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Divisibility Checks: Paired Activity
In this division game instructional activity, students will work in small groups to play a game about dividing numbers. A teacher's guide with game instructions is included.
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Mix Freeze Group
For this mathematics worksheet, students write the total number of students written on the board. Then they draw a division house around that number and discuss breaking the number down into groups.
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Number Cube Activity
In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders roll a die to determine the value that will be substituted in order to determine the value of an algebraic expression. The one page worksheet contains eight problems. Answers cannot be...
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Real-World Reasonableness
Fifth graders apply math to real-world situations. For this mathematics lesson, 5th graders are read the book, "Math Curse," which discusses ways in which math is used each day. Students then write a sequel to the book in groups,...
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Sieve of Eratosthenes
Students discover the Sieve of Erathosthenes. They explore a method to find all the prime numbers in a group of numbers. Using models, students practice divisibility rules while examining the difference between prime and composite numbers.
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Word Problems-No Problem!
Third graders create and solve story problems using drawing and presentation software. Working in small groups, 3rd graders create illustrated presentation slides using multiplication facts. As a class, all group multiplication problems...
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My Favorite Breakfast Foods
First graders consider the importance eating breakfast. For this breakfast foods lesson, 1st graders plan meals, examine a variety of breakfast options, and discuss the food groups. Students taste a variety of foods. Extension activities...
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TE Activity: You're in Hot Water
Students study different ways of using solar energy. They design a solar water heater and determine how much water it can heat in a set amount of time. They examine how the heaters work by solar radiation and convection.
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Biology: Understanding Cellular Organelles
Students distinguish the differences between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells. Using microscopes, they examine a variety of plant and animal cells. Working in groups, they draw and label plant and animal cells and show the mathematical...
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Measuring Exponential Growth
Students reinforce math skills while learning about best practices
for protection of water quality in the management of animal feeding
operations. They make a table to show results of their calculations and compare and justify findings...
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TE Activity: Pulley'ing Your Own Weight
Learners experiment with common objects such as spools, string and soap to determine how pulleys make it easier to move large objects. They look at the difference between fixed and movable pulleys. They examine the many uses engineers...
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Rooster's Off To See the World Number-Sense
Students recognize how numbers are used in number stories. In this Rooster's Off To See the World lesson, students participate in the story. Students complete a number activity and work on the computer to illustrate a number...
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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Friendship Soup
Learners learn creative cooking. In this early childhood lesson plan, students children work together to plan, buy, and prepare a soup for their lunchtime meal.
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Pumpkin Math
Learners discover how to measure the circumference of objects. In this measurement lesson, students use a pumpkin and a tape measure to estimate and find the circumference of the pumpkin.
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Getting Ready to Become An Adult
Learners participate in a problem solving activity and discuss how effective their solution was. For this getting ready to become an adult lesson, students read Ta-ne-e-ka and use guiding questions to address the relationships in...
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Summer Fun Activity: Have a Picnic
Young scholars celebrate the summer by preparing a picnic together. In this early childhood lesson plan, students word together to prepare a picnic and develop fine motor and cooperative skills.
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Find Someone
Your class will participate in a series of math vocabulary activities to learn about parallel lines. They find people using a math list and connect math words in the context of sentences. They also read the math words in the example...
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Classification
Students investigate how different types of food can be classified then counted. In this sorting, arranging, and classifying lesson plan, students explore how to group foods based on commonalities. Students are asked four questions which...
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That's Entertainment - Classification Activity
In this classification worksheet, students brainstorm what they like to do for entertainment while the teacher records their ideas on large paper. They use strips of the paper that the teacher has cut up to classify the entertainment...
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Brain Boosters: Valentine's Day Math
In this problem solving worksheet, students are given two Valentine story problems to solve. Each problem has a place to show your work. Students must use different operations to solve the problems.
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Square Patios
Build a patio from toothpicks and marshmallows to analyze functions! Learners look for patterns in the data as they create different size patios. As they discover patterns, they make connections between the different representations of...
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Comparing Integers and Other Rational Numbers
The ninth installment of a 21-part module has pupils compare integers and rational numbers in decimal and fraction form. They match stories to number lines and compare values in the stories.
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Attributes of a Rectangular Prism
A change is coming. Pupils use unit cubes to investigate how changes in the length, width, and/or height affects volume and surface area. They extend the results to write and test predictions on the effect of changing multiple sides on...
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Scale Model Project
Try your hand at scale models. Scholars create a scale model of an object using a scale factor of their choice. As part of the project, they give presentations on their processes and calculations. This is the last installment of the...