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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Run for the Cup!

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students gather information about the Melbourne Cup horse race in Australia. Then they study the geometry and physics behind the design of a racetrack. Students also work in small groups to problem solve and design their own board games...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

How Many?

For Students K - 2nd
Working with numbers 1-10, beginning counters complete five exercises to help them hone their skills. They examine two sets of sports balls, circling the ones at various number positions. Next, they count a set of ladybugs, recording the...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Return from Winter Break Without Losing Progress

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Hope is not lost when pupils return from lengthy breaks seeming to have forgotten everything you’ve taught them.
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Unit Plan
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PBS

Blow the Roof Off!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Blow the minds of young scientists with this collection of inquiry-based investigations. Based on a series of eight videos, these "hands-on, minds-on" science lessons engage young learners in exploring a wide range of topics from making...
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Printables
Curriculum Corner

Camping Literacy Pack

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Increase camping vocabulary just in time for summer with a camping themed literacy pack. Use word cards and sentence cards to enhance fluency, build vocabulary, and strengthen writing skills. The activities are perfect for centers,...
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Unit Plan
Radford University

Ping Pong Packing

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Bounce off some ideas to reduce the amount of wasted space. Teams work together to determine the best size and shape of container to package a large order of ping pong balls. Groups are to design the container to reduce the amount of...
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Unit Plan
Radford University

The Wheels on the Bus

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Find a cheaper way to keep buses going round and round. Small groups use their knowledge of ratios and proportions to find ways to save money on school transportation. The teams determine the number of miles buses currently travel by...
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Unit Plan
Radford University

Quadrilaterals

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Connect the quadrilaterals. Working in teams, pupils use a variety of tasks to make connections between special quadrilaterals. With the properties well defined, the groups construct quadrilaterals based on those properties. Learners...
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Performance
Radford University

The Normal Distribution Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
For whom does the bell fit? Pupils begin by working in groups gather data on three different variables. They then determine the mean and standard deviation of each data set and create bell curves. To finish, they answer guiding questions...
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Performance
Radford University

How to Calculate and Analyze the Equation for a Parabolic Path

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Working in groups, pupils plot three points on the coordinate plane representing three different parabolic paths. Using a calculator, they determine the quadratic regression equation for their models. Each team then figures out the...
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Performance
Radford University

Is it Really a Small World After All?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Working in groups, learners research four countries' populations over the past 30 years. Using the data collected, the teams find regression equations that best fit the data. Taking the regression equations, they then make predictions...
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Activity
Curated OER

Numbers at Work

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this activity, students will research what kinds of math skills are used in their community.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TI Math, Games

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve problems using technology. In this algebra lesson, students apply flow diagrams and computer codes to solve problems. They use the TI to view the graphs.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Using Innovative Approaches To Explore Functions

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Use student-directed resource sheets, multiple approaches, and group work instead of drill and kill.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building Boxes- Polynimial And Rational Functions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate the concepts of polynomial and rational functions. They identify the general patterns used to solve problems. The use of real world contexts in the problems helps to promote engagement and understanding of how the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Critical Thinking Strategies

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Teach your readers to be critical thinkers. A strategy is outlined that can be used to compare and contrast entities. An example lists four states. The learner removes one state that "does not belong" in the list for some reason, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Can You Count on Cans?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
How can a canned food drive be connected to math? It's as simple as counting and organizing the cans! Children demonstrate their ability to sort non-perishable foods into categories that include soup cans, vegetable cans, boxed items,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Triangles Inscribed in a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Are you tired of answers without understanding? Learners can give a correct response, but do they really understand the concept? Have young mathematicians think deeper about linear functions, angles, and formulas in algebra. Learners are...
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Worksheet
Math Salamanders Ltd.

Multiplication as Repeated Addition to 10x10

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
The class works to change 15 repeated addition problems into their multiplication counterparts and then completes 15 more where they do the opposite. This is a great way to build an understanding of what multiplication is and could...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Radiation Budget

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students solve the mathematical word problems by looking at the Earth's Energy Budget Diagram. They will work in small groups and then develop their own unique math problems from the diagram and share with the class.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is an Animal Group?

For Teachers K
Students discover that people live in groups and animals live in groups or alone. They list ways that families cooperate and work together as a group. They create a large dinosaur made out of geometric shapes.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ten More and Ten Less

For Teachers K - 3rd
Get learners to analyze two-digit numbers based on place value, and use manipulatives to add and subtract both 1 and 10. A place value chart is available, and you can project it during guided practice. Through visualizing numbers,...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Arithmetic and geometric sequences are linear and geometric patterns. Help pupils understand the relationship and see the connection with an activity that asks them to write the rules and classify the patterns correctly. A sorting...
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Lesson Plan
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Search and Rescue Activity

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Get your classes moving and practicing sequences at the same time! Learners move about the room solving problems and finding their solutions. Problems include both recursive and explicit formulas and both geometric and arithmetic sequences.