Activity
Noyce Foundation

Movin 'n Groovin

For Students K - 12th Standards
Examine the consequences of varying speed.  An engaging set of five problem sets challenges young mathematicians by targeting a different grade level from K-12. In the initial lesson, scholars make conclusions about the time it...
Activity
Noyce Foundation

Cubism

For Students K - 12th Standards
If cubism were a religion, would you follow it? Lower-level tasks focus primarily on counting the number cubes in a structure and relating the number to surface area. As learners progress to higher-level tasks, isometric drawings and...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Sharing Prize Money

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
When three classrooms are to split up prize money, your mathematicians must find the percentage that each class deserves and calculate the total amount. There is an option to use a calculator and practice rounding. 
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Dividing Fractions

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Encourage at-home assistance with a reference sheet designed to provide parents and guardians with the information they need to help their child divide fractions. Three pages offer detailed descriptions and labeled examples.    
Activity
Noyce Foundation

Once Upon a Time

For Students K - 12th Standards
Examine the relationship between time and geometry. A series of five lessons provides a grade-appropriate problem from elementary through high school. Each problem asks learners to compare the movement of the hands on a clock to an angle...
Activity
Noyce Foundation

On Balance

For Students K - 12th Standards
Investigate the world of unknown quantities with a creative set of five lessons that provides problem situations for varying grade levels. Each problem presents a scenario of fruit with different weights and a balance scale. Using the...
Activity
Noyce Foundation

Measuring Up

For Students K - 12th Standards
Teach the basics of measurement and conversion with a five-lesson resource that builds an understanding of proportion and measurement conversion from elementary through high school. Initially, young scholars use ratios to determine soup...
Activity
Noyce Foundation

Surrounded and Covered

For Students K - 12th Standards
What effect does changing the perimeter have on the area of a figure? The five problems in the resource explore this question at various grade levels. Elementary problems focus on the perimeter of rectangles and irregular figures with...
Activity
Noyce Foundation

First Rate

For Students K - 12th Standards
Explore distance and time factors to build an understanding of rates. A comprehensive set of problems target learners of all grade levels. The initial problem provides distance and time values and asks for the winner of a race. Another...
Activity
Noyce Foundation

Lyle's Triangles

For Students K - 12th Standards
Try five problems on triangles. Levels A and B focus on shapes that can be created from right triangles. Level C touches upon the relationship between the area of a six-pointed star and the area of each triangle of which it is composed....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Math Curse" by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use percents to solve problems, see math in the real world, and make reasonable choices pertaining to percents.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Two-Dimensional Drawings from Three Dimensional Objects

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify and replicate two dimensional illustrations of three dimensional objects. In this spatial visualization instructional activity, 6th graders practice viewing objects from various sides. Student participate in...
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Curated OER

Math Aptitude Test

For Students 6th - 8th
For this math aptitude test worksheet, middle schoolers answer 36 questions.  Students answer questions about days in the year, area of fenced yard, weight, etc.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math Lesson: Rotational Symmetry

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students analyze lines of symmetry and rotational symmetry in designs. They practice dividing a shape along its line(s) of symmetry and discuss the relationship between lines of symmetry and number of sides as well as rotations.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math Investigations Facilitation Plan

For Teachers 6th - 12th
In this math lesson plan, students choose a topic involving math that interests them to investigate or research. Students make a plan detailing how they will investigate their topic; such as, keeping track of plant heights over time,...
Interactive
Curated OER

December Math

For Students 5th - 8th
In this December math worksheet, students click on the links to help them answer math problems dealing with issues in December such as electricity, tree shapes, and money. Students complete 7 problems total.
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Two Types of Division Problems

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discover the two types of division problems.  In this number division lesson, students identify repeated subtraction and sharing division problems.  Students create word problems utilizing the two different types of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Subtracting Two- and Three-Digit Numbers

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this subtracting two- and three-digit numbers worksheet, students, with a partner, problem solve and calculate the answers to fourteen subtraction equations.
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Curated OER

Recipe Card

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Young scholars devise a recipe for snack mix using four of the given ingredients. They use one cup measuring cups to mix the four ingredients in plastic zipper bags. Next, they write their ingredients on a recipe card, and as a class...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mind Your Pints and Quarts: Making Sense of Liquid Measurement

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners convert among liquid measurement units. In this measurement lesson, students use Visual Thesaurus to gather information about customary units for liquid measure such as cup, pint, and quart, then learners practice converting...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Comprehension of Word Problems" Using a Table

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice solving math problems by utilizing a data table. In this number sense lesson, 6th graders create a table using the numerical information about a fictitious farm's inventory. Students complete the empty segments by...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Integer Addition; Range (-99) to (+99) (H)

For Students 5th - 7th
In this number sense worksheet, student practice adding integers with a range of (-99) to (+99). They find the sums in 54 problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Patterns, Relations, and Functions

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate the patterns of different data sets of numbers. They use critical thinking skills in order to find the missing numbers in any given set. This instructional activity helps to develop the skill of number sense.
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EngageNY

Creating Division Stories

For Students 6th Standards
Create your own adventure story ... well, not really. The fifth lesson in a 21-part series has pairs create story contexts for division problems. The lesson presents a step-by-step process for pupils to follow in writing such stories.

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