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Inventors Timelines
Students create a class timeline using the patent year for their selected inventor or invention. Using a piece of yarn, they physically create a timeline, and create and answer math word problems using the years from the timeline.
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Secret Sequences
Students are exposed to different types of sequences. in this sequencing lesson, students learn about simple sequences, multiplication sequences, declining sequences, the Fibonacci sequence and other sequences.
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Number Line Math
Second graders use a number line to practice subtraction. For this subtraction lesson, 2nd graders use a number line to count backwards. Students participate in mad math activities and solve problems.
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Growing Up
Students solve a given problem and explain their thinking using two number sentences to match their answer. One number sentence must use addition, one must use multiplication, and students must explain their answers. Includes sample...
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Spaghetti Measure
Students receive a copy of a "Spaghetti Measure" task sheet along with the scoring rubric. Students preview the task and the rubric prior to starting the task. tudeThey determine the circumference of a circle of spaghetti that will...
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Double Dipping
Fifth graders find and display all possible pairs of flavors of ice cream and look for patterns in the results. They discuss strategies for finding all combinations of flavors. Students explain and write a description for the pattern...
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Discovery
Students explore patterns in number problems. They devise a strategy to solve a number problem. Students estimate and calculate answers, making efficient use of a calculator, where appropriate, as part of solving a problem. They...
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Law of Sines Question and Answer day
Students investigate the correct use of the law of sines and cosines. In this precalculus lesson plan, students ask questions about their problems on solving these trigonometry problems. They spend the class period reviewing important...
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Who Has More?
Students engage in a activity that is concerned with the standard of comparing the quantities of whole numbers using different strategies from the concrete to the abstract. They count objects and compare them, use symbols of comparison,...
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Measurement Quiz
Second graders investigate a measurement web site before taken an online quiz about standard units of measurement. They determine how to read a ruler and take a twenty question quiz. They write about what they learned using a word...
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Making Rectangles
Students study rectangles. In this math activity, students use numbers, measurements and geometry to draw rectangles of varying sizes.
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Icing On The Cake
Eighth graders follow a recipe, focusing on the concepts of ratio and proportion, to mix a batch of icing. They decorate cupcakes in the form of a pumpkin.
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Marcy's Dots
Students identify the pattern changes that could occur in a series using pictures with dots. They use the patterns on the worksheets to have a context to describe pattern in words. Students look to find the linear, quadratic, or...
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Reopen: A Study of Five Closed Mines
Students analyze data to determine which of the fived closed mines would be beneficial to have reopen. They acquire knowledge of rocks and minerals in the area to give reasons why that mine should open again. Students gain knowledge in...
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The Box with the Greatest Volume
Pupils use measurement tools to measure the nearest 16th of an inch. They connect fractions and their decimal equivalents and compare this with other decimals. Finally, the class uses algebraic concepts and formulas to solve problems.
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Guess My Piece -working with Legos
Young scholars participate in guessing their partners' hidden Lego pieces from their verbal clues. They work in partners to accomplish their goals. They are meeting a variety of math standards by completing this activity.
Mr. Martini's Classroom
Mr. Martini's Classroom: Order of Operations Quiz
Assess student learning with this quiz on the order of operations. Quiz graded when completed.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Order of Operations
A quick game in which students must evaluate an arithmetic expression involving three numbers and any of the four basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division). Students must be careful to do the operations in the...
Saddleback College
Algebra2go: Order of Operations Problem Sets
This resource has three sets of problems. Each set has six questions for evaluating mathematical expressions using ordering of operation. Select a problem set, then select a question. Fill in the blank with the correct answer for each...
Mr. Martini's Classroom
Mr. Martini's Classroom: Order of Operations Quiz With Parentheses
Assess student learning with a quiz on order of operations with parentheses. Quiz is graded when completed.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Order of Operations and Evaluating Expressions
Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally. This sentence takes on greater meaning when young scholars realize it will assist them in remembering the all-important order of mathematical operations. A lesson plan, several interactive practice...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Math: Order of Operations
On this site find information about math order of operations for kids. Learn with problems, examples, and tricks to help remember the order of operations.
Other
National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics: Operations
National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics:Operations provides a teacher learning module on how to effectively teach order of operations and offers resources that would help to do this.
Math Planet
Math Planet: Algebra 1: Operations in the Right Order
Learn how to use the order of operations when working with expressions through discussion and a video lesson.