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NASA

Lava Layering

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Take the old baking soda and vinegar volcano to the next level by using it to study repeated lava flows over time, examine geologic features on Earth and Mars, and speculate about some of the formations on Mars. 
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Illustrative Mathematics

The Lighthouse Problem

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Long considered the symbol of safe harbor and steadfast waiting, the lighthouse gets a mathematical treatment. The straightforward question of distance to the horizon is carefully presented, followed by a look into the...
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NASA

Down to Earth

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who don't. The lesson includes four activities in which students learn binary, convert binary to images, understand CCD arrays, and interpret...
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Achieve

BMI Calculations

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Obesity is a worldwide concern. Using survey results, learners compare local BMI statistics to celebrity BMI statistics. Scholars create box plots of the data, make observations about the shape and spread of the data, and examine the...
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Bowland

Sundials!

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Time to learn about sundials. Scholars see how to build sundials after learning about Earth's rotation and its relation to time. The unit describes several different types of possible sundials, so choose the one that fits your needs — or...
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LABScI

Circulation and Respiration: Vital Signs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What do your vital signs tell your doctor? An engaging hands-on lesson has your learners monitor their own lung capacity, blood pressure, and heart rate. They then connect the vital measures to the workings of the circulatory and...
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Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust

The Lost World

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Fans of Sherlock Holmes may be surprised to learn that in addition to stories of the famous deductionist, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is also the creator of Professor Challenger. An irascible, unpredictable scientist, Challenger was featured...
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Concord Consortium

Vending Machine

For Students 9th - 12th
Let the resource quench your thirst for knowledge, like a vending machine that dispenses drinks. Future computer scientists develop an algorithm to identify the fewest number of coins that a vending machine could use in creating change....
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Bonneville

Making Observations and Recording Data for Solar Powered Water Pumping

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Get pumped about an activity with water pumps. The fifth of seven installments in the Understanding Science and Engineering unit has pupils learn how to make observations, record data, and create data displays. Each group measures the...
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Curated OER

Make-Your-Own Math Practice

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create their own math practice book. In these homemade book lessons, students create their own counting, number, and shape pages. When the pages are complete, they are bound together in a book.
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Curated OER

Hackenbush: Math Game

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students collaborate with classmates to play a group problem solving game called Hackenbush. The directions for the game are somewhat confusing.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Botany Scavenger Hunt Where's the Ginkgo?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners use a science journal to log plants that are native to Alabama. In this plant lesson plan, students identify characteristics, describe environments, and classify the plants that they find.
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Curated OER

Who Am I?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore study different mathematicians. For this mathematician lesson, students research twelve mathematicians. Learners question one another to guess who their mathematician is. Students create a timeline of big events in math.
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Curated OER

Problem Solving

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore problems and solutions. In this math lesson plan, 1st graders brainstorm problems they have encountered and how they solved them. Then students watch a video about how professionals solve problems. After sharing...
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Curated OER

The Effect of Math Anxiety on Cardiovascular Homeostasis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the effect stress due to test anxiety may have on the heart. As part of the experiment, students hypothesize, collect data, graph data, analyze data and formulate an understanding of their personal level of...
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Curated OER

What Makes Ten

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate the concept of ten and how it is part of the real number system. They find the quantity of ten using as many combinations as possible. They can count using manipulatives, write on paper, or by doing mental math.
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Curated OER

The Nature and Science of Technology

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice using the scientific method by observing and creating mold.  In this bacteria instructional activity, 5th graders experiment creating their own mold and fungus using petri dishes and oatmeal.  Students...
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Curated OER

Problem-Solving Math 1

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss the different ways we use numbers in everyday life. They walk around the classroom for 5 to 10 minutes, students are asked to point out examples of numbers they find in the room. Students are asked to image a world...
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Curated OER

Math Club #4: Combinatorics

For Students 8th
In this combinatorics worksheet, 8th graders work in a group to solve 5 problems finding the total number of combinations in a situation.
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Modeling Spatial Relationships

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students model spatial relationships using math manipulatives. In this spatial relationships lesson plan, students work with a partner, and either connecting links or linking cubes that are three different colors. They explain to each...
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Curated OER

Coastal Threat: A Story in Unit Conversions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students convert measurements from one unit to another. In this math lesson plan, students study the environmental consequences of oil spills. They replicate an oil spill event by modeling and scaling.
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Curated OER

Fractions!!! math club worksheet 33/3

For Students 6th - 10th
For this fractions worksheet, students simplify their answers after they solve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fraction problems. Students complete 14 problems total.
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Curated OER

First Willett Math Club Contest

For Students 5th - 8th
In this word problems worksheet, students complete word problems involving combining outfits, probability, magic, and more. Students complete 5 problems.
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Curated OER

Math Club #7: Logic

For Students 8th
In this logic worksheet, 8th graders work in groups to solve 8 math problems requiring critcial thinking skills.

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