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MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH MAPS

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students define choropleth map. They construct a choropleth map. They interpret a choropleth map. They present geographic information.
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The Play

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work together to solve word problems. They examine the concepts of functions and relations. They develop plans for roles in the play they are creating.
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Quandaries, Quagmires, and Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students classify, flip, slide, and turn a quantity of quadrilaterals.
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Looking for More Clues

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore how to collect data and display it on a bar and circle graph.
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Factoring Trinomials

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students factor trinomials. In this algebra instructional activity, students use special patterns and formulas to factor. They utilize algebra tiles as a hands-on method for gaining practice with trinomials.
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The Great Race: From Anchorage to Nome

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the history of the Iditarod sled dog race. They research facts related to biology, sled dogs, and geography in order to put that history in perspective.
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Inequalities lesson 4

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders graph solutions for inequalities on a number line. They solve problems combining like terms inequalities in one variable. Students check solutions to combining like terms inequalities in one variable.
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Spending - Maintaining the skill of money

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice making change with money. In this subtraction lesson, 3rd graders watch a video about money. Students investigate what it means to earn money, spend it, and find their change.
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SPENDING: Maintaining the Skill of Money

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the concept of maintaining money. In this personal finance lesson, 4th graders earn "money" for cleaning their classroom desks. Students spend the "money" in the classroom and practice making change.
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Whose Line is it Anyway?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve systems of equations. In this algebra lesson, students identify the domain and range of each function. They use the slope and y-intercept to graph each line.
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Algebra I: The Play

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners create their plays to demonstrate concepts from Algebra I. They collaborate in small groups to add music and dancing to their plays. They analyze the suggestions from the previous class as they revise their plays.
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Observing the Evidence

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore how to do research from a large group. They explore how to choose a representative sample and collect data from it.
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Spending

For Teachers 2nd
Student explore the value of money. In this addition and subtraction lesson, 2nd graders earn "money" for classroom jobs and spend it in the classroom. Students practice how to add prices and calculate change. This lesson incorporates...
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Introduction to Economics

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students develop the concept of supply and demand. In this economics lesson, students listen to a lecture and take notes on supply and demand. Students create a coherent set of notes about supply and demand.
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Using Statistics to Uncover More Evidence

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in an online Web lesson plan on ways of interpreting data. They conduct a survey and interpret the results in a journal entry.
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Closing the Case

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders collect data and prepare data displays using a survey with statistical information.
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Raptor Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Learners create poems about raptors. They discuss raptors and create three poems including at least two of the following: haiku, diamante, found, and acrostic. They create a classroom book of poems or conduct a poetry slam where students...