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Pumpkin Seed Experiment
In this unique lesson students participate in a pumpkin seed experiment. Students interact with the pumpkins weight, seeds and record their findings of what lies within the pumpkin once the top of the pumpkin is cut off for observations....
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Range and Mode
Students interpret data from graphs. In this range and mode lesson, students review a tally chart, pictograph and bar graph. Students use these graphs to calculate the range and mode of each set of data.
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Organising Data
Students complete data organization activities. In this data organization lesson, students watch online clips about organizing data. Students complete an eye color frequency table for their class. Students watch a clip about asking...
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Data Collection - Primary Poster
Students explore the concept of collecting, analyzing, and graphing data. In this collecting, analyzing, and graphing data lesson, students create a survey about a topic of interest. Students poll their classmates, analyze, and graph...
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Valentine's Day Math
First graders explore sorting and classifying. In this math lesson, 1st graders sort conversation hearts based on color. Students graph their results and enjoy the candy!
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Recording Data From a Survey Reteaching Worksheet
In this recording data from a surveys reteaching worksheet, 2nd graders review the use of tallies when recording data. They use the information to make a data table and a bar graph that displays the information.
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What Part of the Earth's Surface is Covered by Oceans?
Third graders investigate oceans. In this Earth science instructional activity, 3rd graders predict how much of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans. Students determine if their predictions are accurate by throwing a globe to each...
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Up on Top
Students make bar graphs and identify items in the bar graphs as being likely, certain, or impossible. In this bar graphs lesson plan, students answer questions about the bar graphs using reasoning and communication skills.
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States On A Map
Third graders locate the states of Main and Kansas on a map. In this state location lesson plan, 3rd graders read the book Sarah, Plain and Tall and discuss what states she traveled through.
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Circle Graphs
Sixth graders participate in a lesson that covers the reading and interpretation of a circle graph. They review the part of a whole concept for percents and student observe and practice using the circle graph.
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Taste Test
Third graders practice creating bar graphs by conducting a taste test. In this graphing lesson, 3rd graders taste several different brands of peanut butter and discuss among their classmates which tastes better. Students create a bar...
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Calendar Communication
Students identify days, dates, and month on a calendar. In this calendar instructional activity, students use a blank calendar page and fill in the days of the month. Students recall what they learned on specific days and record that...
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Graphing Our Favorites
Second graders use a computer program to follow directions and graph their favorite things into a bar graph. In this graphing lesson plan, 2nd graders have 30 choices of favorite things to graph.
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A Thanksgiving Survey
Students conduct a survey. In this math lesson, students design and conduct a survey about Thanksgiving foods. Students display the collected data in a graph and use the graph to determine what food to serve for a Thanksgiving meal.
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Homonym Baseball
Sixth graders are introduced to the characteristics of homonyms. In groups, they are given points in the baseball game when the homonyms are matched to the correct definition. To end the instructional activity, they practice spelling...
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Population Study and Applications Using PTC Paper
Students study human population traits. In this science lesson plan, students gain an understanding of the terms dominant, recessive, haploid (monoploid), diploid, genotype, phenotype, scientific sampling, and scientific modeling as they...
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Give a Cookie
Students discover the importance of sharing. In this philanthropy lesson, students read the book The Doorbell Rang and discuss how the character practiced sharing in the story. Students make cookies and practice the philanthropic concept...
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Problem Posing Mathematics
Students work on multiplication problems. In this hands-on math lesson plan, students practice the concept of multiplication through manipulatives, arrays, pictures, and drawings. They discover other ways of learning multiplication...
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Organize Data
In this organizing data worksheet, students complete the tally chart for 'Votes for Team Mascot' and then use the chart to answer the six questions.
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Mean, median, and mode... Use the data
Ninth graders participate in a lesson focused on the concept of basic statistics. They find the mean, median, and mode of different data sets. More advanced students could practice creating a bell curve from the data.
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Mystery Puzzle Race
Students work togeter and work on fitness by playing a game with 36 dome cones, 36 index cards, 6 jump ropes, tally sheets, 6 small clip boards and pencils, 6 hula hooops, and 6 regular cones.
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Plastic Packaging
Students collect data. In this math instructional activity, students collect data about recyclable materials. Students develop a plan that will help the environment. Recycling plastic containers is discussed.
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How Big Is It?
Fifth graders look at the Garrison flag and estimate how big it is. In this measurement lesson plan, 5th graders then calculate the area and perimeter of the flag.
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Coin Probability
Fourth graders, in pairs, receive three different types of coin bags. They pick coins out of the bag and tally what was picked fifteen times. They do it with all three bags for three separate tallies.