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Lesson Plan
02 x 02 Worksheets

Slope

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
What does slope have to do with lines? Pupils work with lines and determine the slope of the lines informally and with the slope formula. Groups use their knowledge to calculate the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines. They also...
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Two Variable Function Pump

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Use a function to operate on two variables. Pupils look at operating with complex numbers as a function of two variables. The interactive squares the input and adds a constant to it. Learners visualize the resulting output and its...
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Overlapping Gaussians

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Adjust the overlap to compare probabilities. Using sliders, learners adjust the shape of two Gaussian curves. The interactive calculates the area of the left tail for one curve and the right tail for the other. Pupils set the interactive...
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Two Colors Applet

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Find the box with two green balls. The applet uses six balls, three green and three red, and hides them in three boxes. Pupils choose a box and click on it to reveal the color of balls inside. Using the chosen box, the simulation keeps...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Converting Numbers from Base 10 to Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal

For Students 9th - 12th
How many different ways can you write the same number? Learners experiment with writing numbers using different bases. They progress from base 10 to base two, eight, and six.
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Activity
101 Questions

You Pour, I Choose

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Tall and skinny or short and stout, which glass hold the most liquid? Learners analyze dimensions of cylindrical glasses to determine the one holding the greatest amount of liquid. They brainstorm the relevant dimensions before making...
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Activity
Howard County Schools

Maria’s Quinceañera

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
How long will it take to save up for a car? Classmates use linear and exponential models to see how money received during a Quinceanera will grow over time.
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Activity
101 Questions

Candle Eyes

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Candlelight is in the eye of the distant beholder. Scholars first watch a video clip of a commercial claiming that the human eye can see candlelight from 10 miles away. They use this information to calculate how far we can see...
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Activity
101 Questions

Popcorn Picker

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A video and popcorn, just like being at the movies! Given the dimensions of two different cylinders, scholars decide which will hold the most popcorn. They find out if their calculations are correct with the provided solution video.
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Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Photographs

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Picture your pupils using this assessment task. Class members must first determine the measurements of smaller copies of photographs placed next to the original. They then determine the dimensions of the entire sheet of photographs.
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Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Leaky Faucet

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
In the assessment task, learners investigate the rate at which a faucet leaks. They use unit conversions to determine the amount of water that leaks in a year. Maybe they should just fix the leak! 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume of Solids

For Students 10th
In this volume of solids worksheet, tenth graders solve and complete 20 various types of problems. First, they write the formula needed to find the volume of each solid. Then, pupils use the Pythagorean theorem to find the measure of the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using The Calculator

For Teachers 1st
First graders use a calculator to total money quantities. They use plastic coins to represent the cost of an entire purchase. Students model specific dollar amounts and how to make change.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Simple Probability

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore simple probability. Each student spins a spinner and records the result as they enter the room. The recorded results are used to calculate experimental probabilities. After the teacher explains how to calculate...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The UP's and Down's of Exponents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the concept of exponents. In this exponential functions worksheet, students complete provided worksheets that require them to graph exponential functions by hand as well using graphing calculators.
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PPT
Curated OER

Measurement and Time Problems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Take a deeper look at the steps used to solve measurement and time problems. One word problem involving measurement and 1 word problem involving time is taken apart and described in terms of the strategies used to solve each. A...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Much Will That House Cost?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What is a mortgage and how do you use it to pay for a house? Young financiers determine how much money is actually spent paying a mortgage payment on a home. They use their math skills to calculate monthly payments on a home given a 30...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Abacus

For Students 3rd - 5th
The class reads an explanation of the how the ancient calculation tool, the abacus, works. They examine four abacus images and record the number shown on each of them.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Translate Word Phrases and Sentences into Equations

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Use this video to show your learners an example of how to translate word phrases into an equation to solve a real-world problem. The presenter begins with a review of how to use cross products to solve a proportion, including how to do...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ordering Rational Numbers and Finding Their Approximate

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of ordering rational numbers on a number line. They represent rational numbers as decimals and percents. Pupils create a foldable about converting fractions to decimals to percents, and use a...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Coordinate Plane Worksheets - Area of Rectangle

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online math worksheet, students calculate the area of a variety of rectangles given the measure of their vertices. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Concepts Of Division

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In a comprehensive and well-outlined series of activities, the class investigates how division is the same as repeated subtraction. During guided practice, they take notes on turning sample word problems into solvable equations and...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Data Transfer

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A question to ask your class is, How fast is your Internet? That depends on the data transfer rate (DTR), which is the unit rate used in this activity. Math students will calculate how long it takes to download a music file and a video...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water Usage Guidelines

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this environmental awareness and math worksheet, students calculate their total water use in a week. Students first read a chart which lists the amount of water (in litres) used for 15 activities. Students write the number of litres...