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Sippin' on Smoothies

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Why is calcium good for the body? Where is it stored? Young chefs discover the importance of calcium and review a list of foods that are rich in the material. They then make delicious smoothies high in calcium! Teaching kids how to...
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Geo Jammin' By Design - Day 7, Lesson 38: Kool Cups

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Create geometric cups by interpreting directions, informational text, and mathematical concepts. Critical thinkers apply geometric theory (congruent shapes, patterns, symmetry) to actual directions to create a cup that holds Kool Aid....
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Converting Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Prime or review the steps needed to convert fractions, decimals, and percents. Each slide contains very basic rules of conversion and a few examples of each. The content of this resource is good, but the layout of the text could be better.
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Task: Range of Motion

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
If you have ever injured your shoulder, you know it takes a while to improve your arm's range of motion. In this real-world example, young mathematicians gain insight into the world of physical therapy while they analyze a case study...
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Design Explorations: Frieze Patterns

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars will explore frieze patterns. A frieze pattern is a mathematical concept to classify designs on two-dimensional surfaces, which are repetitive in one direction, based on the symmetries in the pattern. They will explore...
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The King of the Birds vocabulary

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Science and language skills come together in The King of the Birds. After reading, discuss the names and types of birds in the story and write given sentences to portray the difference between comparative and superlative adjectives....
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Inflation: Taking Prices Higher

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars examine the definition of inflation and its impact through history. They read and discuss online text, discuss examples of inflation, calculate the prices of various items for different years using an inflation rate of...
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Proving For The Crew

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students write math questions that pertain to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.  For this math lesson, students utilize resources in the classroom to help write mathematical questions and answers that relate to the Lewis and Clark...
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Math: Fractions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Participate in a class lesson plan on ratio, rate, and unit rate. Successful usage of this lesson plan requires the pupils and the teacher have access to the Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley Middle School math text. However, the unit rate...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Concepts of Time and Money

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify different denominations of United States currency and symbols associated with money and reading prices. In addition, in pairs they identify examples of currency from newspapers and magazines.
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Integers

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners graph integers on a number line. In this integers lesson, students create a colored foldable to assist them with notetaking and problem solving.  Learners complete exercises from text.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 5, Lesson 25: Geo Jungle

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners search the school grounds for examples of symmetry in nature. They bring examples back to the classroom and write about them.
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Factoring to Solve Quadratic Equations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders solve quadratic equations. In this factoring lesson, 9th graders answer questions from the text and complete a worksheet. 
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Mathematical Modeling

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Pre-Calculus activity, learners investigate the process of formulating, solving, and interpreting mathematical models.  The ten page activity contains explanation and four solved examples to serve as a guide for the modeling...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Skills Necessary to Listen, Speak, Read and Write Effectively

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, referring to the alphabet and numbers, practice stating, reading and writing letters and numbers. As they write each letter and number they say each one as well. They find examples of each one in a newspaper or magazine ad.
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Y-Intercept and Slope Intercept Form

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Alegebra amateurs identify the slope and the y-intercept given a linear equation in slope-intercept form by correctly completing some in class problems. They write the linear equation in slope-intercept form that corresponds to the given...
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We're Counting At The Zoo!

For Teachers K
Budding mathematicians use sets of concrete materials to represent, count, and match quantities to 10 or more given in verbal or written form while participating in hands-on activities. This lesson uses the book 1, 2, 3 To The Zoo.
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Scatter Brain

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Examine a coordinated geometry grid to decode the hidden message. Pupils write a coded message to their parents using letter coordinates from the grid.
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Subtracting With the Hundreds Place And Regrouping

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners solve math problems involving subtracting with regrouping. They practice the steps for subtracting in the hundreds place with regrouping, through teacher guided practice. Independently, pupils complete story problems involving...
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Graphing

For Teachers 2nd
Intended for a faith-based classroom, this lesson requires second graders to create a survey, conduct the survey in multiple classrooms, and graph the results. They can choose between creating a picture or bar graph, or you can require...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 1, Lesson 4: Transformation Station

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders manipulate triangles to discover the concepts of slides, flips and turns of a geometric shape.
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The Weather

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore earth science by reading articles in class. In this weather identification lesson, students analyze weather science articles on the Internet and view their own local weather patterns as well. Young scholars define...
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Fish Count

For Teachers K
Students participate in hands-on activities in which they count and match objects to 10 or more using one-to-one correspondence and make a record of objects counted, which be kept in a math portfolio.
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Translating Between Verbal and Algebraic Expressions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners translate between verbal and algebraic expressions. After folding paper into four sections (multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction), students list code words under the appropriate section title. Next, they...