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Stanford University

Beyond the Bubble: The First Thanksgiving

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This history assessment measures students' ability to source a document, in this case a painting of the first Thanksgiving celebration. When historians interpret a document, they look at who wrote it...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Student Analysis: Determine the Acceleration of a Toy Car

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this activity, students measure the displacement and elapsed time of a moving toy car using a direct measurement video with an embedded frame counter. They then calculate average and final velocity, and the average acceleration, and...
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Activity
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Stopwatch

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is a general-use stopwatch that can serve any purpose, for any subject area. The stopwatch counts up and down, records times that events happen, and also includes a buzzer that will activate at any time the user chooses. Java is...
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NumberNut

Number Nut: Breaking Up an Hour Into Minutes

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Build your measurement and time telling skills in this lesson where the hours are broken down into minutes. Lots of related vocabulary and common time referents presented. There are links available to interactive elapsed time and...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Task Length

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students solve word problems where they must calculate the length of time a task takes. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem and a...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Experiment Problem in Kinematics: How Much Does It Take to Win the Race?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are presented with two cars that have different constant speeds and that will race each other. They then determine which object will win the race, as well as how much time elapses between the objects crossing the finish line.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Let's Calculate Flight!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will use stop watches to help understand elapsed time when they fly paper airplanes through the air. Students will then move on to using clocks. Students will work out elapsed time word problems using made up flight schedules.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Elves Go on Strike!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will use their knowledge of elapsed time to determine if certain elves should receive a bonus. They will work cooperatively with groups to calculate elapsed time and present and justify their findings to their classmates.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Cows on the Clock

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson learners will calculate elapsed time using the storybook Click, Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin. Students will identify the time pasted between two given times in a.m. and p.m.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Measurement: Using a Calendar

For Students 2nd - 5th
This site provides great practice on the concept of using a calendar and elapsed time. Students can first learn about the topic by watching a step by step instruction video that also points out areas of concern. Finally, students can...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: The Science of Racing: Hitting the Mark

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Since running a race car is VERY expensive, race engineers know a great deal about how speed, time and distance relate. In this activity, you will investigate the relationship between distance traveled, speed and elapsed time. You will...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Clock Facts

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Learners calculate elapsed time using analog clocks. Included in this lesson are a detailed plan, clock template, and video of students making their clocks.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Math Templates

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A group of math templates including a blank calendar, a hundreds board you can use for number patterns (only colors the square you click on), an invisible numbers 100s chart, a blank 10 x10 graph/grid,...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Clocks

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will be able calculate elapsed time when given two times.
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Website
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate

For Students 9th - 10th
The Shodor Education Foundation has as its mission: "To advance science and math education through the use of computational science, modeling and technology." At this site, Shodor's Project Interactivate offers Java-based activities for...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Distance and Speed of Rolling Objects

For Students 9th - 10th
This project is an experiment in classical physics. You'll be following in Galileo's footsteps, and investigating Newton's laws of motion, but you'll be taking advantage of modern video recording technology to make your measurements. The...
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Study Guide
Other

Ohio Department of Education: Eighth Grade Achievement Test (Practice Test)[pdf]

For Students 7th - 8th
Half-length practice test for the eighth grade OAT (Ohio Achievement Test). The test includes 15 multiple-choice and 4 open-response questions dealing with topics such as geometry (comparing volumes, angle measures), data analysis...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Radioactive Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine actual radioactive decay data collected in an honors chemistry class to find an equation which best fits the data and allows a person to predict the count after certain periods of time have elapsed. Students review all...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Math Grade 5

For Students 5th
Browse resources related to fifth-grade math standards. Click on a topic for interactive lessons, videos, and extra practice.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Math Grade 2

For Students 2nd
Browse resources related to second-grade math standards. Click on a topic for interactive lessons, videos, and extra practice.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Math Templates

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of templates including a blank calendar, digital/analog clocks, elapsed time model clocks, hundreds chart - complete, blank, and hidden numbers.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Using Timelines to 1 Minute Increments

For Students 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive media source, the video defines a timeline and shows an example of how to read a timeline to answer questions, followed by practice problems to...
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Rod and a Pole

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this one page website work on this challenge using your very best problem solving skills to find a reasonable answer. Actually, there are a number of solutions. When you find yours check the website to see the solutions already listed.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Tan, Don't Burn

For Students 3rd - 8th
How about a math challenge for a sunny day at the beach? Apply your problem solving, number sense, and logical reasoning skills to find out how long it would take Helix to get sunburned using SPF 10 lotion. Discover why understanding...

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