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FILLING EMPTY POCKETS: BORROWING, LOANS AND CREDIT.
Learners learn that maintaining financial security takes a good math understanding. In this lesson, students apply mathematical formulas to make important financial decisions like getting the right loan to buy a house, decide which...
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Bug Sweep
Young scholars observe and categorize insects. In this insects science lesson, students create a bug catcher out of a coat hanger and plastic bag, then collect bugs from the schoolyard. Young scholars count and categorize the insects...
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Common and Science Names
First graders investigate how dinosaurs are named. They listen to the book "The Littlest Dinosaurs," discuss Greek and Latin words and word parts, identify the word parts and meanings of Triceratops, and create a drawing of a dinosaur...
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Shapes at Work
Students use their classroom to look for various types of shapes. In their science journals, they record the shapes they find and identify those that can be used to solve problems or build structures. They share and post their sketches...
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The Mitten
Explore the Ukraine through a reading of The Mitten. Readers will determine the sequence of events, cause and effect, make predictions, and find the main idea of the story. They also use math skills to make charts and graphs. Finally,...
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If You Can’t Stand the Heat
Students design and build their own solar cooker. In this math lesson, students determine the relationship between the angles of the sun, reflection and cooking time of the solar cooker. They test their project, collect data and analyze...
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Geometric Transformations with Matrices
In this math worksheet, learners find the values associated with the geometric transformations. They read the instruction sheet for completing matrices with translations, rotations, reflections, and scaling by adding and multiplying...
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Some Explorations With Even And Odd Functions
In this math worksheet, students explain relationships that define even functions. They give the reason that given functions are even functions. Students describe even and odd functions.
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Connections Involving Linear And Quadratic Functions
In this math worksheet, students determine the range of the function. Then they graph the functions while finding the coordinates on the plane.
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The Palindrome Order of a Number
In this math worksheet, students list the three-digit order one palindromes. They find as many 4-digit palindromes as they are capable of. Students analyze the first order palindromes. They find as many third order palindromes as they...
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Connecting Area Formulas Produces a Beautiful Formula
In this math worksheet, students find the area of the triangle using the formula of 1/2 bh. Then they find the area using an alternative method.
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Quickies
In this math problem solving worksheet, students answer 5 problems in 10 minutes. The problems include a variety of questions that could be solved by students who have had geometry and algebra.
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Pascal's Triangle
In this math worksheet, young scholars read the discussion about the importance of games. They create a game as directed. They also read the rules for the Pascal Triangle.
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Recursion on a Calculator
In this math worksheet, students investigate repeated values on the calculator. They also read the explanation of the golden triangle and its proof.
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Triangular Numbers Are Everywhere !
In this math worksheet, students observe that the triangular numbers are associated with the sums of consecutive natural numbers beginning with 1.
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Transformations And Animations in Polar Graphing
In this math worksheet, they investigate the polar graph of: r = a + b sin (t), for various values of a and b. This is called a limacon and is applied to the definition of a transformation.
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Connections Involving Geometry And Inequalities
In this math worksheet, students investigate inequalities using problems like: If x and y are randomly determined so that 1 < x < 3 and 4 < y < 7, then what is the probability that | x – y |< 4?
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Calculator Curiosities: Order of Operations, Domain, And Inverse Functions
In this math worksheet, students investigate the concepts of order of operations, domains, and inverse functions while using a calculator.
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Exercising With the Mathematical Induction Principle
In this math worksheet, students apply the Mathematical Induction Principle. Then they find patterns for the sums. They also read the subsequent proofs for the Induction Principle.
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Pape's Theorems
In this math worksheet, students find the length of the side of a regular hexagon whose area is numerically equal to its perimeter.
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Analyzing and Interpreting Statistics
Use measures of variance to compare and analyze data sets. Pupils match histograms of data sets to their respective statistical measures. They then use calculated statistics to further analyze groups of data and use the results to make...
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Independent and Dependent Variables
Investigate the relationship between independent and dependent variables. Individuals begin by identifying independent and dependent variables from different problem situations. Then, using specific guidelines, they create posters...
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It Counts
Students explore one to one number correspondence. In this early math activity, students make observations about and classify plants in order to gain an understanding of using numbers to describe their world.
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Do What You Water: Natural Inquirer
Students investigate water resources on Earth by reading a science magazine. In this natural resources lesson, students read an article in the Natural Inquirer dealing with the scarcity of fresh water. Students complete a survey...