Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Irregular Fractals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study and research irregular fractals and construct a few based on their research. Students practice pattern recognition skills and plane geometry skills calculating dimensions on the Fractured Pictures activity.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Power of Compounding

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the concept of compounding interest on invested money. They explore how much interest their money would earn through compounded interest. Students conclude that they should invest early and often.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Properties of Fractals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students build a working definition of a regular fractal, they measure the concepts of dimensions and scale, they explore the concept of a logarithm and they attempt to solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Virtual Field Trip/ Gasoline Cost

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars complete a word problem to determine the cost of gasoline per mile of their virtual field trip. They determine the travel time and gasoline costs for two routes and record the information on a data sheet. They check their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students use the digital camera, identify geometric shapes (in nature as well as man-made), and gain a better understanding of geometric vocabulary. They search for and recognize geometric shapes in unusual settings
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Does Your Garden Grow?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students create a design for a school garden. For this garden design lesson, students analyze what plants grow best in their school's climate and work in teams to design a garden. Students measure the existing space, determine the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Librarian Who Measured the Circumference of the Earth

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore angles, triangles, and investigate the circumference of the earth. They participate in a Webquest, access data bases, and communicate with other students through an on-line project site involving the circumference...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Squares Have Roots?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define a square and connect this information to a square root. In this square root lesson, students make a chart listing square numbers and their roots.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Free Printables: Place Value

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this place value worksheet, students cut out the 10 arrows on the page, each of which contains a number between 0 and 9 and then three 0s after that number. The students then insert a decimal in the right spot to make the correct...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solar System Search

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students research topics related to space and the planets using the Internet. They explore various websites, construct scale models of the solar system, and create a travel brochure using HyperStudio computer software.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Canadian Cities - a Day To Remember

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research information on the geographical features, climate, and cultural activities of a Canadian city. They plan a day in the city with a schedule of activities. They synthesize information and create a large poster about the...
Interactive
Curated OER

Food Web Relationships

For Students 4th - 8th
For this food web worksheet, learners create a food web matrix and answer short answer questions about the food chain according to the matrix. Students complete 7 short answer questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TE Activity: Testing Fundamental Loads

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars experiment with the five fundamental load types that can act on structures. They use foam insulation blocks to which they apply the forces and draw the fracture patterns. They determine the telltale marks of failure that...
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Curated OER

Celebrate The Four Seasons

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate cause and effect and compare and contrast how recurring cycles are evident in multiple aspects of their education. They answer questions in the chosen field. Students model each aspect by interpreting, perceiving and...
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Curated OER

Food in History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research, predict and offer solutions regarding factors that affect current or future food crops could result in economic, political or social changes.
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Curated OER

Communities at Work

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore how people function together in small communities to reach a common goal.
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Curated OER

Dinosaurs---Read All About Them!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read all about dinosaurs. In this biology lesson plan, students  examine how to use library research as integral part of scientific research.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: English Bus: Pattern and Function

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Help John the bus driver with his payments. Do you know enough about patterns and functions?
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Soccer Stadium: Pattern and Function

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Carlos wants to learn about calculating with decimals before his soccer practice starts. See if you can help!
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: School Bus: Pattern and Function: Number Patterns

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Students will play a variety of learning games to explore and practice number patterns.
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Other

The Actuarial Foundation: Math Academy: Can You See It in Nature? [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students will build, extend, describe, predict, graph and generate rules for patterns and functions designed to help students understand the connection between geometric and numerical patterns (younger students) as well as between...
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Patterns in Nature

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment [3:25] from Cyberchase, a plant expert shows Bianca the patterns and symmetry found in nature.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Mc Dougal Littell Mid. School Math: Graph Non Linear Functions

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students will compare functions by graphing the functions and describing the patterns in the graphs.
Activity
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...