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File Card Bridges

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make different variations of file card bridges and predict how much weight it will hold. In this file card bridges lesson plan, students put file cards between books in different ways and predict how many pennies it will hold.
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What Are Elements?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students investigate elements by by defining scientific terms.  In this Periodic Table of Elements lesson, students utilize a glass of water, and powdered fruit drink to perform a lab activity demonstrating properties of certain...
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Lake Ice Out Lessons

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the greenhouse effect.  For this environment lesson, students describe how "ice out" affects animals and plants who live in a Maine lake.  Students graph "ice out" data and make predictions about the upcoming...
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Geometric Transformations

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
This PowerPoint provides opportunities for students to explore geometric transformations. Students examine the position of figures in several photographs and identify each pair as reflections, rotations, or translations.
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Bell Curve

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore averages by completing a data analysis activity. In this bell curve lesson, students measure different food items and plot their measurements on a X and Y axis. Students create bell curves around the average weight or...
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Standard Written Method For Subtraction

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this subtraction worksheet, students solve 9 subtraction problems involving double-digit numbers. Students put their answers below each problem.
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Standard Written Method for Subtraction (2)

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this subtraction worksheet, students learn how to solve decomposition subtraction problems with 2-digit numbers. They then solve 9 subtraction problems on their own. The answers are on the last page of the packet.
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Interpret Pie Charts

For Students 4th - 6th
In this pie chart worksheet, students interpret pie charts, then answer a variety of questions about each. Answers are included on page 2.
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Identify, Sort, Classify

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners improve their identifying, sorting, and classifying skills. In this categorizing lesson plan, students use cubes to practice their sorting, classifying, and identification skills.
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Make Mine Turkey

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Young scholars compare foods available for the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving with contemporary Thanksgiving foods. After reading information about the first Thanksgiving, pupils create a menu and compute the cost of a turkey dinner, using...
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Mode Mean Median

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this statistics activity, students practice finding number averages and statistics by finding the mode, median, and mean for the number sets.
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Multiplication Using Arrays, Number Lines, and Repeated Additions

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
An educational article can be as useful a tool as a good lesson. This article focuses on how one can use arrays, repeated addition, and number lines to reinforce a deeper understanding of multiplication. Links to 5 different worksheets...
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Parts of a Whole

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore fractions through the analysis of various paintings. They view and discuss paintings by Picasso and Seurat, discuss the fractional examples in the paintings, and create a bar graph.
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Up, Up and Away with the Montgolfier Balloon

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners construct hot air balloons. In this science activity, students assemble their own balloon using tissue paper and glue. They time the duration of the flight, record data and calculate team averages.
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Mathematics of Fair Games

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study about mathematicians' notion of fairness in games of chance. They work in pairs to perform three different experiments using macaroni and paper bags. They record their results on charts and discuss the fairness of the games.
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3-D Beginning Graphs

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the concept of big and small. They collect objects from the classroom, sort them by size, and create a graph using Duplo stacking blocks.
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Is It Likely or Is It Unlikely?

For Teachers 1st
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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Three Coins on a Table

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discuss the subject of coins and heads and tails. They work in groups to solve Fran's problem concentrating on the fact that the coins are in a row. Any group that finishes early can try the Extension problem.
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Graphosaurus

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students complete bar graphing activities with a dinosaur theme. Students discuss their favorite dinosaurs, collect data about the discussion, and make a floor graph of the information. Students complete a dinosaur graph worksheet.
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An Apple A Day

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a graph that showcases their pick for favorite kind of apple. Students are given samples of a variety of apples to determine their favorite in a taste test. They a create a tally chart of favorite kinds apples and use a...
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Rolling Records

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders play a game to determine the likelihoods of different outcomes when rolling two number cubes. Students play a game to determine the likelihoods of different outcomes when rolling two number cubes.
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Recording Treasure

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars participate in a garage sale. They will weigh the items sold. They will calculate the total weight of items sold and donated to an agency.
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Sorting Lids

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Young scholars 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...
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Bar Me In

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders watch a video about constructing bar graphs. They create their own graph and interpret it.

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