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Chess Math

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners review angles. In this geometry lesson, students become chess players on a floor chess board. When they make a move, they need to identify the angle of their movement. In the lesson plan it says the "degree" of the angle,...
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Chess Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover the game of chess. In this critical thinking activity, students learn the rules for each chess piece and the game as a whole. Students use critical thinking, problem solving, logic, and reasoning skills to improve their...
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Chess Club

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
When the membership in a chess club changes, it is your mathematicians' job to find out how many boys and girls are attending and the percent change from last year. The activity provides a great compound problem finding the different...
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The Art of Chess

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discover the history of the most popular board game in the world, chess.  In this model building lesson, students create their own chess pieces using a theme they have decided on and clay modeling pieces.  Students investigate...
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Check Mate

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share opinions about the goals and strategies of the games they play. They investigate the World Chess Championship by reading and discussion the article "In Major League of Chess, Next Year Comes So Soon." Students study the...
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The Power of One - Math in a Different Angle

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
In this 2-day lesson focused on exponents, middle schoolers will cross the curriculum by engaging in science, history and language arts activities. Exponential growth will be explored using grains of rice on a chess board. Exponential...
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To Infinity: A Numbers Game

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore number values by participating in a class game. In this number sense lesson plan, students utilize dice, cards, and chess pieces to move their piece closer to the end of a number line, the point of infinity. Students...
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Mum's Kitchen Floor

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss patterns on a chess board examining symmetries. They read the problem and then brainstorm for ways to solve the problem. As they complete the floor pattern, they record symmetries that it contains.
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Exponential Growth Introduced

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study exponential growth in problems using chess boards and grains of rice. In this exponential growth lesson, students watch a video about a chess wager and complete an exponential growth worksheet. Students then complete a...
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Worksheet 26 - Functions & Logarithms

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this function and logarithms worksheet, students find the domain and range of functions, use the properties of logs to solve equations. This one-page worksheet contains nine multi-step problems.
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Solving Math Problems In the Real World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Upper elementary and middles schoolers discuss and solve real world applications of math. They use formulas for volume and percents to answer real world questions. In the second part of the instructional activity, groups write and solve...
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History, African Americans, The Blues

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This lesson enables teachers to use blues music to explore the history of African Americans in the 20th century. By studying the content of blues songs, students can learn about the experiences and struggles of the working-class...
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Tantalizing Tangrams

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create puzzles of animals based on the 12-animals cycle of the Lunar Calendar. They use logical or spatial relationship skills. Students comprehend the mathematical term geometry. They research the history, beliefs of the...
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Study Buddies: Dividing by Two-Digit Numbers/One-Digit Quotients

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, young scholars will work with a coach to solve a two-digit division problem. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.
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Tessellation Trial and Error

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this interactive instructional activity, students review attributes of equilateral polygons. They are introduced to the concept of a tessellation. Using protractors and pre-cut shapes, students arrange a variety of tiles to create...
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The Labyrinth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze a basic logic maze based on the Greek myth about Theseus and the Minotaur. Through simulation they determine a winning strategy. At the conclusion of the activity, they design their own mazes for each other to try to...
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6 Poisson Distributions

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of poison distributions. In this poison distribution lesson, students construct poison distributions by surveying the number of cars that pass a point in a specific amount of time. Students find poison...
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A Game of Chance

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore probability through cooperative group activities and interactive video technique.

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