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What's the Matter with that Cup?
Fourth graders measure volume, circumference, and height of fast food cups, find which one has the greatest volume, and compare/contrast those measurements to discover any correlations between them.
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The Joy of Giving
Children identify wants and needs, bake and sell cookies to raise money, and then go to the mall to purchase gifts for Christmas stockings that are donated to the Salvation Army. They then perform Graphing activities to help children...
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Are We There Yet?
Students continue to study rhyming words. They use words and illustrations to help develop their vocabulary.
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Budgeting-It Is For Everyone
Students complete a simulation designed to show them the importance of budgeting and avoiding living paycheck to paycheck.
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Bubbles Everywhere!
Eighth graders use concrete and graphic models to derive formulas for finding perimeter, area, surface area, circumference, and volume of two- and three-dimensional shapes. This lesson is a fun way to practice measurement and circle and...
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Choosing a Summer Job
What did you do over your summer vacation. Young wage earners must compare summer job options, and determine when each job earn the same amount and what that amount be. This be done by creating, graphing, and solving systems of...
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Balancing a Budget
Students calculate living expenses for a non-traditional career choice. They examine interest, balancing a checkbook, and financing cars and homes.
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Using Active Learning to Reinforce Mathematics
Students predict, then measure how far a bug can travel on a "course" over a specified amount of time, then construct graphs based on the data they acquire.
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Free Standing Structure
Pupils demonstrate basic construction skills by building a free standing structure, using predetermined materials. They compute cost of structure by using multiplication skills or calculator.
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Angles and Arcs
Students discuss the sum of central angles and use string to create them on circles. They find the measure and length of both minor and major arcs.
Students give examples of concentric, similar, and congruent circles and congruent arcs.
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The Shadow Knows - Measuring A Telephone Pole
Third graders attempt to determine the height of a telephone pole or tree without climbing to the top.
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Promote Precalculus
Use projects, real-world activities, and games to bring precalculus to life for students.
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Estimation and Pattern Discovery
Pupils collect sunflower heads from their community garden. They estimate its seed count using different strategies. They graph their estimations on a graph and use calculators to find the actual total.
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Pilots, Drivers, and Captains
Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus, then change the words for a boat.
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PayCheck Advance Loans
High schoolers discuss the role of a paycheck advance loan company. Using data given to them, they calculate interest rates on the amount of advance they receive and identify the penalties of not repaying the loan on time. They record...
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Mathematics: Budgeting
Students develop a month long budget. They use problem solving skills to adjust their budgets for unforeseen expenses. They use checks to pay mock bills.
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Reno's Dilemma
Students explain proportions as it relates to principle and interest. They use proportions to explain relationships and analyze relationships by identifying patterns.
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The Shadow Knows - Measuring Other Students
Eighth graders measure height and shadow length of other students on a sunny day and develop a ratio. They apply the ratio to other students and objects using shadows to determine height.
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Raising the Bar While Hogging the Ham (Radio That Is)
Young scholars create a bar graph that communicates an amount without the need to know the exact data, determine what scale to use to best represent the data and use their bar graph to persuade others.
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Equivalency-Saying the Same Thing
Fifth graders use a scientific calculator to practice finding equivalencies They discuss the possible uses for the scientific calculator. They experiment with other basic functions using the calculator.
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Teaching the Toki Kaku Dako
Learners complete various readings and decorating, constructing, and flying a kite. They analyze how the parts of a system to together. Students comprehend the concept of area.
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Fractions Made Visible
Young scholars practice using fractions "on the job." They explain the importance of fractions.
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Basic Operations with Decimals
Twelfth graders practice skills adding and dividing decimals. They examine the help wanted ads and compute the hourly and weekly wages. They discuss the real life value of understanding the importance of decimals.