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Flying with Pythagoras
A lengthy narrative about Pythagoras and his students precedes an activity in which your young mathematicians practice using the Pythagorean theorem to solve three problems about flight and distance. Answers are provided.
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Word Problems Homework
In this word problem worksheet, students will complete 4 multi-step word problems. The word problems involve critical thinking skills and various problem solving methods.
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Tools for Integrating Math and Engineering: Weighin' In
Young scholars 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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Math and Architecture Lesson
Students examine relationship between architecture and math, explore importance of inventions to humanity and relate math and architecture to their school and home by creating graphs, tables, and presentations showing development of...
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Math, Music and Architecture: Kindergarten Geometry and Aesthetics in Music and Architecture
Learners identify and name different geometrical shapes. In this math lesson, students distinguish odd from even numbers. They describe the properties of 2 and 3 dimensional objects.
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Leadership Program in Discrete Mathematics
Students, using Pascal's triangle, find the number of items given each day in the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas."
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Science is a Wonderland
Students use the scientific method to study Animalia and Plantae Kingdoms. In this science inquiry lesson plan, students watch a PowerPoint about science process skills. Students complete the National Geographic bottled Eggs-periment or...
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Transportation Math
Sixth graders solve transportation themed word problems. In this word problem lesson, 6th graders solve transportation themed word problems using critical thinking skills.
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It Counts
Students explore one to one number correspondence. In this early math instructional activity, students make observations about and classify plants in order to gain an understanding of using numbers to describe their world.
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Balance Benders - Algebraic Reasoning
In this algebraic reasoning worksheet, high schoolers solve 4 multiple choice and true/false problems. Students determine which statements about equality are true. High schoolers find the appropriate representation of a given symbol in...
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Keeping Track of Time
Pupils explore various methods for keeping track of time. In this time lesson students discuss and chart ways to keep track of time. Pupils investigate the need and importance for keeping track of time.
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Pass the Hat
In this number sense worksheet, students analyze information pertaining to the guesses 12 children made about the mystery number. Students write A under each guess that came after the number 558; students write B under the guesses that...
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Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Students investigate the patterns of different data sets of numbers. They use critical thinking skills in order to find the missing numbers in any given set. This lesson plan helps to develop the skill of number sense.
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Delayed Gratification
Word problems are great for engaging critical thinking skills, and word problems involving money increase a child's financial literacy. Boost your critical and financial thinkers with a multi-step word problem involving money and problem...
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Spring Fling Carnival
Think critically — and linearly by applying linear equations to solve real-world problems. Young mathematicians write equations to model the profit on popcorn and cotton candy at a carnival and solve problems using these equations.
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Hazards: Kindergarten Lesson Plans and Activities
The last unit in the series allows kindergarteners to see the dangers and hazards associated with each of the natural disasters learned so far in the series—earthquakes and volcanoes. They listen to sounds associated with the...
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House and Holmes: A Guide to Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
Test your pupils' reasoning skills with several activities and a quick mystery to solve. Learners watch and analyze a few video clips that demonstrate reasoning in action, practice deduction with an interactive and collaborative...
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What's the Big Idea? Exercise 2
In this online interactive categorization learning exercise, students examine 12 groups of 4 words each. Students identify a title for each set of words.
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Problem Solving: Write an Expression
When practicing problem-solving skills students have to hone their critical thinking. In this activity on problem solving, 5th graders have to determine which operation and what strategy to use when answering the word problem. This...
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Algebra Project
What would your dream house look like? A cottage? A medieval castle? High schoolers enrolled in Algebra design the perfect house while using slopes to write equations for various aspects of the project.
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Try This! Calculus Teaching Tips
It's important to spice up your lessons. An online article discusses teaching strategies for AP® Calculus. In-class activities include matching games, placemats, multiple choice questions, scripted discussion, involuntary discussion,...
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Help Young Mathematicians Write Their Way to Math Success
Clear and concise writing should be an integral part of learning mathematics.
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Great Lakes Homepage for Kids
Here are some outstanding lessons on the geology and history of the Great Lakes. These lessons are divided into Grade 4 -6, and Grade 7 - 8 activities. The activities all use the background information, maps, graphs, data, and Great...
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Take a Chance on Probability
Connect ratios, probability, and combination outcomes with a challenging activity idea. It guides your learners through probability of an event as fractions or ratios, on a number line, and with correct vocabulary. The class will be...