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Everybody Needs a Rock
Here is a lesson that rocks! Young scientists choose a rock and list words that describe it. They estimate the mass of their rocks and rank them within a group. They measure their rocks for volume and write a story that somehow includes...
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Pythagorean Theorem
Need a few extra examples on using the Pythagorean Theorem? Here is a activity that uses pictures of New York City’s buildings as a model, and young architects find the height of the building. Consider adding more examples to further...
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Heart Smart in a Heart Beat
As an introductory activity, young statisticians measure their heart rate at rest and after exercise and compute the mean and median, and create a box & whisker plot. This is followed by watching a video (that no longer seems...
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Buffon's Needle An Analysis and Simulation
If you dropped a needle on a lined sheet of paper what is the probability that the needle will cross one of the lines on the page? Surprise your class with how calculating this probability can approximate pi. This question is known...
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A Metric World
Middle schoolers convert English to metric units. For this math lesson, students give examples of measurements they encounter in their daily lives. The share their answers in class.
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A Full Load
Young scholars calculate the shipping costs between two destinations. In this math lesson, students determine the distance between two places using google map. They calculate the amount of gas needed to get to a specific destination.
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Using the Newspaper to Teach Division and Time Conversion
Young scholars use classified ads to select a career. In this math lesson plan, students convert the listed salary to an hourly, yearly, weekly and monthly rate. Young scholars explain the process they used to find the various rates.
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Honey Bee Facts And Figures: Math Skills
Learners practice their mathematics and mapping skills using examples from honey bee biology. Discuss why the colonies were found in this pattern. They examine food and water in the area, and how many humans live in the area where...
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What Pie?
Pupils practice making and interpreting pie graphs so they are better able to decide if a pie chart is the appropriate form of display. Students examine included overheads of different pie charts, and directions on how to make pie...
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Measurement via Triangulation
Learners utilize triangulation techniques to determine altitudes of objects. An altitude locator is constructed and used to determine the height of a building or a tree. Tangent tables and formulas provide the ratio for the formula to...
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Layering the Air
Students study the layer of the atmosphere. In this instructional activity on the atmosphere, students discuss the composition of the air around us and how the atmosphere was formed. Students create a scale model of the layers of the...
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Tour De Texas
Middle schoolers are given a budget and an alternative-fuel vehicle. Using a map of Texas, they are given a starting point and determine how to arrive at their destination within 72 hours. They use the internet to research the...
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Start with a Circle...
The Golden Ratio. The Divine Proportion. Yup. It's math and art blended into one colorful activity. Young artists combine colored tissue paper circles and parts of circles to create geometric patterns. As a bonus, kids get to figure out...
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Don't Flip Out Over the Metric System
Students identify the most appropriate metric prefix to use. They describe the usefulness of a system based on tens. Students compare the metric system to the American system of measurement. They develop a metric flip book to use a...
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The Energy that Keeps Us Moving
Students measure the calorie content of food. In this technology lesson, students explore where the CEENBoTs get the energy to make it move. They create a Venn diagram showing the differences of energy in food and CEENBoTs.
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Area of Rectangles
Seventh graders review the concept of finding the areas of a rectangle. This lesson uses the classroom as a real life application for the formula of area. They measure classroom in order to compute the area.
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Exploring Phases of Matter
Students discuss and experiment with the phases of water. In this phases of matter lesson, students recognize the different states of matter. Students measure and record changes and understand when the state changes.
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Geometric Relatioships
Students explore measurements and geometric formulas. In this geometry instructional activity, students investigate pi as it relates to geometry. They collect data and use a chart to organize the data.
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Exploring Angle/Pair Relationships
Students find missing angles and sides of triangles. In this geometry lesson plan, students create intersecting lines to measure angles. They use Cabri Software to create virtual angles.
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Metric Conversions
Students practice the fundamentals of converting metric measurements. They translate a mathematical idea from one form to another and compare and convert a given measurement to another unit within the same measurement system. Students...
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Distance over Time
Students analyze velocity and how it is determined. They experiment with velocity in order to measure and calculate the magnitude of speed. They use examples in their novel "Skateboard Renegade" to relate velocity to real life situations.
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What Is Your Angle?
Students explore the concept of angles by interacting with numerous types of measurements. They create index cards with different angles. Then they pass the cards around to other students for comparison and measurement. They practice the...
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Figuring Elapsed Time
Students discover the concept of elapsed time. In this calculating time lesson plan, students utilize the Internet to complete record sheets based on the concept of elapsed time. Finally, the students answer questions on their own.
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Estimating With Fire
Learners solve problems with percents, decimals and fractions. In this algebra lesson, students convert between fractions, percents and decimals. They estimate their answers and calculate their answer.