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Curated OER

Optical Illusion Machine

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars explore optical illusions. Using Legos, they construct and motorize a machine that has an axle that's geared up and geared down, complete a worksheet, and answer discussion questions.
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Curated OER

The Rulers of Sky And Earth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate how symbols of power, the dragon and the tiger, are portrayed in the art of China and Japan and compare and contrast this with the Western conception and portrayal of the dragon.
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Curated OER

Oil in Oman 224

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the impact of oil on the economics and culture of Oman. They make a chart showing life before and after oil/petroleum wealth in Oman and its capitol city, Muscat. They draw scenes showing Muscat before and after,...
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Curated OER

On the Road Again": Moving People, Products, and Ideas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan learners learn how to identify modes of transportation and communication for moving people, products, and ideas from place to place. Students also study the advantages and disadvantages of different modes of...
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Curated OER

Making Tangram Pieces by Folding Paper

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders follow directions to make a set of tangram pieces. After reading a story, they compare and contrast the differences between two-dimensional shapes. To end the lesson, they use the tangram pieces to create their own...
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Curated OER

Vocabulary: Talking About (Your) Work-2

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this foreign language worksheet, students use words related to working, or their career, to fill in the blanks on ten sentences. Each sentence has three options for students to select from.
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Curated OER

Congruent Shapes

For Teachers 1st
First graders view congruent shapes on a white board and define what congruent means.  In this congruent shapes lesson, 1st graders recognize which shapes are congruent and which aren't  Students complete a giant worksheet in class and a...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Great Barrier Reef: Shapes: 3 D Objects & Position

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Join Mel and Alba and find out more about 3D shapes and the position of objects.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Husky Sled: Shape & Space: Position and Movement

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Visit the huskies at Antarctica and find out more about the position and movement of objects.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Cp: False Positive Test Results

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A certain test for mononucleosis has a 99% chance of correctly diagnosing a patient with mononucleosis and a 5% chance of misdiagnosing a patient who does not have the infection. Suppose the test is given to a group where 1% of the...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Nurturing the 'Quiet Power' of Introverts

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an interview with Susan Cain, the author of a new book for young adults about the positive attributes of introverts.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Mg, G Gmd Global Positioning System Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Satellites communicate with a GPS device and establish the distance between them and their locations. The set of points at a fixed distance from a satellite form a sphere so when the GPS receives its distance from a given satellite, this...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A Ced.2 and G Gmd.4: Global Positioning System I

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This question examines the algebraic equations for three different spheres. The intersections of each pair of spheres are then studied, both using the equations and thinking about the geometry of the spheres. Aligns with A-CED.A.2 and...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Choose Your Attitude

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson engages students in determining the importance of attitudes on many facets of life. Students will view movie clips, view PowerPoint presentations, discuss how attitudes can change and influence people's lives, and look at...
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Other

Tech in Ctrl: Communication & Collaboration: Working Together Digitally

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this lesson, students will apply prior knowledge and skills to collaborate digitally and model positive attributes of an effective digital citizen. They will discover how to manage and improve their communication skills and learn to...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ns Comparing Temperatures

For Teachers 6th Standards
This task has students do computations with positive and negative numbers in the context of temperature. Aligns with 6.NS.C.7.b.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ns It's Warmer in Miami

For Teachers 6th Standards
This task has students do simple computations with positive and negative numbers in the context of temperature differences. Aligns with 6.NS.C.5.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ns Mile High

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders work with positive and negative numbers in a real-world context in this problem about elevation as it relates to sea level. Aligns with 6.NS.C.5.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ns Fractions on the Number Line

For Teachers 6th Standards
In this task, 6th graders locate positive and negative fractions on a number line, determine if some inequalities are true, and compare fractions for their closeness to zero. Aligns with 6.NS.C.7.a.
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Broward Education Foundation

Broward Education Foundation: I Belong, You Belong, We Belong [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
The students begin with sharing their attributes. The students then work on their family diary, which is a home/school connection. Students will then learn about their city and state. Students will draw a map of their community first and...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee Seven to the What?!?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
At first glance, this might seem like an impossible problem because the number $7^{2011}$ is much too large to evaluate even with a calculator. It requires a starting point, and, to many, such a starting point might not be obvious....
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Super Digital Citizen: Grades 3 5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore what it means to be responsible and respectful to their offline and online communities as a step toward learning how to be good digital citizens. Students create digital superheroes who exhibit exemplary attributes and...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Rounding to Tenths and Hundredths

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this task is for students to use the position of a number on the number line to round the number without knowing its exact value. Though this task deals most directly with rounding, it also requires students to understand...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp.6 Tossing Cylinders

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Think about a cylindrical (or cylinder-like) object, such as a bottle lid or a roll of tape. Some possible objects are shown in the picture below. Suppose you were to toss one of these objects into the air and observe their landing...

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