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Bowland

In or Out? ... What's Your Decision?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young mathematicians use photos and video clips to determine if a cricket player is "in" or "out." This analysis occurs using scale factors, distance-rate-time formula, and consideration of precision and accuracy.
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Curated OER

Earthquakes: Fourth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

For Teachers 4th Standards
Examine earthquake intensities and ways to measure an earthquake through the comparison of the Mercalli and Richter scales. After completing the pre-lab worksheet, fourth graders compare high and low intensity quakes by testing...
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Curated OER

Multiplication & Division

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Helpful for building a multiplication unit that focuses on different strategies. With explanations about repeated addition and subtraction as foundations for multiplication, scaling, summaries of progression, and basic multiplication and...
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Massachusetts Department of Education

Similarity through Transformations

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
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...
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Mathematics Vision Project

Module 7: Connecting Algebra and Geometry

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
The coordinate plane links key geometry and algebra concepts in this approachable but rigorous unit. The class starts by developing the distance formula from the Pythagorean Theorem, then moves to applications of slope. Activities...
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Curated OER

Hedgerows

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Hedgerows prevent soil erosion, capture pollutants running off fields, store carbon to help combat climate change, and provide homes for predators of many pest species. The biodiversity lesson begins with an activity that...
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Mathematics Vision Project

Circles: A Geometric Perspective

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Circles are the foundation of many geometric concepts and extensions - a point that is thoroughly driven home in this extensive unit. Fundamental properties of circles are investigated (including sector area, angle measure, and...
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EngageNY

Complex Numbers and Transformations

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Your learners combine their knowledge of real and imaginary numbers and matrices in an activity containing thirty lessons, two assessments (mid-module and end module), and their corresponding rubrics. Centered on complex numbers and...
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Mathematics Vision Project

Module 4: Rational Functions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Time to study the most sensible function — rational functions! The seven-lesson unit develops the concept of a rational function through a connection to rational numbers and fractions. Scholars graph functions, solve equations, and...
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Montana Natural History Center

Studying Grassland Ecosystems

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
At first glance, grassland ecosystems might seem dull and uninteresting, but once you start to explore it's amazing the things you'll find! Through this series of engaging lessons, activities, and experiments, elementary students examine...
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Mathematics Vision Project

Module 3: Polynomial Functions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
An informative module highlights eight polynomial concepts. Learners work with polynomial functions, expressions, and equations through graphing, simplifying, and solving. 
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Scale Factor to Find Actual Dimensions

For Students 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use scale factor to find actual dimensions from scale models, drawings or maps.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Scale Factor to Find Actual Dimensions

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify scale factor and use it when problem solving.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scale Factor and Volume of Similar Figures: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will discuss the relationship between scale factor and volume of similar figures. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Scale Factor and Volume of Similar Figures."
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Similar Polygons and Scale Factors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students what similar polygons are and how to use scale factors to solve for missing information in similar polygons.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Scale Factor of Similar Polygons

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize the ratio of corresponding side lengths of similar figures as scale factor.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scale Factor and Area of Similar Figures: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will discuss the relationship between scale factor and area of similar figures. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Scale Factor and Area of Similar Figures."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scale Factor and Surface Area of Similar Figures: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will discuss the relationship between scale factor and surface area of similar figures. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Scale Factor and Surface Area of Similar Figures."
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Similar Polygons and Scale Factors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Apply the properties of similar polygons.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Proportions to Find Scale Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find a scale, ratio, or proportion given actual and scale dimensions. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
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PBS

Pbs: Scale City: Scaling Up Rectangles in the Real World

For Students 6th - 8th
In this video, students explore Depression-era post office murals and modern outdoor murals to learn how artists use proportional reasoning and measurement to create large-scale paintings. The video ends with the question, "How do...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Constructing Scale Drawings

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
An urban planner needs your help in creating a scale drawing. Let's use our knowledge about scale factor, length, and area to assist. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Dance Performance: Position on a Map

For Students 5th - 6th
This interactive website allows students to practice their map skills including scale factors on a map.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Estimation of Parallelogram Area in Scale Drawings

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students estimate actual areas of parallelograms in scale drawings. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos...

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