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Hidden Jewels of Geometry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify different geometric shapes, and arrange them artistically in original jewelry designs.
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Structures and Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners make jewelry using different shapes from magazines, tissue paper, cardboard, and other materials. In this making jewelry lesson plan, students complete this hands on activity to discuss how shapes are used.
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Polygon Necklaces

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore geometry by creating jewelry in class. In this polygons lesson, students identify different shapes and characteristics while creating polygon figures from construction paper. Students utilize a multitude of shapes...
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Cubed Containers

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners explore volume in relation to centimeter cubes and other nonstandard units of measurement using small containers. They will use hands-on materials to practice this concept. You will need small objects and containers to set this up.
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Percent Increase and Decrease

For Teachers 7th Standards
Increase the percent of pupils that are fluent in solving change problems with an activity that asks class members to look at problems that involve either increases or decreases and to express the change in terms of the percent of...
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Finding Polygons in Cubist Art

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore geometric properties and relationships in a two-dimensional work of art. They first search for and identify polygons in a Cubist painting and then use polygons to create their own Cubist portrait of a classmate.
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Gifts for Valentine's Day

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students calculate unit cost.  In this gifts for Valentine's Day lesson, students examine store ads and determine the unit cost of Valentine's gifts such as the price for one piece of candy.  They compare prices and determine...
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Human Abstraction

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore and compare abstraction of human forms in various ancient cultures and by creating self-portraits using geometric shapes. They identify which geometric shapes form the following features: face, nose, arms, torso, legs,...
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The Hundred Penny Box

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students compare how people save money in financial institutions, after reading the story, The Hundred Penny Box. They analyze the advantages of regular saving and how savings grow with compounding.
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What Did It Cost 100 Years Ago?

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students compare prices of good across the century in order to introduce the topic of inflation. They undertand the concepts of inflation and Consumer Price Index (CPI), use online calculators to figure the approximate cost of goods...
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The Ancient Maya

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the culture of the Mayans through a variety of activities. In this lesson plan about Maya, students analyze pictures in books and on websites, produce scale models of Maya architecture, and create Maya mosaics. Students...
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Introductory Module

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the non-standard method of measurement and compare it to the metric system of measurement. In this introductory module lesson, 3rd graders discover the scientific observation. Students also develop communication...
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Where Did Everyone Go?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders view a video, and perform related activities on prehistoric archaeology to gain an understanding about the importance of careful data collection. They develop a system of cataloging objects using coordinate mapping to...
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Cyber Combos

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use lists and tree diagrams to identify possible combinations of objects. They systematically list all possible choices, and predict the number of outcomes using multiplication.
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The Hundred Penny Box

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students analyze the advantages of regular saving and how savings grow with compounding. After reading the story "The Hundred Penny Box", students define the terms "interest," "interest rate," and "compounding." Through several...
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What is for Sale and at What Price?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders will research information on products carried by a store (such as sporting goods, department, clothing, etc.) They will create purchase prices for the products they wish to carry. They also will decide what percentage...
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Cereal Box Blocks and More!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners sort and categorize different types of boxes and cartons. In this sorting lesson, students designate areas of the room to put different sizes, styles, or colors of boxes. They help their teacher count and graph the different...
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Sorting Through Life!

For Teachers K
Students sort and count objects. In this sorting skills lesson, students work in small group with various objects that can be sorted and counted in groups.
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Spending Money

For Teachers K
Students complete activities to study the value of money. In this money study lesson, students read a story about money and discuss how they earn money at home. Students watch a related video clip and create a class book about the ways...
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Spending Money

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice adding monetary values. In this money lesson, 1st graders discuss fair trades and then use coin values to purchase items from a class store. A video titled "Blossom and Snappy Go to the Bank, Part Two".
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Classify Prisms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers classify prisms according to their attributes. In this classifying prisms lesson plan, students explore different prisms. Middle schoolers generate observations of the attributes and classify the prism correctly.
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More Prisms/Nets

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners calculate the volume and surface are of three-dimensional shapes. In this geometry lesson, students use the nets to prove their calculations of shapes. They identify the different parts of a solid using the nets.
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Sketching Prisms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students sketch and create nets of different polygons.In this geometry lesson, students differentiate prisms from other three-dimensional shapes. They define the properties of prisms.
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Math Bargains

For Teachers 1st
First graders use real coins or concrete models of coins to solve problems involving the purchase of items. They use cons and simulate going to a bargain store to purchase items. Students record the total cost of items. Pupils make a...

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