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Math Newsletter

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create a math newsletter to share problems, puzzles, and pertinent math topics.
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MATH:MULTIPLICATION: APPLIED

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders utilize links to practice multiplication of a two-digit number by a two digit-number and division of three-digit numbers. Solve word problems taken from everyday life. Includes interactive online games, worksheets, and...
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A Frog's Life Story

For Teachers K - 8th
Students investigate the lives of frogs by completing several worksheets.  In this biology lesson plan, students discover the life cycle of a frog from tadpole to death.  Students complete frog life cycle puzzle as well as...
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Today is Monday - Calendar Math

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars practice memorizing the seven days of the week and keeping them in order.  In this calendar lesson, students read aloud the book Today is Monday by Eric Carle, and create their own calendar style book using...
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Mr. Pitonyak's Pyramid Puzzle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine how much it would cost to build a pyramid using modern materials and ancient methods. They design scale drawings, models and submit final cost bids in an attempt to get the job of building a pyramid.
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Four Color Map

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore geometry by completing a color puzzle. In this shape identification lesson, students utilize deductive reasoning to complete a Google SketchUp puzzle with trapezoid, triangles and rectangular shapes. Students...
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Tantalizing Tangrams: What Are Transformations?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use the Internet to learn about transformations and tessellations.  In this geometry instructional activity, students use the Internet to define the meaning of reflections, translations, rotations, glide reflection and...
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Chinese Puzzle Story

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars study the Chinese form of tangrams. They read the story, "Grandfather Tang's Story," by Ann Tompert and discuss how tangrams are used to tell the story. Using paper and scissors, they create animal tangrams and write...
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Tantalizing Tangrams

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify polygons and develop spatial and fractional relationships and geometric concepts by using ancient Chinese puzzle of tangrams. They develop an appreciation of the folktale by identifying its elements and then writing...
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Improving Deductive Reasoning Skills

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils recognize problems that may be solved using deductive reasoning, and develop aids to help them in solving these problems. They produce their own deductive reasoning puzzles for other students to solve.
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Block It: Using a Manipulative to Solve Math Problems

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice using visuals to solve math problems. In this math manipulative instructional activity, students utilize pattern blocks to participate in a class game in which geometric shapes touch other player's pieces. Students gain...
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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars explore economics by creating a budget. In this financial goal setting lesson, students investigate their use of time by completing a worksheet. Young scholars identify financial goals they would like to achieve in the...
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The Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students research Pythagoras and learn how to apply his theorem. They solve real life problems using the theorem and demonstrate knowledge of exponents, equations, and radicals. Students include diagrams in their research papers.
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The Great Archeological Dig

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore biology by identifying a diagram. In this cell anatomy lesson, students read a story about archeology and conduct a fictitious archeology dig in class in which they search for animal cells. Learners define a list of...
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The Very Grouchy Ladybug: Telling Time

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice telling time by reading a children's story.  In this time keeping lesson, students read the book The Very Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carl, and create a schedule for the ladybug to complete certain activities....
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The Drake Equation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use the Drake Equation to calculate the probability of sustaining life on various planets. Through the use of the equation, they determine whether intelligent and advanced civilizations can be developed on planets other than...
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Keeping Watch on Coral Reefs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the dangers Coral Reefs face by investigating satellite images.  In this environmental protection lesson, students utilize the Internet to discover the types of satellites and sensors used to provide...
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Can You Identify Arthropods?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders sort and classify the four Arthropod classes. They are given puzzle pieces of one Arthropod example. Each group is to put their puzzle together, glue it on a piece of construction paper and label the ir puzzle.
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners tour Chandra's top galactic X-ray images. In this Chandra X-Ray Observatory lesson, students play games and complete puzzles based on the Chandra Mission and X-Ray Astronomy. Learners listen to pod casts, question an...
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FOOTSTEPS IN TIME

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students measure and correlate their foot lengths and body heights, then use this data to estimate height of Laetoli hominids. They use metric measurement and graphing to determine these heights.
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Asian Americans: Where Do They Come From?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify 15 places (14 countries plus Hawaii) from which large populations of Asian Americans originate. They create a graph to help themselves visualize the places from which large populations of Asian Americans originate. Then...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 2, Lesson 9: Bringing It To A Fine Gloss-ary

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create a glossary of geometric terms while exploring tangram manipulatives.
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Tourism in London

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss the tourist attractions that are in London. They examine how data can be manipulated by completing a worksheet. They plan a trip to a London attraction after conducting Internet research.
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Eggs'ceptional Experiments

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students see evidence of chemical reaction and follow the scientific method to hypothesize, observe, and reach conclusions. They conduct a series of egg based experiments such as forming crystals and complete journal activities as a...

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