All resources in Oregon Mathematics

Common Online Data Analysis Platform (CODAP) Start-Up Guide

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CODAP (Common Online Data Analysis Platform) is an easy to use data analysis environment that can be used in a wide variety of educational settings. CODAP is designed for grades 5 through 14, and aimed at teachers and curriculum developers. CODAP can be used across the curriculum to help students summarize, visualize, and interpret data, Conadvancing their skills to use data as evidence to support a claim.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: Concord Consortium

Guidelines for Improving Math Materials for English Learners

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These Guidelines for Improving Math Materials for English Learners (the Guidelines) were developed to provide specific guidance to developers of mathematics content on key areas of English language development that must be embedded across a curricula, in units, and in lessons so that English learner students (ELs) can access and engage in grade-level content.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: English Learners Success Forum

YouCubed - Tasks Archive

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Inspiring Math Success for all Students through Growth Mindsets and Innovative Teaching Our main goal is to inspire, educate and empower teachers of mathematics, transforming the latest research on math learning into accessible and practical forms. By providing research based teaching methods, math tasks, videos, and ideas we intend to significantly reduce math failure and inequality in the United States and beyond, inspiring teachers and empowering all students to success. Use of materials on this website is governed by a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Materials referenced on this website, but hosted externally are subject to the licensing guidelines of the corresponding websites.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson

Authors: Jo Boaler, Stanford Graduate School of Education, YouCubed

Polyup

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Polyup is a math education app available freely on the web. With the goal of instilling creative problem solving and computational thinking skills into K-12 students, Polyup allows students to play with numbers and functions in a freeform environment. Permitted use: Polyup is available today on the web on any internet-enabled device. As its core philosophy, Polyup is and will always be available for free to students and teachers

Material Type: Game, Interactive

Author: Polyup

How to Learn Math: For Students

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How to Learn Math is a free self-paced class for learners of all levels of mathematics. It combines really important information on the brain and learning with new evidence on the best ways to approach and learn math effectively. Many people have had negative experiences with math, and end up disliking math or failing. This class will give learners of math the information they need to become powerful math learners, it will correct any misconceptions they have about what math is, and it will teach them about their own potential to succeed and the strategies needed to approach math effectively. Permitted use: the texts, exams, video, images, and other instructional materials provided with the courses and programs offered on the edX Site are for your personal use in connection with those courses and programs only.

Material Type: Full Course

Authors: Stanford Graduate School of Education, YouCubed

Data Analysis Professional Learning For Educators: Teaching with CODAP

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CODAP (Common Online Data Analysis Platform) is an open-source data visualization and analysis tool made available by the Concord Consortium. It's available at https://codap.concord.org/. CODAP can be used across the curriculum to help students summarize, visualize, and interpret data, advancing their skills to use data as evidence to support a claim. This professional learning resource includes guides to get started, tutorials that demonstrate the features and functionality of CODAP, sample lessons, and links to online forum sites.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Data Set, Interactive, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: Concord Consortium

Sea Level Rise Lesson Plan

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In this lesson, students use geometry to investigate the question "How much would sea levels rise if Antarctica melted?". Step 1 - Inquire: Students speculate how one could use geometry to calculate the water level produced by a melting block of ice placed on a classroom table. Step 2 - Investigate: Students follow mathematical steps to answer the question "How much would sea levels rise if Antarctica melted?" Step 3 - Inspire: Students explore the effects of sea level rise on coastal communities and the measures being taken to build resilience.

Material Type: Lesson, Lesson Plan

Author: Nicholas Amendolare

Climate Change Algebra Lesson Plan

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This lesson introduces solar energy and tasks students with solving an algebraic equation to determine the amount of daily sunlight needed to make a solar panel effective. Step 1 - Inquire: Students work through a practice problem and discuss what they already know about solar energy. Step 2 - Investigate: Students briefly learn some background information about solar energy and then use algebra to calculate the amount of peak sun hours needed to make a solar panel effective. Students compare their calculated values to real-world data to determine if this amount of sunlight is possible in their area. Step 3 - Inspire: Students make predictions and discuss if they think their home could be powered by solar panels using the calculations from class as evidence.

Material Type: Lesson, Lesson Plan

Author: Effie Albitz

Calculating Solar Energy for a Building (Renewable Energy Algebra #2)

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In this lesson, students complete real-world calculations related to residential solar energy use, including the number of solar panels needed to power the average house and how many solar panels could fit on their own home or a local building. Step 1 - Inquire: Students complete calculations to determine if the average American home could be powered using solar panels. Step 2 - Investigate: Students explore the Google Project Sunroof site and use data on their home address to solve problems. Step 3 - Inspire: Students discuss the benefits and drawbacks to using solar energy and explore equity issues related to the affordability of solar panels.

Material Type: Lesson, Lesson Plan

Authors: Effie Albitz, Mallory Swafford

Climate Change Algebra Lesson Plan

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In this lesson, students use algebra to calculate the number of wind turbines needed to power a local community. Step 1 - Inquire: Students watch a short video introducing wind energy and discuss the possibility of wind energy powering their community. Step 2 - Investigate: Students complete a series of mathematical calculations related to wind energy. Step 3 - Inspire: Students discuss the benefits of wind energy using their calculations to support their ideas.

Material Type: Lesson, Lesson Plan

Authors: Effie Albitz, Mallory Swafford

Comparing Biofuels (Renewable Energy Algebra #4)

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In this lesson, students are introduced to biomass energy and use algebra to calculate the amount of land needed to produce biofuel using different plants. Step 1 - Inquire: Students watch a video on biofuels and discuss how biofuels are similar to or different from other renewable energy sources. Step 2 - Investigate: Students complete real-world math problems that compare the amount of land needed for various biofuel crops. Step 3 - Inspire: Students explore the current use of biomass in their region using this map and discuss potential benefits and drawbacks to increasing biomass energy in their community.

Material Type: Lesson, Lesson Plan

Author: Effie Albitz

Final Project: Renewable Energy Community (Renewable Energy Algebra #5)

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In this lesson, students use what they have learned about renewable energy to create their own plan to implement green energy in their community. Step 1 - Inquire: Students watch the short video Can 100% Renewable Energy Power the World? and discuss their opinions regarding the viability of renewable energy completely powering their community. Step 2 - Investigate: Students draw a map of their community, create a renewable energy plan, and complete calculations to maximize the production of solar, wind, and biomass energy. Step 3 - Inspire: Students share their plans with the class through a gallery walk and have a final discussion about the viability of using renewable energy to fully power their community.

Material Type: Lesson, Lesson Plan

Author: Effie Albitz