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Activity
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

Powers of Ten with the Blue Morpho Butterfly

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Explore the powers of ten while examining a Blue Morpho butterfly wing. Learners discover there is a lot more than meets the eye when one looks close enough.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Complex Number Division 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Individuals learn to divide and conquer complex numbers with a little help from moduli and conjugates. In the second lesson on complex number division, the class takes a closer look at the numerator and denominator of the multiplicative...
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Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

What Does Respect Look Like in School?

For Teachers 4th Standards
What does it mean to be respectful? Scholars complete a self-assessment worksheet to determine just how respectful they are. Next, they choose three items from the survey and write plans for how to improve in those areas.
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Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

What Does Respect Look Like at Home?

For Teachers 4th Standards
Individuals consider why is it important to respect family members as they complete a self-respect survey to assess their respectful behaviors at home. They then choose three items from the survey and write about how they plan to improve...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Number and Operation: All About Monday - Does it Pay?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Solve real-world financial math problems. High schoolers will work through a series of problems as they look at credit card interest, bill payment, and other real-world personal money matters.
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Place Value

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Looking at large numbers can intimidate many young mathematicians. Use Zoe's place value machine to help learners understand the meaning behind each digit in a whole number. After learning about the ones, tens, and hundreds places,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Challenge: Zero Patterns

For Students 4th - 6th
In this multiplication worksheet, students use mental math to solve 12 multiplication problems.  Students find the product of 1 or 2 digit numbers multiplied by 2 or 3 digit numbers.  Students use the multiplication pattern of counting...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Patterns

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate patterns and sequences.  In this patterns and sequences lesson, 4th graders use a hundreds chart to build recurring patterns.  Students skip count by threes and fives on a hundreds chart by coloring multiples...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fraction Pattern Blocks

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice using pattern blocks. In this pre-algebra lesson, 7th graders complete tasks that require them to compare fractions, make fractions equivalent, and add fractions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Problem Solving Using Pattern Blocks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use pattern blocks to create a figure that is described to them and establish a pattern based on the description of the geometric figure. In this pattern blocks lesson plan, students fill out shape and fraction worksheets.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting It Right! An Investigation of the Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners construct a variety of right triangles using a right-angled set square, cutting corners from pieces of paper or cardboard, and using dynamic geometry software. They measure the sides of these various right triangles and record...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math 5 - Act. 14: Patterns with Decimals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders work together to display sequence card in the correct pattern. They investigate and discover patterns.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

In and Out Function

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine how to solve in and out function problems, or mystery numbers. They analyze a variety of mystery number problems together and extend the patterns. Students then independently complete a Mystery Number activity...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Find a Pattern

For Students 2nd
In this patterns worksheet, 2nd graders find the pattern in 1 word problem and then solve it. Students answer 1 short answer math problem directly related to the first word problem.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Make Your Own Pattern

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this early childhood understanding patterns worksheet, students find the pattern in 3 problems and then show each another way. Students also explain how they decided what pattern to make in 1 of the problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Problem-Solving Strategy: Find a Pattern: Problem Solving

For Students 5th - 6th
In this finding patterns instructional activity, students use the problem solving strategy of understand, plan, solve, and look back to help them find the pattern in the swimming distances numbers. Students use the pattern to help them...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Patterns Relationship

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this patterns worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about patterns containing one to four digit numbers. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Eye Spy a Pattern

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify patterns by understanding how things work together.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building Patterns Incrementally

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study the recurrence rules for patterns where the increase from one term to the next is not constant. They look for the recurrence rule on their own. They copy the pattern and create the next element, continue the pattern with...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math Review for Grade 1 (1.1)

For Teachers 1st
In this math review for grade 1 (1.1)  worksheet, 1st graders answer 25 multiple choice questions in a standardized test format reviewing skills of addition, patterns, and number order.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Black, Striped, White, & Plaid: Changing Patterns

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create a new design for an everyday object using color and patterns after observing objects that surround them in the classroom; focusing on five examples that are either solid colored or patterned.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Learning about Fibonacci

For Students 5th - 7th
In this learning about Fibonacci worksheet, students read about Leonardo Fibonacci and his contribution to mathematics, then study the pattern of Fibonacci numbers, in math and in nature.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Look for Patterns: Quilts in Two Faith Ringgold Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Author Faith Ringgold uses quilts to illustrate her books Tar Beach and Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad. In this integrated trio of activities, young scholars read stories, identify and create patterns, and design quilt squares of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Starfish Surprises

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this missing numbers worksheet, students write the missing numbers covered by the starfish in the patterns. Students complete 6 problems total.