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Around the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore ways people from around the world are like them. They discuss how geography affects the way people live and work and how culture affects a person's day to day life. Students give a presentation over a chosen country to...
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Class Books

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars brainstorm a list of personal information based on a variety of categories. After writing positive comments on their classmates, they spilt into two groups with one entering the information into a database and the other...
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Introduce Double-Digit Addition

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students generate a list of numbers then classify them into groups of single digit and double-digit numbers. After listening to a children's book about double-digit addition, they work with tens and ones blocks to solve double-digit...
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General Greene to General Marion: Your State is Invaded, Your All is at Stake

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the contributions of Francis Marion and Nathaneal Greene. In this Revolutionary War lesson, 3rd graders use primary and secondary sources to research Marion and Greene and the accomplishments of their men during the...
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Looking at Data

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use two days to create, collect, display and analyze data. Classroom activities and practice build greater understanding to a variety of forms used to display data.
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Equivalent Fractions Manipulatives

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study fractions. For this equivalent fractions lesson, students utilize fraction strips to enhance their understanding of equivalent fractions. They watch a demonstration and then work independently with their own set of...
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An Awareness of Light Made Simply Fun

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners with sensory perception issues discover the properties of light through a series of excellent hands on activities. They look at beams of lights in a darkened room; use a kaleidoscope and optical illusions as they experience the...
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Story Problem Writing

For Teachers K - 5th
Students write story problems which can only be solved with the application of multiplication facts. They write an extra fact that isn't needed to solve. When their partners do the problems, they must cross out the fact that they do need.
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A Bird's Eye View of our 50 States

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders focus on state birds as they learned absolute location (latitude/longitude) of each state, as well as their relative location (bordering states).
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Mother May I?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure distance using nonstandard units of measure. In this measurement lesson, 3rd graders measure a given distance through the use of the game "Mother May I?" Student gather and compare data on how many "giant steps" and...
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Science: Hurricanes As Heat Engines

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners conduct Internet research to track the path of Hurricane Rita. They record the sea surface temperature of the Gulf of Mexico during and after the hurricane and draw conclusions about how hurricanes extract heat energy from the...
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Oregon Rainshadows

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students brainstorm list of possible highest locations in Oregon, identify and label places from list on map using color code, and discuss and identify causes of a rain shadow.
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Frankin Institute Online: Group Graphing

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This site from The Franklin Institute explores how to make a simple graph using a spreadsheet to portray survey data. It also gives a set of interesting sports-related web sites so that students can get statistical inforamtion.
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Bbc: Representing Data

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This BBC Math Bite tutorial for line graphs, pictograms, and frequency polygons features an exam in which students draw and interpret statistical diagrams.
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That Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
ThatQuiz is an excellent assessment tool for teachers and students. At this site, teachers can create individualized or group assessments on a variety of math topics. Students take these practice assessments directly online and receive...