Curated OER
Chemical Reaction of Carbonate Rocks and Acids
Students complete an investigation into the chemical reaction that occurs between carbonate rocks and acids. Working in groups, students design and conduct their investigation. They create a data table detailing their results. Results...
Curated OER
Just the Facts! Exploring Order of Operations and Properties of Real Numbers
Sixth graders explore the concept of order of operations. In this order of operations instructional activity, 6th graders view a powerpoint about order of operations in society. Students post on a blog about order of operations.
Curated OER
"A Primer On Peer Mediation"
Students examine the process of peer mediation. They watch and discuss a video, identify the guidelines of mediation from the video, identify conflicts they have been involved in, and role-play a dispute using the mediation process.
Curated OER
2nd Grade - Act. 01: Exploration Tubs
Second graders communicate ideas, information, and feelings.
Curated OER
Chocolate Place - Factories around the world
Students create a PowerPoint presentation on how chocolate is made. In this chocolate lesson, students locate chocolate factories around the world, and study the process of converting the cacao seed into a chocolate bar. Students share...
Curated OER
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Students conduct a number of experiments involving evaporation and condensation. They view and discuss a video about the water cycle and then design posters about the rain based on the book "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs".
Curated OER
Natural Resources and Land Use
Seventh graders explore natural resources and land use. In this geography skills lesson, 7th graders view a PowerPoint presentation on the topics and discuss the distribution of natural resources and land use issues in East Asia. The...
Curated OER
Finding Percent of Change/ Increase or Decrease
Seventh graders explore the skill of finding the increase and decrease of a quantity. Calculating the increase and decrease is covered by a percent. The proporition for finding a percent is also part of the lesson.
Curated OER
Native American Stereotypes
Eleventh graders examine Native American stereotypes. In this Native American history lesson, 11th graders complete an activity about generalizations as they analyze the provided political cartoons regarding the portrayal of Native...
Curated OER
Building A Sturdy Car
Students build a sturdy Lego car using a motor and a pulley. They determine how sturdy the car is by dropping it from the height of the teacher's knee.
Curated OER
Don't Box Me In
Students explore the relationship between flat and three-dimensional shapes. They identify the names of 3-D shapes and construct cubes from squares.
Curated OER
LEGO Construction Basics-Axles and Wheels
Students examine axles and wheels using LEGO materials. They investigate the uses of axles, gears, and wheels.
Curated OER
Lewis and Clark
Ninth graders study the plants and animals Lewis and Clark discovered on their expedition. There is a plant illustrator, a plant recorder, an animal illustrator, and an animal recorder. They research the plants and animals and the ...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Two Step Addition Sums to 100 Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to break down a word problem into two steps to solve an addition problem with numbers up to 100. The video is followed by a series of practice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Multi Step Metric Capacity Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on solving multi-step metric capacity word problems.
Other
How to Study: The Rqwqcq Strategy for Solving Math Word Problems
RQWQCQ is a good strategy to use when solving math word (or "story") problems. Each of the letters in RQWQCQ stands for a step in the strategy.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Multi Step Problems Using the Four Operations Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to use all four operations to solve word problems. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [1:35] and a set of...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Solving Inequality Word Questions
This tutorial models how to solve word problems which state that one unknown variable is greater or less than another. Includes detailed explanations of sample problems and ten practice questions to try.
Purple Math
Purplemath: "Number" Word Problems
Demonstrates, step-by-step and with illustrations, how to set up and solve 'number' problems.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Two Step Subtraction Numbers to 100 Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to break down a word problem into two steps to solve a subtraction problem with numbers up to 100. The video is followed by a series of practice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Subtracting One Digit Numbers in 2 Steps Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Practice problems where students subtract one-digit numbers in two step word problems. A helpful video pops up if students are solving the problems incorrectly to...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Areas of Rectangular Composite Figures Challenge:word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A learning module where students solve multi-step word problems involving money and the area of rectangles. A video shows how to solve a sample problem. [2:21] A set...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Comparing With Two Step Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video is a 2 part word problem using addition and subtraction of 2-digit numbers. The video is followed by practice problems to assess student understanding of...