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TE Activity: Don't Crack Humpty

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars perform mathematical calculations to design safety device or enclosure to protect an egg as it is rolled down a ramp at increasing slopes.
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African Americans in Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the careers of prominent African Americans in science, mathematics, and technology. They use The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences website, which includes profiles of past and present African Americans...
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Working with Algebraic Expressions

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Learners understand that algebra is a branch of mathematics that uses symbols or letters to represent unknown numbers in problems. They also understand the definition for an algebraic expression. Make sure to click on the Download the...
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The Great Depression: Eating on a Shoestring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the realities of feeding a family on a very limited budget by comparing the cost of living in the 1930s to the cost of living today. Using primary documents and technology to make the comparison, they identify the impact...
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Filling the Glass (Water, Air, and Fractions)

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students predict which of two glasses is 1/2 full using visual estimation, height measurement, and liquid measurement methods. Mathematical equations to accurately solve the problem are determined and verified.
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New York State Testing Program

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this state testing worksheet, students solve problems on a variety of topics studied throughout the year.  They find the median, solve algebraic equations, solve proportions, simplify expressions, find percents, and complete...
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Convert among decimals, fractions, and percents

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders convert among decimals, percents, and fraction with and without a calculator.  In this seventh grade mathematics lesson, 7th graders explore strategies that help them to remember how to perform the needed operation...
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Math Words with Multiple Meanings

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners of many ages use the Visual Thesaurus to help them understand the language of math. They work in groups to explore the multiple meanings of common math terms. Pupils come up with examples of the words in mathematical and other...
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Problem Solving Techniques

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students develop a pattern for problem solving. They gain confidence in their ability to solve problems and are introduced to mathematics help online.
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Fractions PowerPoint

For Teachers 5th - 8th
After a class review on the basics of fractions, learners discuss the importance of integrating technology and mathematics. They then produce a PowerPoint about fractions. The required elements of the presentation are included in the plan.
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Lesson Exchange: Polygons (Middle, Mathematics)

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students discover the relationship between the sides of a polygon and the number of diagonals that can be drawn from one vertex, the number of triangles that those diagonals form, and the sum of the interior angles of that polygon.
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Applied Consumer Mathematics

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math activity, students focus upon integrating technology and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Writing Expressions

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Practice writing algebraic expressions from written phrases. The objective is to consider two seemingly similar phrases, write them as algebraic expressions, and then simplify using the order of operations. Learners are challenged to...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Extending the Definitions of Exponents, Variation 1

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Scientist work with negative integer exponents all the time. Here, participants will learn how to relate negative exponents to time and to generate equivalent numerical expressions. Learners will apply the properties of integer exponents...
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Molas

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders apply their prior knowledge of the Principle of Balance to create a paper mola. Students examine a variety of molas, which are fabric works of art made by women in the country of Panama. To arrange the composition of the...
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Student Created Math PowerPoint Review

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders will create an Interactive PowerPoint presentation to help their classmates review for the chapter test. The project will consist of the students creating 10 questions, with one question corresponding to each section of...
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TI-82 PROFICIENCY

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students find the proper factors for numbers one through fifty using either the divisibility laws or TI-82. They determine the sum of the proper factors for each number. If the sum of the factors is less than the number itself, then this...
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Searching for Angles and Lines

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work to find and reinforce concepts related to lines and angles. They identify the characteristics of shapes that have one, two, and three dimensions. The students also work on definitions related to the geometry of shapes.
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How Many?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils investigate concepts related to data collection and interpretation. They generate all possible outcomes in a beginning study in the realm of statistics. The use of real life situations helps to engage students.
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Symmetry and Geometric Shapes on Campus

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Build on your learners' previous knowledge of geometric shapes and symmetrical figures. Then set them out to take photos of geometric shapes on campus. They assess whether the photos contain symmetry or not. 
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Computer Storage Worksheet

For Students 5th - 8th
In this math learning exercise, students are given examples of different memory capabilities for the types of storage devices. They match the memory to the device for fifteen problems.
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Dental Impressions

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
What an impressive task it is to make dental impressions! Pupils learn how dentists use proportional reasoning, unit conversions, and systems of equations to estimate the materials needed to make stone models of dental impressions....
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BMI Calculations

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Obesity is a worldwide concern. Using survey results, learners compare local BMI statistics to celebrity BMI statistics. Scholars create box plots of the data, make observations about the shape and spread of the data, and examine the...
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Yogurt Packaging

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Food companies understand how to use math to their advantage. Learners explore the math related to the packaging and serving size of yogurt. They then use unit analysis and percent values to make decisions on the product development.

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