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Curated OER

"Sir Cumference and the First Round Table" by Cindy Neuschwander

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with rearranging shapes to better visualize the Congruence and relationship of geometric shapes.
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Curated OER

Build Your Dream Science Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Would your ideal science lab be filled with bubbling beakers and zapping Tesla coils? Or would it contain state-of-the-art computer technology and data analysis? Dream big with an innovative lesson that connects math and language...
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Curated OER

Precision Tools

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars discuss the appropriateness of using a specific tool to measure and define an object. After measuring the area of their classroom and the objects in it with the appropriate tools, they create a floor plan that makes the...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Estimation of Parallelogram Area in Scale Drawings

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students estimate actual areas of parallelograms in scale drawings. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Constructing Scale Drawings

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
An urban planner needs your help in creating a scale drawing. Let's use our knowledge about scale factor, length, and area to assist. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Interpreting Scale Drawings

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Students practice interpreting scale models, receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Proportions to Find Scale Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find a scale, ratio, or proportion given actual and scale dimensions. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Math Challenges for Families

For Students 2nd - 8th
Students, teachers, and parents alike will enjoy this challenging math site. It contains a clever brain teaser section plus creative problems related to algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, and probability. A Spanish...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Proportions to Find Dimensions

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson studnets find actual or scale dimensions using a given scale, ratio, or proportion. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Shaping the Future

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners will utilize new found knowledge of architectural design and engineering to apply math and science skills in building a structure. By using interactive websites, they will create scale drawing plans and design and engineer a...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "Movin' on Up"

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students will use their knowledge of scale factor to enlarge a picture to scale. They will then use PhotoStory to create a collage of their pictures. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Dance Performance: Position on a Map

For Students 5th - 6th
This interactive website allows students to practice their map skills including scale factors on a map.
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NASA

Nasa: Earth, Moon and Mars Balloons

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this lesson, students will construct a scale model of the Earth-Moon-Mars system.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Circles All Around Us

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this lesson, middle schoolers will estimate several dimensions of circles in everyday objects. Students will use the metric and customary systems for their estimations. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Search the Perimeter and Secure the Area

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson will not only help middle schoolers compare and contrast the concepts of area and perimeter, but it will also move toward the concept that area is maximized while minimizing perimeter with a square.