This OER has been designed to help pre-, in- and returning teachers build confidence in teaching numeracy and mathematics, become a proficient teacher, improve students' learning of numeracy, implement evidence-based practice, and work successfully in building partnerships with families.

This OER was conceptualised and designed by Dr Leicha Bragg (Deakin University) and Professor Chris Walsh (Victoria University) through funding provided by the Victoria State Government's Department of Education and Training (DET).

The Birth to Level 10 Numeracy Guide assists educators and families in learning about and supporting numeracy development across the curriculum from Birth to Level 10 using a practical set of resources. The Guide is available here: http://numeracyguidedet.global2.vic.edu.au/

Bit-zee is a project designed to inspire students to explore math and science. It was created from everyday items (a hair dryer, tap light, alarm clock, digital camera, and a universal remote). See the following link for help with the code https://sites.google.com/site/khanacademyprojects/home. Created by Karl Wendt.

This activity was produced in conjunction with The Library of Congress and the TPS at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. This activity allows learners to examine and listen to first-hand accounts and primary sources images of history during the Civil Right time period.  This activity will allow learners to develop empathy and understanding of:why someone might feel they should protest or stand up for their beliefs.how we can interact and respect others who may be different or have experiences we cannot fully understand.

This board game challenges players (ages 10+) to build a spaceship and fly to a black hole. The game provides opportunities for understanding phenomena based on current black hole research. During the game, players will experience the dangers and excitement of a real space mission, and learn about the nature of black holes by launching scientific probes. The game can be played competitively or as a team (instructions are also provided for playing in large groups. Black Hole Explorer consists of: Game Board, Game Rules, Spacecraft Data sheets, Science Briefing Room document, Event cards (28), Probe result cards (12), Energy tokens (140). Game components are available as PDF downloads; dice and game pieces must be provided by the user. NOTE: tokens and cards need to be cut to size from letter-size cardstock.

What is a black hole? How is it formed? And where are they?

In this video, learn from Space Science specialist Douglas Equils about one of the most massive and mysterious things in our universe, black holes.

Blend phonemes and practice long "i" sounds with NYCDOE Universal Literacy Reading Coach Anna Scretching-Cole. Students will practice blending and reading with the long "i" sound with a focus on the "igh" and "-y" spelling.

This book,"Blended Learning in K-12", is an overview of the concept of "blended learning" and how it relates to the integration of technologies in the K-12 environment. Dr. N.I. Scagnoli, the course instructor, has guided the students of the CTER 7 cohort in the creation of this book. This could not have happened in the 1980s. (By way of explanation to non-Americans, K-12 means all primary and secondary schooling).

This course will help students in a university setting to prepare for projects with a problem-based learning approach in an international environment. It will support you to define your role as a student, give guidance for being a member of an international group of students, as well as for working on a research project or with companies. This version of the course is intended for students, but also for teachers who can use the materials fully or partly in their courses. This is also why most of the materials are available for download in editable formats. The course is developed as part of the Erasmus+ project EPIC.

This course will help teachers in a university setting to prepare for projects with a problem-based learning approach in an international context. It will support you to define your role as a supervisor or tutor, give guidance for remotely supervising an international group of students as well as for working with companies on joint projects. The materials are produced as part of the Erasmus+ project EPIC.

Blender 3D: Noob to Pro is a product of shared effort by numerous team members and anonymous editors. Its purpose is to teach people how to create three-dimensional computer graphics using Blender, a free software application. This book is intended to be used in conjunction with other on-line resources that complement it.

This blog post on the Wisconsin Fast Plants website features the recently released Wisconsin Fast Plants genetics simulations, powered by ExploreLearning Gizmos. Sign up for a free account on the Gizmo website (https://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=Controller.dspFreeAccount) for free access to two simulations that were collaboratively developed by the teams at Explore Learning and the Wisconsin Fast Plants Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These simulations replace those previously available on our website that were developed nearly two decades ago and no longer function on modern operating systems. Fast Plants Gizmos were created as a collaboration between ExploreLearning and the Wisconsin Fast Plants Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They were designed to support many of the experiments that students can do using Fast Plants seeds and plants. By using these Gizmos in combination with firsthand experiences growing Fast Plants, students can compare simulated growth, development and reproduction with observations of living Fast Plants. In addition, the Gizmos genetic simulation makes it possible for students to gather data from a significantly larger plant population than is typically grown in classrooms. These Gizmos also stand alone, supporting topics both in plant life cycles and Mendelian genetics and can be used by any student. Simulation, Simulations, Genetics, Inheritance

This blog post from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Wisconsin Fast Plants, describes an investigation that educators can implement in the classroom to facilitate students' learning about variation and natural selection through firsthand observations and hands-on data collection in a very short time. The post offers an abbreviated example of how to conduct a classroom investigation with the Fast Plants Polycot seed variety. It covers topics like the benefits of using the Polycot seed variety in the classroom (easy to notice trait variations, large sample populations in a small classroom space), selecting traits for students to experiment with and observe, designing a selection investigation, observing and recording polycot generations data, and analyzing data.

Vanderbilt University's Center for Teaching provides this version of Bloom's taxonomy along with the types of knowledge used in cognition. This is a page that is part of a larger resource that includes multiple resources for educators. While designed for college instructors, this and other resources may be beneficial to educators at all levels.

This work, “Bobby’s Lost Toy", is a derivative of “The Lost Toy" authored by  Sam Beckbessinger, illustrated by Amy Slatem, used under  CC­-BY­-4.0. The text for the adapted story “Bobby’s Lost Toy” was written by a team of educators during a short course on “Application of Open Educational Resources” in May 2022. The course was developed and delivered by the USAID LAC Reads Capacity Program and hosted by the University of the West Indies, Jamaica.

Short Description:
Body Physics sticks to the basic functioning of the human body, from motion to metabolism, as a common theme through which fundamental physics topics are introduced. Related practice, reinforcement and Lab activities are included. See the front matter for more details. Additional supplementary material, activities, and information can be found at: https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/bpsupmat/. Order a print copy: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/body-physics-motion-to-metabolism/26081318

Long Description:
Body Physics sticks to the basic functioning of the human body, from motion to metabolism, as a common theme through which fundamental physics topics are introduced. Related practice, reinforcement and Lab activities are included. See the front matter for more details. Additional supplementary material, activities, and information can be found at: https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/bpsupmat/. Specific topics covered in Body Physics are: scientific process, units, uncertainty, mass, density, weight, buoyant force, equilibrium, center of gravity, normal force, friction, torque, levers, mechanical advantage, tension, motion, impulse, momentum, the laws of motion, strength and elasticity of materials, work, kinetic and potential energy, power, thermal energy the first law of thermodynamics, efficiency, heat, entropy, and 2nd law of thermodynamics.

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Word Count: 112607

ISBN: 978-1-63635-046-2

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Describes the growth of a long bone, and the process of bone fracture repair.

Andy Meal – lecturer in Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham.

In this lesson, students will examine the history and popularity of "We Shall Overcome" and investigate six additional songs from different musical genres that reveal the impact of the Civil Rights movement. These are: Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit," a poignant Blues song depicting the horrors of lynching; Bob Dylan's "Oxford Town," a Folk song about protests after the integration of the University of Mississippi; John Coltrane's "Alabama," an instrumental Jazz recording made in response to the September 1963 church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, that killed four African-American girls; Nina Simone's "Mississippi Goddam," a response to the same church bombing as well as the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers in Mississippi; Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come," a Soul song written after Cooke's arrest for attempting to check in to a whites-only motel in Shreveport, Louisiana; and Odetta's "Oh Freedom," a spiritual that Odetta performed at the 1963 March on Washington.

This is a study guide to accompany an introductory university level Biology course.

This book is used in Reach Higher, Oklahoma's adult degree completion program, for a course called Data Analysis & Interpretation. It provides basic statistics that can be used for organizational data analysis by individuals with managerial professional goals, while also teaching essential skills from Microsoft Excel commonly needed for data analysis. This book uses material from Lumen Learning's Boundless Statistics (Boundless Learning) and Excel for Decision Making from University of Houston Libraries (multiple authors).