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Fractions, Equivalent Fractions and Decimals
Students examine how to relate fractions to decimals and find and compare equivalent fractions.
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WORLD POPULATION STUDY
Learners explore an exponential relationship and how it relates to human population growth and the current global population crisis.
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Following Specs.
Students utilyze a set number of DUPLO blocks to build a free-form construction project.
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Making a Family Newsletter: Using a Word Template
Students create a one-page family newsletter about a selected person in their family. They bring in a photo or use a digital camera to take a picture of their selected family member, and use a newsletter template to write and publish...
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Positively Negative?
Students practice the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of integers. They view a video clip on addition and subtraction of integers. Students observe a Web site that reviews multiplication and division of integers....
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Math with Character
Students write math sentences to fit a given story. They recognize number families and discuss the character traits of a sharing and relate their feeelings and experience with sharing. The Doorbell Rang story is read and the students...
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Other Worlds
Students explore the variety of 'other worlds' in fiction and their uses in reflecting our own. They explore the role of myth and
legend as the basis for modern story telling. Book extracts are provide for classroom use.
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Fractions
Students practice measurement. In this fractions lesson, 6th graders measure volume of a liquid, e.g. 1/5 liter, and learn the vocabulary of fractions (numerator, denominator). Students solve sample problems in small...
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Linear Equations and Matrices
Students solve systems of equations. In this precalculus lesson,students solve linear equations using matrices. They use the Gaussian elimination method to identify the missing variables and simplify the linear equations.
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Estimating With Fire
Students solve problems with percents, decimals and fractions. In this algebra lesson, students convert between fractions, percents and decimals. They estimate their answers and calculate their answer.
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Party Time
Young scholars explore the cost of a party. For this math lesson, students plan a party and determine the cost of hosting a party. Young scholars use information from grocery stores to determine the unit cost of items for the party.
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Virtual Field Trip/ Gasoline Cost
Students complete a word problem to determine the cost of gasoline per mile of their virtual field trip. They determine the travel time and gasoline costs for two routes and record the information on a data sheet. They check their work...
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Number Line Math
Second graders use a number line to practice subtraction. In this subtraction activity, 2nd graders use a number line to count backwards. Students participate in mad math activities and solve problems.
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Learning by Sorting
Students sort Lego Duplo pieces after determining the attributes to classify them by. They work in pairs to sort a group of Duplo pieces and explain their process to others.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 6, Lesson 32: Appliqué-tion of Learning
Second graders hand stitch three different appliqué stitches using triangles as a motif.
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Code Breakers
Students collect data and make a frequency table, change ratios into percents, and analyze data to make predictions.
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Guess My Piece -working with Legos
Students participate in guessing their partners' hidden Lego pieces from their verbal clues. They work in partners to accomplish their goals. They are meeting a variety of math standards by completing this lesson plan.
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Decimals: Collaborative Lesson
Students explore mathematics by participating in a group activity. In this number value lesson, students identify the uses for decimals and how to best estimate whole numbers based on decimals and fractions. Students collaborate with...
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3-D Beginning Graphs
Students explore the concept of big and small. They collect objects from the classroom, sort them by size, and create a graph using Duplo stacking blocks.
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Inventors Timelines
Students create a class timeline using the patent year for their selected inventor or invention. Using a piece of yarn, they physically create a timeline, and create and answer math word problems using the years from the timeline.
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Fuel and Air Relationships
Students use EngineSim and information found on the World Wide Web to complete the activity on the relationship between the atmosphere and jet fuel. They discover how much air is required to pass through a jet engine.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 2, Lesson 10: Wanna Trade?
Students listen to a book that facilitates a discussion of trade and things that people need. They determine what things might be traded.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 3, Lesson 12: Jammin
Learners review definitions of word wall words using songs, movement and sharing.