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Curated OER

Go LEGO!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students utilize LEGO's to replace cards for a game that replicates "Go Fish".
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Curated OER

The Basketball Tournament

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students estimate how many games are played if six teams play each other once. They investigate their own way and discuss possible strategies they might use. They then share their findings with the class.
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Curated OER

Blindfolded Building

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners build a Lego design and then work with a partner to reproduce that design. They guide the building of the reproduction by description only and then check their work.
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Curated OER

Valentine's Themed Activities For February

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Here are ways to make academics part of your Valentine's Day-related lessons.
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Curated OER

Technology Blackout Day

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students describe the impact of modern technology inventions on daily life. They create a graph of the class's favorite item of technology and draw a picture of their favorite piece of modern technology.
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Curated OER

Electrical motors

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate and experiement with a 9-volt motor. They will use the connecting wire and battery pack to discover fans.
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Curated OER

Sort It Out

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars study classification systems by sorting Legos and determining how the different pieces are classified. They list as many attributes as possible to use for sorting.
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Curated OER

Introducing Temperature Measurement

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read a thermometer, associate weather conditions and seasons with temperature changes and keep a record of daily temperature.
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Curated OER

Introduction to Plates, Axles, and Gears

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners are introduced to the function and design of the following Lego pieces: beams, bricks, plates, axles, tires, hubs and bushings. They then work with a partner to build something using only these pieces.
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Curated OER

Geography

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study and review geographical terms for features. They classify those features and locate them on a map. They review geographical features of Tall Tales.
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Curated OER

Geo Jammin' - Day 4, Lesson 15: Geo Jingo Jivin'

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore how musical instruments h ave varying geometric shape, and how those geometric shapes correspond to three-dimenaional shapes that students have studied.
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Curated OER

Instructional Software Resources for Grades K-3

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students become familiar with teh selection, evaluation, and use of instructional software for 4-8 classroom. They download software demos from the web and discuss critiquing software. Students browse software evaluations on web sites.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Patterns in Multiplication Tables

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Practice discovering and explaining patterns in multiplication tables. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints. CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.D.9 Identify...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 3.oa Patterns in the Multiplication Table

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
The goal is to look for structure and identify patterns in the multiplication table and then try to find the mathematical explanation for this. Aligns with CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.D.9 Identify arithmetic patterns, and explain them using...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Magnifying Max

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
This site has the view through Max's magnifying glass. The ants seem to be walking past him in a pattern, can you help him predict how many ants are coming next? Teachers will like the teacher's guide, activity sheet, and extra challenges.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Math Patterns 1

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Identify arithmetic patterns (including ones in the addition or multiplication tables), and explain them using properties of operations. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Finding the Subtraction Sentence by Pattern Numbers Up to 20

For Students 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to find a pattern in a series of subtraction problems to determine the missing problem in the set. The video is followed by additional problems...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 3.oa Addition Patterns

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
The purpose of this task is to study some patterns in a small addition table. Aligns with CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.D.9 Identify arithmetic patterns, and explain them using properties of operations.
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Number Cracker (Number Series Game)

For Students 2nd - 5th
The Number Cracker needs you to help find a secret code by identifying the missing number in a series.
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Other

Nearpod: Odd & Even Numbers

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
In this lesson, students will learn how to identify even and odd numbers by pairing, skip-counting, and locating the ones digit. Students will also observe patterns when adding and subtracting odd and even numbers.