Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell Me What?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the characteristics of robots and cells. For this biology lesson, students examine the parts and function of cell organelles. They create a visual representation of their cell/robot analogy.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Murals in my Neighborhood

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use rubrics to grade murals in their city. In this mural design instructional activity, students learn about the design of murals and explore their city to find murals. Students grade the murals based on design and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Dig Your Art, Man (or Woman)

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders write a thesis regarding a modern artist of their choice for a 15-20 multi-media presentation. In this activity students create a Power Point, video, or some other visual representation studying an artist or modern...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discussing One's Health

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners explore common health issues.  In this health and literacy lesson, students match simple health statements with appropriate visual representations.  Learners prepare and perform dialogues in which health issues are the...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Rational Speed Matching

For Teachers 6th
Ready, set, go! Individuals practice converting rational numbers between fractions, decimals, and percents. A speed game has teams match the three forms of rational numbers on a number line.
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Cord Online

Pyramids and Cones

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Young mathematicians find the surface area and volume of a square pyramid and a cone. In what looks like a typical activity out of a textbook, you'll find an activity where learners find an unknown measurement of a pyramid or...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Linear Functions and Proportionality

For Students 8th Standards
Connect linear equations, proportionality, and constant rates of change to linear functions. Young mathematicians learn how linear equations of the form y = mx + b can represent linear functions. They then explore examples of linear...
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Mathed Up!

Probability

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
How likely is it to draw a blue marble? Pupils find the likelihood of events and connect that to the probability of the event. They find the probabilities of simple events and show their probabilities on a scale.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Horizontal and Vertical Asymptotes: Rational Functions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Play with the graph of a rational function to discover the asymptote patterns. Young scholars use the interactive lesson to discover the relationship between the asymptotes and the function. As they manipulate the function, the graph...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Direct Variation: Value of a Painting

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Help your pupils find a pattern of direct variation. Young scholars use input-output pairs to find a constant of variation and then write the equation. As they build their equations, the interactive lesson provides feedback.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Using Quadratic Equations to Solve Problems: Construct a Soccer Field

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Build a soccer field through a little mathematical analysis. Individuals manipulate the dimensions of a soccer field as they drag points to new positions. The simulation shows the corresponding intercepts and area. As pupils explore the...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Solving Problems by Factoring: Building a Doghouse

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Building a doghouse is easier with a little mathematical help! Young scholars use sliders to adjust the length of the doghouse and watch as it affects the width and area. They then answer questions that help them discover the question...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Midpoint and Segment Bisectors: Midpoint Map

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Discover how to find a midpoint with a conceptual exploration. Scholars manipulate a point to determine the location of a midpoint on a straight line distance between two locations. Later questions extend to determine the...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Angle Measurement: Fuel Gauge Angles

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Once you start looking, angles appear everywhere in our daily lives. A creative lesson has learners use the angles created by a fuel gauge to practice the Angle Addition Postulate. They see how changing the angle parts does not...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Function Rules for Input-Output Tables: Soda Sugar Function Table

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Examine the relationship between the input and output variables in a table of values. As learners build an input-output table using online manipulatives, they begin to identify patterns. They answer questions about these patterns...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Line Plots from Frequency Tables: Sleep Cycles

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Demonstrate the ease of using a frequency table. An interactive lesson allows learners to create a frequency table efficiently. Challenge questions ask your classes to analyze the data represented in the frequency table. 
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Line Graphs to Display Data Over Time: Strawberry Competition

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Take the tediousness out of graphing. Using the interactive tool, learners can efficiently create a line graph from a set of data. They then use the graph to answer questions about specific trends in the data.
Activity
Howard County Schools

To Babysit or Not to Babysit?

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Would you work for a penny today? Use this activity to highlight the pattern of increase in an exponential function. Scholars compare two options of being paid: one linear and one exponential. Depending on the number of days worked, they...
Organizer
Curated OER

People Grow and Change

For Students 6th - 8th
In this stages of human development chart, students complete a graphic organizer following the stages of human development from infancy to adulthood. The students creates connections of concepts of human development in a visual...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Webbing the Food Chain

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students compose a visual representation of the food chain cycle using Inspiration educational software.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Classifying Functions

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders sort different types of functions including rational, periodic, exponential, polynomial, quadratic, logarithmic and linear using "function cards." The functions are displayed in multiple representations including...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Symbolism in Lord of the Flies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a graphic organizer over symbolism in the "Lord of the Flies". They work together in groups to interpret passages they find of interest. They draw a respresentation of them as well.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's the Problem?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders redefine the problem of Where's the Heart of Florida? and begin to formulate possible solutions using graphic organizers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Language Arts: Before-Reading Organizers

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover how to create graphic organizers using the titles and subtitles of informational texts. Following a teacher demonstration, they work in pairs to create their own organizers based on assigned texts. Upon...