Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dinosaur Train Track Star

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Build a train by dragging shapes into a rectangle. Choose your level from easy (outline of shapes given) to hard (no outline of shapes).
Activity
NASA

Nasa Star Child: Moonlight Madness

For Students 3rd - 8th
The revolution of the Moon around the Earth causes the Moon to appear to change shape in the sky. These apparently different shapes are called "phases" of the Moon. The Moon passes through a cycle of eight phases which repeats itself...
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Dancing With the Math Stars

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a great math writing assignment. First, students learn about the patterns and shapes of polynomial equations and their inverses by making their bodies imitate mathematical concepts, using popular disco & 80's dance moves....
Activity
Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Notable Texans Before 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
Lone Star Junction identifies an extensive list of high-profile Texans prior to 1900. A chart informs readers what general role in Texas history each person was involved in from Texas Revolution, Indian Wars, Civil War, and the...
Activity
Expansion Learning

Expansion Learning: Math Activity: What Shape Is This? (Part 2)

For Students 3rd
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of identifying shapes. Immediate feedback is given.
Activity
Expansion Learning

Expansion Learning: Math Activity: Select the Shape (Part 2)

For Students 3rd
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of identifying shapes. Immediate feedback is given.
Activity
Expansion Learning

Expansion Learning: Math Activity: Know Your Shapes (Part 2)

For Students 3rd
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of identifying shapes. Immediate feedback is given.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Max's Fantastical Zoo

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use this rhyming description of Max's Fantastical Zoo to make some amazing animals from geometric shapes. There is a teacher's guide for easy lesson planning.
Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: What Are the Phases of the Moon?

For Students 3rd - 8th
This page provides basic information about the causes of the phases of the Moon. A good diagram shows the lit portion of the Moon as seen from Earth through one complete Lunar cycle.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: From Here to There Applications of the Distance Formula

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students' will use a pair of motion detectors to record the cartesian coordinates of a rod moving in a star-shaped pattern and calculate the distances moved between the vertices of the star. They also compare these...
Article
wikiHow

Wiki How: How to Make a 3 D Paper Snowflake

For Students 9th - 10th
Step-by-step illustrated directions on how to make a stunning 3D paper star-shaped snowflake.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Star Find

For Students 3rd - 8th
This one page website offers two interesting tiling problems. The solution is provided here as well.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Do It Yourself Patchwork Gifts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students will sharpen their geometry skills when they make these holiday gifts. This site offers hands-on activities with geometry skills interwoven.
Activity
Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Perimeter Sequence

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
A "one star" geometry problem that requires finding the visual pattern and applying logic with basic math skills to find the perimeter from the sequence.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Fractions Intro

For Students 2nd - 7th
Create your own fractions using fun interactive objects. Match shapes and numbers to earn stars in the fractions games. Challenge yourself on any level you like. Try to collect lots of stars!
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Build a Fraction

For Students 5th - 9th
Build fractions from shapes and numbers to earn stars in this fractions game or explore in the Fractions Lab.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Discovering Phi: The Golden Ratio

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the mathematical constant phi, the golden ratio, through hands-on activities. They measure dimensions of "natural objects"--a star, a nautilus shell and human hand bones--and calculate ratios of the measured values,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Finished Snowflake

For Students 9th - 10th
Step-by-step illustrated directions on how to make a stunning 3D paper star-shaped snowflake.
Activity
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Constructing a Polyhedron

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students are given instructions on how to construct a paper, uniform polyhedron in the shape of a star ball. Animation is used to show the steps to make the star ball. There are also additional modules for other shapes and discussion...
Activity
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Constructing a Polyhedron

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students are given instructions on how to construct a paper, uniform polyhedron in the shape of a star ball. Animation is used to show the steps to make the star ball. There are also additional modules for other shapes and discussion...
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Round and Round the Circle

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Learn multiplication with this dial star exercise. Predict what shapes you will get with different numbers.

Other popular searches