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The Global Grid System-World Map Activity
Students demonstrate how to use the global grid system. In this map skills activity, students use a world map to locate various locations. Students identify locations based on the global grid system. Students complete a worksheet as an...
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Making Pictures from Smaller Shapes
Students investigate shapes. For this dimension and orientation of shapes lesson, students identify and color shapes, use shape stamps to form animals, glue shapes together to make other objects and describe how shapes are used.
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Problem Solving with Fractions
Solve story problems using fractions or decimals. Then, determine the reasonableness of answers using estimation.The detailed lesson includes essential questions, vocabulary, a materials list, and links to related units.
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Solving Systems of Equations
Learners explore the concept of solving systems of equations with two equations and two unknowns. In this solving systems of equations lesson, they work through problems of solving systems by substitution, elimination, and graphing....
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Pirate Map
Students write directions explaining how to get from one location to another by using a map of their town and use simple maps to identify and locate places.
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Worksheet 24 - Derivative
For this derivative worksheet, students identify second derivatives and find the directional derivative of a function. They also list the extremes and saddle points of a function. This one-page worksheet contains seven multi-step problems.
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Worksheet 14
In this math worksheet, pupils analyze a path around a circle. The interval is defined. Students sketch a graph of a given parametric curve. Five application problems give pupils practice using these concepts in real life situations.
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The Exercise Fields
Horses need exercise, too. Scholars create linear equations to model the perimeter of exercise fields for horses. They finish by solving their equations for the length and width of the fields.
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Using the Coordinate Plane in Problem Solving
Fifth graders practice solving problems. In this fraction and decimal lesson plan, 5th graders recognize the relationship between fraction and decimals. Students estimate problem results and write expressions to use for problem solving.
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Reflections
Tenth graders perform reflections on different geometric shapes. In this geometry worksheet,students define the concept of geometric reflections and find the coordinates of the reflection on a coordinate grid.
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Compass Rose
Students describe the movement of the Earth as it relates to the sun. They construct a permanent compass rose and use it to find directions.
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Coordinating Coordinates
Third graders explore coordinate pairs and coordinate grids. They use a grid on which each letter of the alphabet is assigned a coordinate pair, 3rd graders decipher a coded message. Pupils compare coordinate pairs on a coordinate grid...
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NUMB3RS Activity: Regular Ploygon Centroids
Students investigate geo-profiling. In this secondary mathematics instructional activity, students use geo-profiling to determine the most probable location of a criminal. Students find the centroid of a polygon where the vertices...
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Quilt Squared
Students study West Virginia quilts. For this mathematics lesson, students use symmetry, geometric shapes, and patterns to create their own quilt square.
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Measuring the Earth (Eratoshenes' method)
Sixth graders engage in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, and connecting to represent and solve problems, using geometric models.
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Religion and Politics: The Battle Over the Judiciary
Students analyze the relationship between religion an politics. In this Supreme Court lesson, students examine the results of the 2004 presidential election and explore how the results impacted George W. Bush and his Supreme Court...
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Walking Down Main Street: The Changing Times of a Railroad Town
Students explore the historic district via a scavenger hunt. In this community history instructional activity, students complete a scavenger hunt using historic postcards and clues as guides. Students create a timeline demonstrating...
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Indirect Measurement with Similar Triangles
Students use similar triangles to find missing heights. In this using similar triangles to find missing heights instructional activity, students use proportions to find the heights of missing side lengths. Students find the height of...
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Special Triangles and Circles
Students investigate special triangles and circles. In this geometry instructional activity, students construct a perpendicular bisector and discuss angles of a triangle. They find the angle bisectors, vetex and the types of circle...
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A Fraction of the Possibilities
Learners review the conversion of fractions to decimals, develop strategies to compare fractions perform complex calculations using ratio techniques similar to the construction of fractions.
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Faith-Based Initiatives: Separation of Church and State
Students examine the role of religion in everyday life. In this religion and ethics lesson plan, students investigate the use of government funds to support faith-based initiatives. The lesson plan calls for students to conduct research,...
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Faith-Based Initiatives
Young scholars consider the effectiveness of faith-based initiatives. In this religion and ethics lesson, students research issues relative to the separation of church and state. Young scholars investigate the Bush faith-based initiative...
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Making Tangram Pieces by Folding Paper
Third graders follow directions to make a set of tangram pieces. After reading a story, they compare and contrast the differences between two-dimensional shapes. To end the instructional activity, they use the tangram pieces to create...
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Altitudes and Orthocenters: Making Connections to the Nine-Point Circle
Students practice various equations for constructing nine-point circles for triangles.