Curated OER
Electronic Mail - The Postman Delivers
Students examine the use of electronic mail. In this electronic mail lesson, students determine how to use different e-mail programs and how they access information using this medium. They discuss how e-mail differs from regular mail and...
Curated OER
Transportation Math
Learners use mathematical operations to examine truck drivers and the math they use everyday. In this transportation math instructional activity, students read word problems that relate to transportation and the math needed to solve the...
Curated OER
Shapes
Students sort objects by shape, size and color. In this math and literacy sorting lesson plan, students listen to the book Freddy the Fish and the Squash that Goes Squish by Duke Christoffersen. Students work in small groups to sort...
Curated OER
Numerical Analysis: Analyzing Root Finding Algorithms
In this root finding worksheet, students compare graphs and shade in regions corresponding to given convergence criteria. They compute the solution of equations of one variable. This two-page worksheet contains six problems.
Curated OER
Mapping With MapPoint
The class is engaged through a discussion of mapping. They determine what they believe makes a good map and what the essential elements of a map are. Students work independently to complete a worksheet on mapping. They follow clear...
Curated OER
Follow One Step Directions From Peers
Students practice taking directions from their peers during group activities. With teachers, they practice the directions and then gradually start practicing with their mainstream friends. They are given marks on a chart noting how they...
Curated OER
Upper-Intermediate English Grammar Review # 3
DUPLICATE young scholars complete grammar worksheet.
Curated OER
Parts of a Crinoid
Learners study the parts of a crinoid. In this parts of a crinoid lesson, students look at pictures of a crinoid fossil or examine an actual fossil if one is available. They match names to pictures of the parts in the second part of the...
Curated OER
Surprise Box Descriptions
Students give oral definitions and descriptions. Each student takes a turn describing the contents of a plastic egg with a category plus attribute format. Other members have an opportunity to guess contents of the egg after listening to...
Curated OER
Electronic Mail the Postman Delivers
Young scholars practice E-mail programsto access information about math and science resources.
Curated OER
Irregular Fractals
Pupils study and research irregular fractals and construct a few based on their research. Students practice pattern recognition skills and plane geometry skills calculating dimensions on the Fractured Pictures activity.
Curated OER
Using Authentic Texts to Teach Vocabulary
Students read an article identifying any new vocabulary words they are unfamiliar with. Using the text, they discover antonyms, synonyms and word families. They answer comprehension questions and review the vocabulary to end the lesson.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: An Approach to Calculus: Continuous Functions
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains continuous functions and what it means for a function to be continuous. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems....
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: An Approach to Calculus: Continuous Versus Discrete
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the the notion that calculus is the study of continuity. This page is mostly discussion of the difference between a continuous quantity and a discrete quantity. Point this site out to...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Piecewise Functions: Continuous Differentiable
This activity takes a discontinuous, piecewise defined function and redefines it to make it continuous and differentiable at the point of discontinuity.
Other
Miami Dade College: Vic 1000 Visual Comm Lecture Notes Ch. 14, 17, 18 [Pdf]
These are the lecture notes from a course on visual communication that uses Herbert Zettl's book "Sight Sound Motion." This PowerPoint outline (in PDF format) identifies the key points in chapters 14, 17, and 18. These chapters are about...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Absolute Minima & Maxima (Closed Intervals)
Find absolute minimum/maximum points of continuous functions over closed intervals.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Absolute Minima & Maxima (Entire Domain)
Find absolute minimum/maximum points of continuous functions over their entire domain.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Distance Between a Point and a Plane
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A review of the three major methods of solving quadratic functions for ''X'' intercepts. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Solve Log Equation
This StudyCards set begins with "what is an equation?" and continues by developing the connection between points on the graph of the related function and a solution to an equation.
Other
The Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church
This site provies the viewer with the history and evolution of what has been purported to be the oldest Protestant body in America with continuous ministry. An interesting point to note is that this body has ministered under three...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Geometry
This MathWorld tutorial provides detailed overviews of the concepts and theorems associated with geometry. Most of the Math World sites are extensive and some require higher math knowledge to understand, links to terms and topics are...
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: A Formal View of Limits
Explore the triangle inequality theorem with this helpful reference tool. Provides a detailed definition and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.