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Fractions in Clay

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils represent and explain fractions as part of a set using modeling clay. They create sets of objects as specified by individual task cards.
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GENDER BIASED WORD PROBLEMS

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners identify word problems that show stereotyping and calculate the percentages.
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Ice Cream Lesson Plan for Kindergarten

For Teachers K
Students explore how ice cream is made in a factory and at home. They help make ice cream in the classroom. They measure out the ingredients. Students share the ice cream when it is done.
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Fractions Basics

For Students 4th - 5th
In this fractions worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences with the correct terms that relate to fractions. A reference web site is given.
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"If You Hopped Like a Frog" by David M. Schwartz

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars search for and generalize an algebraic pattern. They make and analyze a coordinate graph.
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Folded Fractions

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, in pairs, use various geometric shapes to represent fractional parts and divide them into equal parts.
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Leaping Lemurs! How far can you jump?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars watch a segment of the PBS video which show the lemurs' ability to jump. In pairs, students collect measurement data involving each other's length of a standard step, a standing broad jump, and a long jump. They record...
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Managing My Money

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use The Berenstain Bears' to learn about money management. In this money management instructional activity, 2nd graders read The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense book and complete the 'Rainy Day' worksheet. Students...
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By Golly, By Gum

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate the ingredients and creation of chewing gum.  In this scientific method lesson, students make predictions about what will happen to the mass of a piece of gum as it is chewed by a human.  Students graph the data from...
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Ratio

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the ratio and apply it to construction. For this geometry lesson, students convert between different units and use decimals and fractions interchangeable. They find the fraction of a given amount using the calculator.
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Car Maze competition

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use graphs to calibrate an RCX car. They must then program the car to traverse a maze using their calibrations
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Sorting Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate the geometric concept of quadrilaterals. They are given a set of shapes and asked to sort the quadrilaterals from the others. Then working in pairs they discuss the characteristics and write down the description...
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It's a 3-D World Out There!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students construct polygons. They identify attributes of three-dimensional shapes. Students name common three-dimensional shapes. They draw three-dimensional shapes, and sort three-dimensional shapes. Students use K'NEX materials sets to...
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I Scream for Ice Cream!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Young scholars perform an experiment. In this combinations activity, students complete an experiment where they find out how many ice cream cone combinations they can make with 5 different flavors of ice cream and 4 types of cones. They...
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Onion Cells

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars observe the cells of an onion by wet mounting it and viewing it in a microscope.  In this hands on activity students make their own wet mount slide of an onion and are able to identify the cells in it such as, the nucleus,...
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Fraction Facts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to fractions, including operations with fractionsm converting fractions to decimals and percents. They are provided with activities that provide ample practice opportunities to reinforce the information from the...
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Supermarket Shopping

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners participate in studying that a kilogram is a standard unit of measurement. They measure practical objects using length, mass, and capacity. They measure a number of supermarket items using units and scales.
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Water - Planning for the Future

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore and examine the increases and/or decreases for water user groups: irrigation, municipal, manufacturing, steam electric power generation cooling, livestock, and mining. They utilize percentage changes during their...
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The Night Sky

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop questions they have about the solar system. After being read a book, they view and discuss different constellations in the sky. In groups, they are given a piece of butcher paper and glow in the dark crayons in...
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Tiling the Plane

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use pattern blocks and triagular grid paper to reivew shape names, be introduced to the concept of a tiling of the plane, and determine which pattern blocks tile the plane. They are asked if they comprehend what a...
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Saving Makes Cents

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify ways families save money. In this financial lesson, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and discuss ways to save money. Students identify coin values and practice counting money.
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Designing a Safe City Like a Civil Engineer

For Teachers K
Students study civil engineering, safety apparatuses in their city, and design their own city. In this civil engineering activity, students discuss their towns safety apparatuses and define civil engineers. Students then design their own...
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Shelves and Drawers: A Fraction Lesson

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore fractions as something shared evenly. In this fractions lesson, 2nd graders watch a video and discuss how bookcases and drawers could be divided evenly.
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Let's Graph It! Pre-Test

For Students 4th - 5th
In this graphing worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions, clicking on a link to see correct answers or print the page.