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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Operations with Numbers in Scientific Notation

For Teachers 8th Standards
Demonstrate the use of scientific notation within word problems. The lesson presents problems with large numbers best represented with scientific notation. Pupils use these numbers to solve the problems in the 11th installment in a...
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Organizer
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Curriculum Corner

Problem Solving Cards

For Students 3rd Standards
Twelve cards and a worksheet make up an activity designed to reinforce problem solving skills. Scholars read and solve a variety of word problems using a graphic organizer to show their work. 
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Lesson Plan
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Curriculum Corner

Guest Teacher Plans: Grade 3

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Always be prepared for a substitute teacher with a daily plan equipped with an assortment of activities that cover third grade math, reading, word work, and writing. 
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Assessment
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Inside Mathematics

Coffee

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
There are many ways to correlate coffee to life, but in this case a worksheet looks at the price of two different sizes of coffee. It requires interpreting a graph with two unknown variables, in this case the price, and solving for those...
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Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Counters

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
For some, probability is a losing proposition. The assessment item requires an understanding of fraction operations, probability, and fair games. Pupils determine the fractional portions of an event. They continue to determine whether...
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Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Boxes

For Teachers 6th Standards
Teach your class to think outside the box. Scholars use the concept of equality to solve a problem in the assessment task. They determine how to use a scale to identify the one box out of a set of nine boxes that is heavier than the others.
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Lesson Plan
Bowland

Torbury Festival

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Have you been to Torbury Fair? In the set of four lessons, learners solve a myriad of problems related to a music festival, including situations involving floods, market stalls, cows, and emergency plans. 
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Worksheet
Math Wire

Penguin Parade

For Students 6th - 8th
Make way for the penguin parade! Based on a given pattern of penguins in an ascending number of rows, how many penguins were marching this year? Learners solve two word problems to find the answer.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Why Are Vectors Useful? 1

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
How do vectors help make problem solving more efficient? Math scholars use vectors to represent different phenomenon and calculate resultant vectors to answer questions. Problems vary from modeling airplane motion to the path of a robot. 
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Vectors and Stone Bridges

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
What does it take to build a stable arch? Pupils apply vectors and physics as they examine arched bridges and their structural integrity. They use vectors to represent the forces acting on the stone sections and make conclusions based on...
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Lesson Plan
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EngageNY

Solving Equations Involving Linear Transformations of the Coordinate Space

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Explore methods for solving linear systems with your classes and introduce learners to using matrices as a viable method. Scholars are able to recognize situations where matrices are the efficient method of solving. Application questions...
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Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Number Towers

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Number towers use addition or multiplication to ensure each level is equal. While this is common in factoring, it is often not used with algebraic equations. Solving these six questions relies on problem solving skills and being able to...
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Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Cat Food

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Determine the right mix of cans of cat food. The resource consists of an assessment task to determine the cost to feed two cats for a specific number of days and requires scholars to interpret remainders within a context. The resource...
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Worksheet
Math Wire

SnowDaySnowDaySnowDaySnowDay...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
How many times can you cheer about a snow day before you get to the 100th letter? Find out with a creative word problem that challenges young mathematicians to determine what the 100th letter will be in a sequence of letters.
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Assessment
Bowland

Youth Hostel

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Given a set of criteria, individuals determine how to arrange males and females in a dormitory. They must meet the requirements and communicate their plan clearly.
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PPT
DataWorks

4th Grade Math: Multi-Step Word Problems

For Students 4th Standards
Solving word problems requires reading comprehension and math computation. Through an interactive slideshow presentation, fourth graders observe and follow each step toward solve multiplication and division word problems. 
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PPT
Suffolk Public Schools

Solving Word Problems

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Lower young mathematicians' affective filter with a problem solving presentation that details four steps to make word problems appear less daunting. 
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Lesson Plan
California Mathematics Project

For the Birds

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
It turns out math IS for the birds! Here, learners use mathematical reasoning to determine how often someone needs to fill a bird feeder. The rate the feeder empties varies by the number of holes that are available to the birds. Day two...
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Lesson Plan
Mathematics Assessment Project

Deducting Relationships: Floodlight Shadows

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Try to figure out what happens with shadows as a person moves between two light sources. A formative assessment lesson has individuals work on an assessment task based on similar triangles, then groups them based on their assessment...
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Activity
Super Teacher Worksheets

Spelling Test Nightmare

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
What do you do when faced with a bully? Scholars answer this question when presented with a scenario regarding two learners and their spelling test grades. They take part in a grand conversation that leads to problem solving and sorting...
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Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Geometry

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Help learners find joy in facing mathematical challenges. The questions posed on this worksheet encourage young mathematicians to utilize skills learned throughout a geometry unit, and to apply themselves and persevere through problem...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Tides, Sound Waves, and Stock Markets

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Help pupils see the world through the eyes of a mathematician. As they examine tide patterns, sound waves, and stock market patterns using trigonometric functions, learners create scatter plots and write best-fit functions. 
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Ferris Wheels—Using Trigonometric Functions to Model Cyclical Behavior

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Have class members going in circles as they model the path of a Ferris Wheel using trigonometric functions. Building on the previous lesson in this series on transformations, learners use trigonometric functions to model wheels of...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Evaluating Reports Based on Data from a Sample

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Statistics can be manipulated to say what you want them to say. Teach your classes to be wise consumers and sort through the bias in those reports. Young statisticians study different statistical reports and analyze them for misleading...