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Growing Rock Candy
Pupils observe the growth of rock candy. In this crystal growth lesson, students make rock candy and measure the crystal growth over five days.
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Noise Levels, Bar Graphing, and Fractions
Middle schoolers research items that can damage hearing. They explore statistics about the decibels of certain objects. From the information collected, students create a bar graph. They formulate ratios to determine what sounds are...
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Penguin Heights
Students use the worksheet from the first website listed below to collect data on the penguin heights on the Penguin Page.
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Measurement
Students create two prisms out of the same paper. They calcuate the number of centimeter cubes needed to fill each prism. They discover the concept of volume.
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One Square Foot
Students identify, describe, count, tally, and graph life found in one square foot of land.
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Valentine Hearts
Students sort candy Valentine hearts into groups and create individual graphs.
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Time For Breakfast
This unit encourages students to assess the validity of a set of statements and then plan and carry out investigations to find out whether the statements are true. Students then carry out statistical investigations of their own.
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Understanding Cloud Formation
Learners explore air and clouds by watching demonstration. They perform an experiment to measure air pressure changes.
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Understanding Cloud Formation
Young scholars read and relate the poem, "Clouds" by Aileen Fisher to a demonstration on cloud formation. They create clouds in jars using ice water and matches then discuss the ways clouds can be used to predict weather.
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Weather for Health
Ninth graders encounter various types of numerical information (represented in multiple ways), much of which is abstract and difficult to comprehend. In this lesson, 9th graders will convert given information into bar graphs. In the...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 3, Lesson 12: Jammin
Students review definitions of word wall words using songs, movement and sharing.
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Ge-Oh Boy, Oh Boy
Students listen to the book, Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt and discuss the art of quilting. They examine various symmetrical sewing designs, and identify reflection pieces, slides, and flips.
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How Do You Get Home from School?
First graders create pictographs and interpret results of transportation home from school.
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Going My Way?
Students discuss how each one of them leaves school each day. They create and analyze a class graph displaying the information collected.
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Our Favorite Season Lesson Plan
Fifth graders complete a survey about their favorite season of the year. Using Excel, they create a graph using the chart wizard and copy it into Microsoft Word. They explore the relationship between the survey and the bar graph.
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Drawing Bugs Game
Second graders explore probability by playing a drawing game with dice. After they roll a die, they draw a tree diagram to illustrate each of the possible outcomes.
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Advanced Algebra with the TI-89
Pupils investigate the formulas for volumes of various solids using the Ti-89 calculator. The lesson focuses on the keying sequences necessary to embed the required volume formula in a program which is then used in the problem solving...
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What's Your Favorite Chocolate Bar?
Young scholars complete a math survey. In this math graphs lesson, students complete a survey about their favorite candy bars. Young scholars create different kinds of graphs using Microsoft Excel to show their results.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 3, Lesson 15: The Quiltmaker's Gift
Pupils listen to a read aloud of The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau finding examples of symmetry in the illustrations in the book.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 1, Lesson 6: Quilt Story
Pupils recognize that quilts are created by geometric components. They examine how quilts are an artistic art form that show the cultural heritage of the people who make them.
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Rodeo Round-Up
First graders create a graph of the various teachers' favorite events at the rodeo.
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Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Make a Living Bar Graph
Student use simple data to line up in a living bar graph activity when they respond to simple questions in this lesson plan. They physically and visually represent the data. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.B.3 Draw a scaled picture graph and a...
US Department of Education
Nces Kids: Creating an Area Graph
This is where you will find step by step directions explaining how to create an area graph. Complete each step and click on the next tab. Directions are simple and clear.