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The Rabbit Problem
Learners notice a number pattern in the book The Rabbit Problem by Emily Gravett. In this number pattern instructional activity, students represent and describe numbers appropriate to their grade level.
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4-Digits: Pattern, Compare, Order
In this pattern, comparing and ordering worksheet, students complete a total of 10 multiple choice questions that use concepts of ordering, comparing and patterns.
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Taking Attendance
Young mathematicians record and analyze data. They will take attendance for their class and compare to other days. Then discuss ways to count who is present. They may also show the amount of students present using fractions.
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Using the Number Line to Compare
Students determine differences using a number line. In this math lesson, students use the number line to solve subtraction problems. Students solve puzzles using subtraction.
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Twenty Guesses—Information Theory
How do we determine how much information to include and what can be left out? By playing a game of 20 questions, the class generates the best strategies for finding a number. They then move on to guessing the next letter in a short...
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How Much, How Fast, How Far?
Young scholars investigate the concept of the number one million. In this number concepts lesson, students read the book How Much is a Million? and brainstorm questions, such as "how many leaves are on a tree" and "how many hairs are on...
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Book Title: Ten Flashing Fireflies
This instructional activity engages learners in a variety of activities to build 1 to 1 correspondence, estimation, and problem solving skills. They discuss problem solving strategies, hear the story Ten Flashing Fireflies, compose their...
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Odd and Even Numbers
In this math worksheet, students examine 2 number grids. In one puzzle, students color only the odd numbers. In the other, students color the even numbers. There will be a mystery message or letter in each.
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Place Value to 1,000
Second graders study the concept of place value with hundreds, tens, and ones. In the place value lesson, 2nd graders demonstrate their prior knowledge of place value with tens and ones. Students are then introduced to place value with...
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Making Math More Fun
Address fundamental math skills with a series of fun math board games. With 25 games that focus on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, and percentages, kids will quickly find that math practice is their favorite...
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Elements and Compounds
Young scientists use electrolysis to separate water into its elements before experimenting with fire to learn about their properties. A helpful resource provides a reading passage and analysis questions.
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Book Title: Great Estimations
Explore estimation with your math class. They will estimate how many Cheerios are in a box. Then count and group 50 Cheerios on a twist tie and attach groups to represent hundreds. They then discuss and practice skip counting and revise...
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Increasing Order - Integers
In this ordering numbers worksheet, students observe rows of negative and positive numbers and rewrite them in order from least to greatest. Students solve 10 problems.
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Words As Numbers
In this math worksheet, students will read numbers written as words and then write the matching number in the correct columns of a place value chart.
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Identifying and Writing Decimals up to Thousandths
A simple instructional activity asks learners to write five numbers in decimal form. Sets of blocks represent the numbers and include whole number blocks, tenths, hundredths, and thousandths. Use this to follow other worksheets by the...
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Compare and Order Fractions and Decimals
In this fraction and decimal instructional activity, 4th graders order each group of numbers in 6 word problems. They order mixed groups of decimals and fractions greatest to least, or least to greatest as indicated.
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Even and Odd Numbers
In this even and odd worksheet, students cut out 20 pieces of mail and study the address. Students paste (or just sort) the mail according to whether it would be delivered to the even side of the road or the odd side. The directions are...
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Miniature Gulf Coast Project
Scholars show what they know about data collection and analysis with an activity that examines a smaller population of Houghton, Texas. Independently or in pairs, learners identify their research question, gather, graph, and analyze...
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Scientific Notation
Sixth graders are introduced to and practice the concept of scientific notation. Following a brief description of scientific notation and a demonstration of how to convert numbers to scientific notation, 6th graders practice writing...
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Who Has More?
Learners engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the standard of comparing the quantities of whole numbers using different strategies from the concrete to the abstract. They count objects and compare them, use symbols of...
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Target Earth
Space scientists use water displacement to determine the mass of a cubic centimeter mini meteorite, and then use it as a small-scale representative of an asteroid. They figure out the orbital velocity of an asteroid. Then they use a...
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Capacity Lotto
In this mathematical worksheet, students convert fifteen metric units of capacity and multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
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Countdown Challenge: The Decimal Point
In this decimal point instructional activity, students compare and contrast Stevin's decimal system to Napier's. They use Napier's system to calculate powers of ten. Students write numbers with various place values. This one-page...
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Everyday Mathematics: Ballpark Estimates
In this estimating practice activity, students sharpen their math skills as they learn how to make likely estimates and try the 2 extra practice activities.