Curated OER
Creating a National Park
Young scholars explore how national parks are created, operate and benefit society by creating a new national park for their state.
Curated OER
Honey ! I Blew Up The Bee!
Second graders complete a variety of bee-themed activities. They consider the importance of honeybees in food production, conduct Internet research, prepare foods using honey, complete puzzles and compile a portfolio of their work.
Curated OER
Introduction to Plates, Axles, and Gears
Learners are introduced to the function and design of the following Lego pieces: beams, bricks, plates, axles, tires, hubs and bushings. They then work with a partner to build something using only these pieces.
Curated OER
TE Activity: Built to Last?
Fifth graders test the shelters that were built in a prior activity. They determine the level of durability and water resistance of these shelters through a scientific investigation.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: General Science: Unit Conversion: Dimensional Analysis
Instructional module focusing on the importance of unit conversion in science. Discussion includes unit consistency and dimensional analysis. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.
Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Stoichiometry Tutorials: Dimensional Analysis
Watch a short tutorial showing the conversion between the amount of a substance expressed in number of molecules to the amount of a substance expressed in moles of molecules, and then try some dimensional analysis practice problems.
Chem Tutor
Chem Tutor: Dimensional Analysis
This site offers a description and sample problem of dimensional analysis.
Chem Tutor
Chem Tutor: Conversions Using Dimensional Analysis
Practice problems with answers for converting units with dimensional analysis.
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math in the Home
An excellent compilation of activities that engage parents and children in math explorations at home. Detailed lessons covering a wide range of math topics such as fractions, measurements, money, data collection, and math in newspapers....
Other
Montana State University: Analyzing a Periodic Function
A complex analysis of periodic functions, including advanced calculus and theorems. Includes many graphs.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Making Cuboids
How many different cuboids can you make? Learn how and learn how to represent data with your results.