Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Behind that Mask?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use a "spider web" graphic organizer to record information about different types of masks they are familiar with. They write a paragraph about masks. Students read about Native American cultures and compare/contrast the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Harding Black: Taking It To Another Level

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students complete a variety of activities related to the pottery of Harding Black and the uses of clay in San Antonio, Texas. They watch a video about the life of Harding Black, conduct a clay percolation experiment, compare and...
Interactive
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Alquerque an Egyptian Math Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a board game played in Egypt in 1400 BCE. It requires strategy and to think several moves ahead.
Interactive
Math Cats

Math Cats: Old Egyptian Math Cats Fractions

For Students 3rd - 8th
An informative and interactive exploration of fractions and how they were used by the ancient Egyptians. Use numbers to build fractions in the interactive game.
Website
Discovering Egypt

Discovering Egypt: Egyptian Mathematics

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief explanation of the numbering system of the ancient Egyptians, with great drawings and sample problems. Use this resource to introduce yourself to the symbols ancient Egyptians used in mathematics. There are some activities to...
Interactive
University of Manchester

Children's University of Manchester: Ancient Egypt: The Egyptian Number System

For Students 3rd - 5th
Animated and interactive website from Children's University of Manchester on the Ancient Egyptian Number System. Students can explore the characteristics of ancient Egyptian numbers and use their math facts along the way.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Egyptian Numerals

For Students 3rd - 8th
Practice changing Egyptian numerals into our everyday numbers we use and vice versa. Three hints are available. This game is set up with a game show format. See how high you can climb on the money chart!
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Egyptian Rope

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
See how many different regular polygons you can make using the 12 knot Egyptian rope at this one page website. Check your solution right at the website.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Egyptian Fractions

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this one page website find the solution to this Egyptian fractions challenge by using equivalent fractions and your problem solving skills.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: An Egyptian Clock

For Students 3rd - 6th
The CyberSquad must construct a clock of sorts in order to keep track of the amount of time they have to rescue Dr. Marbles in this video segment from Cyberchase.
Activity
NumberNut

Number Nut: Calendar Origins

For Students 3rd - 8th
History and mathematics merge in this lesson that explores the origin of the calendar. Learn how it all got started in this detailed lesson that includes a simple months of the year game and a more challenging time conversion game. Both...

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