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Partial Quotients
Fifth graders examine the partial-quotients algorithm for finding the answer to a division problem. In this partial quotients lesson plan, 5th graders demonstrate the process of division through a series of estimations....
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Global Statistics
Students determine statistics based on data. In this statistics lesson, students use data and record in charts. Students create graphs based on the statistics found.
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Touring Delmarva
Students plan a trip. In this trip planning activity, students use a map to find where they would like to visit with a pretend family of 4. They get a specific amount of money and time and need to decide where they will stay and...
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Food Pyramid Power: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Learners show their knowledge of properties of objects as it pertains to sorting and creating patterns. For this food pyramid power lesson, students show their ability to use whole numbers in different representations by appling...
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Decimals: Collaborative Lesson
Students explore mathematics by participating in a group activity. In this number value lesson, students identify the uses for decimals and how to best estimate whole numbers based on decimals and fractions. Students collaborate with...
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Maya Math: From Zero to Nineteen
Students explore counting methods of the ancient Maya, and practice identifying Maya number glyphs.
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So You Would Like a Wind Farm, Eh?
Students collect and analyze data correctly. In this statistics lesson, students use central tendencies to analyze collected data. They calculate where a wind farm will be placed, based on the data.
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Proportions a/b=c/d
Pupils calculate distance and proportion of objects. In this algebra lesson plan, students define proportion and how it is used in math. They solve the problem through guided instruction.
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Atlatl Lessons
Fifth graders study math patterns and relationships as well as learn about the heritage of Aboriginal peoples of Saskatchewan. In this patterns and heritage lesson, 5th graders research the daily lives of First Nations People in...
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Infinite Decimals
Can you support the argument that the decimal 0.99999 ... is equivalent to the number one? The seventh installment in this 25-part module gives convincing support for this conclusion. Pupils write infinite decimals using powers of 10....
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Discriminant Testing
The class works to identify solutions using the discriminant.They use part of the quadratic formula to find the number of solutions a quadratic equation will have. They calculate how-many times the quadratic function will cut the x-axis....
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Number Up
Learners explore the concept of order of operations. For this order of operations lesson, students play a card game where learners in the group have 5 cards. Students must use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to make...
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comparison of Two Gender Sports Teams
Students gather data on sports team and create a box and whisper plot. In this data collection instructional activity, students find the median, the quartile range, and relationships between variables.
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Positive and Negative Integers: A Card Game
Students play an integer card game similar to the game "Twenty-five." For this integer lesson, students use addition and subtraction cards to identify integers as positive or negative.
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Battle of "The Cents"
Students explore money. In this counting money lesson plan, students play a card game using the rules of "War." Students turn over cards, determine the money value represented, and the student with the highest value keeps the cards.
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French Fry Fun: Estimating and Measuring
Third graders demonstrate their estimating and measuring abilities. In this length measurement lesson, 3rd graders produce estimates of how long a handful of French fries will be before physically measuring them. Students...
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Defining the Circular Functions
In this calculus worksheet, students solve values involving trigs and the unit circle. They identify graphs of sine, cosine and tangents. They solve for angles using the unit circle and the calculator.
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World Statistic Day
Eleventh graders collect data about the state they live in. In this statistics lesson plan, 11th graders collect and analyze data as they compare themselves to students in other states. They analyze data about a person's education level,...
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Number Line Game
Students understand number line concepts and the addition of positive and negative integers. In this number line lesson, students create and use a number line to play a game. Students will use different colored dice to represent positive...
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Get On Board
Students create a ticket table illustrating the cost of tickets by alternative transportation. In this number sense lesson, students write number sentences to compare and contrast difference information in their chart. Students figure...
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Local History: Mapping My Spot
Students explore maps to discover historical information about their local area. In this mapping and history lesson, students use panoramic maps of their own town/city to interpret historical information. Students also place...
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The Candy Conundrum
Students design a candy container that contains a specific amount of candy. They demonstrate how an engineering problem can be solved with math and that there are multiple answers to the problem. They compute volume of spheres.
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How Much Water is There?
Students investigate the amount of fresh water on earth and which water can be used for consumption. For this fresh water lesson plan, students calculate the amount of fresh water that can be used for consumption on earth. They use a 5...
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A Steep Hike
Students explore slope. In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, students analyze and interpret graphs as they investigate slope as a rate of change. Students use a motion detector to collect data as they...