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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Whole Number Exponents: Teddy Bear Box

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Five questions—multiple-choice, fill in the blank, and discussion—make up an interactive that challenges scholars to mail a teddy bear using the smallest box possible without squishing it. A box with movable sides allows mathematicians...
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Unit Plan
Radford University

Function Family Fun

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
It's time for a family reunion—function families, that is. Pupils first review different types of parent functions. They then see how to apply transformations to graphs and learn how to select the most appropriate type of function to...
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Unit Plan
Radford University

Fun with Solids

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Cakes offer a yummy way to learn about math. Scholars use manipulatives to discover the formulas for the surface area and volume of prisms and cylinders. They use their formulas to calculate the amount of cake mix and frosting necessary...
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Interactive
Arcademics

Kangaroo Hop

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Scholars play against three other participants to show what they know about geometric figures. Starting at the beginning, kangaroos jump from shape to shape to match the figure to the displayed word and make their way to the finish...
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Worksheet
Math Salamanders Ltd.

One Quarter of Shapes 2

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In this fraction practice worksheet, fourth graders color one-quarter of each cube diagram shown and write the amount shaded. Each diagram is a cube grid in which students must color one-fourth of the cubes and then count to create a...
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Worksheet
Raytheon

Geometry: Volume

For Students 6th - 8th
In this geometry activity, 6th graders study comprehensive facts pertaining to volume and measurement of geometric, three-dimensional figures. Middle schoolers solve for 59 problems showing their work.
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Curated OER

Celebrate Hanukkah in Israel

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Explore Hanukkah and its origins with a social studies lesson. Learners discover the history of Hanukkah and its traditions. They locate Israel on a map, hear the story of the menorah and create their own...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Elements of Art

For Teachers 3rd
Students explore three topics of elements of art in this seven lessons unit. An overview of light, space, figure, ground, pattern, balance and symmetry are presented in this unit.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Phase Change

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare the freezing temperature of two substances by conducting an experiment to freeze liquid ice cream. They vary the amount of salt used in the ice cubes during the freezing procedure to determine the change in the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mission: Moon!

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students, in groups, participate in a simulated lunar mission. They roll a Lunar Cube to determine the type of information they will collect during their mission and strategize as to which "lunar location" they need to visit and,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cold As Ice

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate how glaciers cause the weathering of landforms. They observe a brick that has been placed on a frozen slab of ice, and discuss the results, comparing them to the movements of a glacier. In small groups, they...
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Curated OER

Cloud in a bag

For Teachers K
Students relate the states of matter and clouds.  For this environment lesson, students create a chart of information they know about clouds.  Students put an ice cube in a bag and tape to a window. Students watch for...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Erosion: Slip Sliding Away

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the causes of erosion. Through several demonstrations including one using sugar cubes and warm water, they observe the effects of erosion. In groups, 4th graders conduct similar experiments and record their...
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Worksheet
Math Mammoth

Geometry Problems

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, middle schoolers find the area of the triangles, the perimeter of the irregular shape, and the diagonal of the cube.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Shape Flashcards

For Students 1st
In this geometry worksheet, students will cut out and practice 12 shape flashcards. The shapes include the basic plane shapes plus star, heart, diamond, cube and cylinder.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Convection Currents

For Students 7th - 9th
In this convection current worksheet, learners experiment with hot water in a beaker and a colored ice cube to demonstrate how convection currents work. They record observations and answer questions.
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Activity
Curated OER

Jelly Beans for Sale

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students connect literature (story Jelly Beans for Sale by Bruce McMillan) to math concepts. In these estimating and money lessons, students work with jelly beans, unifix cubes, pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, to estimate and make...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Real Number System: Rational or Irrational

For Students 9th - 12th
In this real numbers worksheet, students determine if 14 expressions when simplified are rational or irrational.  Students take the square and cube roots of numbers to determine if the result is rational or irrational.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Archaeology and Erosion

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study how erosion affects archaeology sites. In this investigative instructional activity, 6th graders construct a model of a pyramid using sugar cubes. They will investigate in groups how water, wind, and sunlight affects...
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Curated OER

Sim's Cities

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate city management and government by creating a fictional city in groups.  In this civics lesson, students create rules and a mascot for their fictitious city which they create from poster board cubes....
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Curated OER

Getting to Know You

For Teachers Pre-K
Students participate in tactile and visual exploration. In this tactile and visual exploration lesson, students listen to John Archambault's, Grandmother's Garden, and sing the song, "Friends Are Like Flowers." They participate in ice...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Identifying 2-D and 3-D Shapes in Crystals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners view a video on making rock candy and identify the shapes they see while watching. In this 2 and 3 dimensional shape instructional activity, students recognize shapes and complete worksheets to identify them. Learners build...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rain, Rain, Where Did You Go?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study the water cycle including condensation, evaporation, and precipitation. In this water cycle lesson, students watch a video and access assigned web sites to investigate the water cycle. They complete an experiment with a...
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Curated OER

Interactive Notes-"Heat Transfer"

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore heat transfer.  In this temperature and molecule behavior activity, students view a PowerPoint while simultaneously performing experiments in which heat transfer is demonstrated.  Students use cold beakers, ice...

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