Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigation - Patterns/Functions

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore one-to-one correspondence. Through activities, students examine rhythm and patterns. From the patterns discovered, students create a visual representation of the pattern with blocks.
Lesson Plan
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Prime And Composite Numbers - Fuzoku Elementary

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concept of prime and composite numbers. Students study the visual representation for the numbers and use the pictures in order to develop designs for larger numbers. The goal of the lesson is for them to...
Worksheet
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Cylinder: Teacher Notes

For Students 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers construct a basic cylinder out of a piece of paper, then answer seven questions about their cylinder. Questions have to do with measurement, volume, radius, etc.
Lesson Plan
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Bits and Pieces I

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine making smaller parts out of fractions and decimals. In this online interactive fractions, decimals, and percents instructional activity, 6th graders represent fractions with denominators of ten. Students then...
Lesson Plan
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Introduction to Equivalent Fractions

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Explore equivalent fractions! Youngters measure the crown of their head with adding tape labeled with various fractions and fractional parts, and compare strips to notice numerical relationships. They fold adding tape in half and color...
Lesson Plan
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Solving Simple Addition and Subtraction Equations Using Fact Families

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners explore addition fact families. In this addition and subtraction fact family math instructional activity, students click and drag objects on the Smart Board to create visual representations of fact families. Learners use fact...
Worksheet
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Slope & Rate of Change

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
This short handout addresses the concept of slope in two different ways: geometrically and analytically. Start with a brief description of slope, then use graphical representations to compare positive vs. negative slope and zero vs....
Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Same Base and Height, Variation 1

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Four triangles are depicted for learners to construct on a geoboard. They compute and compare the areas, and so meet one of the sixth grade Common Core standards for geometry. Note that the set of triangles does not include a right...
App
Oleh Yudin

iCrosss

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
Did you know that a soccer ball is very similar to a truncated icosahedron? Both have 32 faces, but while a truncated icosahedron is made up solely of flat hexagons, a traditional soccer ball has 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons, each curved...
Lesson Plan
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Orbital Bliss

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Most young mathematicians are aware that the planets don’t orbit the sun in a circle but rather as an ellipse, but have never studied this interesting feature. This resource looks at the planetary orbits in more detail and helps learners...
Worksheet
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Statistics

For Students 7th - 8th
Seventh and eighth graders solve and complete three various types of problems. First, they find the median rate using the box-and-whisker plot shown. Then, learners describe the inter-quartile range. In addition, they determine whether...
Lesson Plan
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Mean Absolute Deviation in Dot Plots

For Teachers 6th
The lesson focuses on the ideas of dot plot representations and the mean absolute deviation of data sets.
PPT
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Problem Solving - Draw a Diagram

For Teachers 4th - 5th
There is an excellent strategy for learners to use when faced with a word problem that uses fractions. This presentation shows how to draw a diagram of the fractions in the problem in order to get a visual representation. Although brief,...
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Graphing and the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Ready to introduce your class to the coordinate plane? This website includes a detailed lesson plan that includes two interactive games to help learners practice graphing ordered pairs. The scripted discussion is a little cheesy and a...
Lesson Plan
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Compare Fractions Using Fraction Circles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice ordering fractions using models and drawings.  In this math model lesson, 4th graders utilize colored blocks and drawings to show an equal representation of given fractions.  Students compare and...
Lesson Plan
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Writing Numbers - Different Forms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of representing numbers in standard, word, and expanded form. In this number representation lesson, students express a number in standard, word, and expanded form.
Worksheet
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Multivariable Calculus: Vector Functions

For Students 12th
In this vector function worksheet, 12th graders identify a helix and a smooth curve. They find the equation of the tangent line to a helical curve. This two-page worksheet contains examples, explanations and approximately four problems.
Interactive
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Unscramble the Spelling 1

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this online interactive spelling skills worksheet, students examine the number and the scrambled letters that represent it. Students unscramble the letters to spell the number word and submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
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Unscramble the Spelling 3

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this online interactive spelling skills worksheet, students examine the number and the scrambled letters that represent it. Students unscramble the letters to spell the number word and submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
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Unscramble the Spelling 4

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this online interactive spelling skills worksheet, students examine the number and the scrambled letters that represent it. Students unscramble the letters to spell the number word and submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
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Unscramble the Spelling 5

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this online interactive spelling skills worksheet, learners examine the number and the scrambled letters that represent it. Students unscramble the letters to spell the number word and submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
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Unscramble the Spelling 6

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this online interactive spelling skills learning exercise, students examine the number and the scrambled letters that represent it. Students unscramble the letters to spell the number word and submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
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Unscramble the Spelling 8

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this online interactive spelling skills instructional activity, students examine the number and the scrambled letters that represent it. Students unscramble the letters to spell the number word and submit their answers to be...
Interactive
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Unscramble the Spelling 10

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this online interactive spelling skills worksheet, students examine the number and the scrambled letters that represent it. Students unscramble the letters to spell the number word and submit their answers to be scored.