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Making a Pictorial Timeline

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students create a pictorial timeline of a biographical character. In this timeline lesson, students create a slide show illustrating the life of the person from a biography they've read. Students also use Kid Pix to create a pictorial...
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Getting Better at Guessing

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students, in groups, examine a jar of coins to make both 'guesstimates' and estimates. They compare different estimations and complete a journal entry to summarize their findings.
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For Sale!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students review same type (denomination) coin sets, and build same type coin sets equaling fifty cents.
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How big is a whale

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research the size of whales using print books or the internet. Students do the research in  groups. They compare and graph the results.
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Finding the Flu

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work to determine when the flu is most prevalent in the United States. They gather data on their own, create calendar, charts, and graphs, analyze their findings and present them. This is a very appropriate winter lesson!
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Words, Words, Words

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders choose estimation strategies in real-world problem situations and explain the choice. They work in groups of five using three different estimation methods to find out how many words are on a page of text.
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Ship Shape

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with, identify, and follow teacher-directed instruction toward understanding two-dimensional geometric shapes found within the environment. Groups of students utilize geoboards to help them explain geometric shapes.
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That Rascal Pascal

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use the concept of number patterns to complete a portion of Pascal's Triangle as well as identify and describe the patterns represented.
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Boarding of Symmetrical Shapes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use geoboards to model polygons and to practice finding lines of symmetry.
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Mathematical Contributions By Women

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the contributions of women to mathematics by writing a research paper, presenting a summary to their peers, and sharing an activity with their peers. They use a variety of reference materials to gather information...
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How Tall are Plants?

For Teachers 1st
First graders measure a plant using unifix cubes and record their measurements on a class chart.
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Recording Treasure

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in a garage sale. They will weigh the items sold. They will calculate the total weight of items sold and donated to an agency.
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Weather Everywhere

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students gain an understanding of how meteorology affects our physical world and our lives. They utilize resources on web-based activities and participate in the classroom activities to enrich their understanding.
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Nested Requests

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students apply the problem solving skill of Request-Response-Result in word problems where the requests are nested. They practice using the technique and determining when it is appropriate to be used.
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Rice (Gohan) Observations

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate rice or gohan as it's called in Japan in a couple of experiments. They tally the results.
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Rearrange the Room

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders measure and grid their ideas for the new classroom floor plan. They create their own ideas for the classroom arrangement on grid paper. When they finish, they share their draft plan with their peers and with the teacher...
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Pay Day

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore higher paying and lower paying jobs.
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Here Kitty, Kitty

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students count up to ten objects in a group to find out how many.
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students rotate through four workstations that reinforce the concept of symmetry

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, in pairs, use arrays to explore the relationship between multiplication and division.
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Fraction Card Shark

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explain the relative size of fractions using symbolic and concrete representations. Groups of four students play a game which uses cards and unifix cubes. The game helps them get a visual understanding for the 'size' of...
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We Are Having a Party! Part I

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use data analysis skills in order to plan a class party. They graph possible times for the party noting the range for times. They discuss how mathematicians find and use the range to analyze data.
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Finding Your Way Around the I & M Canal

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders utilize a map of the I&M Canal (imbedded in this plan), and perform a series of tasks. They calculate distance, find specific points of interest and solve a set of story problems about the canal.
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Graphing Favorite Colors

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders collect data and insert it into ClarisWorks to create a spreadsheet/graph of their favorite color. They interpret the data together.
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Bioremediation

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students design and conduct investigations that illustrate the effect bioremediation has on organic matter and determine environmental applications. They, in groups, present their findings to the class.

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