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THE AREA OF A CIRCLE

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between circumference and diameter and how to use the formula to find the area of a circle.  In this circle lesson students divide into groups and complete an activity. 
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Math 6 - Act. 04: Dishes for a Penny

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete activities to determine if they would like to do the dishes on this pay schedule: first night 1 penny, and each night after the amount double.
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Pythagorean Triples

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the mathematical concepts related to the study of The Pythagorean Theorem. They graph and review how to use a line segment to construct a triangle. Then using the theorem students calculate the length of the hypotenuse.
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VECTORS

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore vectors.  In this vectors lesson students complete a lab activity. 
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Make-and-Take: Staff Development

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students complete activities to learn a phenomenological approach to polygons. In this polygons lesson, students use the materials in the directions to make demonstration models. Students use a wooden wagon model and liquid to learn...
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Transformations

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete activities to perform transformations of various figures and describe the transformations. In this transformations lesson plan, 7th graders perform a translation, a rotation, and a reflection on graph paper....
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U.S. State Capitals Word Search

For Students 4th - 5th
In this state capitals worksheet, students find a set of 8 state capitals in a word search puzzle. Capitals are found on the bottom of the page. A reference web site is included for additional activities. 
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Mapping Australia

For Students 4th - 6th
In this mapping Australia worksheet, students locate and label various features and places on a blank map, 10 total. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Exploring Pattern Blocks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here's a great lesson that uses one of the best manipulatives there is: pattern blocks. Elementary schoolers must fill in a variety of shapes using specific amounts of pattern blocks. This forces them to do some spatial mathematical...
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Number Sense: Real Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Using a scientific calculator and an 11-page guide sheet, middle schoolers investigate real numbers and problem-solving properties. The publisher links this resource to Common Core standard for seventh grade math, but you may find it a...
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Let's Play Musical Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice recognizing shapes while using gross-motor skills. In this early childhood math movement lesson, students explore shapes as music plays and they walk the perimeter of large cut-out paper shapes by playing musical squares.
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Block It: Using a Manipulative to Solve Math Problems

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice using visuals to solve math problems. In this math manipulative lesson, students utilize pattern blocks to participate in a class game in which geometric shapes touch other player's pieces. Students gain points based on...
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Graphing Fun

For Teachers 1st
First graders analyze objects and make a graphing picture to analyze the data. In this graphing lesson, 1st graders complete an object graph assessment, a picture graph assessment, and a bar graph assessment to analyze their given objects.
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Christmas Tree Ornaments

For Students 1st - 3rd
In these Christmas tree ornaments worksheets, students cut out and color the various pictures and create ornaments for a Christmas tree.
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The X-33 and the X-38

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore the relationships among the lengths, areas, and volumes of similar solids. They also discover what effect doubling the dimensions of a figure has on the resulting area.
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Tangram Shapes

For Students 4th - 5th
In this tangram worksheet, students trace the tangram pieces and cut them out to solve the five problems. Students make shapes with the tangram pieces.
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Grade 4 Geometry

For Students 4th
In this grade four geometry worksheet, 4th graders calculate the perimeter of a rectangle by figuring out the formula of the width and length of each side.
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Circus of Shaper: Ovals

For Students K - 1st
In this shapes learning exercise, students look at a set of shapes that includes squares, ovals, triangles, circles and rectangles, coloring all oval shapes. Worksheet includes a link to additional activities.
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Identifying Shapes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this shape identification worksheet, students identify shapes as circles, triangles, squares or rectangles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Area Calculations

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area calculation learning exercise, students calculate the area of triangles, find the length of 'x' and calculate the length of a given 'x'. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Tracing Shapes

For Students K - 1st
For this tracing shapes worksheet, learners trace a set of shapes: squares, circles and triangles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Name That Shape

For Teachers K Standards
It can be so much fun to learn about new shapes! Kindergartners are shown a series of different shapes; each one is a different color, size, or orientation. They look at the shapes and discuss that no matter their color or size, a square...
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Crossword: Geometric Shapes

For Students 6th - 8th
Using a word bank, mathematicians fill out a crossword puzzle using 9 clues. Each clue describes a shape, using details such as the number of sides, angle degrees, and the shape category. For example: "A quadrilateral with four equal...
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Sail Problem

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers explore the proportional relationships involved in multiple parallel lines being cut by a transverse line. They complete a sail design problem, that involves finding the lengths of pieces of fabric along the edge of a sail...

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