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Car Maze competition

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils use graphs to calibrate an RCX car. They must then program the car to traverse a maze using their calibrations
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Tomb Explorer/Temple Explorer

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders build an explorer vehicle which they program through an obstacle course to enter the tomb or temple to discover artifacts.
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The Home Stretch

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read the novel Stone Fox by John Reynold Gardiner. Using Lego RCX units, students build and program sleds to re-enact the "home stretch" of the National Dog Sled Race.
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Let the North Star Tell You Where You Are

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars create an astrolabe and locate the North Star in the night sky. They determine the latitude of the North Star, and calculate an average latitude based on class results.
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HOW BIG IS A BLUE?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students compare the lengths of whales using different lengths of rope. They illustrate one whale in life-size proportion.
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The Gingerbread Man

For Teachers 1st
In this unit students use the traditional tale of the gingerbread man as a context for ordering and comparing lengths. They compare the length of two objects directly, order three or more objects by length and select objects that are...
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Area of irregular Polygons: Historical Motivator - Lewis and Clark Adventure

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders find the area of irregular polygons. In this lesson on calculating area, 7th graders use the adventures of Lewis and Clark as motivation to learn how to calculate the area of irregular polygons.
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This Building is Tall

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars calculate the perimeter of shapes. In this geometry lesson, students relate properties of polygons to the real world. They find length, midpoint and slope.
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Quiz: Astronomy

For Teachers 3rd
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on various aspects of astronomy. Students will respond to ten questions all pertaining to stars, constellations, planets, and our solar system.
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Christmas Presents

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a graph of their Christmas gifts. They develop categories, compute fractional and decimal parts for each category, identify the number of degrees to represent each fractional part, and create a circle graph to...
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Algebra 2/Trigonometry Regents Exam

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students review for the Regents Exam. In this math lesson, students review core concept for the Regents exam by working a variety of problems. A printable worksheet is provided.
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Wings and Othe Things

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students work in groups that are engaged in different activities at different times. They watch the video "Madagascar" and collect data pertaining to the Fish Eagle's arm spam. They work together to perform mathematical computations...
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Simply Similar at Sea: Simple Triangles

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders answer a variety of problems based on similar triangle and learn about the rule of thumb. They will test the rule of thumb by estimating the distance to an object in the classroom.
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Parallax

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how astronomers used the diameter of the Earth's orbit around the Sun as a baseline for estimating the distance of some stars, and the meaning of "Parsec" and "light year."
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Time Flies When Math Is Fun

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders pracdtice telling time with a demonstration clock.
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Rice (Gohan) Observations

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate rice or gohan as it's called in Japan in a couple of experiments. They tally the results.
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A thousand seconds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use seconds, minutes, and hours. They then discuss the size of a thousand. After that they read time in digital or analogue form.