Lesson Plan
Curated OER

PLANETS IN PROPORTION

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover scales for both the solar bodies' relative sizes and their distances from the sun. They find equatorial circumference and volumes of their solar bodies. Students apply estimation strategies and proportioanl reasoning to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Peak Performance

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students design and build a car that is capable of traveling across the floor quickly, and also up a steep ramp.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Launches for the Stars

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students are introduced to rockets and the space shuttle program. After viewing a 1960s show, they examine the role and history of NASA and how it evolved into having a space shuttle program. In groups, they create their own model rocket...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gazebo Construction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create and give oral proposals for the construction of a gazebo using a blueprint created with Geometer's Sketchpad. They then build a gazebo model using the blueprints created and provide evidence why it should be selected for...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

DOWNHILL DISCOVERIES

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students studykinetic energy, friction, drag and acceleration by relating it to the Winter Olympics.  In this physical properties lesson plan students create tracks and determine how the course conditions affect bobsled, luge...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering Friction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers watch a demonstration that introduces them to the idea that friction is a force that impedes motion when two surfaces are in contact. They work in groups to experiment with frictional force using a coffee cup on which...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Using Angle Measures

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of using angle measures. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check It"...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Finding Angle Measures Using Triangles

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Use your knowledge of angles to find missing angle measures in various complex situations. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Finding Angle Measures Between Intersecting Lines

For Students 7th Standards
Practice finding angle measures between intersecting lines.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Create Equations to Solve for Missing Angles

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use understanding of vertical, complementary, and supplementary angles to set up an appropriate equation to solve for a missing angle measure. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly,...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Finding Angle Measures Between Intersecting Lines

For Students 7th - 8th
Use your knowledge about angles to find missing angle measures in various situations. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Activity
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Angles Within a Triangle

For Students 6th - 8th
This multimedia Learn Alberta math resource looks at angles of a triangle in the context of building bikes and choosing bike sizes. The accompanying interactive component lets students explore build different sized triangles while...
Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Trig Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th
Investigate the cosine, sine, and tangent ratios of trigonometry using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students will use these ratios to determine a right triangle's unknown side or angle. Be sure to follow the link to the...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Complementary and Supplementary Angles (No Visual)

For Students 6th - 8th
Use complementary and supplementary angles to solve for a missing angle measure. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Vertical Angles

For Students 6th - 8th
Use your knowledge about vertical angles to find missing angle measures. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Quadrilateral Angles

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Find missing angle measures in quadrilaterals. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: What's My Angle?

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Do people with big hands have larger angles between their fingers? See if you can find the answer this question when you try this math challenge on estimating and measuring angles. Discover how understanding angles and geometric shapes...
Activity
Math.com

Math.com: Building Blocks: Classifying Angles

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This geometry resource investigates types of angles. Definitions, detailed examples, and practice problems are included.
Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Geometry: Circles: Inscribed Angles

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Study inscribed angles in semicircles and quarter-circles. What conjectures can you make about the measure of an inscribed angle in semi- or quarter-circles?
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Finding Missing Angles

For Students 7th Standards
Practice problems finding missing angles.
Handout
Quia

Ixl Learning: Adjacent Angles

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Brush up on your math skills relating to adjacent angles then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
Activity
Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Triangles

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This lesson plan provides students with an opportunity to practice drawing and measuring triangles and angles. It also shows pictures and gives definitions of each type of angle and triangle.
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...
Interactive
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Games Estimating Angles

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this game to improve your ability to create an angle with a specific number of degrees. You can set the angles to the size you want on this game. Just follow the instructions below it!