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Having Fun with Pi
Incorporate some of these great activities for Pi Day in your classroom
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Minutes and Days
Elapsed time is a skill developed by the single question that is the center of this activity. Fifth graders are asked to find out the time that is 2011 minutes after the beginning of 2011. This question addresses the standard that...
Noyce Foundation
Baseball Players
Baseball is all about statistics. Pupils solve problems related to mean, median, and range. They calculate the total weight of players given the mean weight, calculate the mean weight of reserve players given the mean weight of the...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Unit 3 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 5)
Fifty-four flashcards make up a set to help reinforce math vocabulary. The set offers two types of cards; a word card printed in bold font, and a definition card equipped with an example and labels. Terms include capacity, histogram,...
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Understanding the 1855 Census Database
Use data from the 1855 New York census to better understand the Irish immigrant experience during the late 19th century. Young historians analyze information from the census and build three hypotheses regarding the residents of the Five...
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Comparing Sets
Young scholars count back with cubes to model subtraction problems. In this subtraction lesson plan, students compare sets of problems and record their results in a table.
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Arithmetic Tricks
In this arithmetic tricks worksheet, students learn tricks and complete problems involving exponents and multiplication x 11. Students complete 11 problems total.
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Using Multiplication to Solve Word Problems
Fourth graders solve word problems using multiplication. In this multiplication lesson, 4th graders write and solve word problems using their prior knowledge of multiplication.
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Thirty Single Variable Algebraic Equation Word Problems
For this algebraic equations worksheet, student solve thirty word problems from single variable algebraic equations. Two of the thirty problems are solved as examples.
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Hot Dog Stand: The Works
Students strengthen skills in mathematics, problem solving, and communication skills by working together in groups using "Hot Dog Stand: The Works" educational software.
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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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Sudoku Puzzle
Students complete a Sudoku puzzle using their math skills. After listening to the rules of Sudoku and observing a demonstration, students use the process of elimination and other methods to complete puzzles. They explore how the...
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Multiplication Practice
In this multiplication worksheet, students write the answer to the multiplication question. Students are given 36 problems to practice the skill.
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Multiplication: Mixed Facts (3 of 4)
In this multiplication worksheet, 3rd graders practice basic facts by finding the products in 35 horizontal and vertical problems. They work with facts from 3 to 9.
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Multiplying Polynomials
Students explore multiplying polynomials. They observe solving polynomials using the standard order of operations, FOIL, and the box method. Throughout the demonstration, students explore strategies of solving word problems such as...
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Which Fraction Am I?
In this fractions learning exercise, students solve the clues to come up with the correct fraction. Students solve clues for 6 fraction problems.
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Let's Take a Trip!
Sixth graders plan a trip for a family of four choosing their travel plan by studying maps to decide upon a route and visiting Websites to get airline and travel schedules. They use ratios and proportions as well as converting fractions...
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Calculating Baseball Statistics
Students calculate baseball statistics. In this data analysis lesson plan, students use baseball statistics to calculate the batting average and slugging percentage. Students visit www.funbrain.com to play a math baseball game.
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The Feeding of Baby Lions and snakes
Fourth graders view a Count On It! episode and answer a question about the eating habits of animals. In this animal eating problem lesson, 4th graders determine how much more often a baby lion eats than a snake. Students explain how...
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Some Number Tricks
In this number tricks worksheet, learners practice 4 number tricks. Students pick a number and perform various operations. Learners always end up with the same number.
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Dream Car Math
High schoolers collect car cost comparison data from the "Car Wizard" web site to use as problem solving and for calculations related to math.
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User Friendly
Students explore how consumers have become as proficient in computer technology as specialists were a decade ago. They create and conduct a test to determine the proficiencies of people in their school community.
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To The Clock of Eras
Third graders investigate the events of geological time using a chart called a "Clock of Eras". In this geological events lesson plan, 3rd graders compare a standard clock to a geological clock. In addition, students consider periods...
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The Medical Marijuana Debate
Students, in groups, prepare presentations about issues surrounding the debate over medical marijuana use in Canada.