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Help! I Need Five Minutes

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students practice ways to better manage their time. They keep track of their current use of time. Students prioritize and schedule events and use a daily planning calendar to schedule their time.
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Circle Relationships

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners explore circles.  In this geometry instructional activity, students explore the relationship between the circumference of a circle, the distance a ball travels, and the number of rotations the ball must make in order to travel a...
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Energy Choices

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students figure the best gas prices. In this math lesson, students add and multiply with decimals. Students complete a worksheet to find which supplier offers the best gas prices.
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Ohio Census 1990 and 2000

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the Ohio census numbers in 1990 and 2000. For this social studies lesson, students use the census data to answer questions.
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Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars solve right triangles using the Pythagorean Theorem.  In this solving right triangles using the Pythagorean Theorem lesson, students find the missing side of a right triangle.  Young scholars find the hypotenuse given two...
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Properties of Fractals

For Teachers All
Students build a working definition of regular fractal, look carefully at the concepts of dimension and scale, and are introduced to logarithms. They solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial and error and using...
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Properties of Fractals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils 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 and...
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Studying Fossils: Dinosaur Tracks From Stride to leg Length to Speed

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore dinosaurs. Students determine the relationship between leg length, stride length, and speed in humans and bipedal dinosaurs. Students analyze collected information. Based upon the data, dinosaur tracks, and fossils,...
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Perimeters, Patterns, and Conjectures

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover patterns and write conjectures relating to perimeters and polygons. Working in cooperative learning groups, they use manipulatives and graphic organizers to solve problems then answer a series of questions in which they...
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A Functional Housing Market

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars access the Internet to search for housing prices in Houston, Texas,(the location can be changed to accommodate any location) and compare the prices to the number of square feet found in the living area of a house.
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System of Two Quadratic Inequalities

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars set up and solve a system of quadratic inequalities related to real-world situations.
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Calculus

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students make an inquiry with the aid of technology into the concept of functions. The emphasis of the lesson is on the interplay between the geometric and analytic information.
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Flow Rates of Faucets and Rivers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work together to discover the flow rates of faucets and rivers. They relate their results to engineering and applied science concepts. They make predictions on the flow rate of a nearby river in their local community.
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Fitting a Line to Data

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers work together in groups to collect data in relationship to how much water marbles can displace. After the experiment, they use the data to identify the linear equation to determine the best-fit line. They use the...
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Drip, Drip, Drip

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students gather scientific data and be able to utilize the data to generalize results over a long period of time. They use the appropriate tools to measure quanities of liquids and analyze the data to determine the cost of a leaky faucet.
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The Truth About Triangles and Squares

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the patterns associated with both triangular and square numbers. They use counters as manipulatives to depict the numbers as needed but focus on problem solving using mental math techniques.
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Budgeting 101

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify various sources of income and discern between needs and wants as they also learn to create a personal budget.  In this personal budget lesson, student understand financial scenarios as they relate to different ways...
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How Many Bears in the Forest?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders model the tag and recapture of bears and use proportions to estimate the population of the bears in their forest. This is a statistical sampling method used by scientists and naturalists to determine population numbers.
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Ohio Census 1990 & 2000

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students use Ohio census data to solve problems, make comparisons, draw conclusions, and support predictions related to Ohio's population. They interpret and work with pictures, numbers and symbolic information.
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Energy Choices

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students add and multiply decimals to complete gas choice worksheets. They discover which gas supplier has the best gas prices. Students collect and interpret data about local natural gas suppliers and use this information...
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Composing Music Mathematically

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars recognize relationships between mathematics and music by identifying the frequency and volume of a pure tone. Students discover that sound can be represented as a function and collect pure tones to generate smooth curves.
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Wind, Pressure, Force, Calculus and Engineering Connections

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders solve first order differential equations using the separation of variables technique. In this calculus lesson, 12th graders explain the connection between math and engineering. They brainstorm what engineers do in real life.