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Shaping Up with Nature at Black Bayou Lake
Students visit a local lake refuge and identify shapes they find in nature. They take pictures of the various shapes and use KidPix to draw shapes around the shapes in the pictures. They watch a slideshow of all the shapes found by their...
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Animal Classification
Third graders differentiate between vertebrates and invertebrates, and identify the main characteristics of mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds. They sort and categorize different types of balls, discuss the characteristics...
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Where in the World
Students explore the global grid system. In this globe instructional activity, students identify latitude and longitude lines and how these can tell the coordinates of any place. They use the Internet to find the exact coordinates for...
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Shapetown
Students identify basic geometric shapes. In this geometry lesson, students read the book Shapetown and identify the various shapes from the story. Students are given a sheet and draw part of a town using only shapes.
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Identifying Angles
After identifying angles (acute, obtuse, right) during a math or science lesson, 4th graders will use the computer to stamp pictures in the correct category using KidPix computer software.
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Personal Body Types
Students become familiar with four major body types; assess their own bodies, and complete an assignment showing which styles and design details would look best on different body types.
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An Introduction to Quadrilaterals
Learners explore different types of quadrilaterals. Students define the terminology used with quadrilaterals. They create particular quadrilaterals based on specific characteristics of the quadrilaterals using an online tool.
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"Geotown" Scrapbook
Students create a scrapbook. In this geometry lesson, students use digital cameras to take pictures of geometrical concepts. Students use the pictures to create a "Geotown" scrapbook.
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Shapes
In this shapes worksheet, learners identify shapes according to sentences that describe them. Students identify 8 shapes, but have 14 to choose from.
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Shape Detectives
Students become "shape detectives" as they identify, name, create and describe common shapes within pictures and objects found within the learning environment. Suggestions include incorporating shapes into all learning areas and daily...
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What a Shape!
Second graders culminate their study of shapes by describing the shapes using the proper mathematical descriptors.
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Shapes with Sticks
Third graders investigate three dimensional shapes. They examine a variety of shapes and the relationship between the number of faces, edges, and vertices. Students determine Euler's formula and they create a variety of three dimensional...
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Natural Figures
First graders look for geometrical shapes in nature to help them appreciate the diversity of the natural environment.
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Lines, Segments, and Rays
Fifth graders use their arm, toothpicks, and marshmallows to create lines, segments, and rays. In this lines, segments, and rays lesson plan, 5th graders learn how these appear on a plane.
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Plane Figures
Fifth graders create polygons requested by their teacher. In this polygons lesson, 5th graders watch a video and listen to a song about polygons. Then, students take turns labeling various polygons and practice making polygons.
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Review Geometry Week
Fifth graders participate in a review game of geometry topics. In this geometry lesson, 5th graders use the "Eggspert" interactive classroom game system to review the geometry skills taught that week. Students work in teams to complete...
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Polygons and Diagonals
Students practice measuring the interior angles of given regular polygons and create a formula for finding the measure of th interior angles of any polygon. They determine the relationships between the number of vertices's or sides in a...
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Shape Up!
Students investigate measurement through the use of literature through this series of lessons.
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You're a Pattern and I Know It
Students listen to Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, then identify the patterns.
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Translations, Reflections, and Rotations
High schoolers are introduced to the concepts of translation, reflection, and rotation. They practice translating, reflecting, and rotating two-dimensional objects on the coordinate plane. students use computers to learn about the three...
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DEAD MAN'S CURVE
Ninth graders, after being given a unique scenario and a task sheet on Dead Man's Curve, calculate and explain the force needed to keep a car on a curve using a set of formulas and a geometric property of circles. They utilize and create...
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Volume, Surface Area for Rectangular & Triangular Prisms
Seventh graders explore the concept of rectangular and triangular prisms. In this rectangular and triangular prism lesson, 7th graders identify various prisms as triangular or rectangular. Students discuss the various shapes of bases...
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Identify Plane Shapes and Solid Shapes
First graders explore the math concept of geometric shapes. For this plane shapes and solid shapes lesson, 1st graders examine visual examples. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.