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Unit Plan
National Security Agency

Backyard Building - Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Turn young mathematicians into landscape architects with this four-lesson series on area and perimeter. Beginning with a basic introduction to calculating perimeter and area using non-standard units of measurement, this...
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Assessment
Mathed Up!

Inequalities Regions

For Students 9th - 11th
Discover how to solve systems of inequalities by graphing. An informative video shows pupils how to determine the solution set after graphing each inequality of a system. To finish, a worksheet gives them a chance to practice this skill.
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Assessment9:05
Mathed Up!

Enlargements

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Make enlargements with and without centers. Pupils work through seven problems dealing with dilations or enlargements. The first couple items are strict enlargements without centers, while the others have centers. Class members also...
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Lesson Plan
02 x 02 Worksheets

Proportions

For Teachers 7th
Cut-and-paste a great activity into your lesson plans. Scholars analyze real-world problems involving proportions. To change things up a bit they cut-and-paste quantities to create a proportion on their way to solving the problems.
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Curated OER

Cookie Mining

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students simulate coal mining with chocolate chip cookies and toothpicks. They investigate the costs associated with mining coal.
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Curated OER

Rectangular Gardens Within A Given Perimeter

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders design rectangular gardens with a given perimeter and generalize how to maximize the area Students applying the formulas for perimeter and area of polygons. They analyze length, area, and volume and make relationships...
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Curated OER

Maximize area

For Teachers 9th - 11th
For this subscription-based activity, algebra learners model changes in the length and width of a rectangle to determine the maximum area possible for a given perimeter and solve several application problems involving area, included in...
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Curated OER

Bird and Dog Race

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Your pupil's pet dog and bird are racing down the city streets. In order to know who is going to win, they better know something about calculating rates, the Pythagorean Theorem, and applying those topics to the map of the city. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Number After Bingo 1-15

For Teachers K Standards
Using a number line, as a class, discuss the concept of the number after. Choosing numbers on the number line, ask your kindergartners what number comes next and point to that number. Once the class has this concept down, pair-up and...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Security Camera

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A different-than-normal problem that allows learners to practice their reasoning to find an answer. The problem bases itself off a graph drawing of a store that needs to install security cameras. The challenge is to find which placement...
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Assessment
Mathed Up!

Congruent Shapes

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Are congruent shapes compatible? Congruent shapes are identical to one another, and throughout the assessment, young mathematicians identify given shapes as congruent.
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AP Test Prep
College Board

AP Calculus: Slope Fields

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Ready to field questions about slope fields? An article on AP® Calculus teaching methods describes how to teach about slope fields to solve differential equations. It gives some sample problems to consider with the class and how to...
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Lesson Plan
Google

Surveys and Estimating Large Quantities

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Looking for an estimation activity a bit more involved than the typical "guess the number of jellybeans in the jar" game? Here, learners use a picture to estimate the number of people at a large event, look for potential problems with...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Human Coordinate Plane: Student Worksheet

For Students 4th - 7th
An excellent way to teach the basics of coordinate graphing is here for you! Young mathematicians take on the identity of one of the two numbers in a coordinate pair, and the entire class must arrange themselves in the proper order. This...
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Curated OER

Human Coordinate Plane: An Array of Desks

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Use a kinesthetic activity to elucidate ordered pairs and coordinate planes. Arrange desks in a square array and distribute to learners cards with ordered pairs based on the locations of their seats. By having various groups of...
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Curated OER

Study Buddies: Multiplying by Two-Digit Numbers

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners solve a multiplication problem in which they must multiply two 2-digit numbers with the help of a "Coach". Pupils follow a step-by step process and notes are provided for the coach.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Upper graders identify the surface area and attributes of figures that are measurable. They estimate, measure, and record perimeter, area, temperature change, and elapsed time, using a variety of strategies. They also determine the...
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Curated OER

Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 10th
Learners find the area and perimeter of regular polygons and composite figures and examine the effect on the area and perimeter of a figure if the dimensions are multiplied by a constant. The nine page worksheet contains thirty-seven...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Field Day Scarcity

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Introduce young mathematicians to concepts of financial literacy with this open-ended word problem. With seven dollars to spend during field day and given a list of available items and their prices, children must determine how they want...
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Introduction to Exponential Functions

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan begins with a review of linear functions and segues nicely over its fifteen examples and problems into a deep study of exponential functions. Linear and exponential growth are compared in an investment task. Data tables...
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Activity
Collaborative Learning Project

Four in a Row Addition and Subtraction

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Scroll down to find four fun addition and subtraction partner game boards, complete with endless opportunities for practice with numbers 0-38. Kids choose numbers from a number box and, depending on the game, either find the sum or the...
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Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Functions

For Students 9th - 11th Standards
After identifying which of the given coordinate points fall on the graph of a line and which fall on the graph of a parabola, pupils write equations for each function.
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Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Aaron's Designs

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners first create designs for greeting cards by applying transformations of shapes on a coordinate plane, and then determine a sequence of transformations that produces a given design.
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Activity
5280 Math

Triangle Area Patterns

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Combine algebraic and geometric strategies to find solutions. The task asks learners to find the coordinates of a third vertex of a triangle to create a triangle with a specific area. The project is a set of seven problems that...

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