Middle School Resource Balloon Blow-up by Exploratorium In this experiment: Pour about an inch of liquid–half vinegar, half water–into the bottle. Use the funnel to fill the ballon half full of baking soda. (If you don’t have a funnel, you can use a straw to load the balloon. Stick the straw into the baking soda, […]

Elementary School Resource Spinning Blimps by Exploratorium This activity demonstrates how to create a spinning “blimp” using paper. Related NY State Academic Standards: S.K-2.ETS.1.3, S.3-5.ETS.1.1, MST1.E.ED.1.4, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

High School Resource Definition of a Locus by Math Open Reference This resource illustrates the concept of locus. The page shows a model of the plane populated with a large number of points on a grid. Those points equidistant from a point are highlighted forming a circle. The user can drag the point and drag […]

Middle School Resource Protractor by Math Open Reference This web page allows students to learn about protractors and how they are mathematically used. Related NY State Academic Standards: 4.MD.5.a, 4.MD.5.b, 4.MD.6, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

Elementary School Resource Line Segments by Math Open Reference This web-based resource is an interactive web page that demonstrates the definition of a line segment. The page presents two points and a line that links them. As the points are dragged, the line moves accordingly. (See also the tutorials for line and ray.) The page […]

High School Resource KITES: Food for Thought, 7 – 9 In this activity, students will: Use estimation to check the reasonableness of results obtained by computation, algorithms, or the use of technology. Estimate the probability of events. Use simulation techniques to estimate probabilities. Determine probabilities of independent events and mutually exclusive events. Related NY State […]

Middle School Resource Classroom Idea: Graphing Temperatures In this activity: Thermometers placed outdoors on the north, south, east, and west walls of the building and also inside the building can be used to collect temperatures at different times of the day for several days. Students could be asked to choose a graph to display their […]

Elementary School Resource Classroom Idea: Classroom Snack In this activity, have students decide how many napkins, snacks, and drinks are needed for the class. To figure out the answer, have them draw a picture of how they will distribute the snack materials. Related NY State Academic Standards: PK.CC.3, PK.CC.3.b, PK.CC.3.c, and more! Be sure to […]

High School Resource History of St. Patrick’s Day by History.com This video, from History.com’s archives, focuses on the history behind St. Patrick’s Day. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.6.4, SS.6.4.b.1, SS.6.4.c.2, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

Middle School Resource Collected Works of Saint Patrick by Books Should Be Free This resource allows users to freely download Saint Patrick’s Collected Works of Saint Patrick as an audio book in mp3, iPod, or iTunes format. Related NY State Academic Standards: SL.9-10.2, SL.9-10.5, SL.11-12.2, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, […]