Curated OER
Fossils!
Students conduct Internet research about different types of fossils, the animals they are from, and some famous paleontologists. They also participate in some interactive activities and hands-on lessons in which they create their own...
Curated OER
The 3 R's of Common Denominators
Third graders are shown an alternative method of determining the lowest common denominator of two or more unequal denominators. They complete a worksheet.
Curated OER
Making Good Investments
Students compare different aspects of investing money from traditional savings accounts to money market accounts. They research investment accounts at local banks and compare them.
Curated OER
PLANETS IN PROPORTION
Students discover scales for both the solar bodies' relative sizes and their distances from the sun. They find equatorial circumference and volumes of their solar bodies. Students apply estimation strategies and proportioanl reasoning to...
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Who's Going to the Convention?
Students practice planning budgets as they create a budget for ten employees of a company to attend a professional convention. They use the Internet, and spreadsheet software to complete their assignment.
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Properties of Fractals
Students build a working definition of regular fractal, look carefully at the concepts of dimension and scale, and are introduced to logarithms. They solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial and error and using...
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Properties of Fractals
Young scholars build a working definition of a regular fractal, they measure the concepts of dimensions and scale, they explore the concept of a logarithm and they attempt to solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by...
Curated OER
The Importance of Water
Young scholars explore the importance of water. They discuss why water is important and students design an experiment that evaluates the water quality and methods of improving water quality. Young scholars perform testing and report...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Problems on Scientific Notation
Scientific notation is reviewed through these problems that include solutions. Concepts covered are converting, division, multiplication, and significant digits.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Scientific Notation Challenge
Practice solving more challenging problems involving scientific notation. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Scientific Notation
Examples of how to express numbers in scientific notation are demonstrated. There are also word problem and calculator examples included.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Space Math Scale of the Solar System
Practice Space Math! Math is the cornerstone of space travel. Familiarize yourself with all the ways math can help you study the solar system. Practice math problems in areas such as speed of light, the distance of planets to the sun,...
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra
This site is a tutorial for students in algebra 2 or for those who need a refresher. The site has explanations, definitions, examples, practice problems and practice tests are found covering topics such as linear equations, graphing,...
Purple Math
Purplemath: Algebra Resources
Purplemath contains about 40 different lessons on various algebra topics. The lessons are divided into five different sections: preliminary topics, beginning algebra, intermediate algebra, advanced algebra, and word problems. The lessons...
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Basic Algebra
Interactive lessons are provided for many topics in algebra, including: laws of algebra, powers, roots and radicals, algebraic expressions, equations, and more. Use the links to navigate the tutorial and learn more focused concepts. The...