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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

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We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

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Aligned lesson plans

Percent of a number
In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 2.10
In this lesson for grade seven, students will act as fair planners ordering food for the Dixie Classic Fair. Students will calculate percentages to determine how much food to order.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)
By Peggy Dickey and Barbara Turner.Adapted by Sharon Abell.

Resources on the web

Travel in the Solar System
This lesson, from Illuminations, affords students the opportunity to think about two aspects of the time required to complete space travel within the Solar System. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Real Estate Tycoon
Students design, “build,” and “sell” a house and then simulate investment of the profits in the stock market. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Q T Pi Fashions - Learning About Credit Card Use
Students learn the joys and dangers of using credit as they help Credita, the main character in this activity, solve her credit problems. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council on Economic Education
More or less estimator
This activity allows the user to estimate quantities and sizes including the number of objects in a set, the lengths of a curve, and the area of a shape (Learn more)
Format: activity/lesson plan (grade K–12 Mathematics)
Provided by: Shodor
Magic Squares
This lesson, from Illuminations, explores magic squares from both a historical and mathematical perspective. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
A Lunch-In Affair
Students apply previous learning to decision-making that involves purchasing and preparing at least a five-item menu. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The highways or the byways: Mapping routes in North Carolina
In this lesson for seventh through ninth grade social studies and mathematics, students will use mathematical skills to choose the best routes for traveling around North Carolina. Students use internet resources for determining and plotting distance and ratio... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–9 Mathematics and Social Studies)
Provided by: UNC Libraries
Fun with Baseball Stats
In this lesson, from Illuminations, students explore statistics surrounding baseball, and are exposed to connections between various mathematical concepts. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Football finances
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students analyze pictures of football stands to make estimates related to attendance at the Super Bowl, and then they make estimates about the television audience. (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
Counting embedded figures
In this lesson from Illuminations, students look for patterns within a given figure. After looking at the figure, students count embedded squares, rectangles, or triangles, attempt to form generalizations, and sharpen their algebraic thinking skills. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: Illuminations
Comparison estimator
This activity allows the user to compare two quantities (which may be the number of objects in each of two sets, the lengths of two curves, or the area of two shapes) by estimating. (Learn more)
Format: activity/lesson plan (grade K–12 Mathematics)
Provided by: Shodor
Airport Numbers
Students participate in activities in which they focus on the role of numbers and language in real-world situations. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics