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Introduction to Quadratic Equations

For Students 8th
In this quadratic equations worksheet, 8th graders solve and complete 7 various types of problems. First, they find the area for each rectangle with a given perimeter. Then, students describe the shape of the graph and use the equation...
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Measurement

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners measure angles, perimeter, area and volume. In this geometry lesson, students define different ways to measure and solve for the perimeter, area and volume of geometric shapes. They analyze and process information to help them...
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Halloween Carnival

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review previously taught movements of kicking, striking, throwing and catching while involving a Halloween theme. They go to workstations with names such as "Floating Ghosts," "Shadow Shapes," "Spider Web," &quo
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Modern Mosaics

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create individual mosaics to decorate the classroom. They explore the elements of shape, texture, color, and pattern by identifying how the artist manipulated tesserae to create the mosaic.
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Watching Wheatstacks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore basic shapes in Monet's paintings Wheatstacks, Snow Effect and Morning. They study about light and shadows through reading and experimenting with three-dimensional models and flashlights.
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Lost Treasures of Tibet: Mandalas

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the history of mandalas from Tibet. After reviewing the Designing a Mandala handout, they use geometric symmetrical shapes to create their own examples. Next, they write poems or essays and explain the meaning of the...
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Volcanic Panic!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students begin with an overview of the Earth's interior and how volcanoes form. They learn how engineers predict eruptions. In a class demonstration, students watch and measure a mock volcanic eruption and observe the phases of an...
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What Sticks from '06

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify significant events that helped shaped 2006. Completing a news quiz, they discuss the importance and impact of each event mentioned. They create their own news quizzes to be used as a class. They create a poster...
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Introduction to Fractals: Geometric Fractals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study and observe the patterns made by the areas of the Sierpinski Triangle. Students use the computer to draw two or three iterations to discover the number patterns. Middle schoolers complete worksheets based on...
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Animal Skin

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate the skin surface to body area ratios for different animals.  In this seventh/eighth grade mathematics/science lesson, students explore heat transfer between an animal’s body and the environment.  Using technology,...
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Beach Zonation

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the characteristics of the beach environment and explore beach zonation. After gathering samples from different areas of the beach, young scholars discuss how the beaches work and the characteristic of each...
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How do living and non-living structures affect coral reef habitats?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create model coral reefs showing surface area and including examples of communities.  In this coral reef activity, students research and explore the functions or benefits from a coral reef.  Students design a benthic habitat....
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Solids in the Playground

For Teachers 1st
First graders locate and identify solids in the schoolyard. In this geometric solids lesson, 1st graders locate two solids on the playground. They work as a group to compare and contrast them according to shape, texture, weight, size,...
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Georgia O'Keeffe Watercolor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers demonstrate three different watercolor techniques using flower pictures and flowers as the inspiration. They work with organic shapes.
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Perfectly Puzzling Pentominoes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders utilize manipulatives (pentominoes) to demonstrate knowledge of: lines of symmetry, slides, reflections (flips), rotations (turns), area, and perimeter. This lesson gives students a meaningful way to practice these...
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We Are Not Alone!!!

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the area of astronomy. They explore Earth's neighboring planets. Students research a planet's characteristics. They develop a scale model of the solar system and a narrative about the planets.
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Pythagoreum Theorem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice assessing how to apply the formulas for the area of parallelograms and triangles. They recount the contributions of Pythagoras and apply the theories of the Pythagorean theorem in a group project to calculate the...
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Arcs and Sectors

For Students 10th
For this arcs and sectors worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 2 different types of problems. First, they find the radius of a circle with a given circumference. Then, students find the perimeter of the given sector and the area of...
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Geometry Review

For Students 9th - 11th
In this geometry worksheet, students calculate the perimeter of different polygons given the sides. They also calculate the area of the shapes. There are 8 questions with an answer key.
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Bird Beaks

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the beaks of birds. In this biology lesson plan, students explore how many different birds can live in the same geographical area because they are adapted to eat different organisms.
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Exploring Power-Law Functions Using WISE Data!

For Students 11th - 12th
For this power-law functions worksheet, students solve 3 problems using data from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Experiment in the constellation Carina. Students use a photograph to determine the number of stars as bright as the...
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How Many Stars are in the Sky?

For Students 10th - 12th
In this star count activity, students solve three problems using a given polynomial and its logarithm to determine the number of stars in a given area.
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A Polynomial Quilt

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders create polynomial quilts. In this polynomials lesson, 10th graders use concrete models, such as construction paper, to create various shapes described. Students use the FOIL method to multiply terms and to get a square...
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Dimension Review

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students differentiate the pros and cons of different areas. In this geometry lesson, students compare and contrast different sizes based on their area. They put an image to the size of a shape.

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