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Investigation So What's The Difference?

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the differences between shapes.  In this block characteristics lesson, 1st graders work in groups to explore blocks, group the blocks by different characteristics, discuss the block attributes and record their...
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The Great Archeological Dig

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore biology by identifying a diagram. In this cell anatomy instructional activity, students read a story about archeology and conduct a fictitious archeology dig in class in which they search for animal cells. Students...
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Symmetry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore symmetry. In this geometry lesson, student identify and define bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry, pentagonal symmetry, hexagonal symmetry, and cubic symmetry. Students construct examples of these types of symmetry and...
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When Life Serves You Lemons!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students build their own lemonade stand. For this problem solving lesson, students measure the materials needed to build a stand and make lemonade. They find the cost of producing the lemonade and the profit they will make. 
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Length and Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore tessellations and the spatial concepts used in creating them.  For this tessellations lesson, 3rd graders rotate, reflect and transform shapes to create tessellations.  Students become familiar with the vocabulary...
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Basic Equivalencies

For Teachers 1st
First graders manipulate plastic coins to show equivalencies between pennies and dimes and to show specific values using them. They practice independently to stamp different values a variety of ways.
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Value of Education: Education and Earning Power

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore the earning power of someone with a post-high school education. In this education and income lesson, students evaluate examples of occupations, their salaries, and education level needed for the job. Students calculate...
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Fractions and Decimal Equivalents: Fifth Grade

For Teachers 5th
Sometimes a skeleton is all you get. This lesson outline provides teachers with a basic lesson flow. Pupils will pre-test, order place value names, use manipulatives, and build and compare numbers. How this is to be done is not...
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Frequency Tables and Stem-and-Leaf Plots

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students are introduced to the function of frequency tables and stem and leaf plots. In groups, they determine the frequency of their teacher coughing, ringing a bell or raising their hand. To end the lesson, they determine frequency...
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Computer Tracks Lunch Choices

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners read a story called Computer Program Tracks Lunch Choices and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events literacy lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions, recalling...
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Reflections Of

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create angles using mirrors. In this angle reflection activity, students draw angles, then use mirrors to create angles using reflections and measure the new angles.
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The Consumer Price Index: A Measure of Inflation

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine inflation over the years and learn to calculate how it changes over time. In this money management lesson plan, students learn how price changes affect their purchasing power, how to come up with strategies for dealing...
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"MONEY FOR SOMETHING:" UNDERSTANDING USURY IN THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students learn the concept of usury in The Merchant of Venice.
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Paying Taxes for Chores Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners examine the concept of paying taxes with a chores theme.
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Money & Work

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explain basic information concerning financial investments. They identify consumer rights and responsibilities and effective practices for purchasing consumer goods, services, housing and insurance. They list steps in...
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Menu Math

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners follow the food pyramid to create a daily food budget. They research food prices online or in newspapers. They graph the amount of each food group included in their menus. They can also create a weekly food menu based on a fixed...
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Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Mathematics: Lesson 4

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the concepts of probability while performing data analysis. They apply statistical methods in order to measure or predict some possible outcomes. The information is collected and graphed, 8th graders analyze...
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Mobile vs. Money

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the internet and use the information they find to plot straight line graphs. They use graphs to make comparisons of the various packages offered. Students interpret graphs and solve problems based on varying parameters.
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Lesson on economic value of education

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use economic reasoning to analyze both the short-term and long-term benefits and opportunity costs of educational choices, identify incentives that may influence students' career decisions and solve an "economic mystery"
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Federal Income Tax 1040EZ Worksheet Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students practice filling out the Federal Income Tax 1040EZ tax form.
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Income Tax Time Word Problems Lesson

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate what taxes are and solve related problems.
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How Do You Profit From Trading Stocks?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students calculate gains and losses of stock portfolios. Although the Global Stock Game (GSG) calculates profits and losses automatically, students should learn the basic math skills in calculating their stock investment the...
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Mixing Coins

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore mixed (different denomination) coin sets and create different total amounts.
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Math/Technology: Coin Combos

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify coin combinations needed to purchase items under a dollar. Using Kidspiration, they demonstrate three ways to purchase a pizza slice for 96 cents and choose an item which cost less than a dollar for other to...

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