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Focus on Friction

For Teachers 3rd
The students learn about friction and forces through direct instruction and an investigation. They use measurement skills, observation skills, predicting, and drawing conclusions based on data collected during the investigation. Students...
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Geometry: Calculating Volumes

For Students 6th - 8th
In this volume learning exercise, learners find the volume of 8 prisms.   Students are given the length, width, and height of each prism.
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Bounce Back Ball

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders work in teams of four to measure the rebound heights of a tennis ball dropped from four different heights. They investigate with the bouncing balls to measure changes in the type of energy they possess.
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Walking Math into the Real World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students measure an area given a yardstick. They also convert inches into a fractions of a foot and use data to create a linear graph.
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Baseball Proportion

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students work on different mathematical skills that align with state standards. The skill of problem solving is done with reasoning and communication is made to students through solid brain connections to the math concepts.
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How to Figure Board Feet and Cost of a Board

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate woodworking and converting lengths to cubic measurements.  In this math conversions instructional activity, students examine the length of a piece of board, and its total area by using the formula for finding...
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This Building is Tall

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate the perimeter of shapes. In this geometry lesson, students relate properties of polygons to the real world. They find length, midpoint and slope.
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Stemmin'-n-Leafin'

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students make stem and leaf charts to determine the measures of central tendency using test score data. They analyze the data to draw inferences which they share with the class. They complete the associated worksheets.
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Roll It! Creating an Entrance Ramp

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of triangles.  In this triangles lesson, students are to propose a plan for a ramp at their school.  High schoolers use the Pythagorean Theorem and trigonometry to determine the length,...
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The Time of Man

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars demonstrate visually Mankind's relative place on the earth's timeline. They familiarize themselves with the use of the metric system in measuring and producting a timeline.
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The Energy that Keeps Us Moving

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students measure the calorie content of food. In this technology lesson, students explore where the CEENBoTs get the energy to make it move. They create a Venn diagram showing the differences of energy in food and CEENBoTs.
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Altimetry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders accurately measure the distance to eight points on an uneven surface by conducting a simulation of sattelite altimetry. They create a two-dimensional model of the simulated ocean surface by graphing data from the Radar Run...
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Creating a Song

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students work cooperatively to compose a twenty measure song using the computer program GarageBand. Guidelines for the student compositions are available and include instrumentation and specific length.
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Volume

For Students 4th - 6th
In this volume worksheet, students solve 6 problems related to volume; students find length, width, height and draw an item according to specification.
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Data Representation

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners solve real life scenarios using math. In this geometry lesson, students collect, predict and interpret data. They measure a chair using different measurements and choose what would make the chair the best design.
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Temperature School

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students observ the cooling and warming of room temperature, hot, and ice cold cans of water by measuring the change in temperature over time. They then attempt to develop explanations for the observations made and apply their findings...
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Exploring Angle/Pair Relationships

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students find missing angles and sides of triangles. In this geometry lesson, students create intersecting lines to measure angles. They use Cabri Software to create virtual angles.
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Exercise Those Statistics!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars participate in various activities, measuring their pulse rates and recording the data. They analyze the statistical concepts of mean, median, mode, and histograms using the data from the cardiovascular activities.
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Mighty Earth Movers

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Note that although the publisher lists almost all of the Common Core standards for both math and language arts, you will most likely want to take the general topic and choose which area to focus on. Regarding math, pupils measure worms...
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Working Watermelon

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
You're going to wish you had a watermelon for this lesson! Class members read about watermelons and make a salad in class to sample. They also perform estimates, measurements and calculations on a watermelon. They predict what percentage...
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Incredible Edible Bridges

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students create a bridge using engineering and geometric concepts. In this geometry lesson plan, students identify the missing measures of polygons sides and angles. They work together to solve real life situation using problem...
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Mathematics In You

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars construct ratios using the hand as data. They use examples of cortical and trabecular bone found in the long bones to measure circumference, diameter, length, and weight of long bones. They perform computations using...
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Hop To It!

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the aspects of a frog's anatomy that allow it to be such a good jumper and jump and record the length of each jump to determine which style of jumping allows them to jump the farthest.
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Dino Cylinders

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils investigate the capacity of containers using small dinosaur figures as the unit of measure. They work with a number of different shaped containers to compare the capacity as they practice counting the dinosaurs. They complete an...