Standard Course of Study :: Mathematics

Aligned lesson plans

Translations, reflections, rotations: This lesson will allow students to explore translations, reflections, and rotations using a resource of Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop Interactivate Your Math Students. Students explore the world of translations, reflections, and rotations in the Cartesian coordinate system by transforming squares, triangles and parallelograms. Parameters: Shape, x or y translation, x or y reflection, angle of rotation. (Italics are a direct quote from Shodor.org.); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); By Deborah Bourne.

Looking at things from different angles: This lesson will introduce students to angles using a resource of Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop "Interactivate Your Bored Math Students."; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); By Beth Jorgensen.

Coordinate plane artwork: For this lesson students will go to the computer lab and use the General Coordinate Game applet created by the Shodor Foundation to obtain a more specific understanding of the coordinate plane, its parts, and how it can be used to graph points. Afterward, the students will practice using the coordinate plane by drawing a picture on a coordinate plane and then writing out directions (using coordinates) for that picture to be replicated exactly by another student, who will not see the picture but will follow the directions.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Mathematics); By Erin Foerster.

When is a cube not a cube?: Students explore polyhedra using different representations and perspectives for three dimensional block figures. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Understanding congruence, similarity, and symmetry using transformations and interactive figures: Visualizing transformations: The interactive figures in this four-part example allow a user to manipulate a shape and observe its behavior under a particular transformation or composition of transformations. E-Math Investigations are selected e-examples from the electronic... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Some “Escher” drawings: Students explore polyhedra using different representations and perspectives for three dimensional block figures. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Sizing up the solar system: The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to use the internet to investigate and design various models of size and distance related to the solar system. This investigation focuses on the part of the universe that is most familiar to students: the solar... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics and Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Purple Prisms: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students investigate rectangular prisms using an online, interactive applet. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The plus sign and triangle: In this lesson, students explore the concepts of identity, inverse, commutativity, and associativity. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Patterns and functions: In this lesson, students investigate properties of perimeter, area, and volume related to various geometric two- and three-dimensional shapes. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Moving cubes: Students explore polyhedra using different representations and perspectives for three dimensional block figures. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Measuring shadows: The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to determine the pattern (length and direction) of shadows cast by sunlight during a several month period and to develop an interpretation of the daily and seasonal patterns and variations observed. For the... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics and Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Mat Plans: Students explore polyhedra using different representations and perspectives for three dimensional block figures. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Go with green rectangles: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students manipulate 2-dimensional rectangles using an online interactive applet. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Finding your way around: Graphing on the coordinate plane: In this lesson from Illuminations, students make their way around two-dimensional space in conceptually rich activities. The teaching activities are organized around two major conceptual categories: finding one's way around in the plane and using the plane... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 and 6 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Finding the area of irregular figures: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students estimate the areas of highly irregular shapes and use a process of decomposition to calculate the areas of irregular polygons. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Finding satisfactory solutions: The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to explore the creative aspects of problem solving and practice creative problem solving strategies in the context of a story problem. In this activity, students decide where to locate ice cream stands in a... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Exploring the isometric drawing tool: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students explore using an isometric drawing tool and gain practice and experience in manipulating drawings. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Exploring histograms: In this lesson, from Illuminations, students create their own sets of data using an interactive data analysis tool. They then examine how various statistical functions such as mean, median, and standard deviation depend on the choice of data. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Exploring front-right-top views: Students explore polyhedra using different representations and perspectives for three dimensional block figures. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics