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Fingerprints
Students analyze their fingerprints. In this fingerprint lesson, students make prints and observe the patterns for arches, loops, and whorls. They write a brief autobiography about themselves titled "I'm Thumbody."
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Equations in the Park
Students explore algebraic concepts using real life situations. For this equations lesson, students develop strategies to solve missing number problems. Students participate in a board game based on algebraic equations.
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Once in a Blue Moon
Third graders identify the phases of the moon. They use technology to access websites on the Internet dealing with the moon.
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Adding Decimals with Hundredths
In this adding decimals worksheet, students add numbers with decimals in the hundredths place. Students complete 4 sets of problems.
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The Dentist
Students read a short story about visiting a dentist. Then they use toothbrushes in order to demonstrate the correct way to brush teeth. Students use the internet to investigate how some foods are healthier for teeth than others. Then...
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Paper Planes
In this unit, 3rd graders investigate one variable to see if they can make a paper plane fly farther. They use scatter plots to establish a possible relationship between variables then use what they have found to make a paper plane to...
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Beat the Wheel
Young scholars recall basic multiplication facts by writing answers on a wheel form, competing against other teams to finish the wheels. They review multiplication facts on a Spinning Wheels Web Lesson.
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Chef for a Day
Students make chocolate chip cookies. In this cooking lesson plan, students follow a recipe by doing each step in sequence.
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Tony's Spelling Troubles
Students are introduced to the given problem and describe in their own words the situation represented in a bar chart and tally chart. They then use a bar chart and tally chart to make sensible predictions.
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Instructional Software Resources for Grades K-3
Students become familiar with teh selection, evaluation, and use of instructional software for 4-8 classroom. They download software demos from the web and discuss critiquing software. Students browse software evaluations on web sites.
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Communities at Work
Students explore how people function together in small communities to reach a common goal.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Math Patterns 1
Identify arithmetic patterns (including ones in the addition or multiplication tables), and explain them using properties of operations. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: School Bus: Missing Terms: Number Patterns
Students play a variety of learning games to explore number patterns by finding missing terms, using a calculator, and studying tables and a hundreds chart.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Table for 19 (Pdf)
The waiters at Polygon's Restaurant need your help. See if you can use your problem solving and patterning skills to help them solve this math challenge. Discover how developing these skills could be useful in real life situations, in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Patterns in Multiplication Tables
Practice discovering and explaining patterns in multiplication tables. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints. CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.D.9 Identify...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.oa Patterns in the Multiplication Table
The goal is to look for structure and identify patterns in the multiplication table and then try to find the mathematical explanation for this. Aligns with CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.D.9 Identify arithmetic patterns, and explain them using...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Fashion Store: Number Patterns
On this interactive website, students practice various math skills using a real-life scenario at a fashion store. Those skills include creating number patterns, making a number sentence to represent a word problem, and making a table of...
PBS
Pbs: Toothpicks: Patterns in Geometric Shapes
How can you describe the pattern made by a growing triangular shape? This interactive exercise focuses on using what you know about pattern recognition and completing a table so you have data you can use to graph the coordinates on a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arrangement 2
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Matt tries for a second time to arrange tables and chairs to accommodate 20 workers.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Division Patterns Within the Multiplication Table
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students practice with basic division facts using a multiplication table. CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.C.7 Fluently multiply and divide within 100
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Division Patterns Within the Multiplication Table
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students relate division patterns to the patterns in a multiplication table. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [1:21] and a set...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Complete the Number Patterns Based on the Multiplication Table
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes how to use repeated addition to show the pattern for multiplying by 6.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Inequalities
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students are given a number sentence expressed as an inequality and must fill in a blank to make it true. Includes video demonstrating a...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Round and Round the Circle
Learn multiplication with this dial star exercise. Predict what shapes you will get with different numbers.