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Piece of the Sky: Introduction for Making S'COOL Observations

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Pupils observe and discuss cloud cover. They identify percent of cloud cover, calculate cloud cover by fraction and convert to a percent, and compare their models with the current real sky cloud cover.
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Bargain Hunter

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students engage in a classroom shopping adventure to search for the best bargains.
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Calculate the Answer

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students solve basic multiplication or addition facts using a calculator and product cards. They draw a card, read the sum or product, and press single digits on the calculator to display the number on the card.
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Squirt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders using the idea of "how many more squirts" fill a container to develop multiplicative thinking. They also investigate the idea of conservation of volume when working with oddly shaped containers. They attempt to use...
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Rabbits

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review what they think doubling means and double numbers mentally, for example, 5, 12, 16. They share their solutions and discuss how they doubled. They work together on a problem that is beyond mental working and solve...
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Cooking: Apple Crescents

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Student apply their measurement skills and follow a recipe to make apple crescents.
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Around and Around We Go

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover that a polygon is a closed figure formed by line segments, and that the perimeter of a polygon is the sum of the lengths of its sides. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain lots of practice with...
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Pyrotechnics

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discuss pyrotechnics and what they have noticed about their height and speed. They think about the path which fireworks follow which is a parabola. They follow multiplication patterns to determine the Zero Product Property and...
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Decimals in the Garden

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students are given pictures of garden tools and prices (in pounds). They select the items they would like to purchase for their garden and calculate the cost to buy these items. Students may use the internet to...
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Out to Lunch

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use their computation skills and a menu from a local restaurant to plan a lunch with a cost of $5.00 or less.
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Mammoth Sunflower Problem

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss the directions on a package of seeds. They open the package, count the seeds, and determine the planting requirements for the seeds.
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Charting The Progress of New Horizons

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the long distances and timescales involved in space travel. They track the progress of the New Horizons spacecraft and access the New Horizons website to discover the distance of the spacecraft from the Sun, and then...
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Ordering Parts of a Whole

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners review and discuss the task to be completed and how the rubric is used to evaluate it. They each get 6 paper rectangles, 3 of one color and 3 of another color. They cut the rectangles in half two different ways. They repeat the...
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My Dogs

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners use the properties of multiplication to solve problems. They recall the basic multiplication facts as well as write and solve problems that involve whole numbers.
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The Fathers' Day Card

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students subtract using decimals and find half of a decimal number. They write and solve problems which involve decimals and which require a choice of one or more of the four arithmetic operations.
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Handling Data: Probability

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders find and justify probabilities and approximations.  In this repeating experiment, 4th graders complete a worksheet after rolling die and tossing coins to determine outcomes.
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Math Vocabulary Fill-In Puzzle

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math vocabulary puzzle, students use a set of definition clues given to solve a crossword puzzle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

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