Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Study Buddies: Dividing by Two-Digit Numbers/One-Digit Quotients

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students will work with a coach to solve a two-digit division problem. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Clownin' Around

For Students 4th - 6th
In this estimation activity, learners read about a girl, Amy, who is purchasing items for a class play. Students determine whether Amy needs to find an exact answer or an estimate for the things she is buying. There are 6 questions on...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mystery Jars: Make Your Own

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore the concept of estimation. For this estimation lesson, students create their own estimation jars and fill them with objects of their choice. Students then count the exact number of objects and trade jars to...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 2 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 5)

For Students 5th Standards
Twenty-eight flashcards make up a set designed to reinforce math vocabulary. Two styles of cards showcase either a bold-faced word or a corresponding definition card equipped with an example and labels. Terms include commutative property...
Lesson Plan
Kid Zone

Groundhog's Day Graphing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This Groundhog's Day, challenge scholars to predict, estimate, tally, and graph in a weather-themed lesson in which class members play the role of the groundhog to forecast the weather come February second. 
Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Influenza epidemic

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
This activity presents a real-world problem about an epidemic of influenza spreading through a city. Learners refer to a graph that shows the number of individuals infected in relation to the number of weeks that have elapsed since...
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K12 Reader

What’s Your Angle?

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Start out with angles by asking your pupils to read this reading passage. Class members will learn about degrees, right angles, acute angles, and obtuse angles and then respond to five questions about the text.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 2 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 3)

For Teachers 3rd
A set of third grade math vocabulary cards include topics that range from addition properties to terms like estimate and fact family. Each sheet has two cards on it. The top half is the word printed in bold text,...
Activity
101 Questions

You Pour, I Choose

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Tall and skinny or short and stout, which glass hold the most liquid? Learners analyze dimensions of cylindrical glasses to determine the one holding the greatest amount of liquid. They brainstorm the relevant dimensions before making...
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Virginia Department of Education

Practical Problems Involving Decimals

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
After discussing decimals and "going shopping" in the classroom, young mathematicians are given four practical word problems that require them to estimate their answers, given specific information. The highlight of the lesson is...
Worksheet
Curated OER

AP: Chapter 20: DNA Technology

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
This nine-page biotechnology resource contains six pages of questions regarding DNA technology. Questions cover cloning, restriction enzymes, the polymerase chain reaction, different techniques, the human genome project, and more. The...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 1 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 4)

For Students 4th
Use a set of 12 math vocabulary cards intended for fourth grade mathematicians. The topics of the cards include mostly place value concepts. Each sheet contains two cards; one with the word printed in bold text, and the other with...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Stained Glass

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
A complex question looking for the total cost of a stained glass window by calculating area and circumference of a circle. With detailed components, this activity will challenge your designers to figure out if they have enough money to...
Worksheet
Federal Reserve Bank

The Output Gap: A‘Potentially’ Unreliable Measure of Economic Health?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How can we accurately estimate what the economy should produce now and in the future? Have your pupils tackle this question as they learn about real versus potential GDP and as they review data regarding the output gap in...
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Liberty Union-Thurston

Equivalent Fractions

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
The next lesson in a math series builds off the previous one in which learners estimated fraction amounts using fraction bars. Here, pupils view equivalent fractions with unlike denominators using fraction bars. Lastly,...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 4 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 4)

For Students 4th
Looking for a set of math vocabulary cards for fourth graders? A 14-page packet of vocabulary words includes topics related to multiplication, division, and factor types. Each sheet has two cards on it: the top half has the word in...
Handout
Charleston School District

Solving Systems with Substitutions

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
How many large and small watermelons did he sell? Just use the given information to write and solve a system of equations! The two videos accompanying the lesson explain the substitution method and then introduce problem solving. The...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Banana Bread

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Show your future bakers how to choose the right baking pan by calculating the volume of a pan. The resource compares two pans, one with decimal edge lengths and is too small for the recipe and one that may work. Your number crunchers are...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 3 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 4)

For Students 4th
The five-page packet includes words particularly associated with multiplication. Each sheet has two cards on it; one with the word printed in bold text and another with the definition and example of the word
Activity
101 Questions

Apple Mothership

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Explore Apple's spaceship office building. Built in the shape of a circle, the office building offers a unique floor plan challenge. Young scholars use the dimensions of the building to estimate the square footage for each employee. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

A Twelfth Night of Quotes

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Look at exact quotes from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Each answer contains four characters to choose from as the speaker. See how well your class knows this play!
PPT
Curated OER

Oil Molecule

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Nanotechnology is described for emerging engineers. Instructions for converting nanometers to meters is provided. Finally, the step-by-step laboratory procedure for measuring the size of an oil molecule is walked through. What a terrific...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Going the Distance

For Teachers 6th Standards
Estimate the value of one of the most famous irrational numbers. The hands-on instructional activity instructs classmates to measure the circumference and diameters of circles using yarn. The ratio of these quantities defines pi.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Problem-Solving Skill: Is an Estimate Enough?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this problem-solving skills worksheet, students learn how to determine whether or not an estimate is enough when solving a problem. They then use this skill to solve the 2 questions at the bottom of the page.