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Dangerous Storms

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine media language for dangerous storms stressing; preparation, evacuation, and emergency assistance, and problem-solving techniques for emergency situations.
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Noughts

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students try to figure out the strategies to the game Noughts. Students logic must play a part in the process of the game. Students apply the symmetries of regular polygons. Students devise ways to critically follow a chain of reasoning.
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Fuel Saving

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore the problem of percentages. Students find a given fraction or percentage of a quantity. Students devise and use problem solving strategies on problems explored.
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Grab Bags

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders graph two inequalities with a single variable. They include drawing the intersection or union of inequalities on a number line. Students solve the linear equations using properties of equality and inequality. The...
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Walking Home

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the formulas for calculating distance. In groups, they solve equations determine the distance in a specific amount of time. They record their answers in a chart or graph and compare them with their classmates.
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Bubblegum balls

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students look for patterns to solve problems involving statistics using different colored gumballs. They should be able to look for and find out all the possible outcomes based upon inference and trials.
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Dumptown Game

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students engage in an interactive play scenario. They are the new managers of a fictional city and live in a place where nothing is recycled. Students are faced with various problems that need to be solved. They work together to propose...
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Science and the Scientific Process

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the characteristics of different soil samples. In this physical science lesson, students play the role of forensics solving a crime by matching soil from the suspect's shoes. They formulate a conclusion after testing...
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Robots

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically (guess and check, make a drawing, use equipment). The use of logical reasoning is a focus of this lesson.
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The Escape

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students find strategies for investigating number problems. They find a common multiple of a group numbers. The teacher introduces the problem and students read and think about it. In groups, students discuss the problem and write...
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Find the Index Case

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the tracking of viral diseases. They view experiments that compare the genome of the virus known to cause the disease from different areas. Students analyze how these scientists try to figure out the...
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Brainstorming and Number Patterns

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discover what it means to "brainstorm." They explore a given simple number pattern and then, working in groups, brainstorm more complicated number patterns. They display them around the room and then solve the number...
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Lifestyles of the Tribe, or Tomorrowland?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify with and analyze through writing various Indian cultural values and how they fit in the modern world. Students organize data utilizing Educational software programs and present their opinions and inferences in a...
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Cricket 2007

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math and sports worksheet, students read and review the statistics from the performance of teams in the Cricket World Cup. They identify which team played the most matches and who won the most. Students also compare the...
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2010 Electricity

For Students 9th - 12th
For this electricity worksheet, students determine if the circuits shown are parallel or series, calculate the voltage, and the power used by the light bulbs. This worksheet has 11 problems to solve.
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Circular Reasoning

For Students K - 12th Standards
Examine the origin and application of pi in five different levels. The five lessons in the resource begin with an analysis of the relationship between the radius and circumference of a circle. The following lessons lead learners through...
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Measuring Mammals

For Students K - 12th Standards
Explore the meaning of scale and proportion with a set of five activities that examines the topic from elementary through high school. The first lessons explore ratio by examining pictures of different sizes. The next three activities...
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Measuring Up

For Students K - 12th Standards
Teach the basics of measurement and conversion with a five-lesson resource that builds an understanding of proportion and measurement conversion from elementary through high school. Initially, young scholars use ratios to determine soup...
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Through the Grapevine

For Students K - 12th Standards
Teach statistics by analyzing raisins. A thorough activity provides lesson resources for five levels to include all grades. Younger pupils work on counting and estimation, mid-level learners build on their understanding of the measures...
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Between the Lines

For Students K - 12th Standards
Explore linear and square dimensions by comparing areas of similar figures. A creative set of five activities designed for elementary through high school classes asks young scholars to compare areas of specific polygons. The first two...
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Mazes: Which Animal Ate this Twig?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this logic and problem solving worksheet, students find the animal that ate the twig by completing a maze. Students begin at the picture of shredded tree bark and trace a path through an easy maze puzzle.
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Valentine's Day Maze

For Teachers K - 1st
In this maze worksheet, students trace a path through the hearts in this Valentine's Day puzzle. Students practice logic and problem solving in helping the bee deliver a friend's Valentine.
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Building Better Buses: Transportation Design Challenges

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Scholars learn about a series of three challenges when they design a bus system for a small town. They determine the bus routes and then figure out the best type of fuel to use before considering the cost of going electric. Learners...
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Math and Music: Fibonacci Sequence

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the mathematical patterns of the Fibonacci Sequence. They determine how math is connected to music, specifically looking at music the uses the pattern sequence found in the Fibonacci Sequence.