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Curated OER

Barge Building: What Floats Your Boat?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students construct aluminum foil boats that float while holding the greatest number of pennies. They investigate the concept of water displacement, record their results, and watch a Bill Nye video on buoyancy.
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Curated OER

Conversions: Metrics Made Easy

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students, in groups, measure and record each other's height. They identify measurement conversion methods and use online resources to convert measured heights to multiple systems.
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Curated OER

Scaling the Blues

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars identify musical characteristics of blues music and define the term 'scale.' They identify chromatic, major, pentatonic, and blues scales and label each key on a keyboard using letter names, sharps and flats.
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Curated OER

Rhythm In Motion

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders work independently and with a partner to demonstrate proficiency of steady beat, meter and basic note values while creating written rhythmic patterns for class performance. State and National Standards are addressed.
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Curated OER

Length Lotto-Teacher's Notes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students convert metric units of length, specifically meters, centimeters, and millimeters. In this lesson of converting measurements, students participate in various games which require them to put the measurements in order or convert...
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Curated OER

"Water is Life" Global Water Awareness

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine and calculate the percentage of potable water remaining on the earth. In this ecology and geography lesson, students brainstorm the main factors affecting water distribution. Students use mathematical problem solving to...
Interactive
Curated OER

Math is Everywhere!

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this everyday math skills pretest, students answer ten multiple choice questions based on their knowledge of everyday math skills such as estimation, addition, and measurement.
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Curated OER

Proportion

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate proportion and ratio. In this geometry lesson plan, students set up the ratios of proportions correctly and solve for the unknown. They relate it to word problems.
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Curated OER

Decimal Concepts

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a journal page to review decimal concepts.  In this decimal instructional activity, 4th graders use manipulatives to represent decimal amounts. Students complete a homework sheet related to decimal and...
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Curated OER

What's in Wetland Soil?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the organic and inorganic components of soil. In this environmental science lesson, students identify the factors that influence soil formation. They collect soil samples, conduct tests, and analyze the results.
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BBC

Bbc Skillswise: Percent and Fractions: Comparing Fractions and Percentages

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentage.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Comparing Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Introduces students to fractions and explores basic mathematical operations with fractions, comparing fractions, and converting fractions into decimals or percents.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Comparing and Ordering Fractions

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of comparing and ordering fractions. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the...
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: All About Fractions

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A comprehensive tutorial that contains the following operations: adding fractions, comparing fractions, converting fractions, multiplying fractions, reducing fractions and subtracting fractions. Explanations, interactive practices and...
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Comparing and Reducing Fractions

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Tutorial provides instruction and practice with comparing and reducing fractions.
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Coolmath4kids: Fractions

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
A set of 17 short tutorials on everything to do with fractions. Begins with a basic introduction to what fractions are, and covers topics such as mixed numbers, improper fractions, comparing fractions, simplifying them, and operations...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Percent as a Means to Compare Fractions

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad uses fractions and percents to compare the contest results of the Squitters, little creatures who love to jump.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Area Models for Multiplication of Fractions

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
An interactive for investigating what fraction multiplication looks like. Students choose two fractions to multiply, then observe as one fraction bar model is overlaid on the second, showing the common grid area as the product. Students...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Compare Fractions With the Same Numerator

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Compare two fractions that have the same numerator using greater and less than symbols. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints....
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Comparing Fractions With Unlike Denominators

For Students 6th - 8th
Students review how to compare fractions with unlike denominators. The video tutorial includes detailed examples.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Comparing Fractions With Unlike Denominators

For Students 6th - 8th
Students learn about comparing fractions with unlike denominators. The video tutorial provides examples using models and common denominators. A quiz follows to test students' understanding of the concept.
Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Dirt Bike Comparing Fractions

For Students 4th Standards
Tug the rope attached to the dirt bike by comparing the given fractions using the greater than, less than, and equal signs.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Finding Equivalent Fractions

For Teachers 6th
Using number lines and fraction strips helps students become familiar with benchmark fractions, equivalent fractions, and comparing fractions.
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Quia

Ixl Learning: Fractions Overview

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Brush up on your math skills relating to fractions then try some practice problems to test your understanding.

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