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You've Gotta Have a Gimmick!: A Lesson in Junk Food Advertising
Learners examine marketing techniques used in television and magazine snack food ads. They analyze and discuss Internet kids clubs, complete various handouts that examine ads for food, and create a commercial for a food product.
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Curriculum Links To Numeracy
Youngsters practice looking for the links to numeracy in their classes. This isn't a worksheet but a curriculum guide for an entire unit. Teachers can use any part of the resource to extend or inform their teaching practices related to...
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Book Club Order
Students complete a simulated book order form for their class. For this book club lesson, students budget and plan an order form for their fellow students, discussing why they chose specific books.
Illustrative Mathematics
Walk-a-thon 1
Your mathematician's job is to explore the relationship between hours and miles walked during a walk-a-thon. The activity compels your learners to experiment with different means in finding out this proportional relationship. The answer...
Illustrative Mathematics
Walk-a-thon 2
During a walk-a-thon your learners must determine the walking rate of Julianna's progress. Using tables, graphs, and an equation, they must be able to calculate the time it took her to walk one mile and predict her distance based on the...
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Technology in World War One
Students research the types of technology and weapons used in World War I. They form groups representing countries and simulate an arms auction each bidding for the weapons of their choice. They compare their research to the auction...
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Half of a Half
After your math classes have been introduced to fractions (especially those with denominators of two, four, and eight), introduce them to fractions on a number line with this lesson. Using a meter length of tape, show your class where...
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Idiom Exercise
Don't let your pupils bite off more than they can chew! Comprehending idiomatic speech can be very perplexing to language learners. Readers must use context clues, common sense, and knowledge of the connotative and denotative meanings to...
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Permutations and Combinations
For this permutations and combinations worksheet, students complete word problems and pattern problems dealing with permutations and combinations. Students complete 14 problems total.
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Adding Two-Digit Numbers Using Dimes and Pennies
First graders examine regrouping when adding, by using dimes and pennies to borrow. In this addition lesson, 1st graders work together as a whole group, working together with the teacher.
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Place Value Through Billions
In this place value instructional activity, students read and solve 6 story problems that involve understanding place value through the billions place.
Council for Economic Education
NOT Your Grandma's Lemonade Stand
Students participate in a WebQuest to apply economic concepts. In this economics lesson plan, students are guided to various websites and simulate being an entrepreneur.
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Political Cartoons: Introduction to Symbols
Students make a list of every day symbols they know of and write down what each symbol stands for. Then they are asked to help their knowledge further by considering all the meanings various symbols might have.
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Economic Market Pain
Students read and discuss article, and write an interpretation of the message for a class newspaper.
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Estimation Challenge
Students calculate the length of the classroom using non-standard units of measurement and estimation. Using a cracker box, they discuss measuring various objects in the room as a class, and independently estimate and measure the length...
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Range, Mean, Median and Mode Through the Internet
Students compute measures of central tendency. In this range, mean, median and mode lesson, students gather information on the internet, organize the data and then compute the measures of central tendency. They create a persentation...
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Estimating School Store Purchases
Young scholars examine uses for estimating, and round purchase prices to estimate total purchases in a simulated school store setting. They discuss what it means for an item to be on sale, and observe the teacher work through the process...
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Creating a Dichotomous Key for Amphibians
Students are introduced to the purpose of dichotomous keys and create one together as a class. In groups, they use a digital atlas to examine the different types of amphibians in Idaho. Using this information, they make their own...
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Study Buddies: Finding Equivalent Fractions
In this math worksheet, students will work with a coach to find equivalent fractions. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.
NASA
Benford's Law
In this Benford's Law learning exercise, high schoolers read about the first digit frequency of numbers. High schoolers solve 3 problems about sunspot numbers, solar wind magnetism and the depth of the latest earthquakes by using on line...
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Friday the 13th
In this algebra worksheet, students rewrite words into algebra and algebra in to words. They write out Roman Numeral and scientific notations. There are 13 questions with an answer key.
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Systems of Equations
In this Algebra 2 worksheet, learners solve systems of equations and inequalities then graph the solutions on a number line. There are 11 problems to solve.
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Barter and Trade
Students explore the concepts of bartering and trading. In this algebra lesson, students barter with each other for different items. They use special cards to designate ownership of an item as they explore the complexity of bartering.
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Breaking News English: Credit Cards
In this credit cards worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...