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Baseball Math

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Pupils collect data on baseball plays. In this statistics lesson, students graph their data and make predictions based on their observation. They calculate what the probability is that a favorable outcome would happen.
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Math in Society

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students critique and compare loan purchases dealing with credit rating, beacon scores, and credit-scoring systems. They define vocabulary associated with the lesson. Students deduce an individuals beacon score.
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MS Math Dividing Fractions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice dividing fractions. As a class, 7th graders review multiplication problems and then use a model for dividing whole numbers to discover how to divide fractions. After exploration, the teacher demonstrates the...
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students play a math game which assesses their mastery of selecting the appropriate operation to solve specific problems.
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Math by M&M's

For Teachers 1st
First graders review math skills with M&M's. In this math lesson plan, 1st graders practice addition and subtraction skills with M&M candies.
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Clock (Not Numbered)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this clock worksheet, learners use the blank clock face with no numbers or hands for any math purpose. Students may write in the numbers in the correct position and cut out hands to attach.
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THE FABLE OF THE FAINTING GOATS

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice telling time while reading a story about a fainting goat. They write their own story about a fainting goat. Students write letters to the International Fainting Goat Association, asking for more information about...
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Egg Carton Math

For Teachers K
Students recognize numbers 1-10 from a flash card held by the teacher and put the amount of beans in an egg cartoon that corresponds to the number the teacher holds up. After a lecture/demo, students play the game on their own.
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Blank Clock Faces

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this time activity, students fill in the missing information for 9 blank clocks. Students add the hands to show different times of the day.
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Learning The Basic Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K
Students explore basic shapes concepts. In this math lesson, students examine circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles as they draw the figures they see on worksheets.
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Math by M&M's

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn Counting and have fun all at the same time. They also learn subtraction and adding at as young as you want. They can eat M&M's when the self-taught lesson is finished.
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Pump Up the Volume

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders calculate volume. In this volume lesson, 4th graders calculate, estimate, and compare units of volume in English and metric systems.
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Measurement: Length, Capacity, and Time

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen to Susan Hightower's, "Twelve Snails to One Lizard" and discuss the need for standard units of measurement. They make a body model on butcher paper which they use to measure their body parts and complete a worksheet....
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Grade 5 Basic Math

For Students 5th
In this grade 5 math worksheet, 5th graders answer a set of 22 multiple choice problem solving and estimation questions. Worksheet may be completed on-line and answers submitted.
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One Hundred Things

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners practice estimating by handling items in groups of ten. They visualize how much space 100 items, such as pennies, peas, or beans, will take up after holding 10 of them. Learners measure the difference in volume between 10...
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Hot Time in the Classroom

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, examine how temperature is a measure of the average translational kinetic energy.
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Math--Recognizing and Matching Numbers

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing and matching numbers worksheet, learners draw a circle around the bunnies from each hutch and then draw a line from the bunnies to the hutches to show where they belong. Students fill in the missing numbers in 5...
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Math - Divisibility

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of divisibility. In this divisibility lesson plan, students determine which numbers are divisible by another number.
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Finding the Area & Volume of Buildings Using Architectural Drawings

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders find the area and volume of buildings. In this architecture instructional activity, 5th graders look at the drawings of three historic Tennessee buildings. They use these to help find the area and volume of the building. 
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Baseball Math

For Teachers 1st
First graders solve baseball-themed addition problems. Working in pairs, 1st graders drill each other on simple addition facts using baseballs. At the completion of group time, students introduce their partner and share their...
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The Function Box

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students explore arithmetic and numerical patterns. After observing a teacher created function box, students describe a pattern and predict what will "come out" of the function box. They explore patterns such as geometric shapes,...
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Race The Rapper: Slopes

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students calculate the slope of the equation In this algebra lesson, students graph coordinate pairs of linear equations and identify the relationship between x and y values and slope.  They differentiate between functions and...
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On the Oregon Trail

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students prepare cross-curricular lessons based on the experience of traveling the Oregon Trail.
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Banking on the Future

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve problems involving interest. In this investing instructional activity, students investigate the pros and cons of investing in a bank account and stocks. They differentiate between aggressive and conservative investments.