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NASA

How Far Away Is Space?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Space is about 60 miles from the surface of Earth. Pupils make calculations to model that distance by stacking coins the appropriate height using scale. They then explore the distance to objects in space such as satellites and the space...
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NASA

Make a Planetary Exploration Balloon

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Balloons aren't just for parties! An inquiry-based lesson explores the idea of using balloons for space exploration. Learners become engineers as they attempt to control the ascent and descent of a helium balloon using different masses.
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Arcademics

Space Race

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Scholars solve multiplication problems to win the race against several spaceships. The faster learners choose correct answers, the faster they cross the finish line.
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Arcademics

Meteor Multiplication

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Scholars keep meteors from hitting their alien's spaceship by choosing the multiplication problem that correlates to the number displayed.
Interactive
Arcademics

Sailboat Subtraction

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Play a game of subtraction tug of war with an engaging learning game that challenges scholars to answer equations as quickly as possible.
Interactive
Arcademics

Minus Mission

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
A learning game tests scholars' subtraction skills. While playing, participants use a canon to subtract the slime away by choosing the correct equations that correspond with the number shown. 
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Arcademics

Island Chase Subtraction

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Scholars boost subtraction skills with a multiplayer learning game. Jet skis race through the water, gaining speed and distance with every correct answer a learner provides.
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Arcademics

Ducky Race

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Scholars take part in a multiplayer game in which participants subtract facts to 12—the faster they solve problems, the faster they make their way around the track.
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Arcademics

Skateboard Pups

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Players skate their way to the finish line by adding and subtracting two-step expressions as fast as possible.
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Arcademics

Jet Ski Addition

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
A learning game tests scholars' knowledge of addition facts with a jet ski-themed interactive. Playing against multiple people, participants answer as many addition problems as fast as possible by choosing the correct answer.
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Arcademics

Canoe Puppies

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Smiling puppies row their way to the finish line in a learning game that focuses on addition. Scholars go up against multiple players to answer as many addition problems as possible. 
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Arcademics

Tugboat Addition

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Test young mathematicians' addition skills with an engaging learning game. Two tugboat teams race to answer as many addition problems as possible.
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Arcademics

Kitten Match

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
An engaging learning game tests scholars' knowledge of how to make a number using addition. Several players race to pick two numbers that add up to a given sum. 
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Arcademics

Four Wheel Fracas

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
A quick learning game challenges players to solve one-step addition and subtraction algebraic equations. Scholars play against several others, racing around the track in their four-wheeler, to see who can solve for a variable as fast...
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Arcademics

Alien Addition

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
An alien-themed learning game boosts addition skills. Scholars solve the addition problem coming down from an invading spaceship before it lands.
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Arcademics

Kangaroo Hop

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Scholars play against three other participants to show what they know about geometric figures. Starting at the beginning, kangaroos jump from shape to shape to match the figure to the displayed word and make their way to the finish...
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PBS

Take It in Stride

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
One step at a time, pupils practice their measurement techniques as they analyze their stride length. They design their own procedures for measuring and relate their stride measurements to the distance traveled by making calculations.
Activity
Under the Dome

Card House

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Mathematics is stronger than a card house. Pupils watch a video of the beginning of the building of a triangular card house. Scholars come up with questions they wonder about from the video and ask for more information to arrive at an...
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Under the Dome

Olympic Display

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Design it with soda cases. After viewing a picture of a soda case display, pupils develop questions about the design using information from the teacher. Scholars use the information and their knowledge about area and multiplication to...
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Under the Dome

Sweet Tart Hearts Revisited

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Use fractions to estimate candy counts. After watching a video of emptying a bag of candies into a glass, individuals estimate the number of candies of each color. The teacher provides the class with additional information to help answer...
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Under the Dome

Sweet Tart Hearts

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Take your best educated guess. After being presented with a video of a glass of candies, class members estimate the number of each color of candies. Pupils view a graphic showing more information on the fraction of candies before...
Activity
Museum of Science

Cookie Mining

For Teachers K - 6th
Knock a chip off the cookie. Learners purchase a property to mine and mining tools. Pupils use their tools to mine chocolate chips out of a cookie for 5 minutes and return cookie fragments to its original site. After the time is over,...
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Museum of Science

Make a Map

For Students 1st - 6th
It's important to know the final destination. Scholars first measure distances in a region of interest using a standard measuring device or by counting steps. They then use an appropriate scale and graph paper to create a map of the...
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Arcademics

Tractor Multiplication

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Use multiplication to help win a game of tug-of-war. An online game helps learners reinforce their multiplication facts. Selecting the correct answers to multiplication problems helps move a tractor in a tractor tug-of-war in their favor.