Virginia Department of Education
Arc Length and Area of a Sector
What do skateboarding and baked goods have in common with math? You can use them to connect half-pipe ramps and cakes to arcs and sectors. Pupils compare the lengths of three different ramp options of a skate park. They calculate the...
Curated OER
Tale of the Tape
How can baseball and skeet-shooting be modeled mathematically? Sports lovers and young mathematicians learn how to use quadratic equations and systems of equations to model the flight paths of various objects.
Noyce Foundation
Snail Pace
Slow and steady wins the race? In the assessment task, scholars calculate the rates at which different snails travel in order to find the fastest snail. Hopefully, your class will move much more quickly in finishing the task!
Curated OER
Volume and Surface Area
Students explore volume and surface area. In this math activity, students fill boxes with cubes to identify the volume of the boxes. Students discuss area.
Curated OER
Cross Country Adventure
Students practice measurement and geography in this lesson. They build a Lego vehicle using an RCX. They predict how many seconds it will take their vehicle to reach a specific state on the United States of America map that each group of...
Curated OER
Can You Build It?
Pupils investigate the concept of perimeter. They design there own figure and measure the perimeter of it. The lesson is given the context of the shape being a path that is traveled by a ladybug. This provides the shape of the plane figure.
Curated OER
Automobile-Accident Reconstruction
Students investigate an accident and relate it to math. In this trigonometry lesson, students measure the accident scene, the friction produced, and the speed from the skid marks. They create a poster of their findings.
Curated OER
Perimeter and Area of Rectangles
Students calculate the area and perimeter of rectangles. in this area worksheet, students determine the area and perimeter of their classroom. They complete a two-page worksheet by computing area and perimeter.
Curated OER
Equations in Motion: Design and construct a mobile
Students participate in a lesson plan that covers the concepts of solving equations and inequalities. To master the concept they must demonstrate visually and verbally how both sides of an equation must be balanced. They construct a...
Curated OER
Noon Project Revisited
Students, just like Eratosthenes, try to use math to calculate immeasurable objects. Teachers need to try out the calculations before having your class do them. They should take notes to be included with their own calculations and drawings.
Curated OER
Math: Gears and Wheels
Twelfth graders solve problems involving linear and angular speed. Using information about a compact disc, they solve the problem using multiple rates and conversion factors. Students also solve additional problems involving bicycle...
Curated OER
Mini-Metric Olympics
Eighth graders participate in the mini-metric Olympics. In this measurement lesson, 8th graders solve real-world problems that require them to calculate length, area, and volume in metric units.
Curated OER
Calculating Areas for the Caged Animals At Miami Metrozoo
Seventh graders calculate the area of certain cages at the Miami Metrozoo after observing a teacher demonstration.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Distance Formula
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore the concept of the distance formula by navigating through the interactive learning module and then answering questions that go along with the module. Students can also learn more about...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 10.5 the Distance Formula
Learn and see examples of the distance formula.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Distance Formula in the Coordinate Plane
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students how to find the distance between two points using the distance formula. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Distance Formula in the Coordinate Plane
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students use the Distance Formula to find the distance between two points. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Distance Formula
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Given the coordinates of two points, use the Distance Formula to find the distance between them. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Distance Formula
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students learn how to use the distance formula. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt practice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Distance Formula
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students learn how to use the distance formula. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt practice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Distance Formula
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept introduces the distance formula and uses it to prove that line segments are congruent. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Parabolas and the Distance Formula
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of a parabola, exploring a parabola using the distance formula.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Distance Formula
Review how to derive a general formula for the distance between two points.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Coordinate Geometry: Length and Distance
Given coordinates of points, the student will use the distance formula to solve problems involving length and distance.