Curated OER
Outlining Area
Explore measuring various objects using square centimeters. Learners create various shapes using five centimeter cubes, calculate the area in square centimeters of different classroom objects, and discover who has the largest mouth,...
DK Publishing
Sneaky Snake: Numbers, Part 2
Don't let these sneaky snakes fool your little learners! A number chart lists numbers 1 - 100, but several snakes are blocking many of the numbers. Mathematicians figure out which numbers are hidden and fill them in next to the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Assessing Writing Numbers
Can I say a number by its name, and can you write it for me? Working in small groups or with the whole class, give your kindergartners a piece of 1-inch graph paper and have them write numbers 0 to 10 and 11 to 20. Next, pass out blank...
Computer Science Unplugged
Twenty Guesses—Information Theory
How do we determine how much information to include and what can be left out? By playing a game of 20 questions, the class generates the best strategies for finding a number. They then move on to guessing the next letter in a short...
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...
Curated OER
Mathematics: A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words
Students examine school yearbooks from 1950 to the present. They count the number of male and female teachers and administrators. They compile date and extrapolate changes in job trends.
Curated OER
Back To the Basics: Measurement
Lead the class in a review of the basic concepts and procedures involved in measuring length, weight, and volume. After whole group instruction, small groups and individuals practice measuring by completing a variety of fun activities...
Curated OER
Dot Plots
Number crunching statisticians explore displaying data with dot plots and define the difference between quantitative data and qualitative data. Dot plots are created based on a set of given data and analyzed.
Agile Mind
Isabella’s Credit Card
An in-depth activity that involves a real-world problem about credit card debt. Learners are given a scenario in which Isabella plans to stop using her credit card and pay off the balance by paying a fixed amount each month. The first...
Curated OER
Seeing Dots
Your algebra learners interpret algebraic expressions, in order to compare their structures, using a geometric context. They also discern how the two expressions are equivalent and represent a pattern geometrically and algebraically.
Curated OER
Fairy Tales
Once upon a time are four words most children are familiar with when reading a fairy tale. But do they know that fairy tales are a great way to learn the literary elements of reading and writing? Use a thorough fairy tale unit...
Curated OER
Modeling: Having Kittens
Cats can't add, but they do multiply! Determine the number of descendants of a single cat given specific facts about cats and kittens. The lesson focuses on developing strategies for problem solving using both individual and group work....
Curated OER
Quadrupling Leads of Halving
Your statisticians will see that an expression is made up of one or more parts that can be seen as a single entity. Learners give an explanation, in terms of the structure. of the expression and, why it halves in value when n is quadrupled.
EngageNY
The Power of Exponential Growth
How do you make a penny grow to $5,000 in just 15 days? Use the examples in this lesson to explore the concept of exponential growth and its comparison to linear models. Pupils come to understand that exponential growth eventually...
Alabama Learning Exchange
The Grouchy Ladybug
Students listen to the book, "The Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle and sequence the events in the story. Using a graph, they draw and color the animals that the ladybug meets next to the corresponding time from the story, and conduct...
Curated OER
Quilts Galore
Students explore patterns. They observe a video, "Math Monsters." Students determine the next item in a sequence. Students read books about patterns. They discuss patterns in quilts. Students visit a specified web site and design...
Curated OER
The World Series Problem
In this combination worksheet, students solve 2 short answer problems. Students determine the number of different combinations for a seven game World Series.
Curated OER
A Matter of Pattern
Students explore how shapes can make patterns then make connections as to how elements in a pattern relate to one another. In this matter of pattern lesson, students create a multi-folded paper snowflake. Students engage in a...
Curated OER
Arithmetic or Geometric Series
In this Algebra II/Trigonometry worksheet, 11th graders evaluate arithmetic and geometric series. The two page worksheet contains ten multiple-choice problems. Answers provided.
Curated OER
Missing Numbers
In this sequencing numbers instructional activity, students observe rows of numbers with blanks and fill in the missing numbers for each sequence. Students fill in 47 blanks.
Curated OER
2.1 Arithmetic Series
In this arithmetic series worksheet, students solve 30 short answer problems. Students find the sum of a given arithmetic series. Students find arithmetic means between two terms in an arithmetic sequence.
Curated OER
Trigonometry Practice Series #3
In this trigonometry worksheet, students calculate the sum of the terms in an arithmetic and geometric series. This two-page worksheet contains 5 multi-step problems. Answers are provided at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
A Piece of Pi
In this piece of Pi worksheet, students examine pi. They count how many times a given digit appears in the list of digits. Students describe their observations and conclusions regarding pi. This one-page...
Curated OER
Bears Wear Buttons
Students practice counting sets of objects and numerals. In this numerical identification instructional activity, students listen to the story, Bears Wears Buttons, and participate in a flash card activity where students must...