Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"ty" number

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders encounter the need to assess the code in English for tens is that the word ends in "-ty." They explore the meaning of two or three digit whole numbers to realize that the meaning of words like sixty can be decoded by...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fifty Toes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners guess the subject of the given problem by reasoning. Then they discuss the ways that the problem could be solved by keeping track of their counting in 10s and showing their work.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploding Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss how numbers increase when exponential growth is occurring. They view a video and compare exponential and linear growth with a graphing calculator.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taxi Fare

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss what they know about taxis and how they charge. They read the problem and work in pairs focusing their thinking on the repeating pattern of twos. They then share their solutions and conclude with some class practice...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Fathers' Day Card

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students subtract using decimals and find half of a decimal number. They write and solve problems which involve decimals and which require a choice of one or more of the four arithmetic operations.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries: The Case of the Mysterious Money Trail

For Students K - 1st Standards
Pat Tern has been buying items all around town using counterfeit money. Help Math Maven identify a pattern to catch her before she deposits fake money into the Cashflow Bank.
Activity
Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University: Ag in the Classroom: Hairy Heredity [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
A simulation where students flip coins to mimic how parents pass genetic traits to their offspring through heredity. This activity also illustrates the difference between dominant and recessive genes, and how they interact with each...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Painting Presidential Portraits

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Want to be president for a day? This online lesson plan will have students exploring the role of our presidents past and present. Through art connections the learners will be led through a series of fun activities on their way to...