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Mathematics Vision Project

Module 5: Modeling with Geometry

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Solids come in many shapes and sizes. Using geometry, scholars create two-dimensional cross-sections of various three-dimensional objects. They develop the lesson further by finding the volume of solids. The module then shifts to finding...
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Assessment
EngageNY

Mid-Module Assessment Task - Algebra 1 (module 4)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Performance task questions are the most difficult to write. Use this assessment so you don't have to! These questions assess factoring quadratics, modeling with quadratics, and key features of quadratic graphs. All questions require...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Out of the Box

For Teachers 6th Standards
There's no need to think outside the box for this one! Scholars measure the length, width, and height of various boxes. Results help develop the formulas for the surface area and volume of rectangular prisms.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pythagorean Theorem by Graphic Manipulation

For Teachers 7th - 9th
There are many different ways to show a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem.  Here is a nice hands-on paper cutting activity that shows a graphic representation. You can even challenge your young Pythagoreans to come up with their own...
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Creative Educator

Dream Room Design

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Junior designers brainstorm the elements that a bedroom might have, such as a bed, television, and dresser. They identify which items are needs and which are desires. They practice measurement skills in the classroom by determining its...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

MAP Practice

For Students 9th - 11th
In this geometry activity, students create circle, line and bar graphs using different comparisons of events. There are 24 questions with an answer key.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inquiry Unit: Modeling Maximums and Minimums

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young mathematicians explore the maximun area for patio with the added complexity of finding the mimimum cost for construction. First, they maximize the area of a yard given a limited amount of fence and  plot width v. area on a scatter...
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PPT
Curated OER

Vocabulary and Concept Development: EDI

For Teachers 8th - 10th
The roots metro/meter and therm are the focus of a vocabulary building presentation that includes concise definitions, color-coded examples, and opportunities for guided and independent practice. Part of a series of roots and affixes...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Real-life Problems, Working with Fractions #2

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Decimals and fractions can be tricky - especially in word problems! Help your fourth and fifth graders solve these word problems, all of which involve real-life application and decimals or fractions. There are separate spaces for writing...
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Worksheet
DK Publishing

Real-Life Problems: Distance, Length, and More

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Math just got real! Scholars solve seven word problems dealing with life applications for multiplication, division, and subtraction.  They show their work in a designated space, and must include units in their answers. Learners will work...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Great Balls of Fire - I Got Locomotor Skills

For Teachers K - 5th
Teach and review elementary locomotor skills. Use "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis to get youngsters up and grooving to the beat! The dance steps are described in rich detail and you will have the class jumping, skipping,...
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Lesson Plan
Exploratorium

Beyond Dominoes: Polyominoes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Dominoes, polyominoes, tetrominoes, and pentominoes are the subject of this interesting math activity designed for middle schoolers. Pupils cut out shapes that are embedded in a worksheet in the plan, and experiment with them by taping...
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Lesson Plan
Exploratorium

Exploring Pattern Blocks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here's a great lesson that uses one of the best manipulatives there is: pattern blocks. Elementary schoolers must fill in a variety of shapes using specific amounts of pattern blocks. This forces them to do some spatial mathematical...
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Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Ratios and Proportions with Congruent and Similar Polygons

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Investigate how similar and congruent figures compare. Learners understand congruent figures have congruent sides and angles, but similar figures only have congruent angles — their sides are proportional. After learning the...
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Willow Tree

Area of Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Scholars can use area formulas, but can they apply what they know about area? The lesson plan challenges learners to think logically while practicing finding area of shapes such as rectangles, circles, parallelograms, triangles, and...
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Utah Education Network (UEN)

Real World Equations and Inequalities

For Students 7th Standards
Use of the resource = Opportunities for increased learning. Learners must use equations and inequalities to solve real-world and geometric problems.
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Balanced Assessment

Scale Charts

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Develop scales using tables. Pupils complete charts to show equivalent scale factors before using the completed tables to determine the sizes of scale drawings. They finish the lesson and demonstrate their understanding by completing a...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

An Exercise in Creating a Scale Drawing

For Teachers 7th Standards
Design your dream classroom. The lesson plan contains an exercise to have teams create a scale drawing of their dream classroom. Pairs take the measurements of their classroom and furniture and create a scale factor for them. To finish...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

What You Know About the Bermuda Triangle?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Get lost in the classifications. Using the backdrop of the Bermuda Triangle, pupils classify it by angle and side measures. They also learn information about the triangle and its history.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inner Circle/Outer Circle Debate Strategy

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Arranged in facing concentric circles, half the class discusses an issue. The other half of the class takes notes which are then used to fuel a class discussion and to prepare editorial opinions on the topic at hand. So much emphasis is...
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Curated OER

Math On Your Lap Quilt

For Teachers 2nd
Get creative juices flowing when you allow groups to figure out a procedure for how to find the area of squares and rectangles. They may use the individual patchwork blocks, or they may design one using the Design Template.
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Curated OER

Cubed Containers

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners explore volume in relation to centimeter cubes and other nonstandard units of measurement using small containers. They will use hands-on materials to practice this concept. You will need small objects and containers to set this up.
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Curated OER

Jack and The Beanstalk Estimation

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Introduce the day's lesson by reading Jack and The Beanstalk by Richard Walker, and then review the concept of area with your class. We don't always need rulers to measure, though! Teach learners how to use their hands to help us measure...
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Curated OER

Footprints: Take a Step into Estimation

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Compare sizes of student footprints with those of elephants and sauropod dinosaurs! Upper graders make estimations of the areas of irregular shapes; young scholars use grids to make and explain estimates within low and high ranges.

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