This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that addresses important asects of the task and its potential use. Here are the first few lines of the commentary for this task: Given the height $h$ and volume $V$ of a certain cylinder, Jill uses the formula r=\sqrt{\frac{V}{\pi h}} to compute its radius to be 20 meters. If a s...

COMPASS uses collaborative game-based learning to teach youth research-backed strategies to manage worries, solve problems, build relationships, and face stressful situations with confidence. This six-lesson plan has shown to improve emotion dysregulation, grades and test scores, social skills, confidence, and reduce out-of-classroom time (e.g., absences, nurse visits), instructional remediation, and in-class meltdowns.

Match It! Game Cards to print, cut out, and play at home. Characters (top row) and Feeling Words (bottom row). This game reinforces what students have learned about the ways anxiety, worry, or fear show itself. It can be completed individually or as a group.

Situation or worry requires students to develop an action thought (S.W.A.P.) for a variety of sample scenarios provided.

An important aspect of social skills training is assertiveness training. Assertiveness includes speaking up for yourself, for a peer, establishing eye contact, framing something in a non-confrontational way, in a safe and respectful manner. [1:34]

This game offers students Grades 3-5 a chance to read and discuss different situations and consider how they would handle each using the practice using S.A.F.E. to be assertive. Play online within PBS LearningMedia or select the download option to play without internet at your site.

A video lesson which introduces students to energy metabolism through the lens of ATP as the primary molecular unit of currency for the cell.

Still another site offering you a word a day to build vocabulary and understanding of new words. You can subscribe for free, or check out the archives.

Contains plans for at least seven 20- to 30-minute sessions about alphabet books. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to PDF handouts and links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.

Students increase their understanding of alphabet books by participating in a variety of reading and writing activities.

Use Reader's Theater to practice speaking and to learn about stories from various cultures of the world at the same time. The free scripts can be copied, shared, and performed for any noncommercial purpose. Available in a full range of reading levels and aimed at mostly ages 8-15. Links to tips on doing reader's theater, special features for each story, and children's books that tie in with the stories.This page offers seven reader's theater scripts, with links to teacher's guides and other information on using reader's theater in the classes across the curriculum.

Many folktale resources are offered here. Texts of stories, "extras" including music and audio files, posters and background information can be found for some stories.

Abby is frustrated because she can't jump rope. Elmo offers to help her, but he has just as much trouble, causing him to get frustrated too. They decide to jump without the rope until they learn how to properly jump rope. This resource focuses on problem-solving and dealing with frustration. [2:11]

For students interested in studying biomechanical engineering, especially in the field of surgery, this lesson serves as an anatomy and physiology primer of the abdominopelvic cavity. Students are introduced to the abdominopelvic cavity—a region of the body that is the focus of laparoscopic surgery—as well as the benefits and drawbacks of laparoscopic surgery. Understanding the abdominopelvic environment and laparoscopic surgery is critical for biomechanical engineers who design laparoscopic surgical tools.

Resource provides a glossary with definitions of many terms related to books, printing, etc.

This lesson will introduce abiotic and biotic factors, giving examples and comparing/contrasting the two. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Abiotic and Biotic Factors." [1:15]

Learn about William Lloyd Garrison, leader of the abolitionist movement and publisher of The Liberator. [5:58] Includes supplemental materials for both students and teachers.

Video clip tells about the impact of novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe on the abolitionist movement. [5:17] Supplemental material for both students and teachers is included.

Find out how anti-slavery activist Angelina Grimke and her sister Sarah went about trying to end slavery and win equal rights for women. [5:57] Includes supplemental materials for both students and teachers.

Students learn about the concepts of accuracy and approximation as they pertain to robotics, gain insight into experimental accuracy, and learn how and when to estimate values that they measure. Students also explore sources of error stemming from the robot setup and rounding numbers.