Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Rectangular Prism Calculator
This site provides an online rectangular prism calculator. Using any three of the six attributes (length, width, height, surface area, volume or diagonal), students can calculate the other three attributes. The calculator allows students...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Base and Height
The purpose of this task is to help students understand what is meant by a base and its corresponding height in a triangle and to be able to correctly identify all three base-height pairs. Aligns with 6.G.A.1.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Triangle Area Grade 7
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the area of different triangles given the base and the height.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Unknown Dimensions of Triangles Grade 6
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the unknown dimensions of a triangle given its area and another dimension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Unknown Dimensions of Triangles Grade 7
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find unknown dimensions of triangles given area and one other dimension.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What's the Right Weight for My Height?
Finding out your correct weight is difficult because everyone's body type is different. This site addresses that concern and answers questions that surround this issue. Links to related sites are also offered.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Area and Perimeter of Trapezoids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students calculate the area and perimeter of a trapezoid. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How Tall Are We?
Kindergartners measure each other's height using large building blocks, then visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure those students. They can also measure adults in the school community. Results are displayed in age-appropriate bar...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Why Exercise Is Wise
Some people know that exercising is beneficial, but still find reasons why it isn't a priority. This article relates the importance of exercising and how it can improve your mind and body. Links to similar sites are provided as well.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Single Object Length Ii (English Units)
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students are asked to measure the lengths, or heights, of objects in feet or yards. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [0:25]...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Find Out Things About a Right Triangle
Gives basic info about a right triangle. Also students can substitute values for sides or angles in order to find missing values. The method for solving is then explained.
Read Works
Read Works: The Growth Factor
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about ways to project heighth in students. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Find Base and Height on a Triangle
Identify the height of a triangle when given the base. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Unknown Dimensions of Parallelograms Grade 7
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find unknown dimensions of parallelograms given area and one other dimension.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Body Mass What's Your Index? (Pdf)
If you like tackling formulas, then this math challenge is for you. See if you can calculate Helix's BMI (body mass index) and find out if his health is at risk. A one page NCTM Math Challenges for Families activity that engages learners...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Potential Energy
The concept of potential energy is explained along with the two forms of potential energy: elastic and gravitational. Discusses what gravitational potential energy is, explains the direct relationship between it and mass and height, and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Area and Perimeter of Triangles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students calculate the area and perimeter of a triangle. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
Purple Math
Purplemath: Geometric Formula Review
Need to freshen up on your geometric formulas? This explanation focuses on some basic formulas that should be committed to memory such as area, volume, perimeter, and more.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Angles of Inclination and Declination
Explains the terminology for angles of elevation, depression, inclination, and declination. Demonstrates how to 'translate' exercises into triangles and equations.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics:size Shuffle
Students will learn about height and comparable language with this task that will get your class moving around!
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Stories From Africa
At the end of this lesson, students will have a better understanding of the size of the African elephant. This could be used in an animal science unit, a measuring unit in math, an extension to literature, or for social studies...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Altitudes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Apply the properties of altitudes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Area of a Parallelogram
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students how to find the area of a parallelogram. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: How Tall Is Hagrid?
This activity uses data collection method for students to mathematically compute the height and shoulder width of the character Hagrid from Harry Potter. Students will measure their own heights and shoulder widths to come up with a class...