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PBS

Ken Burns: Jackie Robinson Taking the Measure of a Man

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
During his first few games as the first black player in Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson proved that he could withstand the wily curveball of Johnny Sain as well as the racial epithets shouted from opposing teams' dugouts. A short...
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Curated OER

Secret Formulas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners calculate the perimeter of rectangles and squares. They imagine trying to build a fence around a yard or trying to determine how much paint they need to paint a room. They also develop formulas and procedures for determining the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Banana Pudding

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Making banana pudding despite misplacing your one-cup measuring cup is easy as long as you can find your quarter-cup measuring cup! This real-life activity provides a good opportunity for learners to interpret division of a whole number...
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Virginia Department of Education

Exploring 3-D Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Take young mathematicians on an exploration of the world of 3-D geometry with this seven-lesson unit. After first defining the terms perimeter, area, and volume and how they apply to the real world, students continue on to learn the...
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

What Is a Radian?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here's an algebra II activity that strives to make the concept of a radian less abstract and more conceptual. It takes a hands-on approach to exploring the idea of a radian and allows individuals to develop a definition of a radian...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Area and Perimeter Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Read this article before you begin teaching geometry! It gives teachers some insight into the world of teaching geometry to young learners, and four area and perimeter lessons are attached. 
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Curated OER

How Long Does It Take?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the lengths of time various activities take and calculate how long is spent on these activities in a week. They complete a worksheet for each activity that is timed, and calculate lengths of time for simulated...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Batter Up! Math Stations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Math stations that review important concepts with the real-world example of baseball.
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Curated OER

The Square Counting Shortcut

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
An excellent lesson plan that encourages students to discover how complex figures can be broken into simpler shapes when measuring area. Working with block letters, learners are given the freedom to develop their own strategies for...
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Printables
Ed Galaxy

Amazing Angles

For Teachers 4th - 9th Standards
Three letter-sized mini posters can be displayed in your elementary geometry class when teaching about angles. One provides information about degree measurement and additive properties, and the other two define acute, right, obtuse,...
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Teacher's Corner

What Is a Foot?

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
An in-class and at-home assignment, young math stars find and list items from home and school that they think are one foot in length. Once the list is made, provide everyone with rulers to measure and find the actual lengths of their items.
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American Chemical Society

Temperature Affects Dissolving

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Stir chocolate drink mix into hot and cold water to see if there is a difference in how quickly it dissolves. Number three in a six-lesson unit on dissolving, this installment investigates the effect of temperature. If you consult the...
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Unit Plan
National Park Service

Fire Ecology on the Rim

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
An engaging unit on wildfires includes three sections, including a background section with eight lessons and five activities, a field experience section with 13 lessons and five activities, and a conclusion section featuring an analysis...
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National Wildlife Federation

Climate Solutions – A Call to Action!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The final lesson in the 21-part series on climate change focuses on energy solutions to the consumption problem. Using data specific to their school, pupils make recommendations, follow up on actions, and carefully track progress....
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Cheryl L. Mason and William G. Thomas

Comparative Effects of Financing the Civil War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How do countries fund wars? Learners examine the economics of warfare through a comprehensive study of what measures were taken to fund wartime activities during the American Civil War. They'll start by reading a newspaper article from...
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Curated OER

The Weather Classroom - Atmosphere

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Meteorology learners explore the weight of air, layers of the atmosphere, and air pressure action through a series of discussions, demonstrations, and hands-on group activities. Enough discussion prompts, background information, student...
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Curated OER

Equivalent Lengths

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use these worksheets during your equivalent length unit. There are three separate worksheets with 10-12 problems each. Your class must fill in the appropriate number that is equivalent to the one presented. A conversion cheat sheet is...
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State of Michigan

Pre-K Mathematics

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Kick-start children's education with this pre-school math unit. Offering 31 different hands-on learning activities that develop young mathematicians' pattern and shape recognition, basic number sense, and much more, this is a must-have...
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Curated OER

Learning to Measure with Ladybug

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice measuring items with non standard units. In this units lesson plan, students measure shapes, lengths, and classroom objects.
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Curated OER

Dimensional Analysis

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine different dimensions and units which go with a particular dimension. They explore the concept of linear measurement versus area. Students estimate area of 3-D objects. They practice converting from one unit of...
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Organizer
Curated OER

What is my Unit of Measure?

For Students 4th - 6th
For this units of measure worksheet, students review their knowledge as they match the 22 abbreviated units of measure to the full name.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

MEASURE ME

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this kinesthetic measurement worksheet, students are asked to measure their height, head circumference, lower arm length, calf circumference, hand span and little finger length. They are to choose a unit of measurement for each part...
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Curated OER

Estimating And Measuring Weight: Grams And Kilograms

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this measuring worksheet, students will estimate the weight of 10 objects and record information in grams and kilograms. Then students will weigh the objects and record the actual weight to complete a table.
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Curated OER

Estimating and Measuring Capacity: Millilitres And Litres

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this estimating and measuring worksheet, students will estimate the capacity of 10 objects and record information in liters and milliliters. Then students will measure the actual capacity of these objects and record to complete a table.

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