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Using Density to Identify Wood Types

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify different woods based on their density. In this density lesson, students use a triple beam balance to find the mass and a metric ruler for the volume. They look through various wood blocks and identify what type of wood...
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Math and Architectural Design in Relation to Rebuilding The World Trade Center

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discover building plans and practice reading measurements.  In this architectural design lesson, students investigate the areas of the specific World Trade Center locations that need to be rebuilt and determine the cost....
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New York State Testing Program: Mathematics Test Book 1

For Students 7th - 8th
For this mathematics test bookelt, students solve problems studied during the year.  They solve problems covering topics such as probability, angle intersection, commission, percent, exponents, similar figures, and reading and...
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Onion Cells

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners observe the cells of an onion by wet mounting it and viewing it in a microscope.  In this hands on lesson students make their own wet mount slide of an onion and are able to identify the cells in it such as, the nucleus,...
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Watt Power

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students discuss the concept of power and the meaning of watts.  In this experimental activity students divide into groups, record data and calculate the results. 
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Problem Solving Strategies: Pre Test

For Students 5th - 8th
In this problem solving instructional activity, students answer multiple choice questions about math word problems and choosing the best strategy to solve them. Students answer 10 questions total.
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Acoustical Ceiling

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate acoustical ceilings.  In this acoustical ceilings lesson plan, students construct a blueprint for an acoustical ceiling.  Students use area and perimeter of rectangles to construct their blueprint.  Students...
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Social Studies: Renaissance

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore Renaissance architecture. In this Renaissance lesson, students view a slideshow featuring architecture of the era and then discuss the math skills used to the build the structures. Student build their own replicas of...
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Inscribed Right Triangles

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners calculate the measurements of the inscribed angles of a triangle. For this geometry lesson, students relate the hypotenuse of a right triangle and the diameter of a circle to each other. They calculate the diameter of a circle...
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Exploring Chords: Products of Chord Segments

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students identify the properties of chords. In this geometry lesson, students multiply chord segments to find the solution to their problem. They construct two chords that cross on  a circles.
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Functions in Motion

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students graph polynomials functions and analyze the end behavior. In this algebra lesson, student differentiate between the different polynomials based on the exponents. They use a TI to help with the graphing.
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Teen Pregnancy: Investigating Cubic Functions

For Students 7th - 12th
For this teen pregnancy worksheet, students use a scatter plot and cubic functions to solve word problems about teen pregnancy. Students complete 7 problems.
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Sum of Interior/Exterior Angles with Wilbur

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students identify the interior and exterior measures of polygons. In this geometry lesson, students identify the formula for interior angles of polygons. They differentiate between triangular and polygons angles.
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Online Interactive Math: Upper Elementary: Mixed Skills

For Students 6th - 7th
In this online math learning exercise, students complete a 20 problem multiple choice online interactive learning exercise with mixed skills including geometry, rounding, and three digit multiplication.
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Polynomials: Addition

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners add polynomials both vertically and horizontally. In this algebra lesson, students practice adding polynomials. The included worksheet has 27 problems, and includes the answers. To access the worksheet, the teacher will need to...
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Crop Circles

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students calculate the area and circumference of a circle. In this geometry lesson, students solve word problems with circles and create formulas to calculate the area. They find the rate and complex area of a circle.
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Transformations in the Coordinate Plane: Reteach

For Students 6th - 7th
In this transformations learning exercise, students review the terms and example diagrams for a translation, reflection, and rotation. Students then identify the coordinates for a triangle after completing the given transformations in...
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Interior Designer for a Day

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders organize a 20 x 17 room with a given set of furniture pieces. Arrangement is to be based on maximum comfort and practicality. This lesson is a good way to teach and reinforce the mathematical concept of area.
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Math is Beautiful: Tessellation

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners examine patterning in Chinese and Japanese artwork prior to creating their own tessellations using styrofoam plates in this creative cross-curricular lesson for upper-elementary/middle level classrooms.
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Moving On: Octagoning the Circle

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore circles through the use of octagons. They inscribe a circle in a regular octagon and find the area and perimeter of the hexagon with respect to the radius of the circle. Students present their findings to the class.
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Squares Have Roots?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define a square and connect this information to a square root. In this square root instructional activity, students make a chart listing square numbers and their roots.
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Fun Ideas for Getting A-Round in Math CIRCLES

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students see circles in real life and have fun with them
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Let the Light Shine Through!

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students display knowledge of line of symmetry by designing a geometric stained glass window pattern.
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Performing Transformations

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate the concepts relating to creating a tessellation. They include using pattern blocks in order to create interconnecting patterns. Students review translations, rotations, and reflections.

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