Curated OER
Making Sense of the Census
In this unit of lessons, learners make sense of the census. They examine why a census is taken and participate in activities.
Curated OER
An Opening Time Line Project
Students create a time line of their life starting at birth and each year after that up to their current age. They write and illustrate one important thing for each year, and place their time lines on poster board.
Curated OER
Putting Together History Puzzle Pieces
Students attempt to put puzzle pieces together with no prior knowledge. This activity shows students at the beginning of the year that history is like a puzzle, there are often missing pieces, and many ways the pieces can turn to look...
Curated OER
The Light Inside the Tunnel
Young scholars work to improve their programming skills by programming model cars to drive through a tunnel, turn on its headlights and then extinguish the lights as the car exits the tunnel.
Curated OER
Engineering: Lego Cars and Light Sensors
Students build Lego cars with attached light sensors. They program the car to enter a tunnel and reverse out when it records a darker light reading.
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Capturing the Wind
Learners collect and analyze data about wind speed. They build a Lego wind sail and measure the wind speed with a rotation sensor. They use software to analyze the data.
Curated OER
Mapping It Out - Great Lessons For Geography
Through geography lesson plans students can learn about history, science, and a variety of other subjects.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Sports Equipment
Sports such as hockey, football, basketball and tennis use balls of different sizes. Can you arrange a selection of different balls in a line each touching the next to make the shortest line? This activity offers opportunities for...
Other
Odyssey of the Mind Curriculum Activity: Made Up Math
An interesting way to make math more creative. This page gives ideas for three different exercises that encourage students to use math in a creative way.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Defining Parallel Lines
Alex and his friends are studying for a geometry test and one of the main topics covered is parallel lines. They each write down what they think it means for two distinct lines in a plane to be parallel. Learners are asked to analyze...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Srt Sine and Cosine of Complementary Angles
The goal of this task is to provide a geometric explanation for the relationship between the sine and cosine of acute angles. In addition, young scholars will need to think about the sine and cosine as functions of an angle in order to...
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Counting With Cups, and More! [Pdf]
Help students recognize and cultivate creative and critical thinking using various activities that connect math and music!
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Making Measuring Meaningful!
This activity helps students recognize that measuring tools can come in many different shapes and sizes. The student's will develop creative-thinking, math, and social skills as they use nontraditional and traditional measuring tools....
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Inch by Inch Learning Is a Cinch
This lesson uses an interdisciplinary approach involving literature, math, and writing. Using the book, Inch by Inch, by Leo Lionni students will explore the world of measurement. They will have the opportunity to practice measuring...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 4.nf Explaining Fraction Equivalence With Pictures
The purpose of this task is to provide students with an opportunity to explain fraction equivalence through visual models in a particular example. Part (c) should be approached as a discussion before students are asked to write an...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: A rei.c.6: Find a System
The purpose of this task is to encourage learners to think critically about both the algebraic and graphical interpretation of systems of linear equations. Aligns with A-REI.C.6.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: A ced.a.3: Growing Coffee
This task is designed to make students think about the meaning of the quantities presented in the context (of coffee needs) and choose which ones are appropriate for the two different constraints presented. Aligns with A-CED.A.3.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: A Sse the Physics Professor
In this task, students are asked to study the structure of an algebraic expression, draw conclusions, and explain their thinking. Aligns with A-SSE.A.1 and A-SSE.A.1.b.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf Exponentials and Logarithms Ii
The purpose of this task is to help students see that the definition of the logarithm as an exponent results in an inverse relationship between the exponential and logarithm functions with the same base. This prepares them to think about...
Other
Uss Constitution Museum: All Hands on Deck!
This thematic unit uses USS Constitution (nicknamed 'Old Ironsides') as a vehicle to explore a wide range of disciplines including language arts, reading, math, science, art, and social studies. Skills covered in the unit include...
Other
Early Childhood News: How Dramatic Play Can Enhance Learning
Dramatic play allows children to develop skills in such areas as abstract thinking, literacy, math, and social studies. In order to derive the full benefits from dramatic play as it relates to learning, early educators should "set the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Words to Expressions 1
This problem allows students to see words that can describe the expression from part (c) of "5.OA Watch out for Parentheses." Additionally, the words (add, sum) and (product, multiply) are all strategically used so that the student can...