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Earth on the Earth

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders plot points on a graph and transfer those coordinates onto a large scale model resulting in an outline of the Western Hemisphere. They identify the major geographical landforms of the Western Hemisphere.
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"If You Hopped Like a Frog" by David M. Schwartz

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners search for and generalize an algebraic pattern. They make and analyze a coordinate graph.
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Building Staircases: Understanding Slope

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize the importance of slope. They use blocks to model the slope of a line and calculate the slope of a line on a coordinate grid. Afterward, they describe objects they encounter in their everyday lives that have slopes.
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Marine Life: Anatomy of a Humpback

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders prepare for a trip to view marine life. In this science lesson plan, 3rd graders assemble a picture of a Humpback whale on a grid.
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The Treasure Map

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders problem solve using drawings and map interpretations. They preview graphs and Cartesian geometry. They follow directions on a map using a grid and compass references while simulating they are reading a pirate map.
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Inequality Shading Investigation

For Students 9th - 10th
In this inequality instructional activity, students graph the inequality of a line. They list ten integer coordinates that lie on the grid. Students explore their findings and answer thought questions. They shade the graph to indicate...
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How are we Related?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students differentiate functions based on their domain and range. In this algebra lesson, students define function, domain, range and relation. They analyze graphs and coordinate pairs for input and output values making up a function.
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Robot Ramps

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students write the slope of a linear equation. In this algebra lesson, students follow a robot along a coordinate plane and create an equation to represent the ramp created. They identify the points the ramp passes through.
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Algebraic Solution of a Quadratic, Linear System

For Students 8th - 10th
In this algebra instructional activity, students solve systems of equations using linear and quadratics. They graph their solutions on a coordinate plane. There are 5 questions with an answer key.
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Parabolas

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students find equations of parabolas in real world scenarios.  In this finding equations of parabolas in real world scenarios instructional activity, students find the equations of parabolas of US landmarks.  Students put a...
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Working with Rates of Change

For Students 8th - 12th
In this calculus worksheet, students problem solve 8 word problems involving rates of change in association with high school students. Students work out each problem and give a short explanation of each answer.
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Why Does SSS Work?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
While it may seem incredibly obvious to the geometry student that congruent sides make congruent triangles, the proving of this by definition actually takes a bit of work. This exercise steps the class through this kind of proof by...
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Similar Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Proving triangles are similar is often an exercise in applying one of the many theorems young geometers memorize, like the AA similarity criteria. But proving that the criteria themselves are valid from basic principles is a great...
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X Marks the Spot

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use games and puzzles to explore co-ordinate systems and their uses. Students are given the opportunity to invent their own systems by locating counters on a sheet of paper and by finding the dead center of a set of objects.
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Estimation, Sampling, and Beyond

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine an ISS EarthKAM image of farm land in Texas and New Mexico. They select sample region of image and count the number of fields in that region. They estimate how many fields are in the entire region.
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Finding Area and Perimeter of Rectangles and Squares Given Vertices

For Students 8th - 10th
In this area and perimeter worksheet, students find area and perimeter of rectangle and squares given the coordinates of the vertices.  Grids are provided for these six problems.
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Math Games

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students play games as they review math concepts on grids. In this algebra lesson, students review quadrants and other parts of a coordinate system as they play a game. They must finish a word problem by making their final answer forty.
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Tetrominoes and Translations

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners explore geometry by participating in a pattern identification activity. In this tetrominoes lesson, students define the characteristics of congruent and symmetrical shapes. Learners practice translating shapes across quadrants...
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Finding Important Community Sites

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils locate community sites on a city map using the map legend and grid system.
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Rescue!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore movement and position concepts. They follow directions using left , right, up, down, North, South, East and West. Students draw and follow a path on a grid to show a route followed. They label and follow legends...
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Excavating the Past

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students discover how palaeontologists conduct a dig for fossils and how they interpret the age of the fossils. In small groups, they prepare a "dig site" consisting of bones, rocks and soil layered in a cardboard box. They switch boxes...
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Cutting Cordwood

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine a story problem in which two men are earning money by cutting cords of wood. They use data from graphs to use on a grid. They practice writing algebraic equations as well.
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Graph Functions: Practice

For Students 6th - 7th
In this graph functions worksheet, students complete several activities to help them graph functions. Students use the table and the graph to complete the questions. Students also answer two test prep questions.
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SAT Prep

For Students 11th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics learning exercise, students are provided with questions that are designed to provide SAT test preparation. The one page interactive learning exercise contains ten questions. Answers are not provided. 

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