Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Childhood Obesity

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students identify a question to generate appropriate data and predict results. They distinguish between a total population and a sample and use a variety of methods to collect and record data. Students create classifications and ranges...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chinese Shadow Puppet Play

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils experience through role-play the art of shadow puppetry and appreciate the role of oral traditions in Chinese history. They research the origins and history of puppetry as a part of a unit on China. They discover what Chinese...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Photoshop for Fifth Graders: The First Step is Word

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create an image in Microsoft Word. In this technology lesson, 5th graders take an image and practice backgrounds, borders, rotation and more.  They start with Microsoft Word before trying the Photoshop program.  
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating a Brochure with Word

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students watch a PowerPoint presentation about how to create a brochure using Word.  In this word processing lesson, students create a three-fold brochure about a topic of their choice. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cataracts of the Nile Reviewing Egyptian History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars investigate and answer questions about the people, places, and events of ancient Egypt and their contributions to world civilization. In small groups they participate in a game answering review questions about ancient...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The X-33 and the X-38

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the relationships among the lengths, areas, and volumes of similar solids. They also discover what effect doubling the dimensions of a figure has on the resulting area.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Computer Lab Lesson Plan - Science

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars examine rocks and minerals. Using the internet, students research rocks and how they are formed. They use word processing software to list minerals and materials that form specific rocks.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biotechnology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the topic of biotechnology. Using the internet, they research issues that have been improved or brought about because of biotechnology advancements. In groups, they participate in activities in which they...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Weighing In

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders demonstrate that gravity is a force.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Approaching the Iraq War

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify the justifications for the war in Iraq as seen from teh American and Middle Eastern perspectives. They research personal, primary and secondary sources to create a constructed poster board perspective. The poster board...
Handout
University of Maryland

Evaluating Double Integrals

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive resource that explains the Double Integral.
Activity
Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Calculus Iii: Multiple Integrals

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource examines applications of partial derivatives. Topics investigated are double integrals, triple integrals, surface area, and iterated integrals. Class notes, definitions, and examples with detailed solutions are included. The...
Activity
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Topic Summaries: Functions of Several Variables

For Students 9th - 10th
The topic summary outlines functions of several variables. Some topics reviewed are partial derivatives, double integrals, real-valued function, and three-dimensional space. The resource consists of definitions, notes, and examples.
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Mathworld: Riemann Integral

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the Riemann Integral and its relation to the Riemann Sum. This site addresses double and triple Riemann Integral scenarios. Includes formulas, definitions, and links to related sites.
Handout
Other

Dans Math: Lessons: Calculus (Part 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of the calculus concepts of integrals and vectors. Examples and animated graphs are provided.
Graphic
University of California

Ucla Mathematics Department : Midpoint Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from UCLA Mathematics Department explains the Midpoint Rule and how it relates to a double integral and finding surface area.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Types of Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, studnets will classify a chemical reaction as a combination, decomposition, single replacement, double replacement, or combustion reaction....
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dna Build

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students reinforce their knowledge that DNA is the genetic material for all living things by modeling it using toothpicks and gumdrops that represent the four biochemicals (adenine, thiamine, guanine, and cytosine) that pair with each...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Decimals, Fractions & Percentages

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students learn about and practice converting between fractions, decimals and percentages. Using a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot and a touch sensor, each group inputs a fraction of its choosing. Team members convert this same fraction into a...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Reaction Exposed: The Big Chill!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the endothermic reaction involving citric acid, sodium bicarbonate and water to produce carbon dioxide, water and sodium citrate. In the presence of water [H2O]; citric acid [C6H8O7] and sodium bicarbonate [NaHCO3]...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dna: The Human Body Recipe

For Teachers 4th - 7th
As a class, students work through an example showing how DNA provides the "recipe" for making our body proteins. They see how the pattern of nucleotide bases (adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine) forms the double helix ladder shape of...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Multivariable Calculus

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The online course consists of educational materials about multivariable calculus. Readings, syllabus, interactive mathlets, video lectures, exams, and assignments are included.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Calculus Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The online course consists of educational materials about calculus with several variables. Lecture notes, syllabus, exams, and assignments with solutions are included.