This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach second graders about visual differences in length (english units).

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach fourth graders about visual differences in length (english units).

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach fifth graders about visual objects: comparing length.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach fourth graders about visually comparing weight and balancing a scale (metric units).

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach fourth graders about visually finding weights and calculate totals (metric units).

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach fourth graders about visually finding capacity (metric units).

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach second graders an overview of capacity (metric units).

Estimate volume of cylindrical tank.  Designed for an entry level applied mathematics course for applied sciences and CTE programs. 

In this video segment from TV411, WNBA player Olympia Scott Richardson discusses her techniques for effective time management.

Students collect a large set of data (approximately 60 sets) of individual student’s water use and learn how to use spreadsheets to graph the data and find mean, median, mode, and range. They compared their findings to the national average of water use per person per day and use it to evaluate how much water a municipality would need in the event of a recovery from a water shutdown. This analysis activity introduces students to the concept of central tendencies and how to use spreadsheets to find them.

Students learn the history of the waterwheel and common uses for water turbines today. They explore kinetic energy by creating their own experimental waterwheel from a two-liter plastic bottle. They investigate the transformations of energy involved in turning the blades of a hydro-turbine into work, and experiment with how weight affects the rotational rate of the waterwheel. Students also discuss and explore the characteristics of hydroelectric plants.

Students will observe and record real-time weather measurements. Students will summarize important information and use written communication skills to inform and report.

I gave this assignment so that students could relate real-time weather changes to mid-latitude cyclones and air mass movement. Basically, by the time I assigned the project, we have discussed all the necessary weather phenomena and this project gives the students a way to apply what we have discussed to "reality" by explaining why the weather occurred the way it did over a short time period. It also provides me with a way to assess how well they are able to tie all the major concepts together, which is one of the goals of the course.

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Students will explore the different areas of the garden to determine how warm or cool it feels.

Students are introduced to the nano-size length scale as they make measurements and calculate unit conversions. They measure common objects and convert their units to nanometers, giving them a simple reference frame for understanding the very small size of nanometers. Then, they compare provided length data from objects too small to measure, such as a human hair and a flea, giving them a comparative insight to the nanotechnology scale. Using familiar and common objects for comparison helps students understand more complex scientific concepts.

The words compose and decompose are used to describe actions that young students learn as they acquire knowledge of small numbers by putting them together and taking them apart. This understanding is a bridge between counting and knowing number combinations. It is how instant recognition of small numbers develops and leads naturally to later understanding of fact families. This task helps them develop an understanding of number combinations.

To illustrate what the functions of money are, it can help to look at circumstances where those functions break down. Hyperinflation, in which prices of things increase really really fast, is one such example. Created by Grant Sanderson.

In this activity students compare objects and practice determining which objects are heavier and lighter.

Students learn about trigonometry, geometry and measurements while participating in a hands-on interaction with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT technology. First they review fundamental geometrical and trigonometric concepts. Then, they estimate the height of various objects by using simple trigonometry. Students measure the height of the objects using the LEGO robot kit, giving them an opportunity to see how sensors and technology can be used to measure things on a larger scale. Students discover that they can use this method to estimate the height of buildings, trees or other tall objects. Finally, students synthesize their knowledge by applying it to solve similar problems. By activity end, students have a better grasp of trigonometry and its everyday applications.

A park ranger needs to build a zipline to drop food supplies to her mentor park ranger at the bottom of a gorge. Unfortunately, she does not have the instructions to build the zipline according to the proper specifications. Without directions, she is unsure of the correct angles to attach her zipline to each tree. Additionally, she needs to figure out how to open the chute to drop the food supplies.  Challenge: Create a zip line that will release from her bucket (paper cup) the food supplies (represented by a marble) onto the target (placed 5/8 of the way down the zipline)  before the gear reaches the opposite end of the zip line.