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Curated OER

The Box with the Greatest Volume

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use measurement tools to measure the nearest 16th of an inch. They connect fractions and their decimal equivalents and compare this with other decimals. Finally, the class uses algebraic concepts and formulas to solve problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Go Yankees!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use the internet to research the New York Yankees baseball team. After gathering their information, they discuss the challenges faced by the team and how they were overcome. They end the instructional activity by examining the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

1Word and Letter Match Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word and letter match worksheet, students match groups of 3 letters to words that contain each set. A reference web site is given for additional activities. 
Lesson Plan
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Graphing Frog Respiration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a lesson plan for a science lab recording and graphing the respiration of frogs. Includes background information for teachers, preparation information, and detailed explanation of the activity.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Using Graph Theory to Analyze Drama

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze dramatic works using graph theory. They gather data, record it in Microsoft Excel and use Cytoscape (a free, downloadable application) to generate graphs that visually illustrate the key characters (nodes) and...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Graphing Your Social Network

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze their social networks using graph theory. They gather data on their own social relationships, either from Facebook interactions or the interactions they have throughout the course of a day, recording it in Microsoft...
Activity
Other

G Calc: Java Online Graphing Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This free online graphics calculator is an excellent resource to aid with studies in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, etc.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create a set of graphs that facilitate comparison of climate change predicted for various states. They also use Microsoft Excel to create a graph showing precipitation data.
Activity
Other

Lt Technologies: Creating Pictographs With Excel

For Students 3rd - 8th
Concise set of directions teaching how to create a basic pictograph using Microsoft Excel.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Ice Cream Bar Graph

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews bar graphs, how to create them and read them. Excellent activity to get your students involved in a tasty math activity!
Activity
University of Vienna (Austria)

Maths Online: Recognize Functions 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent place to test your ability to recognize the graphs of sine and cosine and their various associated forms. A Java applet is also included to plot your own function.
Lesson Plan
Other

Laus Dnet: Grade 5 Excel Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this online instructional activity, students will survey students in their school to determine their favorite type of hand-held ice cream. Before performing the survey, students will make predictions about which ice creams they think...
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That Quiz

That Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
ThatQuiz is an excellent assessment tool for teachers and students. At this site, teachers can create individualized or group assessments on a variety of math topics. Students take these practice assessments directly online and receive...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today the Next Frontier for Flight

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This activity provides students the opportunity to gain experience in creating circle graphs on the calculator and provides an excellent real-world review of computation with percents.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Cycles of the Sun and Moon

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students download sunrise and sunset data along with moon phase data, and graph these data sets together in a spreadsheet in order to visualize the cycles of the seasons and the moon.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Parametric Equations and Further Graphing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Excellent diagrams, including the Ferris wheel, depict parametric equations and their related graphs.
Website
Teachnology

Teachnology: Spreadsheet Guide for Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Spreadsheet is a wonderful tool with applications well beyond simple calculations. This site provides a collection of lesson plans, tutorials and worksheets that help bring spreadsheets into the classroom.
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Energy Problem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This six-day lesson provides students with an introduction to the importance of energy in their lives and the need to consider how and why we consume the energy we do. The lesson includes activities to engage students in general energy...
Unit Plan
California State University

Cal State, San Bernadino: Hyperbolas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent site describing the equations for hyperbolas, including graphs of hyperbolic functions and multiple exercises for practice.
Website
Other

Water on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
Water on the Web (WOW) is an advanced site allowing students to actively participate in data analysis from real research sites. Lesson plans on a range of topics are provided. There is also a tutorial for using Excel to graph WOW data.
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Survey Teaching Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Survey Theme provides an excellent collection of free sample worksheets, teacher resources, lesson plans and interactive media for grades k-12.
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Survey Teaching Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Survey Theme provides an excellent collection of free sample worksheets, teacher resources, lesson plans and interactive media for grades k-12.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: The Ellipse

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent lesson offers a thorough definition, description, and then step-by-step analysis of ellipses. Includes a focus upon the vertical and horizontal, major and minor axes, transllations of ellipses and more.
Website
US Department of Education

Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math in the Home

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An excellent compilation of activities that engage parents and children in math explorations at home. Detailed lessons covering a wide range of math topics such as fractions, measurements, money, data collection, and math in newspapers....

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