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Scholastic

Study Jams! Area of a Parallelogram

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Get introduced to the idea of square units and how to calculate the area of a parallelogram. The resource provides a visual lesson to measuring different types of this shape and how it relates to square units. 
Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Fair Game?

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
The game should be fair at all costs. The mini-assessment revolves around the ability to use probabilities to determine whether a game is fair. Individuals determine compound events to calculate simple probabilities and make...
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Surface Area

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Explore surface area and calculate how much wrapping paper one needs to cover a whole box with this math video. The resource gives a nice visual of surface area and explains the use of a square unit.
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Curated OER

Prime and Composite Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Prime and composite numbers are the focus of this mathematics lesson. In it, learners practice techniques for identifying these two types of numbers. They utilize the Inspiration program to complete a task that is clearly explained, and...
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Curated OER

Maximizing and Minimizing the Area of Rectangles Given a Fixed Perimeter

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the realms of measurement. In this math lesson plan, students analyze and solve problems in which rectangles with identical perimeters are compared to maximize or minimize area. This lesson can be extended for algebra,...
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CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 7th Grade Math – Target B

For Teachers 7th Standards
Fraction and integer operations follow the same rules.  Assess the depth of understanding with operations with rational numbers using a presentation from the Grade 7 Claim 1 Slideshow series. A set of slides presents 12 question and...
Unit Plan
University of Southern Indiana

Manifest Density

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
There's a lot content packed into the four lessons of this physical science unit on density. From salad dressing to the water cycle and hot air balloons, these lessons engage students in hands-on activities that explore real-world...
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Curated OER

Probability Lesson Plans

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Here is an article on how teachers can use probability lesson plans to teach their charges about theoretical and experimental probability.
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Introduction to Conditional Probability

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Here is a turnkey lesson that walks young statisticians through the development and uses of conditional probability. From dice games to surveys, Venn diagrams to frequency tables, the class learns how a given can effect the overall...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Triangle Area

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
While the lesson plan focuses on right triangles, this activity offers a great way to practice the area of all triangles through an interactive webpage. The activity begins with the class taking a square paper and cutting in in half; can...
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Beyond Benign

Build-A-Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th
We can't build our dream house yet, but we can definitely build a model. Scholars use floor plans to build models of their dream homes. Cardboard is as good as any material for this purpose.
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CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 7th Grade Math – Target H

For Teachers 7th Standards
Not one but two box plots. How will your pupils fare? Assess their understanding of box plots by having them compare two populations. The eighth of nine installments in the Gr. 7 Claim 1 Item Slide Shows series, the resource has...
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Curated OER

Interactivate - Lines, Rays, Line Segments, and Planes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore lines, rays, line segments, and planes. For this math lesson, students discuss the math concepts and direct their instructor in graphing functions. Students collaborate in graphing additional functions.
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Math Worksheets Land

Patterns of Association (Using Data Tables) - Step-by-Step Lesson

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This worksheet belongs to a four-part resource that gathers information from data tables to calculate percentages. The page introduces one problem and shares an explanation to the answer.
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Curated OER

Scale Drawing Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students calculate actual building measurements from a village map using concepts of ratios and scale in this ten activity mini-unit. They practice measuring angles, multiplying decimals, estimating height and length, and converting...
Worksheet
Math Worksheets Land

Percent Error and Percent Increase - Guided Lesson

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
When prices and numbers change, can you calculate by how much? Here is a worksheet that introduces the idea of percent change and percent error to calculator how much change the information goes through. Use the worked-out solutions...
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Curated OER

How to Implement Project Based Learning to Engage Students

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Can a math teacher employ project-based learning? Learn how one great math teacher uses PBL to design math projects that provide learners with a more challenging and holistic learning experience. A wonderful article, that includes...
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Digital Lesson

Cereal Box Surface Area

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
How much math can your learners pour out of a cereal box? Your middle schoolers will explore their favorite cereal and calculate the surface area, volume, and weight ratios and log this information on the provided worksheet. They get to...
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PwC Financial Literacy

Buying a Home: Terms of a Mortgage

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Buying a home, dealing with a lender, securing a mortgage; these are daunting tasks for many adults. Why not teach middle schoolers about this area of adulthood so they are better-prepared to make the leap into home ownership when they...
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Sinclair Community College

Solving Linear Inequalities

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Your learners will appreciate the complete picture of linear inequalities presented in this lesson plan. Starting simply with definitions and moving all the way to solving linear inequality word problems this activity is simple to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Math of Renewable Energy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research additional information about questions on their worksheet. In this energy activity, students develop visual aids of their proposed solution to the problem. They present their work in class.
Unit Plan
Education Development Center

Language of Algebra

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Don't rush into algebra, let learners visualize, guess, and predict their way to a successful math career. The introductory unit incorporates beginner algebraic concepts with shapes instead of variables. Young mathematicians use a...
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Curated OER

Using Algebra to Explore Problem Space

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students apply their knowledge of math by rewriting word problems using equations. In this word problem activity, students build upon previous knowledge as they set up the correct steps to solve word problems. This activity is full of...
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EngageNY

Drawing Triangles

For Teachers 7th Standards
Create concrete examples of triangle congruence for your classes. The eighth installment of the 29-part module sets the stage for studying triangle congruence. Given a set of criteria, math scholars use constructions to build a specific...

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