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Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students view groups of pickles and discuss putting the groups together. Next, they discuss a group of pickles and cucumbers, can these be put together? Students listen as the teacher explains equivalent fractions and ways to change...
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Play Ball

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students calculate baseball statistics and ball field dimensions. In this Pythagorean Theorem, percentages and metric conversion lesson plan, students are given formulas to find earned run and batting averages for White Sox baseball...
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The Household Environment Survey

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine data collected from a national survey of household environmental practices to develop their own questionaires. Once they have their own survey questions, students conduct their own investigations, and report their findings.
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Math #3 Problems at the Ballpark

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine charts to answer questions. They develop their own database.
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Who Would Have Figured?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils investigate what happens when a coin is tossed a few times versus many times. They analyze, in groups, the data from tossing coins, and the Law of Large Numbers.
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Buying vs. Leasing Car

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners use the Internet and worksheets to calculate the costs, advantages and disadvantages to buying or leasing a car. They write a summary of their investigation and decide which option they think is better.
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Dog Lot Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use their problem-solving skills to answer math problems. They determine the cost of feeding sled dogs. They share their answers with the class.
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What's Below Zero?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine the concept of positive and negative integers, adding and subtracting integers on a number line. They visit various Internet websites, solving problems using integers and completing a worksheet.
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Data Shuffle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars find an advertisement or newspaper using charts or graphs. They create another graph using the same information in a different format. They write a comparison of the two graphs.
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Let's Go Shopping

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders calculate sales tax and apply discounts regarding a set budget. They create a shopping list, apply tax and discounts, complete a worksheet, and calculate their total cost to equal as close to $1000.00 as they can without...
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How Does Radon Get Into Your Home?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine their home and calculates the amount of ventilation found. They also compute the surface area of different objects. They determine what is needed to reduce the amount of radon entering the home.
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How Does Radon Get Into Your Home?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete an experiment in which they measure the radon level in their home. They examine the different types of units of measurement and practice using them throughout the activity. They calculate surface area on objects as well.
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2 x 2 Linear Systems

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students graph 2x2 systems and solve them algebraically. They investigate parallel systems by solving equations.
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Properties of Fractals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students build a working definition of a regular fractal, they measure the concepts of dimensions and scale, they explore the concept of a logarithm and they attempt to solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial...
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The Mandelbrot Set

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the Mandelbrot Set. They are introduced to the concept of a complex number and function in order to motivate the discussion of Julia and Mandelbrot sets. Students investigate fractals and how they are built.
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Moving On: Octagoning the Circle

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners 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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Line Graphs

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a line graph and identify when to use line graphs. In this line graphs lesson plan, 7th graders analyze the average temperatures of various cities. Students graph the data they collected.
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Pythagorean Triples

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the mathematical concepts related to the study of The Pythagorean Theorem. They graph and review how to use a line segment to construct a triangle. Then using the theorem students calculate the length of the hypotenuse.
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Think Differently

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars will think differently to solve a problem and create a personal action plan to reduce GHG emissions. They evaluate their plan using a decision grid and sign a pledge committing to taking personal action.
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Leveled Problem Solving Discounts, Markups, Tips, and Sales Tax

For Students 6th - 7th
In this discounts and sales tax instructional activity, students problem solve and work with discounts, markups, tips, and sales tax by completing the six word problems.
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Cut, Construct and Think 3

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify and create shapes. In this geometric shapes lesson, students identify various polygons and try to create new shapes using existing polygons.
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Cut, Construct and Think - 4

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify polygons. In this geometric shapes lesson, students identify and describe polygons. Students create new shapes out of the shapes they are given.
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Cut, Construct and Think - 6

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils identify polygons and calculate perimeter. In this geometric shapes lesson, students complete a worksheet identifying various polygons and calculating the perimeter of triangles and quadrilaterals.
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Graphing

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify the different graphs used in science. In this graphing lesson, 7th graders analyze the three kinds of graphs. They construct a graph that best describes a given data.

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