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Create a Math Road Trip

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars create a Road Trip. They work in small groups. Students are given a road map for each group. They plan a road trip between two cities on opposite edges of the map, estimating a reasonable distance to travel each day. Young...
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Mapping with a Compass: A Simulated Survey

For Teachers 4th
Students use compasses and grids to map the locations of artifacts found in a simulated dig site. In groups, they role-play as future archeologists excavating a school site. Groups begin at their assigned datum and site the artifacts...
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It's All in the Pattern

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is a fantastic, nine-page, multi-session lesson plan on the Zia Sun Symbol (found on the New Mexico state flag), and the seasons of the Earth. Everything you need to implement the lesson is here, and the many engaging activities are...
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The Shapes of Our World

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners utilize shapes and spatial relationships in a practical context by creating maps and writing a critical essay.
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Displaying the Data

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students gather facts about their parent's families through the completion of parent interview forms. Using tally marks, the data gathered is counted, transferred to graphs and used to create family timelines.
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Where In the World Are We?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read postcards and find their locations on maps. They use the pictures and text on the postcards to write about imaginary vacations. They compute the mileage and compare it to TripMaker data.
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Hemlock Trees and the Pesky Pest, The Woolly Adelgid

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students review Excel and how to create graphs with this program. They create two graphs in Excel, one showing the average number of woolly adelgid egg sacks on the outer 15 cm of hemlock branch at sites sorted by latitude, then one...
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Compass Crusaders

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners discover how to use a compass and how to use that knowledge in the field while applying orienteering and mathematical skills.
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The Royal Cubit

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore the history of measurement in ancient Egypt. For this math lesson, students discuss the development of a standardized measurement system. Students measure using various units and discuss the results and the need for a...
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Travels Of A Florida Migrant Child

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss the story Amelia's Road by Vickie Leigh Krudwig in this cross-curricular Math lesson plan for the middle-level classroom. Elements of the social sciences are addressed. Cooperative learning groups are suggested...
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Gridding a 2 x 2 Meter Unit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the internet to examine what happens at an archeological dig site. In groups, they practice measuring a 2x2 meter square unit and gridding it out as an archeologist would do. They review the possible solutions at the end of...
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Around The World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students search the Internet through a sequence of steps to reach the country of their nationality. They research and collect information about their country.

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