University of California
Student Workbook: Algebra and Functions
A smorgasbord of functions, this packet has the basics required for your learners to be successful in the land of early algebra. The packet includes solving equations, graphing, evaluating, simplifying and basically everything else in...
Desert Discovery
Leaping Lizards
Here is a fine biology activity that introduces youngsters to reptiles. They study their feeding habits, their habitats, and the adaptations they must make to survive in their environments. The outstanding activity includes two excellent...
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Is Bigger Always Better?
Explore rational numbers with the young mathematicians in your class. They will investigate decimals, fractions, and percents before ordering and comparing rational numbers. This multi-day unit includes differentiation activities and...
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HowtoSmile
Access countless activities to use in STEM curriculum. This app is a collection of science, technology, engineering, math, and even art ideas are cataloged by topic and easily accessed from one spot.
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High or Low- Probability
Students use playing cards to examine probability. In this probability lesson, students work in groups with a deck of cards and predict if the next card they lay down will be high or low. Students fill out a graphic organizer with their...
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Deal or No Deal
Young scholars play a game in order to memorize any set of facts. In this memorization lesson, students play an adaptation of the game Deal or No Deal to help them review and memorize factual information. Young scholars also work on math...
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Tessellations in Excel
Learners complete an Excel project on tessellations. In this technology and math lesson, students discuss tessellations and their occurrences in nature. Learners use the Excel computer program to create tessellations.
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A Math Game for Reinforcing Computation Skills
Students practice a variety of math skills. In this math computation lesson plan, students follow the rules of the game and keep track of their own scores. Students review skills for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
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Combinatorial Games
In this combinatorial games worksheet, students play math games titled Nim and Isomorphism. Students read 5 sets of directions.
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Multiplying Fractions Times Whole Numbers
Multiplying fractions by whole numbers is the focus of the math instructional activity presented here. There are three activities outlined in the instructional activity along with a nifty game learners play on the computer that...
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Operations with Positive Fractions and Decimals
Explore the concept of fractions and decimals! In this fractions and decimals lesson, pupils use fraction tiles to express fractions. They play a fraction review basketball game where when a team gets a question correct they get to shoot...
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Interesting Integers and Exciting Equations
An 80-page resource provides four lessons and all associated worksheets to teach middle schoolers about expressions and equations. The lessons are hands-on, using games, "integer chips," a balance and cubes, and cut and paste activities....
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Game Shows in the Classroom
Students participate in game show like games when reviewing material for any subject or grade level.
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Order Up!
Order in the math class! Scholars learn to evaluate expressions using the order of operations. A game has them rolling number cubes to determine numbers to use when evaluating.
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Finding the Percent of Something
This PowerPoint demonstrates the process of finding the percent of a given number. The slides contain various word problems and questions that viewers must find the answer to. This slide show is interactive and allows the middle...
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How the West Was One - Three x Four
While this lesson provides a motivating and interesting way to review the concept of the order of operations, it involves the use of software called How the West Was One + Three x Four. There are also other resources that are referenced,...
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Math Awareness Game
Students participate in a math game. In the game, any math problem is allowed as long as the answer is between 1 to 100.
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Buzzing for Products
Pupils practice multiplication playing a game. In this multiplication lesson plan, students pick numbers and multiply them together. Pupils are awarded points based on which "hive" their answer falls in. The student with the greatest...
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Fraction Reaction
Young scholars review how to solve problems with fractions. In groups, they participate in a card game in which they identify the fraction and its equivalent. They also complete a worksheet related to fractions and have a partner check...
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Costly Calculations Game Show
Learners compete in an imaginary game show, using an imaginary calculator that only has a few select keys: 2, 6, and the addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication keys. Using only these keys, students are prompted to come up...
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Perfect Numbers
Sixth graders classify numbers as abundant, deficient, or perfect based on the relationship between the number and its factors. They review factor game using the completed lab sheet. When playing the factor game which type of numbers...
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Know Your Polygons!
Students identify and categorize different polygons. In this polygons lesson plan, students research and identify properties of polygons, identify different polygon shapes, and categorize different triangles and quadrilaterals.
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Hooray for Arrays!
In this math game activity instructional activity, students use their problems solving skills as they play a math game in order to review arrays.
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Bearly Any Ice
After reviewing food chains, your class members participate in an arctic predator-prey game that exemplifies the impact of climate change of food availability. If you are in a hurry, skip this lesson, but if you have the time to...