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Patterns in Fractals

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars explore the concept of fractal patterns. For this fractal pattern lesson, students use an applet about the Hilbert Curve to answer questions about rectangles and other polygons. Young scholars derive the fractal pattern...
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Cut, Construct and Think 3

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars identify and create shapes. In this geometric shapes lesson, students identify various polygons and try to create new shapes using existing polygons.
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Cut, Construct and Think - 4

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners identify polygons. In this geometric shapes lesson, students identify and describe polygons. Learners create new shapes out of the shapes they are given.
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Cut, Construct and Think - 6

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify polygons and calculate perimeter. In this geometric shapes lesson plan, students complete a worksheet identifying various polygons and calculating the perimeter of triangles and quadrilaterals.
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Attenuation of Light in Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore what happens to light intensity as depth increases using a light intensity logger. They construct a PVC model to hold water and identify what factors could influence the amount of light attenuation.
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Using Active Learning to Reinforce Mathematics

For Teachers All
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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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Needs Math in Life at All?

For Teachers K - 12th
Students think and talk about the ways in which they use math throughout the day. They add each way to a "math in real life" bulletin board and reflect in writing on the ways they use math.
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Measuring with Mathematics

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discover how the change in the dimensions of a shape cause a change in the overall area of the shape, but the perimeter stay the same. They, in groups, go out to the playground and construct large areas using stakes and rope.
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Rocket Construction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create rockets out of wood. They practice using comparison words to describe the differences in height. They also color pictures of rockets from different countries.
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Making Estimations in Measurement

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students utilize their knowledge of measurement in making accurate measurements and estimations.
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Fun Ideas for Getting A-Round in Math CIRCLES

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students see circles in real life and have fun with them
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Environmental Mathematics

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders determine food that they would need to survive in the wild. They graph the best foods for their environments and rate the survivability rate for each member of their group.
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Parabolas in Flight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils utilize a trajectory formula in order to discover the physics of a thrown ball.  In this physics lesson, students videotape the trajectory of a thrown ball or basketball shot and analyze the action by breaking the video down...
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Representing Relationships with Equations

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners explore Cuisenaire Rods.  In this pre-algebra lesson, students work with a partner to generate addition problems with the sum of ten using Cuisenaire Rods. Learners construct examples of the Commutative Property using...
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Making Shapes

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders construct geometric figures using compasses and protractors.
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Design a Track

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners investigate track and field dimensions, measure an actual track, and construct a scale model. The use of a meter stick, dimensional analysis, and the application of the distributive property to variables forms the main focus of...
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Bridges to Math Comprehension Worksheet 2

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this math literacy worksheet, middle schoolers compare the data from three different bridges that are constructed. The data is then evaluated and a write up is conducted.
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Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 5

For Students 7th - 8th
In this advanced sentence completion exercise 5 worksheet, students complete 10 sentences interactively by choosing the correct word(s) with immediate feedback.
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Classifying and Measuring Angles

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the three types of angles. In this math lesson, 5th graders estimate the measure of angles and draw the angles using a protractor.
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Arrays To See Multiplication

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine multiplication. They construct arrays to demonstrate specific multiplication facts. They identify examples and non-examples of arrays. Students use counters to model the commutative property of multiplication.
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The Living Environment

For Teachers 2nd
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, 2nd graders have the choice between musical, kinesthetic, logical mathematical and verbal linguistic options to display their knowledge. Students can write a song, perform a play,...
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Are You Ready to Rock?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate rock samples using magnifying class. In this earth science lesson, 2nd graders identify the physical properties and describe them verbally with their partners. They compare their findings with the class.
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Summarizing Bivariate Categorical Data with Relative Frequencies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
It is hard to determine whether there is a relationship with the categorical data, because the numbers are so different. Working with a familiar two-way table on super powers, the class determines relative frequencies for each...
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Measuring Variability for Skewed Distributions (Interquartile Range)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Should the standard deviation be used for all distributions? Pupils know that the median is a better description of the center for skewed distributions; therefore, they will need a variability measure about the median for those...