A Collection of Explain Everything Project Files for Math and Science

Tim Pelton, tpelton@uvic.ca
Emily Paxman,
University of Victoria

Please borrow and share our Explain Everything project files.  You and your students can use them as virtual manipulatives and worksheets, you can create demonstration videos and you can challenge students to record their explanations. We gratefully acknowledge the receipt of a CER-Net grant to support the production of these resources.

Please see some of our video demonstrations/examples at: https://vimeo.com/user28115587

They are not perfect, but we hope that these exemplars might support and motivate you to  create your own manipulatives and video explanations.  Note that many of the projects have multiple pages- it is helpful to through all of the pages.

If you review our blog www.explainingunderstanding.com you will find further explanations on each of these projects.

Basic Manipulatives:

• Various 10-frames and counters: https://app.box.com/s/hxkukzjxgfgn4c2nmaen
• Canadian Coins: https://www.dropbox.com/s/phc3cdwz17jznev
• Fraction Strips (addition): https://www.dropbox.com/s/p9r26e9900y0yau
• Fraction Rectangles (multiplication): https://www.dropbox.com/s/147x7pnld2er51z
• Pattern Blocks: https://app.box.com/s/ki2t3jy4flwapg6rmmq5
• Playing Cards:https://app.box.com/s/mlu05b1ndp7us4jkkkno
• Algebra Tiles: https://app.box.com/s/4k658o7psvwhzr30zz5e
• Probability Trees: https://app.box.com/s/4ll8qf3k6ufly8xo8d6z
• Bag of Marbles: https://app.box.com/s/86x2pkprbytdxg9u79hi
• Base-10 Blocks: https://app.box.com/s/09z3ikcg44a3u0o5j5pq
• Multiplication Array: https://app.box.com/s/z9lvlego10p831dy9fts

Understanding Attributes:

• Object Sorting: https://app.box.com/s/3cj8q3ueylrfuh1gbrkg
• Candy Patterns: https://app.box.com/s/bnvgoj6rdi7ooy9plo9b
• Triangle Attributes: https://app.box.com/s/ubjddfhzbb8pdkmr5bkv
• Quadrilaterals: https://app.box.com/s/pve2cgt17ezfc90nv25x

Geometry:

• Symmetry: https://app.box.com/s/ygce0jmdjiiotuohuyys
• Finding Shapes: https://app.box.com/s/b3v0ow18tv0cp9b04dy4
• Finding 3D Objects: https://app.box.com/s/8dtyybdvozp5rg6ntcs3
• Geometric Monsters: https://app.box.com/s/a32980zje9x6oraic26u

Measurement:

• Clock Timeline: https://app.box.com/s/vtqjv3hgxz66fx2o1gm1
• Garden Area: https://app.box.com/s/i50i3y6xi1rthm73dm4k
• Non-standard Area: https://app.box.com/s/rnudthm3tti8h9axfek7
• Unit Area: https://app.box.com/s/381op67m5zanmgsdbs4a
• Grid Area: https://app.box.com/s/9fi0vgchzcsicmwotuee
• Area Problems: https://app.box.com/s/a1hirv57u5c6057x7j4e
• Circle Area: https://app.box.com/s/vz06ht16gxjbokehy3zv
• Triangle Area: https://app.box.com/s/ssj0gpwjspg81526w44l
• Angle Measurement: https://app.box.com/s/9ut78776ajfppthxxicf
• Averages: https://app.box.com/s/aridrd7yqzxcrclmmo8o

Fractions and Ratios:

• Ratios: https://app.box.com/s/su71biz5qbgdnqaaqmnz
• Pie Chart Fractions: https://app.box.com/s/80jpejfc4eg8x0cktzm4
• Bookshelf Fractions: https://app.box.com/s/fhk7ee0mkbodxoexjakf
• Cake Fractions: https://app.box.com/s/48k8sab9eiwmoi1wcaue

Calculator Puzzles:

• https://app.box.com/s/abk4nk4meixwx9y8jj9x
• https://app.box.com/s/nobhj24pbwxfroc0ennk
• https://app.box.com/s/b6wsvvjr1yhv14qbfoo9
• https://app.box.com/s/3budui8du8xpaycjmkdf
• https://app.box.com/s/7gqe1q7pmlsdmr3blsga

Cartesian Coordinates:

• BattleSnake - Horizontal: https://app.box.com/s/7vx0ck7o5586gchhhuir
• BattleSnake - Vertical: https://app.box.com/s/3fmmc8cihbs1kruc2vwf
• BattleSnake - Single Quadrant: https://app.box.com/s/179xrd2xhqxvnj3k14c0
• BattleSnake - All Quadrants: https://app.box.com/s/0ie1yqlw03231g10fydq
• BattleSnake - Sloped Snakes: https://app.box.com/s/lruxzzke80dp5kovsmdl
• BattleSnake - Fancy Snakes: https://app.box.com/s/58ehorowf10agkitwo0j

Some Science Examples:

• Tidal Zone: https://app.box.com/s/huv9sa7eqqpplo0ls37s
• Chemistry: https://app.box.com/s/gpg7f2asq7tk98r2xut0