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The Strongest Shape
Students work collaboratively to design and construct a roof out of Legos for a house that was built in a previous lesson. The roof must be structurally sound and pass certain criteria determined by the teacher.
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Is It Possible?
Students brainstorm ideas on how to a group of people could reach the highest together. In this possibilities lesson plan, students test their ideas and see how high they can reach.
Curated OER
20 Questions: Can You Stump the Machine?
Students use technology to help them think critically. They collect data related to the tool, which asks 20 questions. They discuss how the technology in the machine makes it work.
Curated OER
Sorting Lids
Students practice sorting lids in different ways so that each group determines a sorting pattern. They examine how to work in groups while sharing ideas. They establish group work relationships that become apparent to the teacher in this...
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Calendar and Opening
Pupils review the days of the week and tell what the current day is by singing a song. They fill in the sentence telling the day of the week it is and then discuss what day yesterday was and the name of the day tomorrow and then talk...
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Is It Likely or Is It Unlikely?
n a class discussion Students identify events or situations as being likely to occur or unlikely to occur. Then, they work in pairs to generate likely and unlikely statements to share with the class.
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Subtraction with Calculators
First graders demonstrate an understanding of subtracting one from a number of ten or less using manipulatives, work with calculators to solve subtraction problems, and create subtraction number sentences to solve on the calculator.
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What is a Pico?
Students label objects in their classroom based on mass and volume using the metric system. They examine the relationship between the numerical value and the corresponding metric unit.
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Technology Blackout Day
Learners describe the impact of modern technology inventions on daily life. They create a graph of the class's favorite item of technology and draw a picture of their favorite piece of modern technology.
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Introduction to Plates, Axles, and Gears
Students are introduced to the function and design of the following Lego pieces: beams, bricks, plates, axles, tires, hubs and bushings. They then work with a partner to build something using only these pieces.
Utah Education Network
Uen: The Old Lady and Probability
In this lesson, learners will sing the song There Was an Old Lady to learn about the topic of probability. Using a spinner with the lyrics from the song, students will play a game and record the number of times each topic from the song...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Survey Skills: Assessment
Today we become Gallup Poll central as students take a set of collected data and create a visual representation using the skills that have been taught over the past few lessons.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Our Own Surveys
Operation Independence! Students will now take what they have learned from previous data lessons and put it into action. The students will work in pairs of two to decide on a survey question and then collects classmates' responses to...
SMART Technologies
Smart: Dice and Card Math Games
Kids love dice and playing with decks of cards. Leverage these two great (and inexpensive tools) to help students work on math facts, place value and more.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Teacher Guide to Probability and Statistics
Statistics Theme provides a collection of free sample worksheets, teacher resources, lesson plans and interactive media for grades k-12.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Jelly Beans Add Up
The lesson will explore counting, sorting, and graphing skills. The lesson provides students an exciting and fun way of exploring and internalizing graphing, sorting, and counting skills. Realistically, the students will discover what...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Unit Assessment
Survey says? That is the question today, as students work on three different tasks to assess the how they are doing with the skills from the current unit.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What's the Chance?
Learners engage in opportunities to label events that are likely, unlikely, certain and impossible. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Cyberbee
Adventures of Cyberbee: Graphing
Teacher-directed lesson plan focusing on data analysis, graphing, and probability. Lesson includes a video and engaging spreadsheet activities.