Virginia Department of Education
Complex Numbers
Build on your class' understanding of real numbers as they begin working with complex numbers. Pupils begin with an exploration of i and the patterns in the powers of i. After developing a definition for i, they simplify complex number...
Virginia Department of Education
Analyzing and Interpreting Statistics
Use measures of variance to compare and analyze data sets. Pupils match histograms of data sets to their respective statistical measures. They then use calculated statistics to further analyze groups of data and use the results to make...
Virginia Department of Education
Cover Up Problems
Don't cover up this resource — use it out in the open! Pupils learn how to cover up various parts of a linear equation in order to help solve the equation. A worksheet of problems provides practice with this skill.
Virginia Department of Education
Area and Perimeter
Develop a strategy for finding the area and perimeter of irregular figures. Building on an understanding of finding area and perimeter of rectangles and triangles, learners apply the same concepts to composite figures. After practicing...
Virginia Department of Education
Sales Tax and Tip
Don't forget to tip your server. Future consumers learn how to calculate sales taxes and tips. Pairs use actual restaurant menus to create an order and determine the total bill, including taxes and tips.
Radford University
Linear Programming: Sports Shoes
Don't shoo away the resource on shoes. Given constraints on the amount of leather and string needed to make two different types of shoes, learners graph a system of inequalities for the situation. They then determine the maximum profit...
Curated OER
Clay Story Adventure
Students build three-dimensional rough draft for a story by creating objects, people, places, animals, etc., with clay, and write story in a journal, poem, or other written form.
Curated OER
Charting the Weather
Students research and conduct non-experimental research, such as journals, the weather channel and the internet, to collect and record data for analysis on weather conditions in the United States and abroad. They identify, pronounce and...
Curated OER
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Fifth graders participate in a variety of math and language arts activities based on chocolate.
Curated OER
Show Me The Money!
Students select which bank would best meet their needs. In this lesson plan on personal banking, students write a summary stating which bank and bank accounts best suit their own needs.
Curated OER
Rainforest Unit
Young scholars investigate the Rainforest. In this Rainforest lesson, students research magazines, journals and the Internet to create a "Save the Rainforest" slogan. Young scholars will record local rainfall amounts and create a graph...
Curated OER
All That Corn
Students observe and record data. In this plant growth lesson, students plant and grow corn. Students observe the growth of their corn and record their data. Students read corn recipes and select their favorite four recipes to write...
Curated OER
Make Me Metric
Sixth graders explore standard and nonstandard measurement. In this measurement lesson plan, 6th graders estimate the lengths of different objects and write about their observations during measuring. Students work in groups to measure...
Curated OER
Opinions, Please!
Students discuss the meaning and purposes of polls and surveys. After reading an article, they analyze the results of a poll given to residents of New York City. They create a survey of their own and analyze the data to write a written...
Curated OER
Quadrilateral Attributes
Students classify quadrilaterals. In this quadrilateral lesson, students identify the characteristics of quadrilaterals. They write their findings in a journal. Students use geoboards to create quadrilaterals from given descriptions.
Curated OER
What Does Time Have to Do with it?
Learners investigate time. In this investigative lesson, students run through an obstacle course using standard timers. They record the time and apply this knowledge to problems in math. Learners record their predictions, and graph...
Curated OER
A Distant View
Students investigate the essential concepts of how lenses work to magnify vision, and then build simple telescopes to demonstrate their understanding. They write a description of how their telescope could be improved and how it works.
Curated OER
Popsicle Stick Regrouping Fun
Students demonstrate regrouping in subtraction. In this math computation lesson, students use popsicle sticks to practice the regrouping strategy. Students practice several examples of regrouping problems in small groups.
Curated OER
Coin Conversions
Fifth graders engage in the study of conversions from decimals to percents while examining monetary values. They explain the relationships between the equivalency interchanging decimals with percents. Then students write about the...
Curated OER
Using a Hundreds Chart
Youngsters participate in three activities using the hundreds chart. They will choose numbers to add up to one hundred. Whoever gets the most combinations wins. Two variations of the game are supplied.
Curated OER
100 More 100 Less
Third graders review the concept of place value and number sense. With a partner, they are given four cards with numbers on them. Using the cards, they practice making new numbers and completing addition and subtraction to find the...
Curated OER
The Mitten
Explore the Ukraine through a reading of The Mitten. Readers will determine the sequence of events, cause and effect, make predictions, and find the main idea of the story. They also use math skills to make charts and graphs. Finally,...
Curated OER
Eggs'ceptional Experiments
Young scholars see evidence of chemical reaction and follow the scientific method to hypothesize, observe, and reach conclusions. They conduct a series of egg based experiments such as forming crystals and complete journal activities as...
Curated OER
Fun With Adhesives
Students observe, measure, and record the properties in making objects stick together using science tools. In this science lesson, students explore with their senses while mixing flour and water. Additionally, students share their...