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Educational Resources: Mathematics - U.S. National Science Foundation
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): coding (86), game based learning (210), geometric shapes (138), manipulatives (9), problem solving (242)
In the Classroom
Have students use Scratch reviewed here to create a math-themed game that practices multiplication facts, solving equations, or plotting coordinates. Challenge students to construct complex geometric shapes or transformations using GeoGebra reviewed here. Students can explore symmetry, congruence, and coordinate geometry through interactive visualizations. Set up rotating stations with different Math Snacks games or videos (like "Ratio Rumble" or "Monster School Bus"). Have students complete a reflection sheet after each activity to explain the math concept explored.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Planet Ice: Mysteries of the Ice Ages - Canadian Museum of Nature
Grades
K to 12tag(s): design (78), geometric shapes (138), patterns (65), snow (22), STEM (330), symmetry (29)
In the Classroom
Have students design snowflakes and identify their lines of symmetry and then compare different snowflake designs and discuss what makes them symmetrical. Have students design a unique snowflake and write a poem or short story about it using personification, similes, and metaphors to describe their snowflake's journey from the sky to the ground. Compile a class snowflake book using ePubEditor reviewed here with their designs and writing. Measure the angles in their snowflake designs and discuss how geometry plays a role in nature and/or explore fractions by estimating how much of the original shape is cut away.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition - Smithsonian Science Education Center
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): game based learning (210), nutrition (139), united nations (7)
In the Classroom
Have students use Book Creator, reviewed here to create a recipe book. Students can use Dotstorming, reviewed here to vote on which food or country was their favorite to visit. Finally, students can use Google My Maps, reviewed here to virtually visit the countries featured in the game.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Snowflake Generator - Transum Mathematics
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): geometric shapes (138), patterns (65), problem solving (242), snow (22), symmetry (29)
In the Classroom
Have students design a snowflake and identify its lines of symmetry (folding lines where the design matches). Then, challenge them to create snowflakes with specific numbers of symmetrical sections (e.g., 4, 6, or 8). Introduce fractals by showing natural examples (such as snowflakes, trees, and ferns) and have students generate snowflakes at various stages of the design process. Compare their snowflakes and discuss how repeating patterns create complex designs. Have students design digital snowflakes and print them for a classroom display. Compare snowflake designs to traditional paper-cut snowflakes and discuss the difference between digital and handmade art.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Maths Escape Room - Twinkl Educational Publishing
Grades
2 to 8tag(s): angles (52), collaboration (79), counting (61), critical thinking (138), digital escapes (25), equations (118), fractions (160), game based learning (210), negative numbers (13), numbers (116), order of operations (29), problem solving (242), puzzles (147), pythagorean theorem (20), ratios (47)
In the Classroom
Start the class with a mini escape puzzle where students solve a quick math problem to "unlock" the day's lesson. Divide the class into small teams and use a Twinkl math escape room challenge. Teams work through math puzzles, decoding clues to "escape" first. After completing a Twinkl escape room, have students design a math-based escape puzzles for their classmates, reinforcing math concepts through creative problem-solving. Connect escape room puzzles to real-world math applications, such as budgeting for a trip, measuring distances, or calculating time zones, to show students the practical use of math skills.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PhET Interactive Simulations - University of Colorado
Grades
K to 12tag(s): acids and bases (7), area (54), atoms (46), charts and graphs (167), electricity (60), fractions (160), functions (52), gravity (45), light (55), magnetism (34), matter (47), molecules (43), ph (2), probability (98), quadratics (27), simple machines (20), simulations (37), sound (71), space (229), STEM (330)
In the Classroom
Challenge students to explore a PhET simulation related to a current science topic, such as circuits, gravity, or states of matter. They can make predictions before interacting with the simulation and record their observations to compare with their initial ideas. Give students a scavenger hunt worksheet with specific challenges to complete in a simulation (ex., "Find a way to make a circuit light up" in the Circuit Construction Kit). Students design a virtual experiment using a PhET simulation. They choose a variable to change, make a hypothesis, run multiple trials, and record their results in a data table or graph before sharing their findings. After using a PhET simulation, students discuss or write about real-world applications of what they learned (how forces affect roller coasters, how molecules move in different states of matter) and present their findings using Visme, reviewed here or Google Slides, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeachRock - Rock and Roll Forever Foundation
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K to 12tag(s): artists (91), cross cultural understanding (176), dance (32), empathy (38), jazz (17), musical instruments (53), social and emotional learning (110), sociology (22), STEM (330)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of these free lessons to find standards-based lessons and activities for many content areas. Encourage students to find additional examples of connections to history (or another subject) made with pop music and pop culture. Use Padlet, reviewed here to curate and share ideas and resources. Add your own resources to create interactive presentations using NearPod, reviewed here or Pear Deck, reviewed here. Include videos, animations, quizzes, and more as part of your presentation. Extend student learning by asking them to create podcasts using Buzzsprout, reviewed here to tell the story of how music and pop culture influenced different historical events.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial - Cyark
Grades
K to 12tag(s): jefferson (20), landmarks (20), lincoln (66), photography (130), roosevelt (18), virtual field trips (131), washington (32)
In the Classroom
Add this site to your current resources for teaching about national landmarks or enhance learning by integrating the lessons into math, science, and visual arts as real-world models of your teaching topics. Include individual resources from this site, such as the 3D explorer on a Padlet, reviewed here to share with students. Take advantage of one of Padlet's "recipes" to automatically generate a video playlist, KWL chart, or choice board that encourages students to visit and learn about Mount Rushmore virtually. Extend student learning by asking them to show what they know using Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here to create infographics, flyers, or travel brochures using information learned from their virtual visits.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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STEM Bootcamps - Numerade
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): statistics (117), STEM (330), test prep (68), tutorials (49)
In the Classroom
Flip your classroom and have students watch Numerade Bootcamp videos at home to learn foundational concepts before class. They then can apply their learning through in-class lessons. Have students create and take practice quizzes based on Numerade's standardized test prep Bootcamps using a program like Quizlet, reviewed here. This will engage them in active test prep, enhance recall through repeated practice, and extend readiness for exams. Have students summarize a Numerade bootcamp topic by creating short review videos with Padlet, reviewed here, helping their classmates understand key points from the videos. This is a link to Padlet's Help section for posting video or an image.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Scale City - The Road to Proportional Reasoning - Kentucky Educational Television
Grades
5 to 8tag(s): baseball (32), dinosaurs (47), geometric shapes (138), measurement (124), musical instruments (53), painting (55), time (91)
In the Classroom
Be sure to include this site on your class web page for students to access both in and outside of class for further practice. Have students create maps using Zeemaps, reviewed here, displaying information from roadside attractions found on Scale City. Zeemaps allows students to create audio recordings AND choose a location on a map where the attraction takes place.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Nova Education - PBS
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): archeology (29), engineering (140), environment (250), forensics (12), paleontology (28), space (229)
In the Classroom
Enjoy the interactives, videos, and text on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Use selected activities as a center (station). Share the included articles and videos with students to supplement your STEM curriculum. If articles are too difficult for students, use a text leveler tool like the one available at Brisk, reviewed here to match student reading abilities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CK-12 Plix - CK-12
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K to 12tag(s): angles (52), area (54), atoms (46), charts and graphs (167), data (149), decimals (85), earth (181), earthquakes (49), equations (118), fractions (160), geometric shapes (138), integers (21), latitude (9), magnetism (34), molecules (43), oceans (144), planets (117), plate tectonics (28), prime numbers (26), probability (98), rock cycle (24), rocks (43), scientific method (50), seasons (37), simulations (37), solar system (111), statistics (117), STEM (330), Teacher Utilities (198), volume (34), water (105)
In the Classroom
Use Plix interactives as warm-up activities when teaching new concepts, as a computer center activity, or as an exploration activity for homework. If you are not using a learning management system, use the three dots located on the top bar to find different share options and embed code to use on websites. After providing exploration time, ask students to share their understanding of the content in the using Padlet, reviewed here. This is a link to Padlet's Help section for posting video or an image. Create a topic for students to add a video response that might include a demonstration of their computer screen as they discuss how the interactive works and share their understanding of the concept they explored.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mobius Strip Hearts - What We Do All Day
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): crafts (83), problem solving (242), STEM (330), valentines day (11)
In the Classroom
Include a Mobius strip heart activity during your Valentine's Day celebrations, or share the instructions and materials as part of maker-space activities. Extend learning by providing a finished Mobius strip heart, then ask students to problem-solve how to make the heart without any directions. Encourage students to share ideas on everyday uses of Mobius strips, such as conveyor belts, exercise bands, etc. Ask students to record tutorials for creating the Mobius strip heart activity and other Mobius strip creations, then share their tutorials and pictures in a multimedia book presentation created with Book Creator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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STEM - STEAM - STREAM Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): engineering (140), STEM (330)
In the Classroom
We have included resources for all grades. Remember, our "In the Classroom" suggestions with each reviewed resource, give you ideas about using these tools in your classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Achievery - AT&T
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K to 12tag(s): blended learning (27), coding (86), digital citizenship (85), engineering (140), environment (250), equations (118), geometric shapes (138), graphic design (50), internet safety (112), literature (218), map skills (63), measurement (124), media literacy (106), narrative (16), numbers (116), operations (72), order of operations (29), problem solving (242), remote learning (31), Research (78), social and emotional learning (110), spanish (107), STEM (330), substitutes (25), writing (311)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a resource for lessons in many content areas to engage students using popular video clips. Although originally designed for remote learning, all lessons can be easily adapted for in-class instruction. Easily find activities to differentiate instruction for different student ability levels by browsing options below or above the student's current grade level. Many lessons include worksheets in PDF format. Turn these activities into a digital format by taking a screenshot of the document, then save as the background on Google Slides, reviewed here. Add text boxes in the appropriate place on the slide for students to add responses. Use Pear Deck Flashcard Factory, reviewed here, to create flashcards for students to practice the vocabulary highlighted in each lesson.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mathematics Lessons - TedEd
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K to 12tag(s): critical thinking (138), engineering (140), financial literacy (92), numbers (116), probability (98), problem solving (242), riddles (15), STEM (330)
In the Classroom
Use the activities on this site to introduce problem-solving to students through various topics and problem-solving tools. Begin by narrowing down the content to your chosen grade level to find appropriate activities. Next, consider differentiating activities by student interests and ability levels. Finally, use the option to customize lessons to create questions for different groups of students or add additional questions while still using the original video. Ask older students to use these activities as a model, then create their animated math riddles using Powtoon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TEACHFLIX - Ditch That Textbook
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K to 12tag(s): coding (86), computational thinking (39), computers (111), digital citizenship (85), engineering (140), problem solving (242), social and emotional learning (110), STEM (330), virtual field trips (131)
In the Classroom
Use this curated collection of videos to engage students in lessons in all subjects. Use EdPuzzle, reviewed here, to enhance the video content by adding comments, questions, and more within the video. Create interactive lessons with videos from this collection, formative assessments, and other interactive content using Pear Deck, reviewed here, to present material in a deeper, more robust manner. Upon completion of your lesson, extend learning by asking students to share their learning using a simple web page builder such as Straw.Page, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Educational Podcasts for Students - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): podcasts (137)
In the Classroom
Share these podcasts with your students to use when learning related material. Share a link to this collection on your school web page and in your school newsletter (or email). Find podcasts to incorporate into your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Georgia Virtual Learning Shared Resources - Georgia Virtual Learning
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5 to 12tag(s): art history (111), body systems (41), business (53), chinese (43), drawing (60), environment (250), financial literacy (92), french (69), geology (61), japanese (53), latin (21), literature (218), music theory (47), myths and legends (42), narrative (16), novels (33), nutrition (139), oceans (144), OER (38), photography (130), plagiarism (31), poetry (196), psychology (65), robotics (29), romeo & juliet (7), short stories (18), sociology (22), space (229), spanish (107), STEM (330), writers workshop (31)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a supplemental resource for your current lessons, as a resource for students to learn about subjects not covered in their current courses, and to differentiate learning for students. For example, provide remediation to high school students by sharing the 9th or 10th-grade literature and composition courses as a review activity or enhance your British Literature unit by assigning a module that focuses specifically on 17th, 18th, or 19th-century British literature. Consider assigning different activities to groups of students to present to their peers. Ask them to use an infographic creator such as the Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here, as a tool for sharing important information. As a final learning extension, create a digital class book using Ourboox, reviewed here, to share understanding of the content learned. Include text, images, maps, and more in the student-created books.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Edia - Edia Learning Inc.
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5 to 12tag(s): charts and graphs (167), coordinates (15), data (149), decimals (85), division (96), equations (118), exponents (35), factoring (25), factors (28), fractions (160), functions (52), geometric shapes (138), inequalities (25), multiplication (120), negative numbers (13), number sense (66), place value (34), probability (98), quiz (64), quizzes (86), sequences (12), sequencing (17), Teacher Utilities (198)
In the Classroom
Use Edia to create, share, and differentiate math practice questions with students. Create practice sheets for students on the fly as you assess understanding of concepts or review previously learned material. If parents ask for additional support for their students, create individual practice on the necessary skills. Some of Edia's explanations may take a different approach than methods taught in your classroom, use this to your advantage and ask students to share different methods for approaching problems. Ask students to share their approaches using a screen recording tool such as Free Screen Recorder Online, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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