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Worksheet
Curated OER

Comparing Fractions (E)

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this comparing fractions practice worksheet, students examine 10 pairs of fractions. Students identify each of the pairs of fractions as greater than, less than, or equal to one another.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Different Ways to Count

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate various number systems and ways of counting.  In this various number systems and ways of counting lesson, 4th graders discuss number systems from around the world.  Students practice counting using the Mayan,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing Equivalent Fractions

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders work to find the fractions that are equal to one another. They use a visual pie graph to show different values. Students are able to see how fractions can look different, yet have the same value.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Newton's Second Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Three memorable activities build on each other to give physics masters a firm grasp of Newton's Second Law. Pupils play with a lab cart on a flat surface and on an incline to confirm that force is equal to mass times acceleration. In the...
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App
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Remind 101

Remind: School Communication

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Imagine a simple way to remind students and parents about upcoming events, projects, appointments, and more through text messages. This free service allows for one-way communication from the teacher to parents/students. Simply sign...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Am I?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students classify organisms into one of five categories: producer, consumer, decomposer, predator, or prey. Students play a "Who Am I" game. Signs are hung on the backs of fellow students They must ask questions to determine what...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Review of Pre-Algebra

For Students 7th - 9th
Middle and high schoolers review topics covered Pre-Algebra. They solve problems questions dealing with exponents, square roots and absolute value. They use the rules of divisibility and identify prime numbers. This two-page on-line...
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Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Chemical Reactions

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Investigate the Law of Conservation of Mass through a lab exploration. Individuals combine materials to initiate chemical reactions. They monitor for signs of reactions and measure the masses before and after the reactions for comparison.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Things in a Line

For Teachers 1st Standards
Little learners recognize symbols, objects and how to depict numbers. For this matching lesson, they can match the number names with a set of items, model ordinal numbers, and complete a cute, cartoon-character worksheet.
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Writing
Curated OER

What Famous Landmarks Have You Visited?

For Students 8th - 12th
Responding to blog posts can increase written communication skills, critical thinking skills, and the use of social media as a means for discussion. Kids will compose a blog post in response to the provided article related to famous...
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Activity
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Illustrative Mathematics

Calculating the square root of 2

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Does a calculator give you the exact value of the square root of 2? Here, learners must decide if 1.414236 is equal to the square root of 2. They must also explain why the square root of 2 could never be equal to a terminating decimal....
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Lesson Plan
Perkins School for the Blind

Counting Book

For Teachers K - 6th
Here is a wonderful way to teach children with visual impairments how to count and build number recognition skills. Included, you will find a set of instructions on how to create a counting book from card stock, jump rings, and cotton...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Guess the Marbles in the Bag

For Teachers K Standards
Use this activity to help your class develop an understanding of greater than, less than, and equal to with numbers valued between 1 and 10. Secretly place a number of marbles (between 1 and 10) in a brown paper bag. Then shake the bag...
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Lesson Plan
Rational Number Project

Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 18: Overview

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Develop young mathematicians' ability to compare fractions with investigation into the number 1/2. After brainstorming a list of fractions equivalent to 1/2, children identify a pattern in the numerators and denominators that allows them...
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Lesson Plan
US Mint

Coin Connections

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Help young mathematicians make cents out of the US currency system with this two-part math lesson plan. Children first learn the names and values for each type of coin, before learning to count and compare the values of coins using the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Louis Braille

For Students 6th - 8th
Who was Louis Braille, and what was his famous invention? Read this passage with your French classes to explore an early French inventor. After completing the two-page reading, learners answer multiple-choice questions and a series of...
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Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Solving Inequalities

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
What does solving an inequality have in common with solving an equation? Almost everything! A math resource focuses on the one exception. The examples lead learners through the steps of solving an equality when multiplying or dividing by...
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Activity
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Teach Engineering

Are We Alone?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Find an answer to the age-old debate of whether life exists on Mars. Groups determine criteria to help look for signs of life on Mars. The activity has the class simulate testing Martian soil samples for signs of life before drawing...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inequality and the 1/2 Benchmark

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders utilize fraction bar manipulatives to compare a variety of fractions to the fraction value 1/2. Pupils are put into groups, and they begin to see how fractions that look completely different actually represent the same...
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PBS

Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Decisions and Consequences

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Teach young learners that most drug addictions end in one of three outcomes: treatment, jail, or death. After watching a short video segment on the consequences of drug abuse, class members discuss what they viewed and consider what...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Subtracting Integers

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Review the concepts of additive inverses and adding positive and negative integers. Relate understanding to the subtraction of integers. This is done with either the use of "Algeblocks" (any square or tile manipulative should do) or a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Malapropisms

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
What's the difference between an allegory and an alligator? Fifth graders work with malapropisms to determine the meanings of words that sound alike. Five sentences challenge them to find the malapropism and change it to the correct...
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Lesson Plan
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Introduction to Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Life isn't fair ... like inequalities. After first reviewing inequality symbols and how to read inequality statements, learners discover how to solve one-step inequalities and graph their solution sets.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Colonial Trades and Apprenticeships

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine and analyze culturally significant objects from colonial Boston. They construct a story around the life and work of Nathaniel Hurd from a list of keywords excerpted from a passage about Nathaniel Hurd. In addition,...