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What is a Tangram?
Students identify a tangram. In this geometry lesson plan, students read Grandfather Tang's Story and retell each story using the tangrams on a flannel board. Students use tangrams to complete an included worksheet.
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Shapes Are Everywhere
Third graders use various shapes to identify polygons and understand symmetry. They explore pattern blocks noticing their similarities and differences, then share with other team members. They draw 3 polygons in their journals and...
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Giving it 100%
Students build knowledge about the number relationships between decimals and percents as it relates to converting decimals into percents. In this decimal and percent lesson, students recognize equivalent forms of fractions,...
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A Scheduling Dilemma
Students solve train-scheduling word problems using a four-step problem solving model. In this problem solving instructional activity, students work in groups to a four-step procedure about a train scheduling dilemma.
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Ship Shape
Second graders explore shapes. After reading books about shapes, 2nd graders describe the properties of various shapes. They identify shapes if they have been rotated, flipped, or slid. Students create shapes using drawings and geoboards.
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Apple Sorting
Students participate in a recalling activity with three colored felt apples. In this apple lesson, students discuss the colors of apples, sequence apples, and choice a favorite apple. Students participate in an apple tasting.
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2-D Geometry
Third graders describe and compare attributes of two-dimensional shapes. They explain geometric terms, angles and shapes. Students demonstrate each vocabulary word with their body and they mirror the body positions associated with each...
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Triangulation
Learners calculate the triangulation of a box. In this triangulation lesson plan, students participate in an activity to find the calculate and then perform triangulations. They create a box and use formulas to determine the...
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Mathematics of Fair Games
Students study about mathematicians' notion of fairness in games of chance. They work in pairs to perform three different experiments using macaroni and paper bags. They record their results on charts and discuss the fairness of the games.
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See how They Grow: Butterfly
Students view butterflies and participate in a butterfly activity to learn needed vocabulary. In this butterfly life cycle lesson, students access prior knowledge of butterflies. Students listen to a butterfly life cycle book....
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Kincaid Creatures
Students brainstorm a list of nocturnal and diurnal wild animals they see in their community and discuss how the animals would be different if they were living during the Ice Age. Using a handout, they discover how archeologists record...
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What is Coal?
Young scholars receive instruction to answer the question "What is coal?". They then participate in several puzzles and problems to explore the subject of coal. They solve addition and subtraction problems and match letters with the...
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What Is It? Tommy Tastes
Pupils complete multi-curricular to learn about senses and sensory words. In this sensory words instructional activity, students discuss the five senses and the anatomy of a tongue. Pupils complete a food tasting activity and find...
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What is it? Sally Smells!
Students explore the attributes of the human nose. In this 5 senses instructional activity, students participate in a smell guessing game prior to discussing the anatomy of the nose and creating a sense of smell book page.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Multiplying Magic Squares
The math concept of "Magic Squares" is explored here with basic terminology and examples to begin with. Once students have mastered these, the more challenging idea of how to multiply magic squares is introduced. Review materials are...
Other
Allmath.com: Magic Squares Game
Magic squares have been a fascinating topic in mathematics for centuries. They are formed by filling in all the squares with the numbers starting from one so that the sum of all rows, columns, and diagonals is the same. Instructions are...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Magic Squares 4x4
Warm up your problem solving skills to make the magic work in these magic squares by getting the correct numbers in the correct spot. You can check your solution at this one page website.
Harvey Mudd College
Mudd Math Fun Facts: Magic Squares, Indeed!
This tutorial provides a definition and examples of a "magic square" and then shows a proof and generalizations.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Magic Squares
In a Magic Square all the rows, columns and diagonals add to the same number. This number is called the Magic Constant. Learn math fundamentals visually and have fun at the same time.
SEN Teacher
Sen Teacher: Magic Wood
Generate and print out various worksheets with "magic squares", ones that are complete and ones that have blanks to be filled in by students.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Magic Squares 3x3
Use your problem solving skills to make these magic squares work correctly. The solutions are at this one page website.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Magic Squares
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Magic Squares."
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: 1, 2, 3 Magic Square
Sharpen your logic and basic addition facts skills while working on this challenge. Solution.
University of Victoria (Canada)
Amof: Amazing Mathematical Object Factory
The Amazing Mathematical Object Factory allows you to review many combinatorial objects by producing lists of mathematical objects. This game helps make discrete mathematics more accessible. Combinatorial objects are studied in discrete...