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Clock Arithmetic and Cryptography

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students perform basic operations in modular (clock) arithmetic. Students encode and decode messages using shift and affine ciphers. Students apply their multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction skills.
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Introduction to Vector Spaces

For Students 10th - 12th
In this vector spaces worksheet, students identify the vector in a given set.  They explore addition and scalar multiplication in their vectors.  This two-page worksheet contains 13 problems.
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Crafty Fractions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study fractions. In this fractions lesson, 4th graders define fraction-related vocabulary words. Students use beads to study fractions. Students draw shapes to study fraction equivalency and brainstorm fractions they use...
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Basketball: Number Sense

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore their addition and subtraction skills. In this number sense lesson, 3rd graders analyze different scoring possibilities for a basketball game. This lesson incorporates the use a video titled "Blossom and...
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Challenge: Choose the Operation

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this choose the operation worksheet, students complete 5 word problems based on a scenario given at the top of the page. A reference web site is given for additional activities. Answers included.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the holidays by performing a song with their class.  In this Christmas activity, 4th graders recite some of their favorite Christmas songs and read the lyrics to the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."...
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Pop-A-Top Math Game

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students play pop-a-top math game to practice solving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.
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Thunderstorms

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the attraction between two different charges to investigate lightning in a thunderstorm. They complete an experiment and a worksheet.
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Jack Math Scramble

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice throwing and catching jacks to improve their hand-eye coordination. In groups, they participate in a variety of games in which they use the jacks to improve their problem solving skills. To end the lesson, they pick up...
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Five E Lesson Plans For Math

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students use the Five E method to solve problems. In this Five E lesson, students complete math lessons using the Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate technique. They use the Five E's with lessons on tessellations, magnets,...
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The Million $ Mission

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students study exponential growth. The activity is designed for students to work independently, or in groups with guidance from the teacher.
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Water - Planning for the Future

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore and examine the increases and/or decreases for water user groups: irrigation, municipal, manufacturing, steam electric power generation cooling, livestock, and mining. They utilize percentage changes during their...
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Learning Numbers

For Teachers K
Students are introduced to their numbers and practice counting by ones, fives and tens. In groups, they match numbers and words and discover what numbers come before and after a given number. They also practice writing numbers and words.
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Fitness Math

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students participate in physical fitness activities. They role a dice and perform the activity associated with the dice number. Activities include push ups, toe touches, curl ups, jump rope, jumping jacks, sit-ups, and shooting a...
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Math Club #5: Miscellaneous

For Students 6th
In this math club #5:  miscellaneous worksheet, 6th graders work in groups to solve 13 problems requiring logic and problem solving.
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Solving One Step Equations Using Algebra Tiles

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students solve equations using addition, subtraction, division and multiplication. They evaluate and simplify functions.
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Dividing By 3 and 4

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to how to divide by 3 and 4. They are told that are going to use the same procedures as they did on yesterday, except with new divisors. Students turn their attention to the Paddle Problem on page 206 of...
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Make a difference

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students figure out math equations based on the recycling of cans and gas consumption. In this recycling lesson plan, students have challenge cards that ask them challenge questions on how to save gas and what a difference recycling can...
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Order of Operations

For Students 9th
In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders use the order of operations to evaluate numerical expressions containing parenthesis and brackets.  The one page interactive worksheet contains instruction, worked examples and ten practice...
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Fraction Word Problems

For Students 5th - 8th
In this fractions learning exercise, students complete fraction word problems containing 1 digit numbers. Students complete 4 problems total.
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Musical Whole Numbers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a musical chair activity in which they practice identifying whole numbers.  In this number sense lesson, 4th graders listen to a song and must get in the order of the number they hold on an index card...
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Solve and check multi-step equations and inequalities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students participate in a instructional activity that is concerned with the solving of multiple step equations and inequalities. The use of algebra tiles translates the information well for the kinesthetic learners. Then the skills are...
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Translate between words and math

For Students 4th - 6th
In this word problems worksheet, learners practice solving word problems having to deal with money, baseball cards, candies, and more. Students solve 9 problems.
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Powers

For Students 8th - 10th
In this powers worksheet, students multiply and divide expressions containing variables and exponents. They convert numbers from scientific notation to standard notation. This two-page worksheet contains 5 multi-step problems.