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Radford University

Plumbing Task

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Make sure it flows smoothly. Pairs research plumbing codes to find the required slope for a sewer line. Using the information, groups answer several questions involving interpreting the slope. Pupils determine the cost of pipe to run a...
Lesson Plan
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Time for a Plumber!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compare amounts of time in seconds, minutes and hours.  In this multiplying and comparing time lesson, 4th graders problem solve a plumbing problem scenario to find which amount of time is the least.  Students...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Lines and Angles

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Explore angle relationships associated with transversals. Pupils construct parallel lines with a transversal and find the measures of the angles formed. They figure out how the different angles are related before constructing...
Lesson Plan
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Splitting the Penstock

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students investigate the best way to calculate the measurements of an area. In this geometry lesson, students relate a large circle to a cylinder and its measurements. They use PVC pipes to gain hands on experience as they calculate the...
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Curated OER

Math Mediator Lesson 10: Slope

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students explore the concept of slope.  In this Algebra I lesson, students investigate the definition of slope as rise over run or change in y compared to change in x.  The lesson includes a real-world problem in which the...
Activity
NWT Literacy Council

Readers Theatre Scripts

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Engage and entertain young learners with this collection of readers theatre activities. With over 25 different scripts, a wide range of topics are covered from simple counting and rhyming exercises to adaptions of popular children's...
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Curated OER

Extraordinary Extrapolation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners study how scientists have estimated the maximum height to which trees can grow, and assess the reliability of interpolation and extrapolation techniques by making predictions with particular data sets and analyzing accuracy of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

NUMB3RS Activity: Regular Ploygon Centroids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate geo-profiling.  In this secondary mathematics activity, students use geo-profiling to determine the most probable location of a criminal.  Students find the centroid of a polygon where the vertices...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Calculating in Construction - Area

For Students 8th - 12th
In this area worksheet, learners solve 6 short answer problems. Students find the area of a figure composed of regular polygons such as triangles, rectangles, squares, etc given a sketch of the figure.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Multistep Problems

For Students 4th
In this multi-step problems worksheet, 4th graders read and analyze the paragraph on the worksheet about types of tools in order to answer four math questions with multiple choice answers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Physics Lab Rockets

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners construct and test balloon rockets and a model rocket. In this rocket science activity, students use an inquiry-based method to master balloon rockets and have a shoot-off with the goal of attaining the highest altitude. Next,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Census Statistics and Graphing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students graphically represent data from the Census.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students investigate the housing characteristics of different tribes of Native Americans and compare them to the average American...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Eight Volume of a Trench Problems with Explanations and Solutions

For Students 9th - 11th
In this volume instructional activity, students answer four multiple choice and four problems solving problems regarding the volume of a trench.  Examples, formulas, explanations, and answers are provided.
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Ratio

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the ratio and apply it to construction. In this geometry instructional activity, students convert between different units and use decimals and fractions interchangeable. They find the fraction of a given amount...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

School Renovation - What's Your Idea?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discuss the upcoming renvoations to their school. As a class, they develop their own proposals for what they would like to have available to them. Using a digital camera, they take pictures of the new school and compare them...
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Curated OER

Potato Launcher Energy Lab

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners investigate conservation laws using a potato launcher. In this physics lesson, students measure angles, time and distance of the potato. They discuss applications of experiments like this.

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