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Comparing Distances

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice estimating distances by analyzing a map. In this length measurement lesson, students view a map with a distance key and use their measurement skills to estimate the distance between two cities. Students utilize an...
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Where Does the Blood Go?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate where the blood in our hearts travels by observing a diagram in class.  For this cardiovascular lesson, students examine their own heart by checking their pulse in class.  Students investigate a human body diagram...
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Do You Know Your Schedule?

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students identify classes in their schedules and associate the class with the time of day it is held. They then name classes in sequential order according to the period during which it occurs.
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Hot Time in the Classroom

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, examine how temperature is a measure of the average translational kinetic energy.
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Give Me A Break!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create and conduct a survey. In this broken bones lesson, students discuss if they've ever broken a bone and how a broken bone heals. Students generate questions for a survey on broken bones and healing time, conduct the survey...
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Mental Math Relay

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use mental math, paper and pencil and calculators to solve problems. They are put into teams and race to see who gets the most correct answers per round. This instructional activity strengthen mental math and estimation...
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Money Vocabulary

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Explore the monetary system by completing worksheets in class. Learners will identify the monetary units of England and collaborate in groups to solve money word problems. They also identify several money-related vocabulary terms before...
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Take 6

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Investigate the various properties of the number six with this elementary math lesson. From simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems to the creation of hexagonal tessellations, this lesson covers all aspects of...
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Attributes of Polygons: Stretchy Shapes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use dancing methodology in a polygon and shape activity. In this shape and dance lesson, 4th graders discuss shapes in dance, math, and everyday life. Students use dancing activities to recognize and analyze shapes.
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Identifying Angles

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify names of angles. They use a large clock to demonstrate angles using certain times of day. Given a geoboard, students create figures with acute, right, and obtuse angles.
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Choose a Graph to Display Data

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this math graphs learning exercise, students write line plot, tally chart, pictograph, or bar graph to tell the best kind of graph to use to answer the six questions.
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What's The Story?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Teams of learners integrate reading, writing, math, social studies, and science in this simple, yet effective lesson. They work in groups in order to solve a ten-step problem which requires internet research, the use of a calculator, and...
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Track Traces

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore animal characteristics by participating in an animal anatomy activity. In this animal tracks lesson, students identify the differences between specific animals and the shape of their footprints. Students utilize a...
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Cool Tools to Solve Challenging Word Problems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore math functions by completing worksheets in class. In this word problem lesson, students read the story A Remainder of One and practice solving division problems from the story. Students complete a worksheet which...
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Patterns Patterns Everywhere

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Upper graders work with number patterns. In this pattern activity, learners recognize and continue number patterns and find the rules.  They do some as a class and complete an assessment. 
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Teddy Bears Everywhere

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the history of teddy bears. In this comprehension lesson, students bring a bear of their own to compare and contrast with their classmates. Students read book and discuss the events and draw pictures of the scenes.
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Sum of Angles on a Triangle

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Use this lesson for a basic review of angles. While the activities discussed are outlined, there are no materials provided to make implementation possible. When using this resource, it is necessary to create worksheets and other...
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Different! Diverse! Dynamic! Lesson 1: Late Bloomers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners examine how people grow and mature at different rates. They create a graph and a timeline to organize the data they collect.
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Imaginary Wealth and a Magazine Article

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students explore economics by writing a fictitious news article. In this personal wealth lesson, students participate in a role-playing activity in which the year is 2025 and they must write an article about their extremely wealthy...
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Free Standing Structures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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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Graphing Heart Rates

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students take their pulse rates. In this graphing lesson plan, students take their pulse rates and graph them. Students do various physical activities and graph the differences in their pulse rates.
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Then and Now

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students conduct research and use census data to compare different times and places. In this census lesson, students interpret data from charts and graphs, comparing census information from two time periods as well as from two different...
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Mississippian Gardens

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students research and plan a Mississippian garden.  In this Native American history lesson, students work in groups to research crops used by Native Americans in the Mississippian Period and use the information to plan and create an...
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Rounding Decimals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore rounding a price given in dollar and cents to the nearest dollar. In this math lesson, 4th graders discover how to round to the nearest dollar. Additionally, students practice rounding money for objects that they...

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