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Curated OER

Exploring Seasonal Shadows and Sunlight

For Teachers 5th - 8th
What can shadows tell us about the changing season? Over several months, astronomy learners record length and position of an outdoor object's shadow, such as a flagpole. They apply the data to a growing hypothesis and note the...
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Creative Educator

Dream Room Design

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Junior designers brainstorm the elements that a bedroom might have, such as a bed, television, and dresser. They identify which items are needs and which are desires. They practice measurement skills in the classroom by determining its...
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EngageNY

Similar Triangles in Circle-Secant (or Circle-Secant-Tangent) Diagrams

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
First angle measures, now segment lengths. High schoolers first measure segments formed by secants that intersect interior to a circle, secants that intersect exterior to a circle, and a secant and a tangent that intersect exterior to a...
Assessment
EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task: Grade 7 Mathematics Module 6

For Students 7th Standards
Determine the level of understanding within your classes using a summative assessment. As the final lesson in a 29-part module, the goal is to assess the topics addressed during the unit. Concepts range from linear angle relationships,...
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Curated OER

Shaquille O'Neal Hand/Foot Span: Student Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
Here's a clever math worksheet that has learners measure their hand span, foot length, come up with a ration, then use that information to figure out the hand span, and foot length of basketball giant Shaquille O'Neal. A good activity!
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Curated OER

Number Addition Race

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Practice basic addition facts and measuring skills. In this addition and measurement lesson, students are provided with drywall tape and work in groups of four at a long table. Partners take turns generating addends and marking the...
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Curated OER

Impact Craters Activity

For Students 5th - 8th
Lunar explorers perform an experiment to understand the size of the craters on the surface of the moon. They layer flour, laundry detergent, and cocoa powder in a pan to model the lunar surface. They drop marbles from different heights...
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Curated OER

Birds' Eggs

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
More than just data, scatter plots are full of information that can be used to answer a variety of questions. This lesson uses a plot with information about bird egg sizes to answer questions about the relationship between length and...
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AIMS Education Foundation

Classroom Olympics

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
As the Summer Olympics are approaching, incorporate Olympic-type games into the classroom. From straw javelin to cotton ball shot put, these games are sure to keep leaners engaged. The best part is that there is math involved! Pupils...
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PBS

Working with Coordinate Planes: Activities and Supplemental Materials

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Seven activities make up a collection of supplemental materials to reinforce graphing on a coordinate plane. Worksheet objectives include plotting coordinates within single and four quadrants, measuring straight and...
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Virginia Department of Education

Attributes of a Rectangular Prism

For Teachers 7th
A change is coming. Pupils use unit cubes to investigate how changes in the length, width, and/or height affects volume and surface area. They extend the results to write and test predictions on the effect of changing multiple sides on...
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McGraw Hill

Triangles

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
After reviewing characteristics of seven types of triangles, young geometers discover how to find the missing angle of a triangle. Then, they practice identifying triangles, find missing angles, and find missing side lengths of...
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Curated OER

CORNER CABINET

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ninth and tenth graders calculate the length, width, height, perimeter, area, volume, surface area, angle measures or sums of angle measures of common geometric figures. They solve problems involving scale drawings, models, maps or...
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Curated OER

Volume

For Students 6th - 7th
In this volume worksheet, learners solve and complete 10 different problems that include determining the volume of books in a library and their weight. First, they complete the table with the weight, number of days and number of boxes...
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Curated OER

Circles: Geometry Review Worksheet

For Students 10th Standards
Tenth graders solve and complete 14 different geometry problems. First, they find the area and circumference of a circle with a given radius. Then, they find the area between a circle and an inscribed equilateral triangle given the...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Most adults remember learning about the Pythagorean theorem, but they don't all remember how to use it. The emphasis here is on developing an intuitive understanding of how and when to use the theorem. Young mathematicians explore...

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