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Curated OER

A Statistical Study of the Letters of the Alphabet

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students gather appropriate information for simple statistical analysis. Then they will calculate probability working with a piece of literature that makes this lesson ideal for teaching across the whole curriculum.
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Scattered About

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the concept of scatter plots after reviewing the various types of graphs. In groups, they analyze the type of information one can receive from a scatter plot and identify the relationship between the x and y...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Introduction to the Concept of Probability

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Acquaint mathematicians to the concept of probability with a discussion about the results of a game. Then have them play a dice, card, spinner, or coin game and recording the number of wins vs. the number of tries on an interactive web...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Replacement and Probability

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Middle and high schoolers explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, learners conduct an experiment with a bag of marbles. Pupils draw marbles from a bag and determine the probability of drawing a particular color...
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Worksheet
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Learning about Fibonacci

For Students 5th - 7th
In this learning about Fibonacci worksheet, students read about Leonardo Fibonacci and his contribution to mathematics, then study the pattern of Fibonacci numbers, in math and in nature.
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Interactive
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The Monty Hall Problem

For Students 7th
In this the Monty Hall problem worksheet, 7th graders recreate the TV gameshow, Let's Make a Deal, and figure out the probability of choosing one door over another in order to win.
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Organization for Educational Technology & Curriculum

Introduction to Variables and Algebraic Expressions

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Begin your next algebra unit with this introductory lesson on variables and algebraic expressions. This plan requires a SMART board and includes a SMART notebook file. The file contains a guiding question and two learning activities that...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Voting for Two, Variation 4

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
After elections, the total amount of votes is not specified but the ratio of votes is. Your learners' job is to determine the fraction of votes John received above half of all votes. The problem can be solved abstractly or by other...
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Curated OER

Election Poll, Variation 2

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
When a random sample isn't enough, your math class can compare the data from a physical simulation to decide if the probability is still likely. The lesson is part of a probability series that focuses on one question and different ways...
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Activity
Wake Forest University

Authentic Activities for Connecting Mathematics to the Real World

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Check out the handout from a presentation that contains a collection of high school algebra projects connecting a variety of mathematics to the real world. Activities range from simple probabilities to calculus. The activities can be...
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Activity
Science Friday

Make a Model of a Home Made From Shipping Containers

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Build a scale model of a home built out of shipping containers. A hands-on activity has scholars watch a video about a home built from shipping containers and then design their own home. They build scale models of their designed homes...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Speed Machines

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students solve each of the word problems on speed machines using the formula given and rounding their answers to the nearest tenth. Students also fill in the boxes and use a calculator to determine how long it...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Probability with Tree Diagrams

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Middle school math whizzes view a PowerPoint tutorial on tree diagrams. Using "Anthonio's Pizza Palace," an interactive activity involving the selection of pizza toppings, they use Pascal's triangle as a tree diagram. This is an engaging...
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Curated OER

Probabilities for Number Cubes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of probability.  In this probability lesson, students roll a six-sided number cube and record the frequency of each outcome.  Students graph their data using a frequency chart and keep tally marks in a...
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Curated OER

Famous Public Properties

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify and use the commutative properties of addition and multiplication, associative properties of addition and multiplication, and the distributive property of multiplication over addition.
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Curated OER

Design Your Dream Room

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students determine length, width, perimeter, and surface area, and work with two-dimensional representations of three-dimension objects to design and write descriptions of their dream bedrooms.
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Curated OER

Oyster Morphs: Adaptations to the Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students demonstrate how organisms adapt to their environment. They examine prey and predators, natural selection, and adaptations by representing oyster morph.
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Money Management

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students choose an occupation and set up a paper family and household. They create a monthly budget, pay monthly bills and file taxes. They practice math skills using financial information and view money as a resource. They create an...
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Curated OER

Shedding Light on the Weather with Relative Humidity

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners study weather using a graphing calculator in this instructional activity. They collect data for temperature and relative humidity for every hour over a day from the newspaper, then place the data in their handheld calculator and...
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Curated OER

Quilting with Middle School Students: Using Proportionality to Develop Quilt Designs

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students use quilt patterns to illustrate ratios. For this fractions lesson, students color quilt patterns using given fractions and ratios of colors. A finished "quilt" is assembled from the work of the students. This is an...
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Curated OER

Buying and Selling Stocks

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars access prior knowledge of the stock market and how it works. In this buying and selling stocks lesson, students complete worksheets on stocks to understand how the stock market works. Young scholars answer critical...
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Curated OER

Hands-On Algebra

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study linear equations. In this algebra lesson, 7th graders solve and write two step linear equations in one variable.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigation-Design Your Own Spinner

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers design their own spinner that meets the given criteria. In this math lesson, students discuss biased versus unbiased events or outcomes when dealing with probability. Middle schoolers are given 5 criteria that must be...
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Curated OER

Frequency Tables and Stem-and-Leaf Plots

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students are introduced to the function of frequency tables and stem and leaf plots. In groups, they determine the frequency of their teacher coughing, ringing a bell or raising their hand. To end the lesson plan, they determine...

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