Curated OER
Blindfolded Building
Young scholars 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.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Tornadoes
Students research tornadoes. For this weather lesson, students construct a KWL chart on tornadoes and view the video National Geographic-Tornadoes. Students discuss the facts they learned from the film and complete the KWL chart.
Curated OER
Sort It Out
Students 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.
Curated OER
Levers: Catapults
Students construct a catapult that shoots a cotton ball at least two meters using Legos, rubber bands, and plastic spoons. They discuss how the catapult works, and identify any problems they had with their experiment.
Curated OER
Touch and Discover
Young scholars work together to identify and categorize objects. They have to identify the object on touch because they are blindfolded. They record their data and describe the objects once they can look at them.
Curated OER
Away You Go
Pupils build Lego cars which have two different types of tire surfaces. They roll them down ramps that have both rough and smooth surfaces to determine how friction affects the car as it rolls.
Curated OER
Learning About Our Five Senses
Students study the sense of touch and various degrees of heat. They design a model that displays how the human hand reacts to heat using a touch sensor.
Curated OER
What Do Salt Trucks Do?
Students predict what will happen to ice when salt is put on it. They make observations and discuss what actually happened to the ice. They relate their experiment to the salt trucks they see on the street.
Curated OER
Introduction to Plates, Axles, and Gears
Students 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.
Curated OER
Wheel & Axle Tractor
Students design and build a tractor using LEGO materials. They write and draw their designs.
Curated OER
Rockets on a Shoestring Budgut
Students work together to create rockets on a budget. They discover the limitations that real engineers face when designing and testing their products. They discuss their findings to complete the instructional activity.
Curated OER
Building A Sturdy Car
Students build a sturdy Lego car using a motor and a pulley. They determine how sturdy the car is by dropping it from the height of the teacher's knee.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Area and the Distributive Property
Use area models to represent the distributive property in finding area of rectangles. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Commutative Property Around Us
An interesting question is posed to Dr. Math about the commutative property in the world around us. This shows an awesome connection between math and everyday life. Students will get this one!
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Area and Perimeter Review Using Legos
Lesson plan in which students calculate area, build areas to a given amount, and calculate the perimeter with the use of Legos. Step by step instructions and videos are provided. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7.c Use area models to represent...
Other
Nearpod: Adding & Subtracting: Properties of Addition
In this lesson on adding and subtracting, young scholars will learn to idenitfy and apply the commutative and associative properties of addition while utilizing their knowledge of fact families to correctly solve problems.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Commutative Property of Multiplication
Practice changing the order of factors in a multiplication problem and see how it affects the product. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Distributive Property of Multiplication
Practice decomposing the factors in multiplication problems and see how it affects the product. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Associative Property of Multiplication
Practice changing the grouping of factors in multiplication problems and see how it affects the product. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Other
Nearpod: Associative Property of Multiplication
In this lesson on the associative property of multiplication, students explore grouping factors, learn key vocabulary, and apply their learning to a real-life scenario.
Other
Nearpod: Distributive Property of Multiplication
In this lesson on the distributive property of multiplication, students explore expanded form, learn key vocabulary, and apply their learning to a real-life scenario.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Soccer Stadium: Multiplication and Estimation
Join Carlos in his soccer game and help him with some multiplication and estimation problems.
Other
Ask Lois Math Terms: Commutative Property
What is the commutative property? Why not ask Lois. She knows all about math "lingo." A site where kids can find math definitions explained in "kid friendly" language.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Math Patterns 1
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...