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Place Value
Fifth graders explore number meanings and their relationship. Using place value clues and base-ten blocks, 5th graders build a models of numbers and determine their value. To reinforce number relationship, students participate in a...
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A Measuring Adventure
Students practice measuring items. For this measurement lesson, students read the book Measuring Penny and create their own system of measurement. Students measure various items in the classroom, using their creative measurement system.
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Money & Work
Twelfth graders explain basic information concerning financial investments. They identify consumer rights and responsibilities and effective practices for purchasing consumer goods, services, housing and insurance. They list steps in...
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Statistical Analysis
In this statistics learning exercise, students analyze the data provided in order to determine the null hypothesis, an alternate hypothesis, and the significant difference between the groups. The one page learning exercise contains...
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Balloonautics
Learners are introduced to basic aerodynamics through a discussion of thrust and drag and a hands-on activity. They examine the forces of thrust, drag, air pressure, aerodynamic shapes and Newton's Third Law Of Motion.
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Probability and Sports
Students research topics on the internet where probability is relevant. Students study statistics and probability concepts by looking at practical questions that arise in professional sports.
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From Probability to Combinatorics and Number Theory
Students see how division is used to help solve probability problems. They use tables as data structures where they are used to count outcomes and to compute probabilities. Students use games to help solve probability problems.
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Replacement and Probability
Young scholars explore sampling with and without replacement. They explore the effects on the probability of drawing a desired object. Students examine probability and the difference between sampling with and without replacement.
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Friendship Quilt
Third graders name different kinds of shapes and then discuss what they know about them an what they would like to learn using a K-W-L chart whole group. They listen to the book, THE GREEDY TRIANGLE and then retell it to the class. They...
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Reflections
Fifth graders create a reflection of a poygon using a Mira. They discover that a line connecting a vertiex of a polygon and the corresponding vertex of its reflection is perpendicular to the line of reflection. Students create a glide...
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Unit 6 Arithmetic: Multiplication of Decimals
In this multiplication of decimals learning exercise, students complete 6 sets of problems. The first two sets of ten problems involve whole number computation. The final four sets involve decimal multiplication. There are a total of 59...
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Sine and Cosine
Students solve problems using sine and cosine. In this precalculus lesson, students solve word problems using sine and cosine. They identify where it is appropriate to laws of sine and cosine and where to use the Pythagorean Theorem.
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Making Parallel Lines
Students differentiate between parallel and perpendicular lines. In this geometry lesson, students make conjectures and apply it to solve real life situations. They collect data and make predictions based on the data.
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Shape Up!
Students investigate measurement through the use of literature through this series of lessons.
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Data and Probability- What's the Chance?
Students investigate probability through a game. In this data instructional activity, students use dice and predictions to explore how probability works.
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Law of Sine and Cosine
Students solve problems using the law of sine and cosine. In this precaclulus lesson, students learn the law of DeMoivre's Theorem and Heron's theorem. They use both theorems to solve problems.
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How Many Pennies?
Middle schoolers estimate the number of pennies it takes to fill outlines of various basic shapes.
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2, 4, 6, 8 . . .What Do We Appreciate-Patterns, Patterns, Patterns
Pupils recognize patterns in a numerical sequence, create new patterns and predict outcomes to established sequences.
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The Probability Project
Students work together to complete a project on probability. In groups, they solve probability equations based on the formula and scenerio given to them in a PowerPoint presentation. To end the lesson, they take a quiz on each problem...
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Chaos
Students explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students use a applet that demonstrates chaos and probability of spread for a forest fire. Students also play applets about the Game of Life and Rabbits and Wolves,...
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Functions and Their Graphs.
Students solve equations and label it as a function or not. In this algebra instructional activity, students make a table of values and graph their equation. They identify the domain and range of each graph.
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Tune...Um!
Learners collect real data on sound. In this algebra lesson plan, students use a CBL and graphing calculator to observe the graph created by sound waves. They draw conclusion about the frequency of sound from the graph.
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Normal Distribution
Students complete problems on normal distribution equations. In this algebra lesson plan, students complete 11 problems out of their text book.
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Unexpected Answers
Students consider probability problems with unexpected and surprising answers.