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Newspaper Association of America

By the Numbers: Mathematical Connections in Newspapers for Middle-Grade Students

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A cross-curricular resource teaches and reinforces mathematical concepts with several activities that use parts of a newspaper. Scholars use scavenger hunts to find the different ways math is used in the paper along with using data...
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Curated OER

Alaska Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students participate in an on-line virtual field trip to the state of Alaska. In this U.S. Geography lesson, students research several Internet sites dealing with travel to Alaska and activities to participate in. Students create story...
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Curated OER

Discovering the World Virtually

For Teachers K - 12th
Students experience world adventures through the internet. For this technology lesson, students use a suggested internet site and explore each expedition. Students can virtually travel such lands as China.
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National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

Information Technology: Photoshop Scale

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Scaling is a practical skill as well as a topic to be addressed throughout the Common Core math standards. You are given three different presentations and a detailed teacher's guide to use while teaching proportion, as well as practice...
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Curated OER

Build Your Dream Science Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Would your ideal science lab be filled with bubbling beakers and zapping Tesla coils? Or would it contain state-of-the-art computer technology and data analysis? Dream big with an innovative lesson that connects math and language arts...
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Curated OER

How Gear Systems Work: A Research Project

For Teachers 4th
Students apply information regarding simple machines along with the math concept "ratios." The teacher introduces the concept that technology is the application of scientific knowledge and mathematics concepts to solve a problem. This is...
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Curated OER

Magical Moments Around the World

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students write magical moments about human compassion and enter the examples on a global, multilingual website. In this global communication lesson, students create their own message about human compassion. Students then enter their...
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Curated OER

Calculator

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners explore the calculator utility function on a Macintosh computer.  In this calculation lesson, students launch the calculator feature and complete a problem solving worksheet.
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Curated OER

Graphing Using Excel

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete a series of graphs by gathering information and using Excel to graph the information.  In this graphing lesson plan, 5th graders graph favorite desserts of the class. Student put their results into the computer and...
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Curated OER

Two Truths and a Lie: Internet Research Skills

For Teachers 9th - 12th
It's tough for high schoolers to assess what is a credible resource and what is not. A helpful resource prompts class members to research a particular topic and record two facts—and create one lie—while documenting the sources. They then...
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Curated OER

Marvelous Mathematics

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students make a table on the computer, but create fractions and equivalent fractions through the use of color. They are able to manipulate fractions in order to gain a greater understanding of the meaning of whole number that is broken...
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Curated OER

Mystery Mollusc

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the different regions of our oceans by researching the Internet.  In this oceanography lesson, students discover the different jobs related to ocean research and examine their roles by reading related websites. ...
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Curated OER

Slush Rush

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars navigate software to help students understand the benefits of computer models.  In this computer models lesson, young scholars use computer inquiry tools to record simulated events and how they affect objects such as...
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Curated OER

Calculating Profits from Selling Virtual Lemonade

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students set up and collect data for a virtual lemonade stand. In this entrepreneurship, economics, and technology lesson, students purchase ingredients, determine costs, and set up a virtual lemonade stand. Students consider weather...
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Curated OER

Patterns Here, There, and Everywhere!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Upper graders access the Microsoft Word program and create patterns by utilizing certain keys on the keyboard. They create picket fences, smiley faces, and hearts. It seems that this lesson has as much to do with keyboarding skills as it...
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Curated OER

Translations, Reflections, and Rotations

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders have been introduced to the concepts of translation, reflection, and rotation, and have practiced translating, reflecting, and rotating two-dimensional objects on the coordinate plane.
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Other

Study International: Why Solving the World's Problems Needs a Multi Disciplinary Approach

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is directed at students and encourages them to look at complex problems with an interdisciplinary mindset. It provides some examples of real-world problems that were solved with multidisciplinary teamwork. (Published Sept....
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Other

Analytixlabs: 15 Real World Applications of Artificial Intelligence

For Students 9th - 10th
Artificial intelligence refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. The term may also be applied to any machine that exhibits traits associated with a human...
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Other

The Futures Channel: Problem Solving

For Students 9th - 10th
"Connecting learning to the real world" is the goal of the Futures Channel. Through the use of short videos, teachers can integrate real-world examples of how math and science are used in everyday life. Complete teaching guidelines...
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Other

Education Services Australia: Digital Technologies Hub: Systems Thinking and Ai Applications

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson takes a systems thinking approach to understanding the place of artificial intelligence (AI) as a component within solutions to real-world problems.
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Website
Other

The Futures Channel: Proportional Reasoning

For Students 9th - 10th
"Connecting learning to the real world" is the goal of the Futures Channel. Through the use of short videos, teachers can integrate real-world examples of how math and science are used in everyday life. Complete teaching guidelines...
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Excel Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial, learn how to create formulas to solve real-world problems.
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NC State University

North Carolina State University: Spreadsheets in Science

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Intriguing lesson from North Carolina State University using a spreadsheet to solve real world science problems. Contains downloadable files for student activities.

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