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Math Stars: a Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 7
Put on your thinking caps because middle school math has never been more interesting in this huge resource full of thought provoking questions. Written as a newsletter, the resource has 10 two-page newsletters with a variety of...
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Building Venn Diagrams
Students use Venn diagrams to solve prime number and factorization problems. In this multiplication lesson plan, students watch a video and use a Venn Diagram to help them solve a pizza math activity that uses prime factorization....
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Answer the Questions Based on the Venn Diagram
In this Venn diagram instructional activity, students answer 6 questions about a Venn diagram. Students determine the number of students who like soccer and tennis.
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Using Venn Diagrams
In this Venn Diagrams worksheet, students complete and draw 10 different Venn Diagrams to match each problem as described. First, they determine the number of students who scored above half on math or science. Then, students compare the...
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Classifying Triangles
Young mathematicians explore the world of three-sided shapes in this lesson on the different types of triangles. Starting with a general introduction to classification using Venn diagrams, children learn how to categorize triangles based...
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Using Diagrams in Problem Solutions
Students use tables, graphs and diagrams to collect data. In this problem solving with diagrams lesson plan, students construct their own tables and graphs containing information they gather from a drawing. They also make a Venn Diagram...
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Basics of Probability
Give your middle schoolers a fighting chance at understanding probability. Offering numerous examples that clearly demonstrate basic probability concepts, this resource helps young mathematicians learn how to visualize the...
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Venn Diagrams & Word Problems
Students explore the concept of Venn Diagrams through word problems. In this Venn Diagram lesson, students solve word problems about groups of people using Venn Diagrams. Students use survey results about MySpace and Facebook in a Venn...
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Are You Game? A Lesson Connecting Fractions and Probability
Exactly how fair are the board games children grow up playing? Young mathematicians investigate this questions as they work their way through this five-lesson series on basic probability.
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Sets: Always, Sometimes, or Never
In this sets worksheet, students solve 4 fill in the blank problems. Students determine if the given statement about a diagram is always, sometimes, or never true. Students use diagrams to determine which set of people overlap.
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Solar Flares and Coronal Mass Ejections
In this solar flares and coronal mass ejections worksheet, students create a Venn Diagram with given data about solar flares and Halo CMEs. Students answer 6 questions about the events and the probability of each type of event occurring...
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Model and Solve Algebraic Equations
Examine multiple ways to solve algebraic equations. Pupils will generate a problem solving strategy that addresses the prompt given by the teacher. They will then share their problem solving strategy with the class. Graphic organizers,...
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Coloring Discrete Structures
What's the least number of colors needed to color a U.S. map? The lesson plan begins by having pupils view a video clip on continuous and discrete phenomenon, then launches into an activity reminiscent of Zeno's paradox. A separate video...
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New York State Testing Program Mathematics Grade 7
In this seventh grade activity, 7th graders assess their knowledge and understanding of grade level mathematics. The twenty-two page activity contains thirty multiple choice questions. Answers are not provided.
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Points in the Complex Plane -- Lab
Students review the lecture portion of this activity. Individually, they graph various points on a complex plane and identify conjugates based on their location on the graphs. They complete a worksheet and review their answers to end the...