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Fractional Blocks

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the concept that fractions can also be considered a ratio. They discover that the fraction bar can be read as "out of." Students practice basic multiplication facts and use patterns to find fractions of shapes.
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Decimals

For Students 5th - 6th
In this decimals worksheet, students solve and complete 10 various types of problems. First, they multiply or divide each pair of decimals given. Then, students circle an approximation to each given decimal problem listed at the bottom.
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Paper or Plastic

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students practice throwing and catching skills with plastic grocery bags.
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Women in Science

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine obstacles faced by women throughout the world. They gather ask-an-expert websites, propose leading questions, and communicate with real female scientists.
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Research Cruise Word Problems Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore life onboard the NOAA Research Vessel Ronald H. Brown and practice basic arithmetic by completing word problems.
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The Importance of Groups

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss why groups are important and why humans go through daily life performing group activities.
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Research Cruise Word Problems

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine life aboard the NOAA research vessel, Ronald H. Brown. They complete word problems related to the vessel, and then create three problems of their own.
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Recycling and Reusing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners complete the associated worksheets as they investigate ways to recycle and reuse common objects. They share ideas on reusing objects while practicing listening, speaking and note-taking skills.
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Cups and Cubes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the use of cups and counters as a model to analyze the effects of operations. They create and use a rule to create a sequential pattern and use cups and cubes to model the relationship.
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Butterfly Lifecycle

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine diagrams of butterflies printed from the stated website and follow directions to make a model of the butterly life cycle. They then participate in a WebQuest to observe the life cycle stages of a butterfly.
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Insect Biology and Ecology: A Primer

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore insects and closely related organisms. They examine the growth and development of a lady beetle. Students classify insects and organize them. They investigate pest management.
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Food Group Concentration

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students play a game of concentration using various foods to make matches. A match consists of foods from the same food group or combination foods that contain the same combination of food groups.
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Legs in the Barn

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students listen to the problem being read. They then brainstorm possible approaches and are encouraged to plan ways of recording their work so that others examine what they have done and share their findings.
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Basketball Caps

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work on a problem, individually or in pairs. They are asked questions that focus on average. They discus that the average number represents an equal redistribution , rather than just being able to state the rule. They write...
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The Clumsy Tiler N (Fractions)

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore patterns and geometric sequencing. Students devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically. Students solve real life problems. They demonstrate, with cardboard pieces, fraction and...
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Multiples of a

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use problem solving strategies to evaluate linear expressions by substituting values. They substitute values for the letters in their names before applying the concept to other words. They complete worksheets in which they...
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Sense You Asked!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, brainstorm words that relate to the 5 senses after going on a field trip. The groups collect their words and create a piece of writing about the trip.
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Changes in Groups

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify changes that can occur in groups and recognize whether change can be good or bad.
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Why Care About Amphibian Population Decline and Malformations?

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the reasons for preserving wildlife. They look at reasons for amphibian malformations and write an essay about the ethical issues that this brings up. They listen to the teacher read quotes about extinction and how the...
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You Be The Teacher

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create their own math problems with one restriction, the answer the teacher gives them must be kept in a sealed envelope. They may make up any kind of problem they like.
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Points

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to Gill's story and determine how many number points she has. They then find the number of points their own name has and get into groups where all the name points are the same.
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Sandwiches

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students are introduced to the problem by thinking of all the ways 2 of their classmates could share a peanut butter sandwich. In pairs, students work describing their ideas. They then keep a record of all the different ways they find...
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Visiting Grandma

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the aspect of time, including days of the week using a calendar. They use problem solving strategies and a monthly calendar to find a solution to the problem.
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A thousand seconds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use seconds, minutes, and hours. They then discuss the size of a thousand. After that they read time in digital or analogue form.