Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Small

For Teachers Pre-K
In this visual discrimination worksheet, students analyze the two pictures of animals. Students circle the picture in each row that is the smallest. There are 5 questions.
Organizer
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My Foot and the Standard Foot

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Young mathematicians put one foot in front of the other as they learn how to measure length in an elementary math lesson. Using paper cutouts of their own feet, children measure classroom objects as they discover the importance of...
Worksheet
K5 Learning

Sun, Stars and Moon

For Students 1st Standards
Learners read about the objects we see in our night and day skies before answering five short answer comprehension questions.
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K12 Reader

Push and Pull

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
For this comprehension exercise, kids read a physical science article about forces that can move an object, and then answer a series of questions about the passage.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Sun, Moon, and Our Solar System: Teacher/Student Notes

For Students 3rd - 5th
Introduce basic Earth and space science to your budding astronauts. This handout works in two ways, the first part provides information about the sun, moon, eclipses, and Earth to be read to or by the class. The second part is composed...
Worksheet
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May the Force be with You -- All about Force and Gravity

For Students 5th - 6th
Here is a fabulous set of teacher's notes that will make your next hands-on gravity and force lab fun and interesting. These notes provide you with three activities that allow children to make and test hypothesis regarding force,...
Worksheet
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Comparisons - Large and Small Objects

For Students 1st
In this comparison worksheet, 1st graders visually distinguish a big object from a small one. They fill in the boxes under each of 4 objects with the either the word big or small as they compare pictures of zebras, and trees.
Worksheet
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Big and Small

For Students 1st - 3rd
Sudents look at and study 4 frames with big and small objects in each one. Students follow the directions at the bottom of each frame and color what is requested to be colored in each picture. A good, basic learning exercise for young...
Activity
Adrian College

The Universe

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Young scientists create a simulation of Hubble's law. Introducing the Big Bang Theory using balloons and a simple lab worksheet, scholars complete a data table and perform analysis.
Lesson Plan
Maine Math & Science Alliance

Earth as a System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Ecosystem, human body system, weather system. We hear the word system a lot, but what does it really mean? In the activity, pairs or groups of learners discuss how a bicycle is a system and then analyze objects in their classroom and...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Computing Actual Lengths from a Scale Drawing

For Teachers 7th Standards
The original drawing is eight units — how big is the scale drawing? Classmates determine the scale percent between a scale drawing and an object to calculate the length of a portion of the object. They use the percent equation to find...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Identify and Circle the Objects – Big or Small

For Students K - 2nd
For this big and small worksheet, students circle objects that are either big or small for whichever question is asked. Students complete 20 problems total.
Worksheet
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Perimeter and Area

For Students 4th - 5th
In this perimeter and area instructional activity, students first read a one page information text and study the examples. Students solve 7 problems in which area and perimeter are calculated.
Worksheet
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Physical and Chemical Changes-Notes

For Students 7th - 9th
In this physical and chemical change learning exercise, students watch a movie called the "Brain POP" about property changes and fill in the blanks to complete 8 sentences which are examples of chemical and physical changes.
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Teach Engineering

An Inflated Impression of Mars

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Help your class understand the magnitude of the distance between Earth and Mars with an activity that asks small groups to use balloons to create scale models of the Earth, Moon, and Mars. Class members figure out the distances...
Worksheet
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Measurement Concepts

For Students 4th - 6th
In this measurement worksheet, learners solve 7 word problems and 1 multiple choice test-prep question. Students use non-standard classroom items to estimate and measure objects in order to solve the problems.
Worksheet
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Mare Nubium and Las Vegas

For Students 8th - 10th
In this satellite images worksheet, students observe two photographs taken by the LRO Satellite of downtown Las Vegas and the moon. They solve 3 problems including  determining the size of craters in the...
Worksheet
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Is It Big or Small? Circle the Answer

For Students Pre-K - K
In this big/small worksheet, students first examine 7 pictures of common objects. Students circle the word "big" or "small" to show the size of the item.
Worksheet
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Is It Big or Small?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word and picture matching learning exercise, learners analyze 7 pictures and then match them to the phrases that describes them. Students then fill in the blank to answer if the object is "big" or "small."
Worksheet
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Chandra Explores Angular Size

For Students 9th - 12th
In this angular size activity, students read about how astronomers determine the size of objects in the sky by using their angular size. Students are given equations that allow scientists to convert the angular size into kilometers....
Lesson Plan
Journey Through the Universe

Impact Craters: A Look at the Past

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
The Galle crater on Mars is also known as the Happy Face crater because of its appearance. First, scholars use pebbles and flour to simulate craters and study their properties. They then apply this knowledge to help decipher the history...
Worksheet
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Comparisons 3

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this math comparisons activity, students compare 2 pairs of pictures in order to determine which in each pair is bigger and which in each pair is smaller.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Sums to 100

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Whether it's counting marbles, flowers, or playing cards, small objects can add up to great sums. Learners work six story problems to practice addition to 100. Some regrouping is required, along with distinguishing useful from irrelevant...
Worksheet
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Kids Camp

For Students 6th - 8th
Here is a post-experiment lab sheet that is to be used with an activity involving diet coke and regular coke. There is also a graph that learners must complete which goes along with an experiment on density and volume of a variety of...