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Number Jump
Students practice addition and subtraction skills while practicing jumping rope. They must jump rope using a variety of basic rope jumping skills and add and subtract in their heads.
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T-Races
Learners are divided into teams to practice their math facts. They use t-charts to solve problems. They must show all of their work to win the race.
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Beary Good Problem Solvers
First graders role-play addition and subtraction operations with teddy bears. They practice with the bears first, then write and solve the problems.
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A RealSim Surface Look at Descriptive Statistics
Students explore the concepts of mean and variance. They observe properties of materials to their basic atomic or molecular structure. Students use spreadsheet software to record, tabulate and analyze collected information.
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Data Analysis
Students examine techniques to represent data. In this data analysis lesson, students read about various ways to represent data, such as a stem and leaf diagram and calculating standard deviation. Students complete data analysis...
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Exploring the Moon
First graders complete an experiment illustrating why the moon appears to change over time using a flashlight and ball. Students discuss the shape of the moon and identify it as a sphere. Students write a short informational piece after...
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Let's Make a Meal: A Study of Oats
Young scholars investigate the history and health benefits of oats. In this food history and nutrition lesson, students describe the origin of oats in America, define nutrition related vocabulary, and read and follow recipes for making...
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Plant Nutrition and Nutrients
Students observe seeds growth and examine the different parts of the seedling. In this biology instructional activity, students compare the growth of seeds planted in soil and in hydroponics. They record their observations in their...
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Multiplying by a Multiple of Ten
In this multiplication worksheet, 4th graders multiply 8 multiplication math problems by different multiples of 10. Students answer 3 word problems on the lines provided.
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Dividing By 3 and 4
Third graders are introduced to how to divide by 3 and 4. They are told that are going to use the same procedures as they did on yesterday, except with new divisors. Students turn their attention to the Paddle Problem on page 206 of...
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Understanding Place Value
Fifth graders study place value. After forming teams, they play a game called, "Who Can Line Up the Number." Students observe numbers in expanded form and place representative digits in the correct order.
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Relating Division and Subtraction
Third graders relate the process of division to subtracting equal groups. Through guided practice and teacher demonstration, they complete division problems using a subtraction method. Students complete problems independently for...
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Determining the Age of Fossils
Students examine the concept of radioactive dating. In this radioactive dating lesson, students investigate how to determine the ages of fossils and rocks as they learn about half-life radioactive decay.
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Choosing Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit
Students identify the principal physical features the Pilgrims considered when choosing the location of Plymouth. They create a postcard to send to a friend in Europe as if they were a Pilgrim; illustrating one aspect of the settling in...
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What Does It Matter?
Students define matter, the chemical properties of matter, and the physical properties of matter. They name physical and chemical properties of matter (by classifying using a Tree Map). Students determine the mass, volume, and density of...
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Subtraction Shopping
Students subtract two digit numbers. They check each other's answers for accuracy.
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Mathematical Problem Solving
Second graders solve story problems. In this story problem lesson, 2nd graders solve the problems and explain how they came up with their answers. They create their own story problems to be solved.
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Let's Tesselate
Students investigate the geometrical concepts of translation, reflection, and rotation. They make different observations looking for the concepts that are displayed in classroom items like floor tiles, carpet designs, and visuals hung in...
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Touring the Regions of the United States
Fifth graders explore the regions of the United States. They use maps, research on the Internet and use measurements and estimations. Students create a presentation using spreadsheets and publishing software.
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Fast Food Survey Using Bar Graphs
Second graders create a bar graph to pictorically represent the data collected from a survey of students. They use Excel to electronically create the graphs and data tallies. They then interpret their data using sentences to explain.
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In A Heartbeat
Students discuss scatter plots then create a class scatter plot using their heart rate at rest and their heart rate after a few minutes of aerobic exercises. Students copy the points plotted as a class and create individual graphs...
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Equadorian Rainforest: The Tropical Supermarket
Students study the concept of sustainable agricultural practices through cocoa farming and the lives of the people who are the producers. Students watch a slide show and read a story which helps them understand the origins of chocolate,...
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Jelly Belly: What a Wonderful "Bean"!
Learners explore how jelly beans are produced. They discuss the origins of the jelly bean and view a video about how jelly beans are prepared, tested, shaped, finished, and shipped and estimate the amount of jelly beans in a jar and sort...
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Two of Everything
Students listen to story Two of Everything, illustrate coins they would put into the Magic Pot using paper and pencil, and solve Magic Pot riddles by viewing slide show and predicting coin totals. Students then create table listing...