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"Weighing the Elephant"
Can your class solve the problem presented in the Chinese folktale, "Weighing the Elephant?" Read your class the description before having them attempt to solve the problem. After they've come up with an answer (or attempted to!), finish...
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Understanding Algebraic Expressions
Prealgebra apprentices read seven phrases and write an expression for each. The printable version of the worksheet is not very attractive; it has the standards information printed at the top. The problems are arranged in a table and are...
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Shaking Up Ice Cream
Upper graders use a variety of tools to measure liquid and solid ingredients in an ice cream making recipe. Following written and oral directions and accurately timing themselves forms the basis of this lesson.
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The Old Chicken Run Problem
Sixth graders apply problem solving strategies to work with a real life situation in which they need to determine the area. They determine the area of chicken runs that are rectangular in shape when give a partial perimeter.
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Using the Distributive Laws and Factoring
In this math worksheet, students solve the problems for the algebraic expressions using the skills of factoring and applying the distributive law.
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Island Hopping
Students utilize a variety of math skills to explore the Turks and Caicos Islands, the British Territory to which South Caicos belongs. They select and apply quantitative data to support their recommendations for future investment and...
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Solving Problems Using Proportions
In this math worksheet, students solve the problems that are in word form in order to find the proper type of proportion for the solution.
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Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division of Real Numbers
In this math worksheet, students apply themselves to solve the problems with fractions and all the operations of real numbers.
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Geometry: Shapes, Area, Perimeter
In this geometry learning exercise, students match 5 shapes to several terms, determine the radius and diameter from 2 diagrams, and find the area and perimeter of 3 problems.
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Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Students investigate the patterns of different data sets of numbers. They use critical thinking skills in order to find the missing numbers in any given set. This lesson helps to develop the skill of number sense.
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"Comprehension of Word Problems" Using a Table
Sixth graders practice solving math problems by utilizing a data table. In this number sense lesson, 6th graders create a table using the numerical information about a fictitious farm's inventory. Students complete the empty segments by...
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Free Standing Structures
Students investigate how to create a free standing structure. In this mathematics lesson, small groups of students demonstate how to build the tallest structure while spending the least amount of money on materials.
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New York State Testing Program: Mathematics Test Book 2
In this mathematics test book, students answer problems dealing with topics covered during the year. They solve problems dealing with percent, probability, properties, and interpreting graphs. This sixteen page instructional activity...
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Microsoft Office Excel
Middle schoolers use Microsoft Office Excel. In this technology lesson, students enter data on a spreadsheet using Excel. This programs tallies data and presents it using graphs.
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Divisibility
In this divisibility worksheet, students read divisibility rules and then check the boxes in the chart if the 3 digit number can be divided by numbers 2 through 10. Students do this for 5, 3 digit numbers.
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Using Integers
Given nine clues, investigators write down a positive or negative integer that represents the scenario. Then they compare pairs of integers and identify which is less or which is greater according to specified directions. This is a...
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Numbers and Operations- 24
Young scholars construct number sentences. In this computation lesson, students participate in a game using four numbers to make the number 24.
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Thinking About Credit
Students explore the concept of credit. In this credit instructional activity, students discuss what it means to buy items using credit. Students discuss how interest accrues and how much is really being paid with a credit card. Students...
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Zero is Our Hero (Grades 6-9)
Students become interactive participants in introductory and practice activities involving positive and negative numbers. After watching a video, students play games together which help them use positive and negative numbers effectively.
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Mandala Art
Learners investigate art elements such as color schemes and proportion by creating their own personal Mandala Circle on paper or canvas. This also allows students to investigate mathematical concepts such as tesselations or social...
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Investigating Median, Mode, and Mean
Students develop strategies to organize data while following teacher demonstration. They calculate the mean, median and mode of a data set while determining the relationships between the numbers. They analyze data from tables and double...
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EMS Lesson 2: Outrageous Offspring
Students investigate the principles of probability that can be used to predict hereditary traits.
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Local Traffic Survey
Students conduct a traffic survey and interpret their data and use graphs and charts to display their results.
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Trash Pizza
Students work together to identify items sent to landfills. They summarize percentages of the different items found in landfills. They create a pizza pie graph of all of the components found in landfills.