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PBS

Accessible Shapes

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
All the 2-D and 3-D measurement work you need is in one location. Divided into three sections, the geometry lesson plans consist of visualization of three dimensions, classifying geometric figures, and finding surface area and volume....
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Computing Volume Progression 2

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Once your geometers know how to apply the formula V = l w h, they will be ready to take on the fractional volume of a fish tank. Have your number crunchers swap heights so they can see that the fractional volume will not change. 
Worksheet
Super Teacher Worksheets

Solid Figures

For Students K - 5th Standards
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life it's easy to forget that geometric shapes are everywhere in the world around us. As they complete this shape identification worksheet, young mathematicians realize that many common real-life...
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Curated OER

Writing Takes Shape!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read The Greedy Triangle and discuss geometric solids. In this geometry instructional activity, students list the geo-solids in the world and create a graphic organizer to show where geo-solids exist.
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Volume of Composite Solids

For Students 8th Standards
Take finding volume of 3-D figures to the next level. In the 22nd instructional activity of the series, learners find the volume of composite solids. The instructional activity the asks them to deconstruct the composites into familiar...
Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Fearless Frames

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Show class members how to connect algebra to geometry. A high school assessment task has pupils determine volumes of two different containers given limitations on material for box frames. Pupils then write a paragraph on...
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Teach Engineering

Determining Densities

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Don't be dense—use a robust resource. The second installment of a five-part Floaters and Sinkers unit has learners determine the densities of several objects. As part of the activity, they learn the displacement method for finding...
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Curated OER

Cooking Up Something Good

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare and convert units of measurement within the United States customary system and within the metric system by baking cookies. Students discuss how to double the cookie recipe, how to make only half of the recipe, and how to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Looking at Circumference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students understand where the number for pi comes from. They understand and use the formula for circumference. Students measure the circles given out and the diameters of those circles and record the results on their worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

How Old is Your Money?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Elementary learners explore coin mint dates. First, they listen to the book Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst. They then sort a collection of coins according to their mint date and put them in order from oldest...
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Curated OER

Fractions and Wholes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Lower elementary learners recognize solid shapes distributed for making fractions. Each individual uses a wheel and determine which part of a fraction is missing. This is a great lesson for your visual learners!
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Displacement and Density

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore displacement. In this displacement and density lesson, pupils find the volume of irregular shaped objects. Afterward, they determine the volume of containers. They compute the amount of water displacement.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Matrix Madness!!

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Perform operations to add, subtract, multiply and divide matrices. Then solve problems with vectors using matrices. A three day lesson: Matrix Madness, Mystical Matrices, and Decode the Encode. The last lesson has prizes that the class...
Printables
Virginia Department of Education

Mathematics Vocabulary Cards - Grade 2

For Teachers 2nd
Augment your math curriculum with posters detailing several concepts important to second grade math. Each poster features one math term from geometry, measurement, probability and statistics, computation and estimation, numbers and...
Printables
Virginia Department of Education

Mathematics Vocabulary Cards - Grade 3

For Teachers 3rd
Need to go over some math concepts with your third graders? Use a series of math posters, featuring vocabulary words in geometry, measurement, fractions, probability, and many other areas of study. Each poster presents the term with an...
Printables
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 3 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade K)

For Students K
Help young mathematicians develop understanding of math concepts with a set of 16 math vocabulary cards. Each sheet contains two cards; the top card has the vocabulary word printed in bold text. The bottom card has a picture...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Surface Area and Volume of a Cylinder

For Teachers 7th Standards
Surface area or volume? Pupils first review the difference between surface area and volume. They then use a two-dimensional net that helps them develop formulas for the surface area and volume of cylinders.
Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Cari's Aquarium

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
The volume of a fish tank is a rather important measure when it comes to building an aquarium for different species of fish. In this problem, your kids look at how many different ways they can make a fish tank of a specific volume,...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Overlapping Squares

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
The objective of this activity is to find the percent of the area of a two squares overlapping. Mathematicians find the ratio of area for the part that overlaps to the rectangle formed. The final answer is a percent as a rate per 100....
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Illustrative Mathematics

3-D Shape Sort

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
From the apple on your desk and the coffee cup in your hand, to the cabinets along the classroom wall, basic three-dimensional shapes are found everywhere in the world around us. Introduce young mathematicians to the these common figures...
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Curated OER

Hidden Animals

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students predict the safest seashore substrate for animals. In this animal habitat experiment, students predict, test their hypothesis, and record data about how wave shocks affect animals living on either sand, gravel or rock. 
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Curated OER

Great Shapes Alive!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Compare two- and three-dimensional shapes and construct three dimensional models from two-dimensional shapes. Diagram the shapes and reflect about the process in writing.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Moving Day!

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders continue their geometry unit by focusing on volume. Using data, they create a spreadsheet, estimate and calculate volume. They solve real-life problems and round their answers to the hundredths place. They also practice...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Relating Algebra to Geometry

For Teachers 10th
Learners investigate the connection that exists between Algebra and Geometry. They classify two and three-dimensional figures. Pupils use formulas to solve problems in geometry and use appropriate measuring devices in the right contexts.

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