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Microsoft

Microsoft Education Lesson Plan: Candy Is Dandy

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore color distribution of M&M candies using this detailed lesson plan. An engaging integrated lesson that requires understanding of spreadsheets and formulas, and logical reasoning. Links to related websites.
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PBS

Pbs: Candy Volume

For Students 6th - 8th
Estimate the volume you get when you fill 3D shapes with candy. This video focuses on estimating volume using nonstandard units, using the volume equation to get a more reliable estimate and checking your estimate by counting the...
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PBS

Pbs: Count on It!: Episode 202 Math Is Everywhere, Part Ll

For Students K - 1st Standards
Blossom and Snappy discover a new window that Robbie put in the garage and decide to measure it. They discover the difference of standard measurement and non-standard measurement while making candies and during their visits to McDonald's...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: School Bus: Decimals

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Do you like candy? Help John count his pocket money and he will buy you a treat!
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Lesson Plan Non Standard Measuring

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is a short, fun lesson plan with a literature connection, "Miss Nelson is Missing". It uses candy bars as non-standard units for measuring objects in the classroom.
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Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Lesson Plan Non Standard Measuring

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is a short, fun lesson plan with a literature connection, "Miss Nelson is Missing". It uses candy bars as non-standard units for measuring objects in the classroom.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Harry's Job at a Candy Store

For Students 6th - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Harry uses fractions to pack boxes of truffles at a candy store.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Making Rock Candy

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this video segment from Cyberchase, two friends make rock candy while learning about 2-D and 3-D shapes.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Skittle Arrays

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Skittles - yum!! You will instantly have your student's attention when you teach about arrays using Skittles. This detailed lesson walks you through the steps, provides worksheets for varying math levels, and includes a video of the...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: A Sweet Story

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this Max's Math Adventure, estimate pieces of candy with Max, Ruthie, and Pop. Features include a teacher's guide, activity sheet, and extra challenges.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sharing Candy Among Gargoyles

For Students 3rd - 8th
The CyberSquad must divide 35 candies evenly among seven gargoyles in this video segment from Cyberchase.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A Sse Mixing Candies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task about a box of chocolates has students use the given equations to answer questions about weight and price, as well as interpret the expressions in the equations. Aligns with A-SSE.A.1 and A-SSE.A.1.a.
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Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Dna Origami Inspired Structure

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Using pasta students will design and construct a container that can travel along a zip line to deliver a cargo which is candy. This challenge is explored on this site as well as tips, a lesson plan, and a place for students to document...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sharing Halloween Candy

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Jackie shows Buzz, Delete and Harold how to deal out rounds (or sets) of objects to solve a problem.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: The Tooth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Read this spooky rhyme and then use the activity page to create patterns with Halloween candy. The teacher's guide and extra challenges will help teachers make fun and interesting lesson plans.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Bianca Gets a Present

For Students 3rd - 8th
Cyberchase video clip in which Bianca, who is babysitting, must take two girls trick-or-treating on Halloween. Students are asked to determine how the two girls will split their candy equally between the three of them. [3:27]
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PBS

Pbs: Creating Numerical Patterns With Rules: Bianca Functions in the Wild

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Cyberchase video, Bianca and her friend go camping and soon realize that Bianca has left the food at home. They find a vending machine in the woods, but it doesn't dispense the food that corresponds with the numbers Bianca...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: M&m Geometry

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Geometry is the study of how to use math to describe and investigate different points, lines and shapes. The way that a shape is described in geometry is with a formula, which is simply a mathematical way to calculate different...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Burst Into Jolly Multiplication/division Factors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The following instructional activity will serve as a hands-on math activity reviewing the 2's and 3's multiplication and division factors. Students will examine the relationship between multiplication and division using Starburst and...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: English (Esl) Label Me! Printouts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Over 100 handouts with answer sheets you can print and use to help build English vocabulary. Numerous topics and themes are covered: everyday words, math terms, seasonal and holiday words, geographical terms, animals, opposites, parts of...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Genetic Babies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will explore Gregor Mendel's laws of genetics in this lesson plan. Students will be paired in male and female groups. If girls and boys can't be evenly divided, same sex students can be paired to represent research scientists....
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Understanding Fractions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson the children will demonstrate parts of a whole using a candy bar (or fruit), and piece of paper. The activities are used as instructional plans to help students better understand shapes and parts of a shape up to a whole....

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