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The Mini-Me People Iditarod
Students participate in the "Iditarod" sled race. In this Iditarod instructional activity, students build their own sleds and pull their classmates to checkpoints. They use mushing terms and get timed to see how fast they go.
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Botanical Discoveries
Sixth graders examine the Lewis and Clark Expedition. In this plant discovery lesson, 6th graders put in chronological order the plant discoveries of Lewis and Clark. Students understand the characteristics of leaves and find the area of...
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Footprints
Students explore patterns. In this patterns geometry lesson, students identify and extend patterns including body parts, movement, geometric shapes, noises, and footprints. Students create and share an original pattern.
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Applying Proportionality in Scale Drawings
Sixth graders examine a blue print and discuss the reasoning behind using blue prints. In this proportionality lesson, students collaborate with their teammates to create a scale drawing. Once that is complete, 6th graders write a...
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Make Your Own Recycled Paper
Paper Lesson Plan - Students discover how paper is made. Working together, they make their own paper. This activity introduces students to recycling; what it is and its importance. Students study the process of how paper is made, and...
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Equivalent Fractions
Learners investigate the process to work problems that involve equivalent fractions. They practice finding the equivalent values of fractions listed on the worksheet. The lesson includes example steps and problems for the teacher to use.
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Roofing and Right Triangles
Young scholars use models and symbols to represent properties of the Pythagorean Theorem. In this right triangle instructional activity, students connect real jobs to properties of right triangles. They solve word problems applying the...
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The People of Kansas: Where did they come from and why did they come?
Students review census data to correlate to emigration in Kansas. In this Westward Expansion instructional activity, students analyze a painting and create definitions for emigration and discuss why people emigrate. Students read and...
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Creating a Reflection
Investigate geometric reflections in this geometry lesson. Create geometric reflections that show the reflection across the x and y axis of a coordinate graph. Learners watch a teacher demonstration before proceeding on their own. They...
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Order of Operations
Ninth graders investigate the order of operations. In this Algebra I lesson plan, 9th graders explore the rules of arithmetic and algebra as they review and practice simplifying increasingly complex numeric expressions using the...
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Geometry: Helix-a-Graph
Students use geometry to create art. In this geometric graphing and patterns lesson, students create a helix-a-graph by plotting points on a grid that follow a certain pattern and analyze the drawing they created.
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Positive and Negative Integers: A Card Game
Learners play an integer card game similar to the game "Twenty-five." For this integer lesson, students use addition and subtraction cards to identify integers as positive or negative.
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Diversity: Appearance
Students collect several 'diversity beans' and sort them into piles based on the color of the beans and if they believe they will enjoy the flavor concluded from the outside appearance. In this diversity lesson, students...
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Pac Man Chomps Again
Students are given the opportunity to pracitce math while participating in a tag game. They get to (i.e. identify greater and lesser numbers) and solve small problems concerning mathematical comparisons .
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Falling Into Geometry Through Paper Art
Students explore geometric shapes. In this kindergarten geometry lesson, students create a fall quilt consisting of three different paper geometric quilt squares that when assembled form a scarecrow, a pumpkin, and a crow. ...
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Trigonometric Identities
Students calculate the six trigonometric identities. In this algebra lesson, students verify other identities using the basic trigonometric identities of sine, cosine and tangent. They complete a worksheet with hints and then are graded...
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Interpreting Line Graphs
Fifth graders interpret line graphs. In this graphing lesson, 5th graders first begin by reviewing the difference in bar and line graphs and what they are used for. Students practice interpreting the data on various line graphs and using...
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Real Number System
Ninth graders discuss the real number system and its' properties. In this algebra lesson, 9th graders discuss rational, irrational, closure, real numbers and the distributive property of algebra. They solve problems using these...
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Geometry Exploration Basic Trig Functions
Tenth graders solve for missing sides on a triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem. In this geometry lesson, 10th graders are introduced to basic trigonometry functions as they solve problems of right triangles. They discuss the...
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The Perfect Principal
Students demonstrate their understanding of math skills. In this data analysis lesson, students complete a worksheet requiring them to calculate mean, median, and mode, and create and interpret graphs. Lesson is intended as an assessment...
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Credit Cards and Compound Interests-Exponential Growth
Eleventh graders investigate the way credit cards work when collecting interest. In this algebra lesson, 11th graders investigate the growth of interest exponentially when using a credit card. They calculate what the cheapest rate is to...
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What are the Kinds of Triangles?
Fifth graders classify triangles. For this triangle lesson, 5th graders learn about the characteristics that make up a triangle. They are instructed through video, PowerPoint slides, and teacher-led demonstrations.
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Number Sense
Students convert between decimals and fractions. In this algebra lesson plan, students show their knowledge of numbers by putting them on a number line. They apply the concept of algebra to solving word problems. Students will use a Ti...
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How using number patterns help us add or subtract
Second graders use a number line to understand multiples. In this number line lesson, 2nd graders use a floor size number line and calculate problems with multiples. Students complete a worksheet with multiples.