Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pyrotechnics

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners discuss pyrotechnics and what they have noticed about their height and speed. They think about the path which fireworks follow which is a parabola. They follow multiplication patterns to determine the Zero Product Property and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The 15 Circles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners listen to the problem and think about it, discuss, and work in groups on the solution. They get into groups and solve. They then write down their solutions and report back to the class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Polygons and Angles

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders estimate the measurement of angles and then measure the exact distance using an angle ruler. In groups, they explore shapes and recognize the characteristics acute, obtuse and right angles. Students sketch required shapes,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

1 VS the Mob

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students prepare to become the first to cover four adjacent products, horizontally, vertically or diagonally by selecting factors that make the needed products. They play this game to acquire a healthy appetite for competition between...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphs

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students graph ordered pairs to model the relationship between numbers. After observing the patterns in ordered pairs, they describe the relationship, and create graphs from a data table. Students describe intervals in the graph, and...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

An Innovative Book Report Idea for "Island of the Blue Dolphins"

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students can create a board game to show their understanding of the book "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

See how They Grow: Butterfly

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars view butterflies and participate in a butterfly activity to learn needed vocabulary. In this butterfly life cycle activity, students access prior knowledge of butterflies.  Young scholars listen to a butterfly life...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Census in Ireland

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study
Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Square Roots (Object Interactive)

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Explore a set of perfect squares, as well as their square roots using this highly interactive math resource. In addition, students will get to look at estimates of the square roots of non-perfect squares. Printable activities, solutions,...
Activity
Other

Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Tic Tac Toe Squares (Math Facts Games)

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Players practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing skills while playing virtual Tic Tac Toe. They can also try their hand at squares, cubes, and square roots.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Classifying Real Life Objects as Basic 2 D Shapes

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes how to classify a real-world object as a circle, triangle, square or rectangle. The video is followed by additional practice problems.
Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a tutorial for students in algebra 2 or for those who need a refresher. The site has explanations, definitions, examples, practice problems and practice tests are found covering topics such as linear equations, graphing,...
Interactive
Other

Allmath.com: Magic Squares Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Magic squares have been a fascinating topic in mathematics for centuries. They are formed by filling in all the squares with the numbers starting from one so that the sum of all rows, columns, and diagonals is the same. Instructions are...
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Magic Squares

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In a Magic Square all the rows, columns and diagonals add to the same number. This number is called the Magic Constant. Learn math fundamentals visually and have fun at the same time.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: 1, 2, 3 Magic Square

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Sharpen your logic and basic addition facts skills while working on this challenge. Solution.
Activity
Harvey Mudd College

Mudd Math Fun Facts: Difference of Squares

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Using algebra, learn how to do fast math in your head!
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Domino Square

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use your problem solving skills and move the dominoes around on the square so that each side has only eight dots. When you are finished you can check your answer against theirs right at this one page NRich website.
Activity
Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Matrix Addition and Multiplication

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners explore the discrete mathematics topic of matrices. The tutorial demonstrates how to add and multiply matrices. Some topics explored are scalar multiplication, multiplication of two matrices, square matrices, and addition of two...
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Magic Squares 4x4

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Warm up your problem solving skills to make the magic work in these magic squares by getting the correct numbers in the correct spot. You can check your solution at this one page website.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Magic Squares 3x3

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Use your problem solving skills to make these magic squares work correctly. The solutions are at this one page website.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Magic Math Squares

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students complete number sentences by inserting numbers in the correct order to arrive at a predetermined answer.
Activity
Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Factoring and Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Polynomials are the focus of these lessons, concentrating on factoring and special products to work with rational expressions. Interactive tools of Live Math and Scientific Notebook are used to provide animated solutions to the examples....
Handout
Other

Sierra College: Elementary Algebra Review Sheet and Common Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
This review sheet includes important rules, properties, formulas, and equations needed to solve many Algebra problems.