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Calculator Game: 5 Times Tables
In this 5's times tables learning exercise, students use a calculator, multiples grid and colored pens to follow instructions and play the game. A reference website for additional resources is given.
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Geoboard Area
Students explore the basic geometric shapes and geometric shape vocabulary through the use of geoboards and virtual geoboards. They create a variety of shapes with a partner, build ten different rectangles on their geoboards, and...
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Where Do I Fit on the Graph?
Students collect data and create graphs about themselves, their community, and the world around them. They use a variety of methods to organize data, such as stickers, clothespins, name tags, coloring, tally marks, etc.
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Growing Up With A Mission
Student measure heights and graph them using growth charts for which they find the mean, mode, and median of the data set. They graph points on a Cartesian coordinate system.
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Backyard Critters
Students explore the characteristics of invertebrates in their backyards. They observe, describe, and classify specimens. They conclude with a "snail race."
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Graphing
Students investigate graphing. In this bar graph instructional activity, students view an informational website about graphing, then construct a class birthday bar graph outside with sidewalk chalk. Students choose a survey topic,...
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Jelly Bean's Galore
Students investigate the origins of the Jelly Bean. They complete a Scavenger Hunt using the jellybean website. Pupils create a bar graph using information collected about jelly beans. Students discuss the time of year that Jelly Beans...
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Ice Cream Pictograph
Students create a graph. In this pictograph instructional activity, students cut out 20 small ice cream cones and decorate them. Students create a pictograph with their ice cream cones.
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French Fry Fun: Estimating and Measuring
Third graders demonstrate their estimating and measuring abilities. In this length measurement instructional activity, 3rd graders produce estimates of how long a handful of French fries will be before physically measuring them....
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Environmental Graphing
Students experiment with graphing. For this graphing introduction lesson, students complete four activities: 1) a bar graph based on class birthdays 2) an estimation graph of the raisins in raisin bread 3) another estimation example with...
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Graphing Pasta
Students sort and graph various types of pasta. Using pasta construction paper patterns or real pasta, they sort the pasta by color, size, and type, and record the data on a graph.
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Bunny Cakes and Graphing
Third graders graph and analyze data relating to the book "Bunny Cakes" by Rosemary Wells. They listen to and discuss the book, vote on their favorite cake using Excel computer software, and discuss the results.
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Probability Using M&M's
Students estimate and then count the number of each color of M&M's in their bag. In this mathematics lesson, students find the experimental probability of selecting each color from the bag. Students create pictographs and bar graphs...
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Being Thrifty is So Nifty
Students watch a video that focusing on budgeting while completing worksheets that include charts. They brainstorm ideas for budgeting time and money. They culminate the activity by planning an order from two different restaurants.
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Equadorian Rainforest: The Tropical Supermarket
Students study the concept of sustainable agricultural practices through cocoa farming and the lives of the people who are the producers. Students watch a slide show and read a story which helps them understand the origins of chocolate,...
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The Bouncing Ball
Students use the scientific method to conduct an experiment to test how a ball bounces. In this inquiry-based physical science and scientific method instructional activity, students drop a ball from specified heights and record the...
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Build A Skittles Graph
Students explore graphing. In this graphing instructional activity, students sort Skittles candies and use the color groups to create a bar graph. Rubrics and extension activities are provided.
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Pumped Up Gas Prices
Students calculate gas prices. In this transportation lesson, students tally the mileage and gas costs of their car for one months. They figure out how much was spent on gas and create a graph showing average gas prices over time.
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Density
Students find the mass, volume, and density of various objects. In this density measurement lesson, students observe how same-sized objects can have different masses, then use water displacement to find the density of each object and...
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Concept: Dice Probabilities
In this probability worksheet, students roll dice to determine the experimental probability of rolling each number on a die. The experiment is repeated using a dice rolling application on their computer. Students find the theoretical...
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Touring Delmarva
Young scholars plan a trip. In this trip planning lesson, students use a map to find where they would like to visit with a pretend family of 4. They get a specific amount of money and time and need to decide where they will stay...
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Calculating Total From Percents
Using this short review of finding a percentage of a number, learners can practice important skills. There are twelve questions on this worksheet.
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Shopping Around
Third graders select a recipe and compare prices for ingredients at two different stores. They select the best place to buy the ingredients and answer questions about the process. They include their data on a spreadsheet related to their...
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Multiplication Books
Elementary schoolers create their very own multiplication book, which should help them to memorize their multiplication facts. Each pupil creates an addition and a multiplication sentence, such as: "Tommy goes to the store and bought...