Federal Reserve Bank
Retirement Planning
It's never too early to start saving for retirement. In fact, the earlier one starts, the better! Use this retirement planning activity to teach the importance of a retirement strategy and why to start at a young age.
National Wildlife Federation
I’ve Got the POWER Wind Energy Potential at Your School
The 20th lesson in a 21-part series connects the wind data and expectations of a turbine to whether such devices should be built in your area. Scholars begin with estimating the wind potential at school by using long-term climate data...
TED-Ed
How Many Ways Can You Arrange a Deck of Cards?
Entertain and grab your learners' attention with a short video clip that engagingly teaches the concept of a permutation and how a factorial is a wonderful shortcut for theoretical probability calculations.
Curated OER
Inside OKCupid: The Math of Online Dating
Capture the hearts of your young statisticians with this real-life example of using statistics in online dating. The use of average and geometric mean are discussed in the context of creating the algorithm used to connect people.
Mascil Project
Sports Physiology and Statistics
If I want to build up my heart, where should I start? Science scholars use statistics in a sports physiology setting during an insightful experiment. Groups measure resting and active heart rates and develop a scatter plot that shows the...
California Academy of Science
Building Better Buses: Transportation Design Challenges
Scholars learn about a series of three challenges when they design a bus system for a small town. They determine the bus routes and then figure out the best type of fuel to use before considering the cost of going electric. Learners...
Los Angeles County Office of Education
California State Standards: Algebra I
Starting a year of Algebra I? This mighty packet practices all of the major topics with different ranges of difficulty. Standards include everything from linear to quadratic to rational expressions. Use it in a variety of ways to...
Curated OER
Skip Counting
Young scholars skip count by 3's on paper and using the calculator check their figures. They sing the song "2, 4, 6, 8 who do you appreciate?" Ask what number would come next? Students chorally chant skip counting by 3s. Ask young...
Kenan Fellows
Determining Stream Health by the Diversity and Types of Benthic Organisms
How diverse are the benthic organisms found in local streams? Using the information learned in previous lessons on identification of macroinvertebrates and on calculating stream index values, groups determine the health of local streams....
Illustrative Mathematics
Comparing Rational and Irrational Number
Algebra learners must know how to use rational numbers to approximate irrationals. This resource asks participants to decide which number is larger without using a calculator. It makes a great exercise to use as a five-minute transition...
NSW Department of Education
Relationships Between Formal Measurement Units: Measure and Record Mass in Kilograms and Grams
Teach the masses about the metric system with this hands-on measurement lesson. Given a fruit or vegetable, learners estimate, measure, and convert its mass using the metric units gram and kilogram.
Curated OER
Big Air Rules
Young scholars discuss projectile motion using a basketball player taking off for a slam dunk, a fly ball launched off a hitter's bat, and a snowboarder flying off a pipe as examples. The activity is expanded by introducing the...
Curated OER
Interest Calculation and Spreadsheets
Students, while in the computer lab working on a spreadsheet program, calculate interest and accumulated value of a savings plan. They follow specific directives on how to create their spreadsheets. At the end of the lesson they print...
Curated OER
Decimal Fractions With a Calculator
In this decimal fractions worksheet, students read about using the multiply or divide keys of a calculator to change decimal fractions, then use the add or subtract keys to complete a different set of problems.
Curated OER
Calculations Related to the Microscope
Students examine microscopes and how to calculate total magnification. In this calculations activity students complete an activity of calculations.
Curated OER
Let's Try Various Calculations
Students explore math facts. In this calculation and math facts lesson, students play a board game in which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division math facts are practiced. A copy of the game is included.
Curated OER
Children's Literature: math calculations
Students read the book Sam I Am and complete math calculations on the prices of ingredients that Sam did not want to eat. In this math calculations lesson plan, students list the items Sam would not eat into a computer program and...
Curated OER
Percentages: Calculating Percent-1
In this percentages worksheet, students calculate percentages in eighteen problem solving percentage equations. Students show each step of their work.
Curated OER
Computer Graphing Calculator Explorations
Young scholars explore the graphing calculator feature on the Macintosh computer to explore some "parent" functions and their translations, combinations, and composites.
Curated OER
Calculating Patterns
Students create numerical patterns by using an internet based calculator. In this patterns lesson plan, students complete, create, extend, and record different patterns.
Curated OER
Recursion on a Calculator
In this math worksheet, students investigate repeated values on the calculator. They also read the explanation of the golden triangle and its proof.
Curated OER
Calculator Game: Multiples of 3
In this multiples of 3 learning exercise, students use a multiples of 3 grid, a calculator and counters to follow instructions and play the game. A reference website for additional resources is given.
Curated OER
Factoring and Solving Quadratics Self-Test
This worksheet provides good practice of factoring expressions and solving quadratic equations by factoring. It also includes a word problem and graphing an equation using a calculator. This one-page worksheet contains 17 polynomial...
Curated OER
How to Calculate Time
Students complete a worksheet. In this calculations activity, students learn factual information about computing time with clocks, calendars and eras. Students show their knowledge by completing a worksheet.
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