Curated OER
Bus and Car
Would you go by bus or car on the autobahn? Here, learners use distance, time, and average speeds to investigate the fastest way to get from Berlin to Frankfort for a soccer game. It might be fun to start with a discussion or short video...
Illustrative Mathematics
Felicia's Drive
Learners consider several factors to determine if Felicia has enough gas to make it to her destination. They must explain the approximations Felicia might make while driving to determine if she needs to stop for gas. They are also asked...
Curated OER
Number Sense: Real Numbers
Using a scientific calculator and an 11-page guide sheet, middle schoolers investigate real numbers and problem-solving properties. The publisher links this resource to Common Core standard for seventh grade math, but you may find it a...
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
Health Science: Back to Basics
This lesson focuses on unit conversion, proportions, ratios, exponents, and the metric system. Discuss measurement with your math class and demonstrate how to solve several health-science word problems. Give learners a chance to visit an...
Center Science Education
Weather and Climate Data Exploration
Access local temperature data online, graph averages, and critique it. Learners listen to a scenario where weather and climate are confused, and then answer questions to differentiate the two. The lesson itself is compact, but there is a...
Illustrative Mathematics
Accuracy of Carbon 14 Dating I
Here is an activity that is intended to highlight a very important issue about precision in reporting and understanding statements in a realistic scientific context. Discuss different ways of reporting the half life of Carbon 14 using...
Curated OER
Calories in a sports drink
How much can a company round numbers without being misleading? Learners investigate the accuracy of claims made by a sports drink company. Teachers could easily modify the activity by bringing in their own beverage bottles, or by taking...
Curated OER
Radian Measure
Young mathematicians identify central angles, arcs and radius of circles in this pre-calculus lesson. They identify the proportion of the circle based on its radius while they convert between degrees and radians measurements.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Cosmic Measurements
Students develop two units of measurement to relate to the astronomical unit and the light year. In this astronomy lesson, students use a Twizzler to develop a measurement unit similar to the astronomical unit. They use a moving object,...
Curated OER
Volumes of Rectangular Prisms
High schoolers determine the volume of a rectangular prism. They then maximize and minimize the volume given variable side lengths. Finally, they factor the volume equation to determine the side lengths.
Texas Instruments
Area of Circles
High schoolers explore circles. In this algebra/geometry lesson, students discover the formula for the area of a circle, as they investigate the ratio of the area of a circle to the radius^2.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Density
Students observe a demonstration of regular soda versus diet soda. In this exploring density instructional activity students complete a lab on density and present a PowerPoint presentations of their results.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Street Fighting Mathematics
Students learn how to solve problems without doing a proof or exact calculation. Topics include dimensional analysis, successive approximation, generalization, and pictorial analysis. A syllabus, readings, assignments, and related...
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Atlatl Lessons Grades 4 12
What is an atlatl? Learn how this Aztec dart throwing tool can be used to teach students such things as distance, radius, and linear and angular velocity. Curriculum strands are provided for each of the many lesson plans for students...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Estimation
Explore size estimation in one, two, and three dimensions! Multiple levels of difficulty allow for progressive skill improvement.
Cut the Knot
Cut the Knot!: Mathematics as a Language
A sophisticated discussion on the language of mathematics, its origins, meanings, and precision.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Mass and Capacity Metric System
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of mass and capacity in the Metric System. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Estimator Quiz
This activity allows the student to practice estimating the results of addition multiplication and percentage problems. The activity has 3 levels of challenge.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement and Recording Data
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this tutorial, students will learn about measurement, significant digits, and their use in scientific notation.
Google
Google for Education: Surveys and Estimating Large Quantities
Students use estimation to approximate the size of a large set of data. By observing smaller sets and seeing patterns they make general predictions and even create algorithms capable of making approximations.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Conversion
This resource allows users to test their conversion skills.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Complex Numbers
Use this tutorial to learn what imaginary and complex numbers are, how to write them, and how to perform operations with them. Offers step-by-step examples, video explanations of the examples, and practice questions with answers.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 3 the Real Number System
Use Glencoe's Math Course 3 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of the Real Number System. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the...
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Preliminaries: Complex Numbers
This math tutorial features notes and examples that illustrate complex numbers including standard form, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing them.