Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Pizza Crusts

For Teachers 6th Standards
Enough stuffed crust to go around. Pupils calculate the area and perimeter of a variety of pizza shapes, including rectangular and circular. Individuals design rectangular pizzas with a given area to maximize the amount of crust and do...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

The Pythagorean Relationship

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Add up areas of squares to discover the pythagorean relationship. Small groups create right triangles with squares along each side. They calculate the areas of each square and notice the relationship. Groups construct other types of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shapes and Tools

For Teachers K - 1st
Young learners view different shapes drawn by the teacher on the board. The teacher identifies each shape by name and discusses the importance of knowing the difference between shapes when building something. The pupils complete the...
Activity
Discovery Education

Weathering Cubes

For Teachers K - 8th
Weathering is not necessarily a result of the weather. Scholars conduct an experiment to explore the effect of surface area and volume on the weathering process. They create their own sugar cube rocks using the same number of cubes—but...
Activity
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

The Right Tool for the Job

For Students K - 5th
Is a saw a tool? What about a thermometer? Discover the applications of various tools with a worksheet that accompanies a matching card game. Learners search for tools from a stack of cards and circle its match on their...
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Mathed Up!

Area of Compound Shapes

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Scholars learn how to determine the area of compound shapes by finding the areas of the basic shapes that make it up. Pupils find the areas by adding areas together or subtracting them.
Lesson Plan
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Chicago Botanic Garden

Impacts of Climate on Forest Succession

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Part two in a series of four explores the effects of climate on succession or the changing of plant species in a forest. Groups review how to identify trees and then spend a day in the field collecting extensive data on trees to...
Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Resolution—Not Just for the New Year

For Students 11th - 12th
Experiment with optical resolution using an inquiry-based lesson. Young researchers calculate fellow classmates' optical resolutions. They apply the information to understand the inner workings of optical instruments.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Circumference, Diameter, Radius

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders will determine the circumference, diameter, and radius of a circle. In this circle lesson plan, 6th graders will measure the appropriate amount to find these measurements on circles.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's the Matter with that Cup?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders measure volume, circumference, and height of fast food cups, find which one has the greatest volume, and compare/contrast those measurements to discover any correlations between them.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shape and Space In Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read about the background of geometry in general to tap prior knowledge of the fundamentals. Then they use an application activity of measuring that is online and interactive for the student.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ramp Builder

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students plan and build a ramp designed for maximum distance a car can travel. In this physics and data collection math lesson, students work in groups to design a ramp using various household materials. Students test small cars on their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Design an Apartment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are given the task of designing an apartment. In groups, they practice estimating the area and perimeter of different shapes. After designing their space, they apply the same formulas to solving real-world story problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Create your own thermometer

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students participate in an activity where they build a calibrated thermometer.  In this thermometer lesson students complete this activity and take notes. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Egg Fun

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students complete experiments to find out if all eggs are same size, how they roll, and where is the air inside of the egg.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Here Comes the Sun

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders watch a video on the solar system and examine the role of the sun. As a class, they complete a KWL chart and make different color temperature pockets to use during their experiment. In groups, they make predictions about...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Battery Operated Model Car Experiments

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students time battery operated cars over a set track and determine the velocity of each type of car. They use the cars as manipulatives to demonstrate word problems involving velocity.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Gummy Worm Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a lab experiment with gummy worms. In groups, they record the qualitative and quantitative observations during the lab. They use their senses to make inferences about the experiment and share them with the class.
Organizer
Curated OER

How Can You Use Tools to Observe?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this observation tools worksheet, students will compare how a lens, a ruler, and a balance can help them learn about the properties of objects. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Heavier or Lighter

For Students 3rd - 5th
Math comes alive in this interactive lesson, which prompts students to weigh small classroom-available items (erasers, pencils, rulers) as well as more obscure items that would need to be provided (a basket, a small toy car). Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Short or Long?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this measurement worksheet, pupils underline short items and circle long items. A picture of a ruler appears at the top of the page for reference, students look at a total of 4 sets of items.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning Lesson: Measure the Pressure -- The "Wet" Barometer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars use simple objects to create their own barometer. They have five days to build it and ten days to observe and collect data. They examine thunderstorm safety tips to end the instructional activity.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measurement: When Degrees Matter

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders record the temperature change of the beakers. For this general science lesson, 8th graders create their own data table for recording observations. They discuss experimental results and cite real life applications.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Data Collection and Record Keeping. Measuring Larval Growth and Development

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students keep data records of the growth of Monarch larvae. The observations are made with the change of each stage of development. The observations are to stimulate the answering of questions about biological development.

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