Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ExplorA-Pond: 1st Grade Addition

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the shoreline of a local or virtual pond and count the number of bushes and trees present in the area they are assigned. They then, as a class, add the numbers of bushes and trees together to determine the total...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Explain the Change

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders complete research relating to population changes in counties/states in the U.S. from 1900 to 2000 and use the slope formula to determine the overall change in population for each of the ten decades. They present their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ordering Fractions and Decimals

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students place fractions and decimals with unlike values in correct numerical order.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mathematical Contributions By Women

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the contributions of women to mathematics by writing a research paper, presenting a summary to their peers, and sharing an activity with their peers. They use a variety of reference materials to gather information...
Lesson Plan
NASA

Nasa: Earth, Moon and Mars Balloons

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this lesson, students will construct a scale model of the Earth-Moon-Mars system.
Activity
Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Integration by Parts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains Integration by Parts and then has several examples that you can work out on your own. You may check your answers when your finish!
Handout
PBS

Pbs: The Story of India: Ancient and Medieval Mathematics in India

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes India's contribution to mathematics.
Website
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Lessons and Units

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is a searchable database of lesson plans and units in all strands of Mathematics, from elementary to secondary.
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Fire!, Probability, and Chaos

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Students will simulate the probability of a forest fire then graphing the data.
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Intro Fractals: Infinity/self Similarity/recursion

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Explore fractions, ratios, area, and perimeter through guided practice lessons.
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Introduction to Functions

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Input numbers into the function machine and explore independent and dependent variables.
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: From Probability to Combinatorics and Number Theory

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Apply division to determine the probability of outcomes with a racing game.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use triangles and worksheets to guide the learning of triangles to the discovery of the Pythagorean Theorem.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Ed Online: Tracing Math's Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use technology to research and explore mathematicians.
Lesson Plan
University of Oregon

Basics of Exponential Growth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A site for exponential growth as it applies to population, resource consumption, polution.
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Infinite Series

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The site contains information on infinite series. Includes formulas and links to related topics.
Activity
University of Utah

University of Utah: Prime Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of Eratosthenes' development of the system of prime numbers. Includes a Java program that demonstrates the sieve.
Website
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Euclid: The Elements

For Students 6th - 8th
The classic treatise in geometry written by Euclid is presented in English. It is the textbook used for more than 1,000 years in western Europe.
Website
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Student Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The Math Forum Student Center provides math news, notes, challenges, and much more. Dr. Math is here with the answers to students' math questions. There's a teachers' section, a research division, and a parents' part. This site also...
Website
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: World's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
MathWorld provides a huge mathematics encyclopedia detailing the concepts of geometry, algebra, calculus, discrete math, number theory, and other math topics--complete with formulas, diagrams, examples, and references for thorough...
Website
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Internet News

For Students 9th - 10th
Dating back to 1996, you can catch up on the news in mathematics. This internet resource is weekly updated to keep you informed.
Website
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: New in Math World

For Students 9th - 10th
Almost everyday, Wolfram updates this site with mathematical news and activities.
Activity
Utah State University

Teacher Link Printable Teacher Aids

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A huge collection of worksheets for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and handwriting practice all on PDF files ready for you to download and print for your students.
Website
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate

For Students 9th - 10th
The Shodor Education Foundation has as its mission: "To advance science and math education through the use of computational science, modeling and technology." At this site, Shodor's Project Interactivate offers Java-based activities for...