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This collection of interactives and activities provides an excellent variety of hands-on learning opportunities for younger students. Scroll through to choose from interactives including Dynamic Paper (create math manipulatives, such as pentagonal pyramid, a set of pattern blocks, a number line, and so on; all these in the size and shape you need) and Turtle Pond (estimating length and angle). Both interactives include complete instructions, an exploration, and correlation to standards Find activities for estimating and discussion. The activities include videos, complete instructions, and correlation to standards.

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WooTube is a middle and high school level mathematics YouTube channel and more. This site includes video playlists sorted by topic, downloadable worksheets and resources, and the author's blog. The highly acclaimed videos provide instruction in complicated topics and easy to understand content explains the relevance to the real-world use of the content. If your district blocks YouTube, the videos may not be viewable.

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Desmos Classroom offers a collection of engaging activities for use with the Desmos graphing calculator, reviewed here. The hundreds of activities offer learning experiences with math vocabulary, relationships of situations to graphs, and math investigations. The teacher dashboard allows teachers to view information on individual student work. Many activities offer opportunities for student collaboration during the learning experience. Each activity includes an approximate time for completing the task and a teacher guide for facilitating the experience. Free registration is required to create class codes, save assignments, and to follow student progress.

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This portion of the Illuminations site contains over thirty geometry interactives and games for students in grades 9-12. These resources provide activities through problem-solving and open-ended questions. All interactives include complete instructions, an exploration, and correlation to standards.

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This portion of Illuminations contains severalinteractives and activities for teaching geometry based on standards for 3rd through 5th grade. These resources provide activities through problem-solving and open-ended questions. All interactives include complete instructions, an exploration, and correlation to standards.

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Illuminations offers a selection of interactives and activities for teaching geometry to PreK-2nd grade students. Scroll through to choose from interactives like Geometric Solids, Patch Tool, Concentration, and others. You'll also find Dynamic Paper (create math manipulatives, such as pentagonal pyramid, a set of pattern blocks, a number line, and so on; all these in the size and shape you need). All interactives include complete instructions, an exploration, and correlation to standards.

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This section of the Illuminations site contains thirty-plus geometry interactives and activities for students in grades 6-8. Scroll through to choose from interactives like Tessellation Creator, Cube Nets, and others. You'll also find Dynamic Paper (create math manipulatives, such as pentagonal pyramid, a set of pattern blocks, a number line, and so on; all these in the size and shape you need). All interactives include complete instructions, an exploration, and correlation to standards.

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FreeSchool, a YouTube Channel, provides an extensive selection of educational videos and adds two new videos each week. Videos provide content in art, music, science, literature, and more. Browse through the site to find content or choose the playlists to find videos by specific topics. Most videos run less than 10 minutes in length making them perfect for use in many situations. If your district blocks YouTube, the videos may not be viewable.
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CK-12 Common Core Math Standards provides an extensive collection of math content for grades six and higher. Use the browser to find lessons and activities for concepts and correlated standards. Most of the lessons have a short explanatory video. Create an account to save and assign to your classes, add to your library, or share to groups. CK-12 also offers the option of setting up a Flexbook Textbook with your personalized content. If your district blocks YouTube, the videos may not be viewable.

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eMathHelp offers help and resources for high school and college students. Select Math Notes to find over 2000 notes with explanations and examples for Pre-Algebra through Calculus 2. eMathHelp also offers a large variety of calculators in various subject areas featuring step-by-step answers. Browse through the Homework Help section to find answers to previously solved problems or post your own. Be aware, this site will point you in the right direction to finding answers, they don't just give answers!!
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MathGames offers a large variety of math activities and interactive questions for grades preK-8 all fully aligned to Common Core Standards. Choose a grade to start, or choose by skills. Other options allow you to choose by grade level standards. Registration isn't necessary to play individual games; however, enrollment as a teacher provides additional features. Input your class to receive detailed progress reports as well as leaderboards and student competitions.

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Practice finding area and perimeter with Geo Tombs. Select area or perimeter, or both, and shapes to begin play. Move your character throughout the activity to unlock correct answers and earn points.
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Geometry Math is Fun provides an extensive catalog of descriptions and explanations for geometry vocabulary. Each clickable link leads to an explanation of terms along with images (some animated) demonstrating and explaining the term. In addition to basic terms, this site includes information on geometric symbols, tools used in geometry, and advanced topics in plane geometry.
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The STEM Careers Coalition will help you and your students take a real-life view of STEM concepts in action with the activities on this site detailing careers and projects. Click the Getting Started tab at the to and slide down to Educators to find Classroom Activities for interactive lessons correlated to math and science standards. Two examples of the activities are: analyzing irrigation systems (after trying to build a mini one of their own), and discussing renewable and non-renewable energy sources and creating a proposal for a power solution for a ranger station in rural Alaska. There are several others of the same quality. All of the activities include materials lists (when needed) and handouts for students. The Career section contains videos (2 to 5 minutes long), career profiles, and student activation PDFs.

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HomeAdvisor presents a series of lessons, activities, projects, and videos for grades K-12 introducing young people to the world of construction. Choose a grade level band to begin browsing content. Topics include real-world activities such as viewing and building bird houses, scientific experiments to learn about erosion, and analyzing electric circuits.

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Join Peg & Cat on their math adventures with this entertaining site. Watch videos, play games, or check out the latest adventures. Each activity explores math skills such as counting, fractions, or shapes through real-world lessons. Don't miss the link to activities located under the main part of the homepage; this includes recipes, coloring pages, crafts, and more.

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