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Virginia Department of Education

Volume of a Rectangular Prism

For Teachers 7th Standards
Fill the minds of your young mathematicians. A hands-on activity has learners fill in a rectangular prism with unit cubes to determine its volume. the exercise provides a great hands-on way for learners to connect the activity...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Percent of a Number: Rock Climbing

For Students 6th - 8th
What percent of the 100 ft. rock has Marta climbed? Young mathematicians find the percent of number (the rock height) by moving the climber up and down the rock.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Slope-Intercept Form: Mountain Train

For Students 7th - 9th
Hop aboard to learn about the slope-intercept form. Young mathematicians use an interactive to adjust the path a train takes up a mountain. A set of challenge questions helps them see the connection between key features and the...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Definition of Probability: It's in the Bag!

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
It's not in the bag. An interactive provides the probability of picking a certain color marble from a bag after several marbles have been removed. Young mathematicians learn about dependent events from this resource.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Measurement of Probability: Basketball Throw

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Future mathematicians use an interactive to see how changing the size of a basketball court and the size of a region in the court affects the probability that a ball will randomly fall within the specified region. No calculations are...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Basic Counting Rules: Sandwich Shop

For Students 6th - 8th
Young mathematicians make a tree diagram of all possibilities for sandwiches using an interactive. They learn how multiplication speeds up the process of finding the number of outcomes.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Graphs Using Slope-Intercept Form: Zip-Line

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Zip lines aren't so scary when all your scholars use them for is math. Young mathematicians see how the slope of a zip-line to a building changes as the height changes. They answer a set of challenge questions regarding the scenario.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Graphs in the Coordinate Plane: Functions on a Cartesian Plane

For Students 6th - 8th
Connect the dots to graph a linear function. Young mathematicians use an interactive to first plot provided points on a coordinate plane. They connect these points with a line and then answer questions about the slope and y-intercept of...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Inequality Expressions: Inequality Graph

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Don't let inequalities be a drag. As young mathematicians drag the endpoint of the graph of an inequality in an interactive, the algebraic form of the inequality changes. This helps them see how the graph connects to the inequality.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Two-Step Equations with Subtraction and Multiplication: Cupcake Equation

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Solving equations is a piece of cake. Young mathematicians use an interactive to create a bar model to representing a situation involving cupcakes. They use the model to solve for the cost of a cupcake.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Complementary Angles: Corner Kick

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Soccer is all about angles. Young mathematicians use an interactive to correctly position the path of a soccer ball so that it reaches the goal. They consider complementary angles when answering a set of challenge questions.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Linear Pairs: Angles and Lines in a Perspective Drawing

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Gain some perspective on linear pairs. Aspiring mathematicians adjust the vanishing point on a perspective drawing. They see the effect on linear pairs of angles and answer five challenge questions based on their observations.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Supplementary and Complementary Angle Pairs

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Complement and supplement your knowledge of angles. Young mathematicians study supplementary and complementary angle pairs using an interactive. A set of challenge questions solidifies this understanding.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Converse, Inverse, and Contrapositive

For Students 7th - 10th
Logically speaking, here is a great resource. Young mathematicians apply an interactive to consider the converse, inverse and contrapositive statements. Eight challenge questions assess understanding of the material.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Intersecting and Parallel Lines

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Sometimes line segments just refuse to meet. Young mathematicians connect houses on an interactive map using line segments. They must then determine whether these line segment pairs are intersecting or parallel.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Single Variable Expressions: Neighborhood Block

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
The number of bicycle wheel turns is as good as any way to describe the distance from school to home. An interactive lets young mathematicians determine the number of city blocks a person bicycles. They use this information along with an...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Writing Basic Equations: Stars and Moons

For Students 6th - 8th
You'll be over the moon about finding a useful resource for describing patterns. Aspiring mathematicians drag moon and star shapes to complete a shape pattern. Additionally, they must write an algebraic equation to describe the pattern.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Rational Numbers in Applications: Batch of Brownies as Rational Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Sharing is caring—especially with brownies! Young mathematicians use an interactive to split a batch of brownies between several friends given constraints. They answer some challenge questions to check that each friend has the correct...
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EngageNY

Efficiently Adding Integers and Other Rational Numbers

For Teachers 7th Standards
Develop the rules for adding rational numbers. Pupils continue to work on adding integers. Young mathematicians use their experiences to develop the rules for adding integers with like and unlike signs. They finish the lesson plan by...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Angle Problems and Solving Equations II

For Teachers 7th Standards
Demonstrate the application of algebra to geometric angle relationships with an activity that asks learners to use what they know about adjacent and vertical angles to write algebraic equations. Diagrams become more complex in this...
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EngageNY

Drawing Parallelograms

For Students 7th Standards
Construct your young mathematicians' understanding by exploring the properties and dimensions of a parallelogram through constructions. The seventh instructional activity in this 29-part series begins with individuals creating...
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EngageNY

Understanding Three-Dimensional Figures

For Teachers 7th Standards
You can't judge a book by its cover ... or a cube structure by just one face. A creative activity looks at the shape of several cube structures described by level slices. The 20th activity of the 29-part series expects young...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Real-World Area Problems

For Students 7th Standards
Not all structures take the shape of a polygon. The 21st lesson in a series of 29 shows young mathematicians they can create polygons out of composite shapes. Once they deconstruct the structures, they find the area of the composite figure.
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EngageNY

Area Problems with Circular Regions

For Teachers 7th Standards
Uncover strategies for finding areas of composite figures. The 23rd lesson in a 29-part module has young mathematicians decompose figures to find total area. Figures decompose to rectangles and circular regions.

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