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A Recipe for Reading: Asian Style Rice and Eggs

For Teachers 6th
Learners read, write about, and cook with rice in this home economics lesson. They reflect on the experience eating rice at home or in other ethnic foods.
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The Surface Area of a Cylinder

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students find the circumference and diameter of several circles and calculate the surface area of cylinders. In this surface area of a cylinder lesson plan, students use rectangles and lids to make several cylinders. They calculate the...
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Pen Light Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study what makes Earth warm and explore how different locations on the planetreceive different amounts of solar energy based on the intensity of the sun's rays. They calculate light intensities and compare the amounts of light...
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The Path of Electrons

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students engage in an interactive "hot potato" demonstration to gain an appreciation for the flow of electrons through a circuit. They role play the different parts of a simple circuit and send small items representing electrons (paper...
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Traveling Through the Solar System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use calculator and non-calculator methods for analyzing data. They apply data collection and analysis in a study of mass and weight. Students enhance and apply the concept of line of best fit. They master graphing in a plane,...
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Volume and Surface Area: Which Is More?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the volume and surface area of three dimensional figures. Through the use of video, students discover three dimensional shapes, their uses in real-life applications, and methods used to calculate their volume and surface...
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Our Favourite Halloween Treat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students conduct a survey about Halloween candy and create a bar graph illustrating the data. In this data analysis lesson, stud nets are introduced to the topic with a discussion and survey, then the class creates a large graph and...
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Special Segments in a Triangle

For Teachers 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders review the vocabulary associated with the special segments of a triangle and the associated points of concurrency and solve problems in which they find the indicated missing angle or segment.  The...
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Graphing Coordinates

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice graphing coordinates. In this geometry lesson, they use the x and y axis to locate points that must be connected in the right sequence to form a straight line.
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Finding Perimeter and Area

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders understand the perimeter by units and now find perimeter by addition. In this perimeter lesson, 3rd graders relate their prior knowledge to adding the sides of the perimeter by answering a series of questions.
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Using Square Tiles to Investigate Numbers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders model and distinguish between prime and composite numbers. Students are paired up with another classmate to complete this lesson. Students are assigned different numbers to work with, they use square tiles to form as many...
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Bar Graph: Vacation Fun

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this bar graph worksheet, students use a bar graph showing pictures taken on a vacation to complete 6 related questions. Answers are included on page 2. 
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Fencing a Garden

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use their knowledge of area and perimeter to design a fictitious garden fence. In this area and perimeter lesson, students design a garden fence with a set perimeter. They are given the cost per foot of the fence, and determine...
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Using Arrays to Show Multiplication Concepts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students draw arrays. For this multiplication lesson, students draw arrays, write multiplication sentences for arrays and discuss how changing the order of the factors affects the product.
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Explore Area: Practice

For Students 4th - 5th
For this area worksheet, students estimate the are of each shaded figure using the square units. Students then answer two test prep questions about area.
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Arrays And Factors

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students participate in a lesson that is concerned with the concepts of arrays and factors. They use a Hershey bar and divide it into segments in order to simulate the arrays. Then students construct other arrays from the leftover pieces.
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Model Division: Reteach

For Students 4th - 5th
In this division with models instructional activity, students review two steps to help them divide with fractions. Kids then match each question with the correct model and complete the division sentence. Students then complete each...
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Model Division: Practice

For Students 5th - 6th
In this division with models worksheet, students match each questions with the correct model and complete the division sentence. Kids then complete each division or multiplication equation to find a and b. Students use their answers from...
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How Big is One Thousand?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this thousand learning exercise, students use a model of a hundreds chart and shaded areas to answer 7 questions. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Fractions of Active Volcanoes

For Students 4th - 6th
In this fractions activity, students draw the fraction of active volcanoes in the different areas of the world. Students color 4 different areas to represent the fraction of the world with active volcanoes.
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Finding Area and Perimeter

For Students 4th - 5th
For this perimeter and area worksheet, students solve 12 problems in which the area and perimeter of shapes on a grid are calculated. This page is intended to be an online activity, but can be completed on paper.
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Are All Asteroids' Surfaces the Same Age?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Did you know scientists can tell the age of an asteroid by looking closely at its craters? This final lesson of a six-part series focuses on two asteroids, Gaspra and Ida, in order to demonstrate the concept of dating asteroids. Scholars...
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Transformations

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover transformations. In this graphing instructional activity, 6th graders explore visual examples of plotting transformations as they review translations, rotations, and reflections. Students also practice solving...
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SAT Practice Test

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students assess their readiness for the SAT test.  The one page, interactive worksheet contains ten problems.  Solutions are not provided.