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Polygon People

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify polygons.  In this polygon people lesson plan, students draw required shapes and construct a polygon person.  They identify each shape and its characteristics.  The lesson plan may be extended by allowing students to...
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Paper Toss Shootout

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the concept of percentages. In this math lesson, students throw paper at wastebaskets as if shooting a basketball in a hoop. Students shoot the paper a given amount of times and then calculate their shooting percentage....
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Rainforest Unit

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate the Rainforest. In this Rainforest lesson, students research magazines, journals and the Internet to create a "Save the Rainforest" slogan. Students will record local rainfall amounts and create a graph comparing...
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How Much Is It?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore foreign currencies. In this foreign currencies lesson, students simulate travel to another country and determine the value of the US dollar compared to other countries. Students use a conversion table and search Internet...
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Early forms of Money

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students become familiar with the importance of money now and the forms of money used in the past.  In this money lesson, students investigate the cour characteristics of money: portable, divisible, durable and acceptable.  Students...
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Making/Building Kites

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore kite making.  In this cross curriculum fine arts and ancient Chinese history lesson, students activate prior knowledge about how kites were used in ancient Chinese culture.  Students sketch an original kite design, then...
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Spherical Geometry: A Global Perspective

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate spherical geometry using a globe and an apple. In this spherical geometry lesson plan, students translate Euclidean geometry terms to spherical geometry terms using a globe. They answer 3 questions about spherical...
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Banking on Family

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the meaning of a trust bank account. In this financial awareness lesson, students brainstorm ways they are trustworthy to their family and define the meaning of a trust bank account.
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Coin Codes

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students work on cracking coin codes in honor of the Navajo Code Talkers Medal. Students review the handout on Crack the Code. Students race to see who can crack the code the fastest.
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An Archaeological Adventure in Athens

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students review map skills and practice finding locations on a map. In groups, they create maps with mystery locations identified by hidden stick-on magnets. Other groups attempt to find the mystery locations and then check their work...
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Which Way?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Middle schoolers explore distance-time plots. In this algebra instructional activity, they will investigate how different types of motion affect the distance-time plot.
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Working With Algebraic Expressions

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
First, middle school mathematicians read phrases and translate them into a variable expression. Then, they make statements that explain expressions. On a second page, they combine variables to simplify expressions, and then they evaluate...
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Betting Game--Who's the Winner?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this betting game of odds worksheet, learners review and discuss what odds mean and then play a game with a racing post and a ratio fact and worksheet.
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The Numbers Tell the Story

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students demonstrate how to gather and interpret statistical data. In this data analysis instructional activity, students search for statistics on the health effects of smoking and place the information into charts. Students create these...
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Time Zones

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students solve time zone problems and chart travel around the world.  In this time zone lesson plan, students learn about the history of time zones and view a time zone map.  Students use the time zone map to solve time zone problems. ...
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Geometry- Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students plot points on a coordinate grid.  In this coordinate plane lesson plan, students use a coordinate grid to locate the perimeter points of pictures, identify quadrants and use the coordinate points to draw the picture on a blank...
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Shapes (Orienteering)

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students explore the tools of navigation.  In this shapes lesson, students navigate using direction cues to create a shape.  Students follow specific steps to create their shapes. Students use compasses to see the directions they are...
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Cantilevers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners perform an experiment to find the linear relationship between the appllied weight and the bend of the cantilever. In this linear relationships instructional activity, students follow detailed directions to set up an experiment....
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Subtract Positive and Negative Integers

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Review the concept of subtracting positive and negative integers. Learners review the rules for subtracting integers, use manipulatives to visualize the process, and complete an assessment.
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Comparing and Ordering Positive and Negative Fractions

For Teachers 6th
The comparison and ordering of positive and negative fractions is the focus of this math lesson. Sixth graders are given one card each that has a fraction written on it, and they must put themselves into the proper order in a "human...
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Flutter Farm

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete activities to examine butterflies and their habitats. In this butterfly habitat lesson, 6th graders research butterflies and their habitats to help them investigate how to make a butterfly garden. Students complete...
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Solving Equations Using Two Operations

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Need more detail in showing your class how to solve two-step equations and proportions? This lesson plan outlines the steps young mathematicians need to solve simple equations and check their results. 
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Fractions PowerPoint

For Teachers 5th - 8th
After a class review on the basics of fractions, learners discuss the importance of integrating technology and mathematics. They then produce a PowerPoint about fractions. The required elements of the presentation are included in the plan.
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I've Got Your Number

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students review number concepts with this game.

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