Mathematics Vision Project
Circles: A Geometric Perspective
Circles are the foundation of many geometric concepts and extensions - a point that is thoroughly driven home in this extensive unit. Fundamental properties of circles are investigated (including sector area, angle measure, and...
Curated OER
Earthquakes: Fourth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities
Examine earthquake intensities and ways to measure an earthquake through the comparison of the Mercalli and Richter scales. After completing the pre-lab worksheet, fourth graders compare high and low intensity quakes by testing...
Massachusetts Department of Education
Similarity through Transformations
Create the ultimate miniature golf course. The 93-page model curriculum unit from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education contains nine lessons on understanding similarity in terms of both Euclidean geometry...
EngageNY
Complex Numbers and Transformations
Your learners combine their knowledge of real and imaginary numbers and matrices in an activity containing thirty lessons, two assessments (mid-module and end module), and their corresponding rubrics. Centered on complex numbers and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Scale Factor to Find Actual Dimensions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use scale factor to find actual dimensions from scale models, drawings or maps.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Scale Factor to Find Actual Dimensions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify scale factor and use it when problem solving.
PBS
Pbs: Scale City: Scaling Up Rectangles in the Real World
In this video, students explore Depression-era post office murals and modern outdoor murals to learn how artists use proportional reasoning and measurement to create large-scale paintings. The video ends with the question, "How do...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Dilation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students recognize dilations and use scale factor to determine measurements. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
NOAA
Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Chemistry in an Estuary
This activity introduces students to the complex chemistry of estuarine water. Students investigate how chemical and physical water quality factors-pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and salinity-change and interact over varying time...