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Graphic Designing with Transformed Functions
Teach your class how to transform a graph! By identifying the domain and range of the functions, learners can observe the parabola and find the vertex of the transformed graph.
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Shedding Light on the Weather with Relative Humidity
Learners study weather using a graphing calculator in this lesson plan. They collect data for temperature and relative humidity for every hour over a day from the newspaper, then place the data in their handheld calculator and examine it...
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Math - Does It Add Up? Applying Arithmetic Operations to Solve Everyday Problems
In this story problem activity, student find ten math problems in the story, write the problems down and say what type of calculation it was. Students also complete 12 computation problems.
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Getting Triggy With It
The concept of sine and cosine is explored in this activity where high schoolers graph sine and cosine graphs using a transformation application on the graphing calculator. Students change the coefficients for the amplitude, period,...
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Working with Fractions
In this fractions worksheet, students complete fraction word problems based on recipes that they are given. Students complete 8 problems total.
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Make a Graph
In this graphing learning exercise, 1st graders use given data to create a graph and answer questions. In this problem solving learning exercise, students solve five problems.
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Math Today - World Population Milestones
Students use the data from USA TODAY Snapshot "World population milestones" to explore and explain the trends in the world population.
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Math TODAY Challenge - New Color of Money
High schoolers read about the changes in the "new money" and then create a graph to represent various combinations of currency produced.
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Exploring Circles
Students explore circles using a graphing calculator. For this circles lesson, students write the equation of a circle with a given center and radius length. Students find the most appropriate model for each combination of data they...
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Two-Variable Linear Inequalities
Here is an engaging instructional activity on solving equations with two variables. Have the class rewrite linear equations in the slope intercept form, y=mx + b. They graph the lines using the slope and y-intercepts.
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Classifying Functions
Learners explore linear, quadratic, and exponential functions in this activity that makes use of TI Navigator and TI Plus calculators. Using the technology, learners compare and contrast the three types of functions given in the activity.
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One-digit Division
Young mathematicians read the book, The Doorbell Rang. They examine the necessity of division in everyday life, such as cooking and sharing. They use paper cookies to construct equivalent sets.
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Mmm, Mmm, M&M's
Here is another version of the classic M&M math lesson. In this one, upper graders utilize the ClarisWorks Spreadsheet program in order to document the data they come up with from their bags of M&M's. After making their initial...
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Add and Subtract within 100
Practice problem solving with 10 word problems. Learners are encouraged to draw to solve each of these simple addition and subtraction word problems. Note: There are typos and some of the problems are awkwardly worded.
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Frieze Patterns And Tiles
Learners investigate geometry with the use of a creative project. They review relevant vocabulary that includes turn, flip, side, and angles. Students also practice conducting transformations used as inspiration for the project. Then...
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Fortune Properties
Complete identity and equality property problems in hands-on activities. Smart cookies identify the identity and equality properties. They complete a review of order of operations, watch an online video, and make a foldable with the...
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Reading, Writing, And Math in Daily Living
Students, in groups, make chocolate chip cookies following a recipe.
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Fractions in Everyday Life
Students apply understanding of fractions by converting a recipe to feed the class and the whole grade level. They calculate how many cookies the class would eat and multiply each fraction in the recipe accordingly.
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Cookie Mining
Learners investigate mining and economics. In this mining activity, students play a game in which they purchase property, mine the property, and pay for reclamation. Learners earn money for each ore mined.
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Philanthropic Literature: Give a cookie
Students read a book to discover the importance of sharing. They predict what will happen in the story. Students use manipulatives to model the story problem. Students follow instructions, measure ingredients, and make cookies.
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What Is It?
Students explore the likelihood of events. In this logical thinking lesson, 3rd graders are given several scenarios and determine whether the possibility of the described event actually happening is likely, unlikely, or impossible. ...
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Mental Math: Percent of a Number
In this percent of a number worksheet, students solve a series of 6 word problems. Students are given "hints" to help solve problems 1 and 2.
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Do You Feel Lucky?
Students calculate simple probabilities using mathematics then roll dice to test their predictions.
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Fractions
Students solve problems with fractions without using a calculator. For this algebra lesson, students practice reducing, converting, adding, subtracting and multiplying fractions. They apply the use of fractions to the real world.