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New Cars? Selecting and Financing

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders determine probabilities of real-life events such as life expectancies, winning a lottery ticket, and the break-even premium. They deduce what percent of markup is. Students are able to compare terms for financing a car...
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The Function Box

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils 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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Graphing Linear Functions - Review

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars graph linear functions. They plot three points, create a line, and discuss methods to find the slope of line. In groups, students solve problems, graph their lines and find the slope of a line using various methods. ...
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Getting There

For Teachers K - 4th
Students practice reading a pictograph. In this data analysis lesson plan, students collect data and create their own pictograph. A students worksheet is included.
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What's My Area?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars use tiles to find area. In this finding area lesson, students explore how to use square tiles to make shapes, then look at how they can be used to measure area. Young scholars then explore how an area can be covered with...
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Lunchroom Trash

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the amount of waste produced by humans. In this ecology lesson, students predict which lunch bag and its contents will produce the most waste. Leftover material is examined, amounts are recorded, and a bar graph is...
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Classroom Trash Audit

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate solid waste. For this environmental lesson, students collect their own garbage for a day and analyze the weight and the percentage of recyclable items in their trash.
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Estimation Contest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the concept of estimation. In this estimation activity, students estimate the number of Cheerios in their cup. Young scholars then determine the number of Cheerios in the entire box using what they know about their...
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Science and Technology

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils research inventions that have been created. In this historical technology instructional activity, students read the Harcourt Brace social studies textbook and discuss how inventors used graphs to display data. Pupils create a...
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Graph Your Motion

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students graph their linear equations. In this algebra activity, students examine their lines and relate it to the slope or rate of change. They relate the steepness of the line to the slope being positive, negative or zero.
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Multiplication Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars roll dice to come up with 1 digit numbers that they multiply together. In this multiplication lesson plan, students arrange piles of blocks and count them to complete problems.
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Area Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore geometry by using computer applications. In this spatial measurement lesson, students discuss the difference between area, weight, volume and other forms of measurement. Students utilize computer applications to find the...
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Point-Slope Form

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the point-slope form of linear equations and graph lines in the point-slope form. After completing the point-slope equation, they identify the slope of a line through a particular point. Students explain the...
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Standard Linear Form

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify and describe the x-intercept as the place where the line crosses the x-axis as it applies to football. They create their own differentiations to reinforce the distinction between the x-intercept and the...
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Trail Mix

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, given the price of different ingredients, make a trail mix of five different items without exceeding their budget of five dollars. They choose between pretzels, M&M's, twizzlers, popcorn, etc,. Each student practices...
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Spending

For Teachers 2nd
Student explore the value of money. In this addition and subtraction lesson, 2nd graders earn "money" for classroom jobs and spend it in the classroom. Students practice how to add prices and calculate change. This lesson incorporates...
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Shelves and Drawers: A Fraction Lesson

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore fractions as something shared evenly. In this fractions lesson, 2nd graders watch a video and discuss how bookcases and drawers could be divided evenly.
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There's No Business Like Bank Business

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a role play where they see how a bank works and how interest is paid by having money in the bank. In this bank lesson plan, students operate a bank and learn about saving, accounts, deposits, withdrawals,...
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Sorting Buttons

For Teachers K
Students study sorting. In this classification instructional activity, students sort buttons into groups based on a common characteristic and draw two pictures illustrating the different groups.
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Pretty Patterns

For Teachers K
Students discuss shape and number patterns and play a game practicing completing patterns. Then they rotate through five workstations that reinforce the concept of patterning.
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Probability Fun

For Teachers 1st
First graders use probability terminology to describe all possible outcomes of certain events. In this probability lesson, 1st graders use counters to create a pretend "purse" of objects. Students create their own probability...
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Positively Negative?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of integers. They view a video clip on addition and subtraction of integers. Students observe a Web site that reviews multiplication and division of...
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Numbers Activity

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice identifying quantities of items and materials using numbers.  In this counting activity, students read The Gummi Bear Counting Book by Lindley Boegehold, and utilize a bag of gummy bears as a counting tool....
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Counting Books

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create counting books. In this counting book activity, students make their own book which counts on each page and has a corresponding picture. These books can count by 1's, 2's, 5's, or even fractions. 

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