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Calculations Aren't Enough!

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Unlike mathematics, statistics comes with a context. The author reminds teachers that data analysis involves using the context to make sense of the numbers. The article stresses good communication skills by highlighting the scoring...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2009 AP® Calculus AB Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th
What was one of the big takeaways from 2009? By reviewing the released AP® Calculus free-response questions, pupils and teachers realize that performing mathematics is not all there is to doing well on the exam. Several items require...
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Handling Data: Probability, Tree Diagrams

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Clean, but captivating, two online simulations demonstrate probability for middle schoolers. They can choose the number of coins and tosses and watch as the results pile up. They can choose from a variety of spinner types and the number...
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Curated OER

Styles Of Seminole Clothing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in demonstrations from guest speakers, community members and teacher-lead discussions, tell differences and similarities between contemporary and traditional styles of Seminole clothing, explain the different designs...
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Curated OER

Define Geometry Terms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The Common Core is intended to help all children meet high academic standards. Here is a Common Core designed lesson that is intended for learners with communication or language difficulties. The lesson is written in a narrative style...
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Lotto or Life: What Are the Chances?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Though the website does not seem to have the mentioned video, a reding and lottery style games simulate the chances of finding intelligent life somewhere other than Earth. Without the video, this lesson plan is short, but it can be a...
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Function Lesson Plan -- Asking for Repetition

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars with disabilities are tested in the use of language and taught the skill of asking for repetition in order to gain clarification and thus improve comprehension. They are assessed according to the practice of asking with...
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Today is Monday - Calendar Math

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice memorizing the seven days of the week and keeping them in order.  In this calendar lesson, students read aloud the book Today is Monday by Eric Carle, and create their own calendar style book using educational software....
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Mathematical Reasoning

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders solve mathematical mysteries associated with a real life situation.  In this ninth grade mathematics instructional activity, 9th graders choose a scenario from Real Life Math Mysteries by Mary Ford Washington and solve one...
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The Stock Exchange Phase III

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use information from the stock exchange, to create a multimedia presentation and present it to the class. This lesson plan teaches communication and technology skills.
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Curated OER

Perfumania

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify various geometric shapes. Apply the given formulas to determine the volume of these shapes. Design their own container to conform to specifications provided. Use their knowledge of volume formulas and shapes to compute...
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Curated OER

Cover Up: Tools for Integrating Math and Engineering

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Blend art, adolescent snacking habits, and math to create new cereal boxes. Secondary learners review scale drawings. They use this information to construct cereal boxes to scale and will compare their creation to the original product to...
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Data

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students collect data from an experiment they perform. In this data lesson plan, students use multiple representations to solve practical problems; describe advantages and disadvantages of the use of each representation. Then, they...
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Curated OER

What's Shaking? Three-Lesson Unit

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Your young architects use the Internet to research tall structures or sky scrapers to help in the design of their scale drawings. This is lesson one of three in which learners design, build, and test model skyscrapers for seismic safety....
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Curated OER

Aloha Symmetry

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners create handcrafted paper Hawaiian quilt squares. They do this to show the concept of symmetry across two lines of reflection.
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Tools for Integrating Math and Engineering: Weighin' In

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students collect and analyze data on a fictional cereal company's products. In this measurement lesson, students collect data from cereal boxes (weight, volume, surface area, etc.) to determine if the boxes labels correctly inform...
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Developing Effective Instructional Plans and Assessments in Mathematics

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students in a teacher education program develop a technology based lesson plan. After the lesson is created, they develop their own performance assessment. They identify the characteristics of good assessment instruments and model best...
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Making Math Meaningful in March Madness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the statistics of March Madness, the college basketball tournament. They watch videotaped basketball games to collect data for further analysis using Word and Excel. They analyze the data in a variety of activities...
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Redesigning the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners redesign the classroom space. In this geometry lesson, students part take in making classroom rules and assigning value to the space in the classroom. They investigate measuring and problem solving in this lesson.
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Pictorial Portfolio

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop a pictorial portfolio of important assignments, projects and activities through their high school years. They use a camera and decide what makes a good photograph. Students organize their photographs into a portfolio...

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