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Data Scavenger Hunt
Eighth graders discuss how data is collected and participate in data collection through a survey. They complete a scavenger hunt on the Internet to gain understanding of the data measures mean, median, mode, and range.
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Teaching and Learning Through Objects
Students identify and interpret the function, usefulness or utitlity, form, beauty or aesthetics, and meaning, context or story, of objects and how they learn new skills and make things that they learn traditionally, by observation and...
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When Close Enough is Good Enough
Learners describe the difference between an estimate and a guess. They create reasonable estimates based on observation and hands-on activities. They synthesize estimated based on interaction with online activities.
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How Machines Help Us Stay Healthy
Students visit different departments at a local hospital to see how machines help peoples such as the CAT scan machine. They build a model of such a machine that shows how patients are moved in and out of the machine.
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Multiplying with Packages and Letters
Students explore multiplication. For this multiplication problem solving lesson, students view a video clip which demonstrates loading a truck with packages. Students fill in a blank array to represent 1"X 2" and the multiples when...
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Division Equations
In this division worksheet, students solve algebraic problems containing fractions. This one-page worksheet contains 11 problems. Answers are provided. This worksheet may be completed on-line or produced in printed form.
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Multiplying Decimal Numbers: Using Zeros as Placeholders
Explore decimals with upper graders. They solve problems from their textbook involving decimal multiplication. Afterward, as a class, they check their answers by comparing them to those projected with an overhead projector.
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Patterns Here, There, and Everywhere!
Upper graders access the Microsoft Word program and create patterns by utilizing certain keys on the keyboard. They create picket fences, smiley faces, and hearts. It seems that this lesson has as much to do with keyboarding skills as it...
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You Can Stop!!
Students analyze smoking behavior based on peer pressure. In this health lesson plan, students read and complete worksheets on the internet concerning the behaviors associated with smoking. They summarize what they have learned by...
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Up We Go
First graders examine the use of number lines in problem solving situations in this series of lessons. They participate in activities in which they move forward and backward on number line on the playground before doing paper and pencil...
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The Multiplier (larger 2-digit by 1-digit numbers)
Students utilize number sense applications to multiply two digit numbers. They use "The Multiplier" and Internet source to partition and solve 2 digit by 1 digit multiplications. Students describe how to solve 2-digit by 1-digit...
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Ordinal Positions in a Sequence
Students study ordinal positions through class reading and discussion, complete an Animal Parade activity sheet and Internet activity to demonstrate knowledge about ordinal positions with 100% accuracy, and play a math computer game.
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The Multiplier (2-digit by 2-digit numbers)
Fourth graders Split a 2-digit number into tens and ones. They use The Multiplier to partition and solve 2-digit by 2-digit multiplications. They describe how to solve 2-digit by 2-digit multiplications using a diagram.
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The divider (mixed number quotients)
his unit uses two of the series of four Divider learning objects to support the students division of whole numbers where the quotient is a mixed number (whole number and fraction). The Divider encourages the students to split a division...
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PLANETS IN PROPORTION
Students discover scales for both the solar bodies' relative sizes and their distances from the sun. They find equatorial circumference and volumes of their solar bodies. Students apply estimation strategies and proportioanl reasoning to...
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Addition Worksheet: Totals 19 or Less #1
In this addition worksheet, students complete a total of 35 problems, all answers to problems total 19 or less. Worksheet included links to answers and additional worksheets.
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Addition Worksheet: Totals 10 or Less #2
In this addition worksheet, learners complete a total of 35 problems, all answers to problems total 19 or less. Worksheet included links to answers and additional worksheets.
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Addition: Sums to 18
In this addition activity, students complete a total of 30 problems, all answers to problems total 18 or less. Worksheet included links to answers and additional worksheets.
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Subtraction Worksheet : Numbers to 19 (1 of 3)
In this subtraction worksheet, students find the differences to 53 horizontal and vertical subtraction problems. They work with numbers up to 19 and do not regroup while working.
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Subtraction - Numbers to 19 ( 3 of 3)
In this subtraction instructional activity, students find the differences in 30 vertical problems which use numbers up to nineteen. They do not regroup as they solve the problems in which they subtract a single digit number from a two...
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Comparing Sets
Students count back with cubes to model subtraction problems. In this subtraction lesson plan, students compare sets of problems and record their results in a table.
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2 digit subtraction
Second graders subtract numbers 0 through 10 from 2 digit numbers using different subtraction methods. In this subtraction lesson plan, 2nd graders practice crossing out numbers in a number line, using a 10, and using their fingers to...
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The Number Toolbox-Vocabulary Test
In this numbers vocabulary worksheet, students complete a 10 question test, matching "number" vocabulary terms with their correct definition. Answers are provided on page 2.