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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: What's Your Angle? Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Use an angle wheel to make estimates of the measures of various angles. Printable activity.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Alphabits Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are given a baggy of Alphabits cereal to explore ratios and percents. Printable lesson plan.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Fill 'Er Up Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars will pour liquids into different sized containers to test their predictions as to the amount each will hold. Printable lesson plan.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Magic Box Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
As a teacher jumps rope, students determine the arithmetic pattern. Printable lesson.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Wet Heads Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners will record the number of drops of water in a stem-and-leaf plot that will fit on top of a penny. Printable instructional activity.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: We're All Tuned in Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Determine which radio station is the best for local businesses to advertise their business through. Printable lesson.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Bubble Mania Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Determine the area, diameter, and circumerfence of a bubble residue by creating a soap solution and blowing bubbles.
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Handout
Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College: Pierre De Fermat (1601 1665)

For Students 9th - 10th
The events of the life of Pierre de Fermat are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
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Article
Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College: Pierre Simon Laplace (1749 1827)

For Students 9th - 10th
The events of the life of Pierre Laplace are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
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Website
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Emr: Exercises in Math Readiness

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Saskatchewan offers this resource for the review of mathematical concepts that students need to enter university level math courses. Topics include mental arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, exponential and...
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Activity
Other

Quantum Object: A 3 D Mobius Strip

For Students 9th - 10th
Highly technical site on the Mobius Strip.
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Activity
Other

G Calc: Java Online Graphing Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This free online graphics calculator is an excellent resource to aid with studies in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, etc.
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Graphic
Other

St. Lawrence University: Cuneiform Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site shows the numbers written in cuneiform It shows from one to fifty on this page with a link to a page with larger numbers. There are also fractions shown on this page.
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Activity
Other

Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
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Website
Other

Eduscapes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The creators of eduscapes have designed this website to share their love of learning and teaching with others. The site aims at effectively integrating technology into the classroom in a fun and seamless way. Use the site to get lesson...
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Handout
Other

Platonic Realms: The Mathematical Art of m.c. Escher

For Students 9th - 10th
Math Academy Online presents a great M.C. Escher (1898-1972 CE) site for connecting the arts and mathematics. As even Escher said, "For me it remains an open question whether [this work] pertains to the realm of mathematics or to that of...
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Website
Other

History World: Greek Science Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of scientific discoveries and theories of the ancient Greeks. It covers the period from 585 BC to 150 AD, with three additional entries for related events in the 1900s. Each entry has links to additional content on the website...
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Website
Cut the Knot

Cut the Knot!: Mathematics as a Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A sophisticated discussion on the language of mathematics, its origins, meanings, and precision.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring Sets Through Math Related Book Pairs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
After reading two math-related books, students investigate their home and school environments to find examples of objects that come in sets and then create their own books on sets.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: What if We Changed the Book? Problem Posing With Sixteen Cows

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
After reading a piece of math-related children's literature aloud, students pose and solve new problems by asking what-if questions about the events in the story.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Snake Patterns Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Determine the rule for the number of black vs. red rings on a snake. Printable lesson.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Hop to It Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will determine the rule for the number of jumps and slides of the pair of frogs. Printable lesson.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Here, There and Everywhere Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This interdisciplianry lesson uses the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? to explore creating patterns. Printable lesson.
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Bounded Fraction Pointer

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Create the fraction that is being represented on the number line.