesson introduces permutations and combinations as ways of counting, depending upon whether order is important. Pupils learn about factorials and the formulas...
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Virginia Department of Education

Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 8th Standards
Investigate the meaning of the Pythagorean Theorem through modeling. After comparing the area of the square of each side, individuals cut triangles and squares to facilitate the comparison.
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Virginia Department of Education

Quadrilateral Sort

For Teachers 7th
If only you had a Sorting Hat to sort out quadrilaterals. Learners sort cutouts of quadrilaterals based on their properties and attributes. A flowchart helps them organize the results of the activity.
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Virginia Department of Education

Similar Figures

For Teachers 7th
How similar do figures have to be to be similar figures? Individuals learn to identify similar figures by verifying that angles are congruent and sides are proportional. Additionally, they match the corresponding parts of similar figures.
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Perfecting Squares

For Teachers 6th Standards
Here's a perfect way to introduce perfect squares. Individuals color in the diagonals of squares and record observations about patterns. They connect their diagrams to exponents of two and perfect squares.
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Virginia Department of Education

Exploring Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 6th
Sort this resource into the Use pile. Scholars investigate attributes of quadrilaterals and then use the results to sort and classify the shapes labeling each figure with their properties to justify the classifications.
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Virginia Department of Education

May I Have Fries with That?

For Teachers 6th
Not all pie graphs are about pies. The class conducts a survey on favorite fast food categories in a lesson on data representation. Pupils use the results to create a circle graph.
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Virginia Department of Education

Balancing Act

For Teachers 6th Standards
How many different interpretations of the mean are there? Scholars place numbers on a number line and determine the mean. They interpret the mean as the average value and as the balance point.
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Virginia Department of Education

Pick and Choose

For Teachers 6th
Properly teach properties with three activities that allow learners to investigate properties of real numbers. The resource covers the identity properties for addition and multiplication, the inverse property for multiplication, and the...
Lesson Plan
Nuffield Foundation

Investigating Factors Affecting the Breathing Rate of a Locust

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Do animals breathe faster when given more oxygen or more carbon dioxide? Young scientists observe the respiration rates of locusts under a variety of gas concentrations to answer that very question. They collect data, analyze the...
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Curated OER

Breathe Easier With These State Assessment Preparation Ideas

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Here are some helpful ideas for preparing students for state assessments.
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Virginia Department of Education

Synthesizing to Support a Thesis- Big Picture Emphasis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Help your researchers as they begin to develop a topic for research with these worksheets. Included are two nicely designed graphic organizers that assist students in narrowing and researching their topic, and an efficient...
Interactive
Curated OER

Review of Calculus

For Students 12th
In this calculus worksheet, 12th graders solve problems that cover a variety of topics, including limits, derivatives, integrals, and problem solving.  The one page interactive worksheet contains forty-eight questions and is self...
Interactive
Curated OER

Review of Calculus BC II

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Calculus worksheet, students assess their understanding of various topics, including the derivatives of trigonometric functions, evaluating integrals, sigma notation, and convergent and divergent series.  The one page...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Commotion About Motion

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are introduced to different types of motion. They make rolling spider toys and race them on different surfaces to invsetigate forces and motion. Pupils make glue "spider webs" for their spiders after testing different...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Appalachia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the benefits of dance and participate in dances. For this dance lesson, students investigate a number of dances such as square dancing and clogging that are native to Appalachia. They use math concepts to determine...
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Curated OER

In Touch with Apples

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read "How To Make an Apple Pie and See the World", the story of a girl who traveled the world to find the ingredients to make her apple pie. They conduct a series of interdisciplinary activities including testing their senses,...
Interactive
Curated OER

All About Circuits ~ Atomic Structure

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this interactive Internet  assignment, physical science investigators answer 11 questions about the atom, the subatomic particles, and atomic structure. They can click on "Reveal Answer" to discover if they are correct. They...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Pronoun Case

For Students 7th
As a quick way to review pronouns, this activity could be used after a lesson on the topic. The 10 questions on the worksheet require students to identify the correct pronouns for use in each of the sentences.
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Comparative & Superlative Practice

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
When should you use more and most when writing adverbs? Practice comparative and superlative adverbs with a review worksheet. After reading through the information at the top of the page, kids decide if they should use the...
Interactive
Physics Classroom

Vector Direction

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Scholars practice vector direction notation in multiple formats. After mastering each individually, they work to convert from one to another as one part in a series of lessons on vectors and projectiles.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ratios

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a taste test of different sandwiches, rate them, and then put them in a ratio graph. In this ratio lesson plan, 4th graders write what they learned about ratios after this activity.
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Curated OER

Examining The Scores

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate test scores taken to obtain academic strengths and weaknesses. They practice looking at the scores in order to interpret the results. Students use time for class discussion and planning study strategies to target...

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