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Mass and Weight in the Metric System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students weigh and record the mass of various objects, and then compare the weights of objects by holding gram weights in one hand and the object in the other hand.
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50:50 Chances

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders reinforce the probability of gender by uising a coin toss, as they continue to search for the answers to genetics questions by using mathematical expectations of probability.
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Are We the Same?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students define and discuss symmetry, line of symmetry, and congruency. They cut shapes out of construction paper, identify the line of symmetry, and if they are symmetrical and/or congruent.
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Shopping for Skills

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders spend varying amounts of money and shop without over spending. They complete a worksheet based on grocery store flyer ads and the amount of money they are budgeted. They create their own questions about the grocery flyer...
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Make a Design by Plotting Points

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students plot points on graph paper to make designs. They color their designs.
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Using Geometric Shapes in Architecture

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify two and three dimensional shapes used in architectural designs by viewing images on the Internet.  In this geometry lesson, 3rd graders create their own building designs and identify the geometric shapes that will...
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Finding Patterns with the Hundreds Chart

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars review their numbers up to one hundred. Using a chart, they compare and predict patterns that might be in the numbers. They practice skip counting and grouping numbers. Using a spreadsheet, they graph different sets of...
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Too Many Tens

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars practice grouping in different ways by putting numbers up to 1,000 in the correct place value. In this place value lesson plan, students estimate items in a jar and then count them out by grouping them by 10s.
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Inchworm

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars discover the basic concept of measuring.  In this mathematics relationship lesson, students identify length, volume, weight, time and area in order to measure different units.  Young scholars measure items using different...
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The Greedy Triangle

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss figures with various numbers of sides.  In this geometry lesson, students are read The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns, they participate in a class discussion of many sided figures and are introduced to the term...
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Grandfather Tang's Story

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students construct tangram patters. For this geometry lesson, students read the book Grandfather Tang's Story and visit various websites to practice covering figures with tangrams. Students attempt to construct animal shapes using puzzles.
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Building a Bridge

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover architecture and functionality by constructing a bridge.  In this bridge engineering lesson, 3rd graders utilize cardboard, straws, towel tubes and plastic bottles to create a model bridge similar to ones seen in...
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Number Lines

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a human number line. In this number lines lesson, 3rd graders review how to create a number line and its purpose. Students form a human number line by drawing a number from a bag and positioning themselves on a line.
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The Large and Small of It

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the extreme between the distance to the moon in comparison to the size of a particle of moon dust and solve problems related to the Apollo space missions.
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Inching Our Way through Measurement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review how to use an inch ruler and listen to the story, Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni. In this measuring lesson, students work in small groups to create an Inch Poster. Students then use an inch ruler to measure different objects...
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Circles and Stars

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students solve multiplication problems utilizing virtual manipulatives, express multiplication problems in form of expressions, enter data into a spreadsheet and analyze results, and play game Circles and Stars.
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Equivalent Fraction Bingo

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students participate in a game of Fraction Bingo. In this fraction lesson, students review equivalent fractions and use these skills to play Fraction Bingo.
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Money and Business

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use play money to complete tasks that allow them to see if the budget they came up with works. In this budget lesson plan, 3rd graders create their own budget and test it out with the play money.
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Our Town Store

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students purchase items in their classroom store. In this money instructional activity students create a classroom store. The students have a given amount of money and have to decide if they have enough to purchase the items that they...
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Tracking Olympic Gold!

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students use print or online resources to track the results of the Olympic Games, record daily results on graphs, use graphs to collect information.
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A Wall of Symmetrical Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore line(s) of symmetry in polygons during a hands-on activity and a Student Web Lesson. They build a wall of symmetrical shapes designed and drawn by students.
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Survey Surfing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students survey other students and record the information on a chart using tally marks. They record their favorite fish and their favorite foods, and share the results with the class.
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What Temperature Is It?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the internet to research information on the average maximum and minimum temperature for a city in their state. They create spreadsheets and enter data to analyze the information, focusing on averages, maximums, minimums and...
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Hop To It!

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the aspects of a frog's anatomy that allow it to be such a good jumper and jump and record the length of each jump to determine which style of jumping allows them to jump the farthest.

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