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Teach Engineering

See the Genes

For Teachers 10th - 12th
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" - Albert Einstein. The sixth installment of a seven-part series teaches young scientists about the importance of being able to communicate scientific research and...
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Virginia Department of Education

Scientifically Speaking

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Explore the connection between operations with scientific notation and the laws of exponents. Scholars work on a set of word problems involving operations with scientific notation. Along the way, they consider how the laws of exponents...
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Mathed Up!

Sine and Cosine Rules and Area of Triangles

For Students 9th - 12th
Learners discover how to find missing sides and angles using trigonometry. Scholars first watch a video covering the Law of Sines and Cosines, as well as the area formula for a triangle. To test their knowledge, they complete a worksheet...
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Curated OER

Resolving Problems

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students participate or listen to a reader's theater skit from "A Pocket Full of Seeds." Students identify Nicole's problem and create a solution to the problem. Students may listen to a group of 5 read the skit, or may be divided into...
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Curated OER

Operations for Problem-Solving

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine a problem and develop the best method to arrive at the solution. In this math lesson, students apply basic math skills by coming up with the correct steps to solve a word problem. ...
Interactive
Curated OER

Fractions Two-Step Word Problems-Mixed Numbers

For Students 5th - 10th
In this fractions activity, students complete word problems containing fractions and mixed numbers. Students complete 12 problems.
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Curated OER

Solving Problems With Decimal Notation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students find the solutions to the problems that use decimal notation. They decide which operation is necessary for each word problem.
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Curated OER

Using Modal Verbs to Problem Solve - Discussing a Difficult Situation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students focus on the use of modal verbs of probability and advice in the past tense while discussing and solving a difficult problem.
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Curated OER

Using Diagrams in Problem Solutions

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students use tables, graphs and diagrams to collect data. For this problem solving with diagrams lesson plan, students construct their own tables and graphs containing information they gather from a drawing. They also make a Venn Diagram...
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Curated OER

Treating Substance Abuse Problems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an open discussion on the legal, social, and health consequences associated with substance abuse. Working in pairs, students discuss the effects of substance abuse and brainstorm possible solutions. Independently,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Linear Systems: General Solutions

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this linear system worksheet, students explore the characteristics of given matrices. They multiply matrices and determine pivots and multiply solutions. This four-page worksheet contains approximately seven problems.
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Curated OER

Grade 3 Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

For Students 3rd
In this grade 3 addition and subtraction word problems worksheet, 3rd graders read the examples, then solve 7 addition problems, 7 subtraction problems and 7 mixed problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fraction Word Problems

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this fraction review learning exercise, students read about adding, subtracting, multiplying, and and dividing fractions, examine some sample problems, and then solve 9 fraction word problems.
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Curated OER

Math - Word Problems

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students each receive a copy of the story problem worksheet. They read the story problems and think about them. They come up with a solution and solve the word problems, correcting if necessary.
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Curated OER

Total Value, Mixture, and Motion Problems, Section 8.3

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this total value worksheet, learners read short story problems and write equations to solve the problems. Stories involve formulas such as distance and mixture formulas. A total of 14 problems are available on this two-page worksheet.
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Curated OER

Cool Tools to Solve Challenging Word Problems

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students solve math word problems. In this cool tools lesson, students are introduced to the K-N-W-S method.  Students work in groups and complete a worksheet using this method of learning. 
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Curated OER

"My Friend's Got This Problem, Mr. Chandler," by Mel Glenn

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students read, "My Friend's Got This Problem, Mr. Chandler," discuss it and write a response to one of the poems.
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Curated OER

The Temperature Problem

For Students 8th - 11th
In this temperature worksheet, students read a story problem regarding Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures.  From the information given, they write an equation and determine the final temperature.  This one-page worksheet...
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Curated OER

Use Scientific Method to Solve Problems

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are given a set problem, they use the scientific method to solve the problem using all steps of the scientific research. Students list the steps of the scientific method used in solving a problem. They are given a selected...
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Curated OER

Can You Find a Solution?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the topic of public conservation. In this Florida panthers lesson, students read a scenario about the endangered panther and collaborate to plan a way to protect the panther population. Students also participate in a...
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Curated OER

Litter Bugs

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the book The Warville Wizard about litter, identify litter around their homes and school, and come up with solutions to the litter problem. In this litter lesson plan, students discuss how to be proactive and not litter.
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Curated OER

Diophantus' Age Problem

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Diophantus' age problem, students read clues concerning the age of Diophantus.  They write an algebraic equation for the given situation.  Students solve the equation to determine the age of Diophantus when he...
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Curated OER

Aging Problem

For Students 9th - 11th
In this aging problem, students read a word problem, write an equation, and determine the current age of specified persons.  This one-page worksheet contains 1 multi-step problem.  The answer is provided at the bottom of the page.
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Curated OER

Cross Number Puzzle Problem

For Students 7th - 9th
In this cross number puzzle worksheet, students read clues, write equations, and solve the equation.  They place the answers in a crossword puzzle.  This one-page worksheet contains 8 problems.  The answers are provided on...

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