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Density Derby

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the relationship between mass, volume and density. They use model boats to discover how changing mass and volume affect density. This is a very engaging lesson which provides great demonstrations and hands-on activities.
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Don't Crack Humpty

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students investigate the engineering design process and the relationship between distance, time, and speed. Using a generic car base, small groups design a device that will protect an egg on or in the car as it is rolled down a ramp at...
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A Geological Puzzle

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars compare and contrast the various types of rocks on each continent. In groups, the calculate the rock ages and types to determine if the continents, in their opinion, were joined at one time. They develop two imaginary...
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Multiplication

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover a connection between numbers of things in groups and groups. They solve number line puzzles for multiplications and identify data for 3 riddles in a multiplication context. They use number lines as sources for...
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Measuring the Area of Polygons

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use pattern blocks to explore areas of polygons. They explain that the answers to the area of the same polygon vary according to the units of measurement used. They visualize how different units of measurement can be used...
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Application of Properties of Quadrilaterals in the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students apply definitions and theorems to verify special quadrilaterals using coordinate geometry. They apply the slope formula, the midpoint formula, and the distance formula to justify that a given quadrilateral is a parallelogram....
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Quadrilaterals in the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners find the coordinates of the vertices of special quadrilaterals placed in the coordinate plane. They find the coordinates of missing vertices of squares and parallelograms.
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Exploring Data Sets and Statistics in Baseball

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept data sets.  In this data sets lesson, students find the 5 number summaries for salaries of teachers and compare them with 5 number summaries of professional baseball players.  Young scholars use box and...
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Preparation and Transition to Two-Column Proofs

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate proofs used to solve geometric problems. In this geometry lesson, students read about the history behind early geometry and learn how to write proofs correctly using two columns. The define terminology valuable to...
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Sir Cumference and the Dragon Pi

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Geometry adventurers study circumference of a circle as they listen to Sir Circumference and the Dragon Pi, by Cindy Neuschwander. In groups, they use string to measure the diameter and circumference of circular objects and then consider...
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Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students view groups of pickles and discuss putting the groups together. Next, they discuss a group of pickles and cucumbers, can these be put together? Students listen as the teacher explains equivalent fractions and ways to change...
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Inequality and Simple Interest Review

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students review how to solve and graph an inequality. They also review how to find simple interest from a given problem set. The teacher performs informal assessment through observation of students.
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Linear Progression

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students use graphing calculators to graph lines and create tables of values. They perform an experiment using M&M's and slinkys, then create their tables based on their results.
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Basic Math - Plan a Cruise

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars measure distances and report them in fractions. They convert fractions to decimals and multiply decimals.
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Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars solve right triangles using the Pythagorean Theorem.  In this solving right triangles using the Pythagorean Theorem lesson, students find the missing side of a right triangle.  Young scholars find the hypotenuse given two...
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Bean Toss

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate positive and negative numbers using lima beans as a concrete model.
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Composting

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders collect data from Bottle Biology compost columns and record using Excel spreadsheet.
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Plan a Cruise Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students measure distances and report them in fractions, convert fractions to decimals, and multiply decimals.
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Bean toss

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars arrive at a verifiable rule, or set of rules, to handle all addition situations with signed numbers.
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The Circumference and Diameter of a Circle

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the finding of the diameter of a circle in order to extend the practice towards finding the circumference. They differentiate between the distance measured across a circle from that of around the perimeter.
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Batter Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use a variety of strategies to figure out the cost of baseball tickets. They use a combination chart, notebook notation, etc. to find the cost of their family to attend a Cardinal's game in St. Louis.
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Rules of Sign Change

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students manipulate negative and positive numbers. In this integers lesson, students move through three activities exploring negative and positive whole numbers. A number line, cardboard function representation, and solving expressions...
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8th Grade Math Reducing

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders determine whether given fractions can be reduced, and if so, complete the reduction. They write in their Math Journals on the prompt "What does it mean to count something?"
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Rules of Exponents

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students solve problems involving exponents. Through a teacher led discussion, students explore the rules of exponents and create cards with "x's" on them. Given a division problem, students lay out "x's" to represent the numerator and...

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