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Lesson Plan
LABScI

Harmonic Motion: Pendulum Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Several times throughout history, groups of soldiers marching in rhythm across a suspension bridge have caused it to collapse. Scholars experiment with pendulums, resonance, and force to determine why this would happen. First, pupils...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water Olympics

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
A fascinating and engaging lesson on the properties of water awaits you. In it, learners engage in four activities that are designed to teach about the properties of water. This exciting plan has worksheets embedded in it which make the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Metric Mania

For Students 7th - 9th
In this metric system worksheet, students convert from English units of measurements to metric units of measurements for length. They also convert length within the metric system.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

3rd Grade Math

For Teachers 3rd
In this math review worksheet, 3rd graders complete multiple choice questions about shapes, money, weight, and more. Students complete 20 questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Geometric Applications

For Students 9th - 11th
In this geometric applications worksheet, students find the length of a missing side of a right triangle. They determine the perimeter of a polygon and find the distance between two lines. This two-page worksheet contains 28 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Some Famous Unit Conversion Errors!

For Students 9th - 11th
In this unit conversion worksheet, students are given 3 stories about situations where errors in the conversion of units caused dramatic problems in science. For each situation, students practice converting units to solve the errors.
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Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Sewing

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sew up your unit on operations with decimals using this assessment task. Young mathematicians use given rules to determine the amount of fabric they need to sew a pair of pants. They must also fill in a partially complete bill for...
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Activity
101 Questions

Wedding Cake Ribbon

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Customers often want ribbon around fancy cakes, but how does a baker know how much ribbon to buy? Scholars view a cake with multiple layers in different geometric shapes. They must figure the perimeter and circumference and add them...
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Activity
Houston Area Calculus Teachers

Related Rates

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Use a hands-on approach to exploring the concepts of related rates in your AP Calculus class. Individuals explore the effect of the rate of change on a variable related to a variable they control. After analyzing the data they collect,...
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Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Shelves

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Don't leave this task on the shelf — use it is assess middle schoolers understanding of patterns. Participants try to discover a pattern in the number of bricks and planks used to make shelves. They then match descriptions and equations...
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Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 5: Modeling with Geometry

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Solids come in many shapes and sizes. Using geometry, scholars create two-dimensional cross-sections of various three-dimensional objects. They develop the lesson further by finding the volume of solids. The module then shifts to finding...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spud Stuff

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Student culminate a unit on potatoes. In this potato lesson, pupils make a booklet using the information acquired throughout a unit. They draw a picture of their potato, name it, measure it in inches, count its eyes, weigh their spud,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Interior Design

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students experience life as an interior designer. In this math lesson plan, students calculate area and perimeter in inches as they use problem solving skills to design a room.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Test Your Reading Skills

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading worksheet, students write out the full name of units of weight and measurement. Twelve different measurements and weights are listed with the abbreviation for each unit.
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Lesson Plan
Creative Educator

Dream Room Design

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Junior designers brainstorm the elements that a bedroom might have, such as a bed, television, and dresser. They identify which items are needs and which are desires. They practice measurement skills in the classroom by determining its...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Build Your Dream Bedroom

For Teachers 7th Standards
Designers measure their own rooms and produce a scale drawing. They use the Internet to visit sites to find the costs of purchasing new carpet, paint, or anything else they would like to add to their room. Using a $1500 budget, they will...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Basketball Bounces, Assessment Variation 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
This highly scaffolded, summative assessment tasks learners to choose the model that represents the height of a bouncing basketball given the data in graph and table form. Learners then use the model to answer questions about the...
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Handout
Liberty High School

Science Department Lab Report Format

For Students 7th - 12th
Make sure your scientists are reporting their work effectively by providing them with a reference for their lab reports. The first few pages of this resource detail each element of a lab report, and the last few pages provide an example...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

European Elevation Sort

For Teachers 6th
Given a prepared database of European countries, sixth graders sort the countries in ascending order by elevation and identify the five countries with the highest elevations. This cross-curricular lesson plan combines elements of...
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PPT
Curated OER

Possessive Apostrophes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The apostrophe is a punctuation mark that is often incorrectly-used. This short, but effective, presentation addresses that fact. One way to use them is when showing possession in writing. Learners are coached on when to use possessive...
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PPT
Mr. E. Science

Atmosphere

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Earth's atmosphere is full of different energies, from thermal to wind to electromagnetic radiation. Through the presentation, class members discover these energies and how they determine weather patterns.
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Center of Population

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Let the resource take center stage in a lesson on population density. Scholars use provided historical data on the center of the US population to see how it shifted over time. They plot the data on a spreadsheet to look the speed of its...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Telling a Story With Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Turn your algebra learners into meteorologists. Students are given three graphs that contain information about the weather in Santa Rosa, California during the month of February, 2012. Graph one shows temperatures, graph two displays the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

US Metric Units - Length

For Students 3rd
In this units of length worksheet, 3rd graders convert from the smaller unit of measure to the greater one. They convert inches to feet, feet to yards, feet to miles, and inches to yards, in 10 fill in the blank problems.

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