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Benjamin Banneker Association

Celebrate Benjamin Banneker

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Inventor, astronomer, surveyor, mathematician, clock maker. Learners celebrate the life of Benjamin Banneker by building creative analog clocks, making scale models, and solving problems related to surveying. The activities model the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Discounted Books

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Adolescents love to shop, especially when an item is discounted. Here, shoppers only have a set amount of money to spend. Will they be able to make a purchase with the discount and tax added in? Percent discounts can be calculated...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Intensive Math

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Three chapters worth of integer, fraction, and decimal problems to give you every type of question your learners need to be a successful mathematician. Thankfully the work has been done for you and this is a huge resource full...
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Illustrative Mathematics

The Sign of Solutions

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Positive or negative, zero or no solution, are all possibilities for the solution of a linear equation. Here the resource gives examples of linear equations in one variable and their type of solutions. The resource comes with commentary...
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Education Development Center

Language of Algebra

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Don't rush into algebra, let learners visualize, guess, and predict their way to a successful math career. The introductory unit incorporates beginner algebraic concepts with shapes instead of variables. Young mathematicians use a...
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EngageNY

Unknown Area Problems on the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 7th Standards
Scholars determine distances on the coordinate plane to find areas. The instructional activity begins with a proof of the formula for the area of a parallelogram using the coordinate plane. Pupils use the coordinate plane to determine...
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American Statistical Association

Happy Birthday to . . . Two?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How many people do you need in a room before two likely share the same birthday? Scholars consider this puzzle by analyzing a set of data. They ponder how to divide the data and determine the proper size of a group for this event to...
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Curated OER

Inverses as a Form of Undoing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Middle schoolers use inverse operations to solve two-step equations. They study a story problem about inverse operations, watch a video about the problem, and complete a handout for the inverse problem. Pupils finish with two...
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Curated OER

Problem Solving with the Wilderness Classroom

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students complete 45 multiple choice math word problems. In this math word problems lesson plan, students solve word problems on time, graphing, all four operations, money, and more.
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Curated OER

Central Valley Math Project

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Middle schoolers study the Pythagorean Theorem. They describe what it means to square a number. Pupilsuse the Pythagorean Theorem to prove the sides of given triangles, and use geometric pieces of paper to create a right triangle and...
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Curated OER

Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This hands-on resource has future trip planners analyze graphs of mileage, gasoline costs, and travel time on different routes. While this was originally designed for a problem-solving exercise using a Michigan map, it could be used as a...
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Curated OER

Order of Operations with Variable Expressions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore grouping symbols to mathematical equations to discover the importance of the "order of operations." Learners compare the absence of commas in connected text to the absence of grouping symbols in mathematical...
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EngageNY

Develop Rules for Multiplying Signed Numbers

For Teachers 7th Standards
Investigate the case of two negatives making a positive. Pupils fill in a quadrant system to generate the products of integers. They analyze the quadrants to find patterns and relationships to help complete the table values. The teacher...
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Curated OER

Savings Account Introduction Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 7th
This teaching tool promotes a practical understanding of basic mathematical skills by having learners determine percents on interest. There are several worksheet options available as well as a guid on how best to use them.
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Curated OER

Farmers Dilemma

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate the "futures" market and how it affects farmers by completing a prediction activity utilizing bags of M&Ms. While completing this activity, students practice basic mathematics skills and reinforce economic terms.
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Curated OER

Absolute Value and Basic Operations With Real Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the mathematical concept of absolute value by counting the number of steps taken in two directions. Using the number line the teacher can note how they can forward and backward without changing the absolute...
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Curated OER

Clay Tile: Art Deco Style

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze and classify sets of pictures using a mathematical classification system and create original works of Art Deco tiles using this new knowledge and four types of symmetry.
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Curated OER

The Tic Tac Equation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use an equation to solve a problem of applied mathematics. The problem involves using the dating practices of teenagers to create a context. They use an equation to find the solution of how many kisses can be obtained with the...
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Curated OER

Exponents

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers recognize the proper use of exponents in mathematical expressions. They calculate expressions with the intention of comprehension of the principle of repeated factors can be expressed as powers.
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Curated OER

Radiation Budget

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students solve the mathematical word problems by looking at the Earth's Energy Budget Diagram. They will work in small groups and then develop their own unique math problems from the diagram and share with the class.
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Curated OER

Boarding School

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discuss conservation of energy using a skateboarder in the halfpipe or a person on a roller coaster as an example. Using mathematical equations, students examine potential and kinetic energy of the examples. Lesson is completed...
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Curated OER

Rational, Irrational and Square Roots

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify rational and irrational numbers and their use in mathematical functions. Through demonstration, students discover the difference between rational and irrational numbers and their use. Using estimation skills students...
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Curated OER

A Sweet Drink

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners investigate reaction rates.  In this seventh or eighth grade mathematics lesson, students collect, record, and analyze data regarding how the temperature of water affects the dissolving time of a sugar cube. Studetns...
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Curated OER

Metric on the Move

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students are taught that the metric system is a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter for length, the kilogram for weight, and the liter for volume. They research how to convert from imperial units of measure to the...

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