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Teamwork and Productivity: Building a Better "What's It"
Students produce products and calculate their group's profit or loss. For this productivity lesson, students work as a team to produce products at specific specifications for a pretend company. At the end of the time limit, they...
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Understanding Symmetry Through Visual Art
Have your class explore symmetry, radial balance and fractional parts in natural and man-made objects in their environment. Learners list examples and identify symmetrical and asymmetrical designs. Pupils are given a box of crayons and...
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A McTrip Back In Time
Students pretend they are time-travellers and travel back to 1954 to a McDonald's Restaurant to see how prices have changed. They need to add and subtract money with regrouping.
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Adding Decimals with Hundredths
In this adding decimals learning exercise, students add numbers with decimals in the hundredths place. Students complete 4 sets of problems.
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Adding and Subtracting with Tenths
In this adding with tenths worksheet, students add and subtract numbers whose decimals go to the tenths place. Students complete 10 problems total.
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Examining Estimation
Second graders participate in various activities which help them explain and explain the difference between an estimate and an exact amount.
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Scaling Down the Solar System
Learners work collaboratively to gain a better understanding of the vastness of space by scaling down the solar system. They measure by inches, gain an understanding of space, and model the distances of the planets from the sun.
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Add and Subtract Decimals
In this decimal worksheet, learners read about adding and subtracting, then complete a set of 31 problems, adding, subtracting, solving for values of expressions and solving equations.
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How Fast Is Your Car?
Eighth graders discover the relationship between speed, distance, and time. They calculate speed and represent their data graphically. They, in groups, design a ramp for their matchbox car. The goal is to see who's ramp produces the...
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Percentages On A Grid
Fifth graders show percentages on a 10 x 10 grid. In this percentages lesson plan, 5th graders color in the squares to show a percent.
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Scales Problems
In this scales activity, students find the weight of the shapes on the scale by comparing it to the other side, and make up their own problems. Students complete 5 sets of problems.
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Ratio Basketball
Students, in teams of four, practice shooting free throws while mentally converting the ratio of shots made to those thrown into a percent. They chart and record the ratio, decimal and actual percentage earned after each round.
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Even and Odd Numbers
First graders recognize characteristics of odd and even numbers. They listen to the story "Bears Odd, Bears Even" and create a pictures showing comprehension of odd and even numbers.
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Making Life A Little Easier With the Right Math Lesson Plans
There are easy ways to integrate math lesson plans and activities into the regular classroom routines.
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Tortillas
Students convert recipes for tortillas. They calculate the amounts of ingredients as they convert recipes and write an explanation of the task to demonstrate their calculations. After reviewing their calculations, they demonstrate how...
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Plastic Packaging
Students collect data. In this math instructional activity, students collect data about recyclable materials. Students develop a plan that will help the environment. Recycling plastic containers is discussed.
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Transformation
Third graders investigate symmetry by reflecting objects in different angles. In this geometrical transformation lesson, 3rd graders define the terms translation, rotation and reflection in order to physically turn geometric...
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Spinner Experiment
Pupils collect and analyze data, then draw conclusions from the data and apply basic concepts of probability.
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The Ice Cream Shop
Second graders read books about ice cream and plan an ice cream sundae party for the class. They research ingredients and determine how much the party cost each student. They hold a mock opening for an ice cream store and have their party.
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Learning The Basic Shapes
Students explore basic shapes concepts. For this math lesson, students examine circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles as they draw the figures they see on worksheets.
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Divide with Mixed Numbers
In this dividing with mixed numbers practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Chaos
Students experiment with several chaotic simulation, they build a working definition of chaos. Students reinforce their knowledge of basic probability and percents. They are reminded of previous knowledge that is pertinent to this...