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Count Them Up
Pupils calculate area using the geoboard application on their calculators. They use a TI-73 calculator to find the areas of the shapes provided in the accompanying worksheet. Screen shots and instructions for creating shapes in the...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Do I Have to Mow the Whole Thing?
In this mowing worksheet, learners find the area of given rectangles. They determine the combinations of lengths and widths that generate a given area. Learners graph given points. This two page worksheet contains sixteen multi-step...
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Peter's Second String
Fifth graders determine the maximum area and range of areas of a rectangle with a given perimeter. They discuss a word problem involving perimeter and area as a class, investigate the word problem using a piece of string, and in small...
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Extra Review
In this quadratic formula worksheet, students solve and complete 22 different types of problems. First, they solve each equation by completing the square and applying the quadratic formula. Then, students graph each function provided and...
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Math in Science-The Pressure is On
For this pressure worksheet, students find the pressure of objects using the equation for pressure. They find the pressure of air in the atmosphere and the pressure of water in the ocean at different depths.
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Attributes & Nets of a Cube
Third graders engage in a lesson that focuses on the attributes and forming of a cube. They construct a cube using different combinations while comparing a square with only two-dimensions. Students fold paper while following the...
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Living Room Redecoration
Fourth graders use math in a living room redecoration lesson. In this geometry lesson, 4th graders get the dimensions of a living room and need to find the amount and cost of paint and flooring. They read different scenarios and decide...
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Geometry- Hands and Feet
Students identify units of measurement. In this measurement instructional activity, students predict the length and width of their hands and feet. Students discuss their findings and if their predictions were correct.
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AP Calculus Practice Exam BC Version: Part B
In this calculus instructional activity, students solve 17 multiple choice problems. Students find limits, summations, and derivatives of functions. Students find the area of an enclosed region between two curves.
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Lesson 10-6: Using the Quadratic Formula
In this quadratic formula worksheet, students solve 5 quadratic problems. Students use the quadratic formula to find maximums, minimums, roots, and y-intercepts.
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Around We Go!
Students make accurate measurements and calculations of measuring the area an perimeter of a section of the floor accordingly. They use appropriate measurement and calculation strategies to write a complete a clear explanation for how...
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Shapes and Introduction to Geometry
Students make a quilt. In this geometry instructional activity, students discuss patchwork quilts and learn some different geometric shapes and patterns that are commonly used. Students explore designs with triangles and squares and then...
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Blakesley Hall Maths Activities
In this math learning exercise, students record measurements of the Tudor House that they will visit. The learning exercise includes drawings of the Tudor House, and students write their actual measurements on the drawing. They find the...
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Geometric Shapes
In this geometry and shapes worksheet, 5th graders practice calculating the shaded area of 2 objects. Students count the squares on 2 grids to find the volume of each object in cube units.
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Area and Perimeter
In this area and perimeter worksheet, students complete a set of 6 problems, finding area of rectangles and area and perimeter of squares.
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Square Pegs in Round Holes
Sixth graders problem solve the square peg in the round whole problem by applying knowledge of the formulas for the areas of the circle and the square. They decide on a problem solving strategy based on logical reasoning.
Curated OER
Squares Have Roots?
Students define a square and connect this information to a square root. In this square root lesson, students make a chart listing square numbers and their roots.
California Education Partners
Tile Mural
Paste this resource into your lesson plans like you'd paste a tile onto a mural. Given a diagram of a tile mural with rectilinear figures, future artists determine the perimeters and areas of the figures. They must then develop their own...
Virginia Department of Education
Pythagorean Theorem
Investigate the meaning of the Pythagorean Theorem through modeling. After comparing the area of the square of each side, individuals cut triangles and squares to facilitate the comparison.
Concord Consortium
Maximum Volumes
It's great to have a large swimming pool. An interesting performance task asks learners to optimize the volume of pools for a given surface area. They consider four different shapes for pools and find the maximum volume for each pool.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Unit 7 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 2)
Reinforce math vocabulary instruction with a set of flash cards. Fifty-six cards offer either a bold-face word or a picture representation equipped with descriptive labels. Terms include centimeters, gallons, square units, and more!...
101 Questions
Apple Mothership
Explore Apple's spaceship office building. Built in the shape of a circle, the office building offers a unique floor plan challenge. Young scholars use the dimensions of the building to estimate the square footage for each employee.
PBS
Accessible Shapes
All the 2-D and 3-D measurement work you need is in one location. Divided into three sections, the geometry lesson plans consist of visualization of three dimensions, classifying geometric figures, and finding surface area and volume....
EngageNY
Solving Basic One-Variable Quadratic Equations
Help pupils to determine whether using square roots is the method of choice when solving quadratic equations by presenting a lesson that begins with a dropped object example and asks for a solution. This introduction to solving by...