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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Sand Babies (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this engaging lesson, students use a variety of measurement strategies in creating their own Sand Babies. Students explore standard and non-standard measurements, area, data collection and analysis, and graphing. Adaptations are...
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Website
Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University: Sojurn: How to Analyze a Fugue

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is very helpful in analyzing and understanding fugues. Great site for music theory students and teachers.
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Website
Other

The Julian of Norwich Website/life and Works of Julian

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief biography of Julian of Norwich, which is then followed by almost 70 links to sources about her life and works. Click on "Showing of Love" in the third line for both text and analysis. An amazing number of resources.
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Graphic
Other

Johnson County Community College: P H Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
Colorful chart of the pH scale, including example chemicals.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Lesson Plan: Planets in Proportion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about the distance and relative size of the rest of the planets compared to the Earth and Sun. The lesson plan includes an assessment and extension activities.
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Website
Other

Centre for Topographic Information: Map Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource uses illustrations to demonstrate scale. Check out the links to the The National Topographic System of Canada and the Aerial Survey Data Base.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Zoom It

For Students 9th - 10th
See examples of scales based on a range from ten to the twelfth meters to ten to the negative twelth meters. Examples range from parts of our solar system to the nucleus of an atom.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scale and Similar Figures: Lesson 5

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
This lesson explains how similar figures are related to the concept of scale. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Scale and Similar Figures."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scale: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson defines the term scale and scale model. It is 2 of 9 in the series titled "Scale."
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Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Shape: Locus Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the relationships between length, area, and volume scale factors.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What's the Scale?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The objective of this lesson is to have students determine the scale of a model when compared to the actual object. They will measure parts of the actual object and then compare the corresponding part of the model to determine the scale...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Unit Scale to Find Actual Dimensions

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify unit scale and use unit scale when problem solving.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Mass and Weight: What's the Difference?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of the differences between mass and weight.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Sas Similarity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use the SAS Similarity Theorem to determine if triangles are similar.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Topo Map Mania!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Maps are designed to allow people to travel to a new location without a guide to show the way. They tell us information about areas to which we may or may not have ever been. There are many types of maps available for both recreational...
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Assessment
That Quiz

That Quiz: Identifying Scale Factor

For Students 5th - 6th
Interactive quiz where students count the squares in the grid to determine the scale factor of the shapes.
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Interactive
Math Playground

Math Playground: Weigh the Wangdoodles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The interactive activity has students practice using a scale and matching the weight assigned to each Wangdoodle to different scales. The activity introduces learners to multiple algebraic equations.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Proportions to Find Dimensions

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson studnets find actual or scale dimensions using a given scale, ratio, or proportion. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Proportions to Find Scale Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find a scale, ratio, or proportion given actual and scale dimensions. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Scale Factor to Find Actual Dimensions

For Students 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use scale factor to find actual dimensions from scale models, drawings or maps.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Scale Factor to Find Actual Dimensions

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify scale factor and use it when problem solving.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Scale and Indirect Measurement Applications

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to solve problems using scale and indirect measurement.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Scale and Indirect Measurement Applications

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use map scales and proportions to solve for unknown distances.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Scale and Indirect Measurement Applications: Scale Model

For Students 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore scale and indirect measurement by navigating through the interactive learning module and then answering questions that go along with the module. Students can also learn more about the...