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Money Circulation: A Story of Trade and Commerce

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the meaning, symbolism, and value of the quarter. They determine the percentage of total monetary value held in quarters and graph the results. Students infer about the U.S. Mint's distrubution of coins. They...
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The Commutative Cookie

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the commutative properties of multiplication and focus upon the setting of cubes in the correct patterns to solve problems. They differentiate between numbers that have multiple factors and prime numbers....
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Addition and Subtraction in Center Time

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete center activities as they practice their addition and subtraction skills. They listen to Rick Walton's, "How Many, How Many, How Many" before playing games, and completing addition and subtraction worksheets at...
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Courts and Bounds

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students relate what they know about boundaries on sports courts to explore range of space. In this domain and range lesson, students identify numbers needed to calculate ranges and use the problem solving strategy of making a table.
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M 2 = Math Mediator

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students are given instruction on how the class will work. In this math class activity, students are given a breakdown of what is expected of them on a daily basis. They are given basic math problems as an introduction to the class.
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CSI Investigation of Congruence and Similarity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students differentiate between similarity and congruence using polygons. For this geometry lesson, students label triangles based on their properties. They find missing sides and angles using the interior sum theorem.
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Electric Field Mapping in 3D

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students create a 3D vector field map of an electric field. In this physics lesson, students measure the voltage inside an aquarium with water. They present their findings and map to class..
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Scale factors: Ratios and Proportions

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students create building and models using scale factors. In this geometry lesson, students apply the properties of ratio and proportion to solve problems. They identify the means and extremes property of cross multiplication.
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Scale Factor- Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students calculate the surface area and volume of shapes. In this geometry lesson plan, students create different scales and calculate the volume and area for each shape. They compare and contrast between the different scales and shapes.
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Exploring Trigonometric Ratios

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students calculate the different ratios using a right triangle. In this trigonometry lesson, students identify the sine, cosine and tangent of each side. They find the missing angles using the different ratios.
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Changing Ramp Heights

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students conduct an experiment to determine how the change in ramp height affects the distances a ball is able to move a stationary cup. Data is collected from several trials and recorded and analyzed.
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My Peanut Butter is Better Than Yours!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of statistical data. In this statistical data lesson, students read an article about the dangers of peanut butter to those who are allergic. Students perform a taste test of two different brands of peanut...
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Ellipse

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students explore the concept of ellipses. In this ellipses instructional activity, they construct ellipses on their paper and follow directions on a worksheet that allow them to investigate an ellipse in more depth by looking at the...
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Properties of Minerals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the basic building blocks of our planet.  For this minerals lesson high schoolers begin the process of forensics on the basis of investigation and drawing conclusions from observations. 
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Talk the Talk

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interactively learn multimedia terminology while using the Alice Programming.  In this multimedia lesson students become the director of a movie or video game. 
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Area and dimensions

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study the concepts of area and dimensions. For this area and dimensions lesson, 6th graders work in pairs to complete the handout included that illustrates ways to represent various numbers. Students also determine what...
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Mathematical Relationships

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students practice graphing a linear equation and a parabolic equation. They work cooperatively to select numbers, including fractions, which they will put into ordered pairs. Students explain their process to the class, discussing what...
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The Demise of Copper's Trading Power

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders evaluate statistical equations. They examine data from archaeologists at Jamestown, complete statistical equations using the sets of data, and graph the results.
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Factoring by Mack

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Learners explore the concept of factoring trinomials.  In this factoring trinomials activity, pupils use the Mack Method to factor trinomials.  Learners watch a video on how to factor a trinomial with a coefficient of 1 with...
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Building Paper Bridges

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers construct a bridge that can hold 100 pennies. In this math lesson, students evaluate the strength of their bridges. They predict how much weight a bridge can hold based on its design.
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Writing Word Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students explore the concept of chemical formulas.  In this chemical formula lesson, students watch a video about balancing chemical equations.  Students conduct an experiment using silver nitrate and sodium phosphate. ...
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A Pocketful of Change

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study the meaning, symbolism, and value of U.S. coins, especially the quarter. They conduct a survey of coins in students' possession, graphing the results to show frequency distribution and drawing inferences about the U.S....
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Explore the Transformations of Linear and Absolute Value Functions Using Graphing Utilities

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students explore the concept of transformations.  For this transformation instructional activity, students use an applet that is an interactive absolute value graph applet.  Students manipulate the applet to examine the change...
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Graphs

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students graph ordered pairs to model the relationship between numbers. After observing the patterns in ordered pairs, they describe the relationship, and create graphs from a data table. Students describe intervals in the graph, and...

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