Lesson Plan
National Park Service

Rock Ranking

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Junior geologists sort rocks and soil. They separate a sample of river gravel by size, shape, color, and other characteristics. To include Common Core standards, you could have little ones graph the number of particles in each sample.
PPT
Curated OER

Emission Spectra

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
These attractive slides explain the basics of the electromagnetic spectrum and then display the emission spectra for a number of elements. argon, helium, hydrogen, xenon, neon and krypton are shown here and two graphs showing log scale...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Continuity and Change in Africa

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars become more informed about a country on the African Continent. They are more informed about the socio-political and socio-historical events within a selected country. This is done by performing research.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Review Problems

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students identify functions using the domain and range. They use correct function notation to solve composition functions. There are 13 questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Round and Round and Round We Go!

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate motion using a CBL. For this algebra lesson, students collect and graph data on a coordinate plane. They define and identify amplitude and period of conic graphs.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Education for Global Peace

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders construct data graphs based upon sets of data. For this graphing lesson, 5th graders read the text If the World Were a Village and discuss how types of graphs accurately represent a large population. Students construct...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Between The Extremes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Pupils analyze graphs for specific properties. In this algebra lesson plan, students solve equations and graph using the TI calculator. They find the different changes that occur in each graph,including maximum and minimum.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Calculus Review Worksheet

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this review worksheet, students evaluate given limits. They evaluate graphs. This four-page worksheet contains 27 multi-step problems. Answers are provided on pages three and four.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

MVT for Integrals

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars identify the meaning of the Mean Value Theorem. In this calculus lesson, students solve problems using the definite integral. They calculate the average value of a function.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Snow Cover By Latitude

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine computerized data maps in order to create graphs of the amount of snowfall found at certain latitudes by date. Then they compare the graphs and the data they represent. Students present an analysis of the graphs.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sunspot Graphing

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students, using 15 years of sunspot data, plot data on a classroom graph. They discuss why the pattern from their individual sheets did not and could not match the class graph.
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Rational Exponents—What are 2^1/2 and 2^1/3?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Are you rooting for your high schoolers to learn about rational exponents? In the third installment of a 35-part module, pupils first learn the meaning of 2^(1/n) by estimating values on the graph of y = 2^x and by using algebraic...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Restricted Domain and Range: Translation of a Curve

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Moving the graph of a function obviously changes its domain and range. Scholars adjust the location of a graph in an interactive coordinate plane. The interactive automatically updates and displays the domain and range to show how it...
Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Toy Trains

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Scholars identify and continue the numerical pattern for the number of wheels on a train. Using the established pattern and its inverse, they determine whether a number of wheels is possible. Pupils finish...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Determining the Equation of a Line: Temperature Conversion Challenge

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Line up the temperature conversions. Pupils create the linear function between Celsius and Fahrenheit on a graph by plotting the freezing and boiling points of water. The scholars determine how the relationship changes based upon...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Infinite Limit Type: Asymptotes and End Behavior Question

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
There are an infinite number of reasons to use the resource. Scholars drag vertical and horizontal lines to the graph of a rational function to identify all asymptotes. They investigate the connection between asymptotes and limits to...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Most Important Property of Logarithms

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Won't the other properties be sad to learn that they're not the most important? The 11th installment of a 35-part module is essentially a continuation of the previous lesson, using logarithm tables to develop properties. Scholars...
Printables
Virginia Department of Education

Mathematics Vocabulary Cards - Grade 2

For Teachers 2nd
Augment your math curriculum with posters detailing several concepts important to second grade math. Each poster features one math term from geometry, measurement, probability and statistics, computation and estimation, numbers and...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Analyzing Residuals (Part 2)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about patterns in residual plots with an informative math lesson. Two examples make connections between the appearance of a residual plot and whether a linear model is the best model apparent. The problem set and exit ticket...
Lesson Plan
West Contra Costa Unified School District

The Extreme Value Theorem

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Finding the critical numbers of a function can be extreme. The lesson introduces the Extreme Value Theorem to the class with a graph. Pupils then have an opportunity to practice determining the values using an algebraic function.
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

DNA Structure, Nucleic Acids, and Proteins

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What is in that double helix? Explain intricate concepts with a variety of creative activities in a lesson that incorporates multiple steps to cover DNA structure, nucleic acids, and proteins. Pupils explore the history of DNA structure,...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

The Djinni’s Offer

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
The djinni in this resource offers gold coins. Learners use the properties of exponents to make their decision as one offer increases exponentially. This makes a great group project. As the commentary suggests, start by having groups...
Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Marble Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils determine the theoretical probability of winning a game of marbles. Individuals compare the theoretical probability to experimental probability for the same game. They continue on to compare two different probability games.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graph Of The Derivative

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with defining and drawing the graph of a derivative. The lesson includes a definition and examples to lead them away from any misconceptions. They graph derivatives using examples that are...