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Trees For Trout!
Fourth graders determine the impact of native forests, local clearcuts and local clearcuts and local reforestation projects on the survivablity of Rainbow Trout in their area. They record and document the stages of the trout throughout...
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The Fractal Geometry of Nature
Students identify patterns found in nature. In this algebra lesson, students model situation in nature using fractals. They investigate biological geometric structures and draw conclusion based on geometric concepts.
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Strongest Polygon
Young scholars define and identify shapes by name. In this geometry lesson, students construct, identify and compare polygons based on the number of sides. They classify each shape based on their angle sum theorem.
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Hoping Backward to Solve Problems
Students use number lines to compare differences. In this math lesson, students use a number line to solve problems. Students predict differences and answer puzzles using subtraction.
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Using the Number Line to Compare
Pupils determine differences using a number line. In this math lesson, students use the number line to solve subtraction problems. Pupils solve puzzles using subtraction.
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Check It Out
Pupils discuss the many processes involved with personal banking. They create their own budget based on their career choices. They also practice balancing a checkbook.
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Probability - What Are the Odds?
Students study the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students define probability and visit an interactive spinner website to learn about theoretical and experimental probability. Students use pennies and work in pairs...
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Compass Designs
Students investigate the properties of two and three dimensional objects. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate polygons based on similarity and congruence. They make observation and interpret the data.
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Combining Foods
Students explore addition. In this math instructional activity, students discover how addition and subtraction are related. Students model related addition and subtraction facts.
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Practice Makes Perfect
Young scholars study fact families. In this math lesson, students use fact families to play a game of concentration. Young scholars identify subtraction facts they need to learn.
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"Adding It Up" at James Fort
Learners discuss jettons and their archaeological importance at Jamestown. They then practice using historic counting sheets and artifacts to understand the calculating methods of the early 17th Century, and identify their similarities...
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Three in a Row Calendar Game
Students explore a calendar. In this calendar and math instructional activity, students view a video clip about using a calendar. Students participate in a game in which a game board is used to identify days of the week, dates, and months.
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Tasty Mapping
Learners create an edible map. In this civics and geography lesson, students research their town's features and local government. Learners work in groups to design and create a physical map of their town based on research.
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Identifying Lines of Symmetry
Young scholars calculate the lines of symmetry using polygons. In this geometry lesson, students graph, compare and estimate using collected data. They identify different attributes to the polygons based on their sides.
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Studying Special Segments in Triangles
Learners investigate special segments in triangles. For this geometry lesson, students graph, compare, estimate and predict findings based on their data. They differentiate between similarity and congruence of triangles.
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Classifying Transformations
Students analyze different polygons by shapes and sides. In this geometry activity, students differentiate between similar and congruent polygons. They name the different polygons based on the number of sides.
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Mobile vs. Money
Pupils research the internet and use the information they find to plot straight line graphs. They use graphs to make comparisons of the various packages offered. Students interpret graphs and solve problems based on varying parameters.
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The Stock Market-Tracking and Picking Stocks
Students interpret the stock market. They pick preferable stocks based on price to earnings ratios listed in the quotes. They practice using fractions and decimals to calculate the cost of selling and buying various stocks using...
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Designing a Quilt Pattern
Students create and color a one-patch quilt design based upon a regular hexagon. They examine quilts and photos of quilt designs, read a handout, and complete their quilt design on a worksheet.
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Graphing Trash Material
Students investigate data and recyclable materials. In this math lesson, students save recyclable materials and create a graph of the materials. Students discuss how they could help the environment by recycling.
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Calendar Communication
Learners identify days, dates, and month on a calendar. In this calendar lesson plan, students use a blank calendar page and fill in the days of the month. Learners recall what they learned on specific days and record that information as...
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CSI Investigation of Congruence and Similarity
Students differentiate between similarity and congruence using polygons. In this geometry lesson, students label triangles based on their properties. They find missing sides and angles using the interior sum theorem.
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Making Parallel Lines
Learners differentiate between parallel and perpendicular lines. In this geometry activity, students make conjectures and apply it to solve real life situations. They collect data and make predictions based on the data.
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Watershed Investigations
Students explore the components of a watershed and the factors that affect it. They read a topographical map and use geometry to determine the area of a watershed. Students estimate the volume of a body of water and perform runoff...