Curated OER
Facial Tattoos or Face Painting
Students use a grid-like method to create a life-size self-portrait from a 3X5 black and white photo. They explore the different customs and rituals surrounding face painting from ancient through modern civilizations. Students create a...
Curated OER
Rubber Band
Eighth graders investigate what would happen to the length of a rubber band as more and more rings were hung on it. They base their explanation on what they observed, and as they develop cognitive skills, they should be able to...
Curated OER
Language Arts: Five Senses Walk
First graders take a discovery walk around the school. They use their observations to compose a class book about their school.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Patterns in Nature
Are there patterns in nature that can be described by numbers? That is what we will find out here.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Math With Maples
Patterns in division and multiplication can be found in nature, and an understanding of these patterns enables scientists to conduct systematic research.
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The Actuarial Foundation: Math Academy: Can You See It in Nature? [Pdf]
Students will build, extend, describe, predict, graph and generate rules for patterns and functions designed to help students understand the connection between geometric and numerical patterns (younger students) as well as between...
Utah Education Network
Uen: 1st Grade Act. 12: The Little House
This lesson plan introduces learners to cycles and patterns. Students will engage in shared reading. Learners will learn word patterns and repetition in language cycles. Students will learn that time in math and cycles of change in...