New York City Department of Education
How I Roll
There's a high likelihood for learner success in this set of probability problems and activities. From support activities that walk learners through joint and compound probabilities through the cumulative activity of planning to win...
Curated OER
Kindergarten Numbers and Number Sense
Twelve math lessons take kindergartners through the process of number sense and counting. The skills range from counting to ten, filling out ten frames, indicating ordinal position of an object, and counting by fives and tens to one...
Radford University
Fun with Solids
Cakes offer a yummy way to learn about math. Scholars use manipulatives to discover the formulas for the surface area and volume of prisms and cylinders. They use their formulas to calculate the amount of cake mix and frosting necessary...
Curated OER
All About Money
Few topics engage young mathematicians as much as learning about money. Through a series of shared readings and hands-on activities, children explore the US currency system, learning how to count money and calculate change as they create...
Mathematics Vision Project
Module 5: Modeling with Geometry
Solids come in many shapes and sizes. Using geometry, scholars create two-dimensional cross-sections of various three-dimensional objects. They develop the lesson further by finding the volume of solids. The module then shifts...
Mathematics Vision Project
Module 7: Modeling with Geometry
Model good modeling practices. Young mathematicians first learn about cross sections and solids of revolution. They then turn their attention to special right triangles and to the Laws of Sine and Cosine.
Radford University
Function Family Fun
It's time for a family reunion—function families, that is. Pupils first review different types of parent functions. They then see how to apply transformations to graphs and learn how to select the most appropriate type of function to...
College of William and Mary
Decimal Operations Using Base 10 Blocks
Let's get this block party started and learn about decimals! Here are four main lessons that teach the operations with decimals while using base 10 blocks to provide a hands-on learning approach. Supplemental worksheets and other...
Curated OER
Multiplication Strategies - A Day at the Zoo
This is an amazing 33-page resource for teaching multiplication! Your mathematicians will discover the connection between multiplication and repeated addition. They also will work collaboratively with arrays while studying zoo animals....
Radford University
A Change in the Weather
Explore the power of mathematics through this two-week statistics unit. Pupils learn about several climate-related issues and complete surveys that communicate their perceptions. They graph both univariate and bivariate data and use...
Illinois Valley Community College
STEM Activities for Middle School Students
Use STEM activities within the class to provide connections to concepts. The resource includes activities that range from working with buoyancy to building rockets and launching them. Other activities involve the engineering design...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Cube
Drawings and discussion on the properties of the cube, with lots of links to related pages. With this page you can find how to make a cube out of tetrahedron. [Requires Java.]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Volume of Rectangular Prisms With Unit Cubes
Find volume of 3-dimensional figures by counting unit cubes. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Counting Cubes and Creating a Place Value Diagram
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The PLIX interactive source allows students to use base ten blocks to explore place value and numbers in the hundreds. There is also a video that describes how to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Decompose Figures to Find Volume (Unit Cubes)
Find the volume of irregular 3D figures made up of unit cubes by dividing the figures into rectangular prisms and finding the volume of each part. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Volume With Cubes With Fraction Lengths
Find volume of rectangular prisms by using cubes with fraction side lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Group Theory 101: How to Play a Rubik's Cube Like a Piano
Mathematics explains the workings of the universe, from particle physics to engineering and economics. Math is even closely related to music, and their common ground has something to do with a Rubik's Cube puzzle. Michael Staff explains...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Counting Cubes and Creating a Place Value Model
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to count cubes and make a place value model with a number in the thousands. The video is followed by practice problems to assess student...
PBS
Pbs: Rubik's Cube Volume
Revealing multiple ways to find volume using a Rubik's cube. This video focuses on modeling volume and explaining why two different volume equations will give you the same answer.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Identifying and Naming 3 D Figures
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video briefly shows and describes a cube, rectangular prism, triangular prism, and a cylinder and then determines what 3D figure is shown through process of...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Volume of Cube, Tent
This is a question/response site with the topic of volume. A student asks for help finding the volume of a tent, a cube, and other regularly dimensioned objects.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Cuboids, Rectangular Prisms and Cubes
Students learn about the terminology and formulas associated with cuboids, rectangular prisms, and cubes. The learning resource consists of definitions and images.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Solid Geometry
A complete reference guide to solid geometry. The mathematics resource provides definitions and interactive activities that enhance further explanation.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Kampyle of Eudoxus
This page gives an illustration, equations, and short description of the Kampyle of Eudoxus, a type of curve studied by Eudoxus in relation to the problem of cube duplication.