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Totem Poles -- Storytellers of Long Ago
Third graders discover the main purpose for totem poles was to communicate with others. In groups, they compare and contrast the four types of totem poles and the various symbols used. They write their own stories based off of pictures...
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Book Title: 12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam
Students complete activities to explore number sequence. In this number arrangements lesson, students play a game of finger flash and then read the book 12 Ways to Get to 11. Students count and track the amounts in the book to make an...
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Qualitative Analysis of the S-I-R Model
In this qualitative analysis worksheet, students explore the S-I-R model of determining given values of a function. They determine the maximum, minimum values and the slope. students write a rate equation for given information. This...
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Order of Operation
Students solve problems using the order of operation. In this algebra lesson plan, students factor, subtract, add and divide using the correct order to remove parentheses. They simplify expressions by combining like terms.
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Money and Business (Art)
Third graders investigate world currency by creating their own coin art. For this government lesson, 3rd graders examine the characteristics of different coins and create their own design for a new one. Students discuss and...
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Just the Facts! Exploring Order of Operations and Properties of Real Numbers
Sixth graders explore the concept of order of operations. In this order of operations lesson, 6th graders view a powerpoint about order of operations in society. Students post on a blog about order of operations.
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Graphing and the Coordinate Plane
Students examine the four quadrants of Cartesian coordinate plane. They play maze games and coordinate games to discover how to read and plot points on the plane. Students plot points on the coordinate plane and examine the ratio of...
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Introduction to Functions
Students explore functions, function rules, and data tables. They explore terms of linear functions. Students use computers to analyze the functions. Students write short sentences to explain data tables and simple algebraic expressions.
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The Quarter Fold
Little ones identify the US quarter and explore the concept of one-fourth or one-quarter. Using real coins or coin manipulatives, they divide a square piece of paper into quarters, discuss halves and quarters, and create a design that...
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Word Problems
In this algebra activity, 9th graders rewrite word problems into algebraic sentences. They define sum, difference, quotient and factors. There are 5 word problems with an answer key.
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Right Place, Right Time
Fourth graders complete mathematical word problems. They study the relationships among distance, speed, and time; and measure travel distances. They measure distances using a piece of string and a ruler and practice converting several...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 1, Lesson 4: Transformation Station
Second graders manipulate triangles to discover the concepts of slides, flips and turns of a geometric shape.
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Balancing Equations and Using a Pyramid
Sixth graders complete worksheets and make journal entries to interpret mathematical expressions about the pyramids. In this equality by balancing equations lesson, 6th graders participate in groups or by themselves to complete exercises...
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Fraction Strips
Students explore number sense by participating in a class fraction game. In this number value lesson, students utilize strips of paper with fractions written on them and conduct a trivia game in which teams challenge each other. Students...
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Mental Division of Whole Numbers
In this mental division activity, students utilize mental arithmetic to answer forty division math problems dealing with whole numbers. Students check their answers online as they go.
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Expressions from Sentences
In this algebra instructional activity, students rewrite sentences into algebraic equations using variables and solve for the unknown. There are 10 interactive questions with an answer key.
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Data Collection and Graphing
Students collect data and graph it on a coordinate plane and analyze it. In this statistics lesson, students display their data collection using a graph. They determine which central tendency will work best.
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Baseball Relationships - Using Scatter Plots
Students use graphing calculators to create scatter plots of given baseball data. They also determine percentages and ratios, slope, y-intercepts, etc. all using baseball data and statistics.
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Percents Practice
In this decimals worksheet, students complete problems involving decimals, percents, fractions, word problems, and charts. Students complete 72 problems total.
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Percentages
In this percentages worksheet, students read about how to express numbers as fractions, convert to decimal form and find the percent. They practice by solving four problems using the method they read about.
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The Blues . Writing . Biographies/Profiles . The Soul of a Man
This activity, focused on profile writing and its unique characteristics, considers the profiles developed in the film The Soul of a Man while also asking students to consider other profiles they are familiar with and to write some of...
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Compare and order Decimals
In this comparing and ordering decimals activity, students compare pairs of decimals and order numbers from smallest to greatest. Students solve fifteen problems.
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Comparing Numbers
In this comparing numbers worksheet, students draw greater than or less than marks between pairs of numbers and order numbers from least to greatest. Students solve twenty-one problems.
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Stiochiometry: Quantifying Changes in the Environment
Young scholars examine stoichiometry. In this chemical reaction and mole lesson, students complete an experiment based on readiness levels to explore that changes are quantified in chemical reactions.