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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food Pyramid Abacus

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the Food Pyramid by constructing a creative project known as a Food Pyramid Abacus. They correlate the color beads withe each food group and the number of recommended servings from each. The abacus is a learning tool...
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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Electronic Abacus

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This applet explores the use of an abacus model for representing numbers and for performing addition.
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Website
Other

American Computer Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a pictorial timeline of technology developments.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: 6 Beads

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Use the diagram on this one page website to solve the problem. There are teacher notes and the solution is only a click away.