TeachersFirst Measurement - Grades 6-8
If you are teaching measurement or just middle school math, this is a must see collection. Use these resources to meet the NCTM Measurement Standards for grades 6-8. Many of these tools are ideal for use on your interactive whiteboard or in your BYOD (or 1:1) classroom. Find topics that relate to the content being taught in your classroom. Use these resources to explain the metric and customary systems of measurement. Explore and share information about angles, area, perimeter, and volume. Share these resources with students on your class website. Use these tools for remediation and review with all students. Share with gifted students for additional enrichment and advancement opportunities. Share these tools with families for at-home practice.
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Open Up Resources - Open Up Resources
Grades
K to 8
tag(s): data (173), decimals (88), differentiation (79), exponents (37), factoring (27), fractions (169), guided reading (32), measurement (118), OER (37), remote learning (31), transformations (12), writing (305)
In the Classroom
Include this site to supplement your current ELA and math curriculum. Use the resources to differentiate instruction for gifted students in lower grades or as remediation for struggling students in older grades. Be sure to take advantage of the family materials providing explanations of math content and strategies for problem-solving. Use the student materials for differentiating instruction, as homework, or in remote learning situations. Have students share their math explanations, reading strategies and more with video explanations using a tool like Gravity, reviewed here. Gravity provides a tool for video responses to a question along with comments from peers. Extend learning by asking students to create and share their own math problems, along with suggestions for learning. Use a tool like Sway, reviewed here. Sway is a presentation tool that offers multimedia options, including text, video, and images.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Is That a Big Number? - Andrew Elliott
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): measurement (118), number sense (70), numbers (109), ratios (49)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to use for reference throughout the year. Use it as a 5-10 minute fill-in when you have a little bit of extra time. Get your interactive whiteboard or projector ready and challenge students to provide numbers to use as a comparison or take the numbers quiz together to learn more about numbers. As a substitute to paper and pencil, have students create explainer videos using Typito, reviewed here, to demonstrate the power and size of large numbers. To extend student learning and understanding, challenge students to create a web page using Carrd, reviewed here, to share information learned after researching numbers and statistics found on this site and others.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math at the Core: Middle School - PBS Learning Media
Grades
5 to 8tag(s): commoncore (59), decimals (88), equations (120), exponents (37), fractions (169), functions (55), geometric shapes (139), mass (21), measurement (118), operations (70), order of operations (30), place value (38), ratios (49), volume (33)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a resource for math lessons and activities throughout the year. Consider using a collaborative bookmarking tool like Wakelet, reviewed here, and include Math at the Core with your other math resources to share with fellow educators. Wakelet offers the ability to collaborate and share bookmarks with others and also add comments. Incorporate lessons from Math at the Core and your own resources into an interactive learning tool like playposit, reviewed here. Personalize your resources using PlayPosit to create lessons with video, questions, polls, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Open Up Resources Math Curriculum - Open Up Resources
Grades
6 to 8tag(s): data (173), equations (120), exponents (37), factoring (27), factors (28), fractions (169), geometric shapes (139), measurement (118), OER (37), percent (62), probability (113), pythagorean theorem (18), ratios (49), transformations (12), volume (33)
In the Classroom
Include this site to supplement your current grade 6-8 math curriculum. Use the resources to differentiate instruction for gifted students in lower grades or as remediation for struggling students in older grades. Be sure to take advantage of the family materials providing explanations of math content and strategies for problem-solving. Use the student materials for differentiating instruction or as homework. Have students share their math explanations and strategies with video explanations using a tool like Gravity, reviewed here. Gravity provides a tool for video responses to a question along with comments from peers. Take student learning a step further and ask them to create and share their own math problems along with suggestions for learning. Use a tool like Sway, reviewed here. Sway is a presentation tool that offers multimedia options including text, video, and images.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Khan Academy - Khan Academy
Grades
K to 12tag(s): addition (127), angles (48), base ten (4), coordinates (17), counting (61), data (173), division (101), equations (120), factoring (27), fractions (169), functions (55), geometric shapes (139), measurement (118), mixed numbers (7), multiplication (123), negative numbers (13), number lines (31), number sense (70), polynomials (21), prime numbers (25), probability (113), quadratics (27), rounding (9), square roots (15), statistics (121), subtraction (108), transformations (12), vectors (15), whole numbers (8)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your class website or blog for students to practice math concepts at home. Share with parents through your class website or newsletter as a great resource for review and reinforcement of math concepts. Share activities on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Use problems on the site to present new concepts or review information before end-of-unit assessments. Provide links to lessons on the class website or blog for students to review at home. Have students create their own lessons modeled on this site. Then have students create blogs to practice writing about their math solutions. If you are beginning the process of integrating technology, have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Tumblr, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mathematics Assessment Project - Shell Center for Mathematical Education
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): angles (48), area (50), assessment (130), charts and graphs (174), decimals (88), equations (120), estimation (34), measurement (118), negative numbers (13), percent (62), pythagorean theorem (18)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a resource for classroom activities and assessments relating to Common Core standards. Share this site with others in your department as a resource for developing and implementing activity based lessons. View videos as part of your (and your department's) professional development sessions. This is an excellent site for any Math department head or curriculum leader to use when leading fellow teachers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Carbon Footprint Calculator - Carbon Footprint Ltd.
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): carbon dioxide (9), carbon footprint (5), climate change (110)
In the Classroom
Have each student use the calculator to determine their total. Compare students in the class and the types of activities that cause a greater amount. Ask questions as to why some activities raise the carbon footprint more than others. Research the reasons for a better understanding of what causes a carbon footprint. Discuss ways that families could take action to reduce their carbon footprint. Most students are unfamiliar with carbon offsets. Discuss what these are and whether they are important or needed. Create a campaign or contest to reduce the carbon footprint of your community and make a change for the future. Have students create a word cloud of the important terms they learn from this site (or things that will increase your footprint) using a tool such as WordItOut. Create infographics using the class footprint stats and a simple infographic tool such as Visme.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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What is nano? - Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
Grades
K to 12tag(s): atoms (43), engineering (134), gravity (49), matter (49), measurement (118)
In the Classroom
Teaching nanotechnology theory can be hard. Make the abstract idea concrete with the activities in the DIY Nano section of this website. Use the activities in the lab. In no time at all, students will be wrapping their minds around the tiny world of nanometers and nanotechnology. Encourage students to download the application if they have a smart phone and experiment further at home with their parents. (It's FREE!) This could really ignite a worthwhile career for aspiring scientists!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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GeoGebra - GeoGebra
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): angles (48), geometric shapes (139), holidays (246), measurement (118)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource when first beginning to use GeoGebra (free) software. Share tutorial videos on your interactive whiteboard or projector with students as they learn the software. Have students create their own projects to share with the class. Use information on this site to embed and share projects on your classroom website or wiki.Comments
Wonderful free site for geometric constructions, similar functionality to Geometer's Sketchpad.James, GA, Grades: 10 - 12
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Math is Fun - Rod Pierce
Grades
3 to 9tag(s): logic (156), measurement (118), problem solving (246)
In the Classroom
Use the teacher's page on the interactive whiteboard or projector to demonstrate math concepts such as symmetry, tessellations, and basic algebra concepts. Assign activities and games to students and let them become the expert in one topic. Use the illustrated math dictionary provided on the site as an example and create a class math dictionary of concepts learned. This may also be a site that you want to include on your class website for students to use both in and out of the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Snacks - NMSU
Grades
5 to 9tag(s): animation (58), charts and graphs (174), coordinates (17), measurement (118), numbers (109)
In the Classroom
Find great interactives on proportions, number lines, ratios, measurement, and much more. Share the activities on your projector or interactive whiteboard. View the learner's guide to record learning with the Math Snack animations and games. Find pre-lesson and post-lesson bonus activities in the Teacher's Guide. Check the student's answers against the attached answer key. Follow with other in-class scenarios using actual manipulatives, such as snacks, to show ratios or proportions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Real World Math: Using Google Earth in the Math Curriculum - Real world math
Grades
5 to 12Be aware that the "Community" link has been moved off-site and is designed for teachers, not students.
tag(s): data (173), earth (189), measurement (118), problem solving (246)
In the Classroom
Use this site to access lessons that bring Math to life and provide relevance to the students. These lessons provide an option to use higher level thinking skills that provide true understanding and learning of Math concepts.Have students complete these lessons and share their finished products on an interactive whiteboard or projector.
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A Walk Through Time - NIST
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): time (91), time zones (7)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Have each group read and interpret individual sections on this site - making sure every group has a different one. The intentions of this will be to have students analyze this information and present it to their peers to "teach" each other. The text portions are challenging, so you should pair weaker readers with a partner as they research on this site. To show what they have learned from this site, challenge students to create an online interactive infographic to share using Visme, or an interactive timeline using Timeliner.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Dictionary of Units of Measurement - Russ Rowlett, University of North Carolina
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): measurement (118)
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