Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Ups and Downs of Weight and Mass

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners explore the concept of mass, and how it differs from weight. They also calculate their weight change as they ride up and down on an elevator. They record the changes in their weight as the elevator moves graph the collected data.
Worksheet
Helping with Math

Ratio and Proportion: Simplifying Ratios (1 of 2)

For Students 5th - 10th Standards
Here is a set of 24 pairs of numbers for which kids reduce the ratios to their simplest form. It is a simple and straightforward assignment, meant by the publisher to address CCSS.Math.Content.6.RP.3. Note, however, that it only requires...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Applications of Parabolas

For Students 11th
In this algebra worksheet, 11th graders rewrite word problems using algebraic symbols. They relate parabolas to the real world and calculate the breaking distance using the distance formula they come up with. There is answer key.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Find the Average Value of a Function

For Students 11th
In this calculus worksheet, 11th graders calculate the average value of a function. They find the line tangent to a curve and graph the equation. There are 15 questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Go Car, Go!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design and build their own car. For this physics lesson, students collect data to determine the speed of the car. They plot the data on the graph analyze the relationship between variables.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Rates and Slopes: An Astronomical Perspective

For Students 10th - 12th
In this rates and slopes activity, students solve 2 problems where they find the rate corresponding to the speed of the galaxies in a Hubble diagram for galaxies and they calculate the rate of the sunspot number change between indicated...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Aurora to Magnetosphere Global Exploration

For Students 9th - 11th
In this magnetosphere global exploration worksheet, students read about the instrument on board a satellite launched by NASA called the Radio Plasma Imager. This imager detects echoes from plasma clouds. Students calculate the distance...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fitting Periodic Functions-Distant Planets

For Students 7th - 9th
In this periodic functions worksheet, students use given data of the speed of a star and find the best fit periodic function that follows the trend in data. They determine the amplitude, offset phase and the formula for the angle. They...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Speed Tests Book 1

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this timed math drills worksheet, students complete two 50 problem tests with mixed addition and subtraction facts to 20. They are presented in horizontal form and may be timed.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Glass Transition in a Rubber Ball

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students illustrate the changes in the properties of a material at its glass transition point. They gather data which they use to construct graphs regarding elastic modules versus absorption modulus, tangent delta, and the effect of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Don't Crack Humpty

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars investigate the engineering design process and the relationship between distance, time, and speed. Using a generic car base, small groups design a device that will protect an egg on or in the car as it is rolled down a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Motion in the Ocean

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How does the formation of currents and waves in the ocean happen? High schoolers will learn about the primary causes for ocean currents and waves by calculating a wave's amplitude and nautical mile speed. Then they will complete a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Motion, Forces, Energy and Electricity

For Teachers K - 8th
What a wonderful way to explore motion and forces! Learners design a catapult, after watching a video and discussing types of catapults. This is a comprehensive and complete lesson with links to supplementary resources.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Algebra: Olympic Races

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars use Olympic athlete statistics to make algebraic calculations. In this algebraic equation lesson, students use algebra to calculate athlete speed and calories burned.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cannonball

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the speed, motion and distance of a projectile. In this geometry lesson, students obtain measurements while calculating velocity. They graph their results and make predictions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chills And Thrills

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn what happens when ice melts. They explore melting, and devise ways of speeding up and slowing down the melting process.
Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Truffles

For Teachers 6th Standards
Knowing how to scale a recipe is an important skill. Young mathematicians determine the amount of ingredients they need to make a certain number of truffles when given a recipe. They determine a relationship between ingredients given a...
App
Coach My Video

CoachMyVideo Mobile: Easy Frame-Capture

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
Your class will be eager to improve their physical skills and bring their games to the next level after working with you and this app! Record your young athletes as they demonstrate their unique athletic abilities, and then review...
Worksheet
Waterloo Mathematics

Number Sense and Numeration: Ratio and Rate

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Seventh-graders solve 20 various types of problems related to ratio and rate. They write ratios in simplest form for each given statement, to compare the area of two figures, and write two ratios equivalent to each ratio. Pupils express...
Activity
Colorado State University

What Causes Pressure?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Are you feeling the pressure? Let loose a little with a kinesthetic activity that models molecular motion in a closed space! The activity varies conditions such as volume and temperature and examines the effects on molecules.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Energy and Mass-Same Things But Different!

For Students 7th - 10th
In this energy and mass worksheet, students read about Einstein's formula, E=mc2 and they solve six problems. They convert from different energy units to different mass units using a given formula.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Speedy Area

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the speed, rate and distance. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the area and perimeter of polygons. They perform an activity with a CEENBoT and calculate the distance and speed.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Using Quantitative Statements to Solve Problems

For Students 9th - 11th
For this equations worksheet, students use quantitative statements to sole for average speed. This worksheet has 4 problems to solve.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sand in Bottles

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders calculate the speed of bottles as they roll down a ramp with varying amounts of sand inside. Using their data, 8th graders estimate speed of three labeled bottles with different amounts of sand and compare those results...