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The Official Quilt of Alabama- The Pine Burr Quilt

For Students 8th - 10th
In this quilting worksheet, students follow the directions to re-create the official quilt of Alabama, The Pine Burr Quilt. They use geometric shapes and stitching directions to make quilt squares.
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Imaginary Numbers? What Do You Mean Imaginary?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Don't worry, this resource actually exists. Scholars learn about imaginary numbers and work on problems simplifying square roots of negative numbers. As an extension, they research the history of imaginary numbers.
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A Tough Nut to Crack

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore agriculture by examining world geography. In this pecan cultivation lesson, 6th graders identify the history of the famous nut and the impact it has on the U.S. economy, diet and human body. Students define...
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What You Know About the Bermuda Triangle?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Get lost in the classifications. Using the backdrop of the Bermuda Triangle, pupils classify it by angle and side measures. They also learn information about the triangle and its history.
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A Tough Nut to Crack

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Children, based on a set of criteria, evaluate the quality of pecans. They research recorded history of pecan trees as well as how their seeds moved across western Missouri into southeastern Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico. In...
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Three-Digit Addition

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students work with hundreds place value, create and manipulate three-digit addition problems, and add three-digit numbers.
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Attitude Determines Altitude

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
A fabulous lesson which combines mathematics with space science. Middle schoolers work in cooperative groups in order to research early astronauts and their accomplishments. They look at a variety of rocket and space shuttle designs, and...
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Relief !

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast living standards of the Great Depression era with those of today. They discuss the nutrition and health of the assisted during the Great Depression.
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Battle to the Death: Adding Integers

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Young scholars explore the concept of adding integers.  In this adding integers lesson, pupils simulate the battle of the 300 spartans at Thermopylae.  Young scholars use colored game pieces to represent positive and negative...
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Georgia

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Georgia reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.
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Alex: Operation to Exploration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners will use solve mathematical expressions using the order of operations to find artifacts of American History. Students will complete order of operation problems, which will help them explore and solve the route to their final...
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Alex: Equations Gone Crazy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this instructional activity, students will work with one-step and two-step equations. They will create and solve both types of equations. Students will also research ancient number systems and write, solve and check their equations...
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Alex: Slide Into the Past

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will be introduced to the slide rule through A brief history on its use. They will practice simple calculations (multiplying and finding values of trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions) using a virtual slide rule.
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Alex: Tan Ii

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
The Chinese character mark for Tan II (pronounced she-tow-bah) is the second of two lessons to introduce first grade students to geometry using tangrams. This lesson incorporates history, math, and language arts. In this lesson students...
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Alex: "Tan"

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
The Chinese character mark formerly known as "Tan" is the first of two lessons to introduce first grade young scholars to geometry using tangrams. This lesson incorporates history, math, and language arts. In this lesson students will be...
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Alex: Battle to the Death: Adding Integers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The goal of this lesson is for students to use manipulatives to add integers, creating concepts rather than memorizing rules. This lesson will be related to the 300 Spartans who battled the invading Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae,...