Mixing In Math
Mixing in Math: Growing Plants
Whether you have your class plant seeds or begin when sprouts are visible, math skills are used here to predict and track growth over time. Straw bar graphs show plant height on a given day while the graph as a whole shows changes over...
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Using Pictographs
If one ice cream cone represents three ice cream scoops, and Bob has four ice cream cones, then how many scoops does Bob have? Learners solve these kind of questions with their new understanding of pictographs.
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Pictures of Data: Post Test
For this data worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about charts and graphs. Students answer 10 questions total.
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RCX Car Line Graph
Pupils develop a line graph based on distances that an RCX car drives in specified amounts of time. They then are given a specific amount of time for the car to drive and be asked to extrapolate the car's distance from the graph.
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Land of the Midnight Sun
From days of 24 hour sunlight, to endless nights that last for days, the Arctic is a very unique place to live. Examine the seasonal changes that occur in the northern-most reaches of the globe and the impact they have on the plants and...
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'The Flood'
Students hear the story "The Flood," and take a survey of the favorite pet animals in the class. They take the information complied in the survey and make a bar graph to show favorite pet animals using the computer program KidPix.
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Difficult Situations Fun Deck
What would you do? Fifty-six illustrated picture flash cards provide players with an opportunity to talk about difficult situations, practice responses to awkward or uncomfortable situations, and consider how to deal with dangerous...
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Show Me!
Students analyze and interpret graphs. In this graphing activity, students view a video and construct their own graphs (line, circle, bar) from given sets of data.
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Flavorful Spreadsheets
Students create a spreadsheet which includes a bar graph. They sort and classify information and use the average function on a spreadsheet. They research Skittles candy and summarize their findings on a spreadsheet.
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Pictures of Data
For this data worksheet, students look at maps and charts and answer multiple choice questions about them. Students complete 10 questions.
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Bird Feeding and Migration Observation
Students research bird migration and build a bird house. In this bird lesson plan, students research the birds in their area and where they migrate to. They also build their own bird house and record data on what kinds of birds come to...
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Translucent, Transparent and Opaque Objects
Students examine different objects. In this appearance instructional activity, students watch a video about translucent, transparent and opaque objects. Students work in pairs to examine a bag of objects and then discuss the results.
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Download and Analyze
Students download information from a NASA website into a database. They transfer it to a spreadsheet by completing the information and analyze the information. They determine temperature averages, mode, and graph the results. They write...
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Groups Coming to America
Fifth graders use text or other references to locate different types of information about the Mayflower and pilgrims. They create a presentation for lower elementary classes about the Pilgrims.
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A Thanksgiving Survey
Learners take a survey then use the information gained from the survey to help plan a typical Thanksgiving dinner for our last day of class. They create a graph which corresponds the the data gathered during interviews.
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Investigating Friction
Young learners explore friction. They view a video or DVD (bibliography provided) and define terms related to friction, and work in groups to experiment with the effects of friction on speed and motion using ramps and toy cars.
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Tally Time
Students create a tally chart. In this math and health lesson plan, students discuss healthy foods and create a tally chart showing the number of students who like to eat healthy foods.
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Woodland Math Facts
In this Woodland math facts worksheet, learners study and examine woodland weights of trees and shrubs, explore invertebrates and draw a bar chart to chart their findings.
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Picture a Nation
Students research immigration data from a specific time period. They create a graphic organizer that depicts the information and share the information with the class.
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Floating on Salt Water
Mixing substances together causes their properties to change. This resource illustrates that concept for fifth graders by having them consider four questions that have to do with buoyancy and boiling point. Learners begin to understand...
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Equivalent Fractions
If you are looking for a simple way to review equivalent fractions, this is a great resource. Using a visual means and a series of examples, learners review this skill. There is a worksheet provided and a prompt to encourage pupils to...
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Mira
Students respond to different color words in English. Using a paper cut-out of a t-shirt, they color the paper their favorite color. After they are finished, they place the picture into a bar graph on the board. They answer questions...
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What is a Tropical Rainforest?
Students investigate amounts of rainfall in selected world rainforests by creating a bar graph showing rainfall in inches for each. They convert inches to millimeters, and solve word problems having to do with rainfall in selected world...
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Poppin' For Popcorn!
Students graph data from different popcorn flavors. For this graphing lesson, students make graphs using an assigned web site after collecting data about the flavors of popcorn that fellow classmates prefer.