Curated OER
Me Oh Maya
Students compare basketball to Mayan ring-ball. They write a newspaper article that may have been published during Mayan times.
Curated OER
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Students tour Chandra's top galactic X-ray images. In this Chandra X-Ray Observatory instructional activity, students play games and complete puzzles based on the Chandra Mission and X-Ray Astronomy. Students listen to pod casts,...
Curated OER
Weather Journal Log
Students discuss the weather each day and log it on a class chart for a month.
Curated OER
Narrow It Down: Books
Students ask yes-no questions to identify a secret book. In this asking questions lesson, students ask yes or no questions about books to identify a secret book. Students identify the book and then read one of the example books.
Rice University
Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Algebra Fun With Calendars
A fun algebraic problem involving a calendar. Discussion, solution, and follow-up problem are included.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Group of Pyramids: Time & Data: Days of the Week
Learn the mysteries of time and date with Dalia in Egypt.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Common Multiples
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This site focuses on common multiples, a multiple of two or more numbers. It includes an interactive activity with a sports calendar and a practice quiz where...
The History Cat
The History Cat: Islamic Science and Math
Describes the major accomplishments of Islamic civilizations in the fields of Science and Math, i.e., the Islamic calendar, astronomy calculations, windmills, irrigation with gears, and mathematical theories.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Calendar Fun Operations
This activity is designed to help students evaluate numerical expressions by using order of operations. The students will be provided a calendar for the current month of the year. Students will then be provided with a worksheet that...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Calendar Cubes
Solve this problem using your reasoning problem solving skills. The solution is available on this one page website.
Other
Macrohistory: Babylonian Science and the Gods
Babylon can be credited with many achievements in science in math. This short passage describes some of these achievements and how they related to their religious beliefs. A bibliography is included for further reference.
University of Arizona
Pulse: From Global to City Air: Air Quality, City Design and Disease
Learners are challenged to design a healthy city in this unit plan. The cross-curricular unit covers content standards for ninth grade in science, language arts, world geography, and math. Students explore air quality and the impact it...
NumberNut
Number Nut: Breaking Down a Year
Math and science are uncovered when we break down the numbers in a year. Build you number sense and science knowledge in this lesson that focuses on the relationships of numbers in a calendar year. Test your knowledge with the...