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Code.org

Encoding Color Images

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Color me green. The fourth activity in a unit of 15 introduces the class to color images and how to encode color images using binary code and hexadecimal numbers — and they will quickly notice that it is easier to code the...
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Curated OER

Color The Halloween Picture By Number

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this coloring the Halloween picture by number worksheet, students follow the color code numbers to color bats and a jack-o-lantern. Students color ten objects.
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Computer Science Unplugged

Colour by Numbers–Image Representation

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
How do computers store and send images? Here's an activity that explains one way a computer can compress image information. Pupils decode run-length coding to produce a black and white image. Pairs then work together to code and...
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Curated OER

Counting Exercise

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this counting numbers from one to five worksheet, students color the large numbers according to the color code provided. Students color five numbers.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Matching Fractions

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Focus on halves, thirds, and fourths in these visual fraction activities. Scholars begin by examining a grid with various expressions of the three fractions displayed in the grid squares. They color-code the grid to indicate which...
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Curated OER

Colored-Coded Multiplication Cards

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this multiplication cards worksheet, students read 100 multiplication cards from numbers 1 through 10. The cards are color-coded by times table (ex. 8x1, 8x2, 8x3 are all pink).
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Curated OER

Sea Ice: Unscrambling the Egg Code

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students determine sea ice thickness, concentration, and floe size by reading egg codes.  In this sea ice conditions lesson, students color code a map based on prescribed criteria and use the maps to identify changes in sea ice...
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Curated OER

Rainbow Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine how to use a rainbow picture as a graphic organizer through the use of color-coding. They produce a writing piece using this graphic organizer. They expand their writing from simple paragraphs to multi-paragraph stories.
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EngageNY

Matrix Notation Encompasses New Transformations!

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Class members make a real connection to matrices in the 25th part of a series of 32 by looking at the identity matrix and making the connection to the multiplicative identity in the real numbers. Pupils explore different...
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Curated OER

Location on a Grid

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Make coordinate pairs more engaging by having beginners color-code a grid based on given locations. The grid has numbers along the y-axis and letters along the x-axis, introducing them to the ordering of coordinate pairs with the x-axis...
PPT
Curated OER

Essay Writing: Components of an Essay

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The multi-paragraph essay is the subject of a presentation designed for high schoolers. Color codes are used to highlight for viewers the different elements found in each paragraph. Unlike some presentations, the same essay is used...
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Curated OER

Formulae

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics instructional activity, students participate in five activities such as code breaking, color coding, and one and even games.  The nine page instructional activity contains eight activities. ...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Food Rhythms

For Students 4th - 8th
Kids note the rhythm of 12 words and then list each word in the appropriate box on a worksheet.
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Geometric Figures

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Logical thinking is at the forefront of this jam-packed lesson, with young mathematicians not only investigating geometric concepts but also how they "know what they know". Through each activity and worksheet, learners wrestle with...
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Curated OER

The Branches of Government

For Teachers 5th - 6th
After reviewing and reading about the three branches of US Government, complete this activity with your class. In groups, they will place their "cards" on the board under the correct branch. This lesson is weak and unclear. I'd make a...
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Curated OER

Flower Addition

For Students 2nd
In this addition coloring activity worksheet, 2nd graders solve the single digit addition problems by coloring in the flowers according to the answer code.
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Curated OER

Math Technique in Multiplication and Division of Fractions

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students multiply and divide fractions. In this math activity, students are given explicit visual instruction of how to work with fractions. Intended for learning disabled students, the teacher demonstrates how to manipulate the numbers...
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Curated OER

Mean, Mode, Median, and Range

For Students 6th - 7th
In this math worksheet, students read about the mean, mode, median, and range. Students analyze a color-coded example problem for each.
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Curated OER

Colorful and Textured Backgrounds

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students create a solid color background for a web page. They calculate the hexadecimal code for a color value. They change the color of text and hypertext link items. They create a textured background from a graphic file.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Nature of Light

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students answer questions that are related to the concept of color and they discover what color shirts are being worn by reading the clues.
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Curated OER

Binary Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how a battery-powered light box demonstrates how to transmi timages.
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Curated OER

Applying Phonetic Principles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young readers develop their phonetic skills by using a nifty tool called a word pocket. They use the tool to help them organize individual letters that they have at their desks to spell entire words and to construct beginning and ending...
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Curated OER

The Window Problem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify patterns and compute formulas to solve the problems. In this algebra lesson, students come up with a rule given a pattern, and analyze the relationship between data and graphs.
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Curated OER

Watersheds: The San Francisco Bay Watershed

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders make a model of a watershed. In this geography activity, 6th graders view a shaded relief map of California and locate landmarks. Students examine the San Francisco Bay Watershed by following the journey of water...