Curated OER
Back in Time - Next Stop the Middle Ages
Students are introduced to the Middle Ages through Powerpoint presentations and books. During the presentations students work on various reading skills by reading made up papers about the Middle Ages detailing certain events in history.
Curated OER
Is It There?
Students participate in a lesson designed to illustrate these concepts using simple materials. They use Science process skills to observe, measure, predict, make inferences, and communicate while completing the activity. Proper safety...
Curated OER
Spaces and Places
Students identify three-dimensional forms in various buildings and construct three-dimensional paper forms.
Curated OER
Pi Day (March 14)
Fourth graders determine the value of ? by measuring the circumference and diameter of circular objects such as soup cans, Oreo cookies, etc..
Curated OER
Daily Survival Requirements of Water
Students will use inquiry science to complete an investigation. They create hypotheses predicting the changes water undergoes in becoming ice and determine how much ice needs to be melted to create one 8 oz. glass of water.
Curated OER
TE Activity: A Merry-Go-Round for Dirty Air
Young scholars observe a simulation of a cyclone to examine a method of pollutant recovery in cleaning industrial air pollution. They examine how engineers develop technology to reduce air pollution and determine percentages for...
Curated OER
3-D Figures Part 2
Students work with three dimensional objects. In this geometry instructional activity, students examine models of spheres, cones, cubes, prisms, and pyramids, and identify them by their edges, vertices, and faces.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Dojo: Shape & Space: 3 D Shapes and Symmetry
Meet Morisu in the dojo. Help him with symmetrical objects and shapes!
Other
Nearpod: Solid Shapes
In this lesson on solid shapes, students will learn to identify three-dimensional shapes by their attributes and learn to recognize them in the real world.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shapes Into Sculptures
In this lesson, students will identify 2- and 3-dimensional shapes as well as create shape drawings and sculptures. Teacher materials are available.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Building With Solid Shapes
Predict which solid shape constructions would be unstable as shown at this one page website. Solutions are available right at the website.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shape Mobile
In this lesson, students will create a shape mobile of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes made from geometric shapes.
Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area, Volume, and Nets
Investigate the concepts of area, volume, 3D shapes, and nets using this interactive Learn Alberta math. The solid shapes focused on this exploration include rectangular and triangular prisms, rectangular and triangular pyramids,...
PBS
Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Shape It Up Activity Plan
Get your spy glasses ready! In this weeklong adventure, children will explore shapes and their attributes and use this knowledge to decode a secret message. Children will learn about two-dimensional (flat) and three-dimensional (solid)...
Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area and Volume
This multimedia Learn Alberta math resource looks at surface area and volume and how math involved in the design of large inflatable shapes. The accompanying interactive component lets students investigate a variety of cylinders to get a...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Street Orchestra: 3 D Space
Join Allegro in his street orchestra and learn about 3D shapes.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: World of Fish: 3 D Space & Size
Discover the characteristics of 3D shapes in this fantasy world of fish.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Husky Sled: 3 D Objects
Discover 2D shapes and 3D objects from different views in Antarctica!
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Shape Changing With the Cyber Squad
In this project, you will make 2-dimensional templates, called nets, that fold up into 3-dimensional (3-D) shapes. By making shapes of different sizes, you will be able to see how 3-D shapes change with size. In your findings you will...
Other
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: Learn Ar: Maths: 3 D Objects
A learning resource that incorporates augmented reality (AR), using a camera, where students explore the volume and surface area of 3-D figures. The home page for this site has a PDF resource that explains how AR works and provides...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Identifying Vertices Edges and Faces in 3 D Shapes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on identifying faces, edges and vertices of three dimensional shapes.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Tea Store: 3 D Space
Can you help Leela find objects of different 3D shapes in her parents' tea store?
Math Slice
Math Slice: Solid Slice Special Test
A ten-question test for assessing geometry concepts with solid figures. This assessment is scored online providing students with immediate feedback. Great for use as an assessment tool.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Living in the Mill: 3 D Objects
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario at a toy store. Those skills include describing the features of pyramids, prisms, cones, cylinders and spheres.