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Patterns and Algebra - Modeling
Seventh grade math is so much fun! They solve 10 different problems that include using patterns to complete a table, describe the pattern, and identify the specific term in the pattern for each. Then they give a description of the...
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Investigation - Patterns
Students create a pattern out of pattern blocks. In this math lesson, students work with a partner to investigate the pattern they have. Within that group, students continue to design the pattern by adding the next two pieces....
Population Connection
Where Do We Grow from Here?
Did you know that the population is expected to grow to 11 billion by 2100? The resource serves final installment in a six-part series on the global population and its effects. Scholars interpret data from the United Nations about the...
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Repeating Patterns
Students explore growth patterns by using manipulatives such as pattern blocks, investigate growth pattern of pattern, record growth in T-chart, describe how pattern is growing, and predict number of blocks needed to extend pattern.
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Fibonacci Patterns
Students solve problems using the Fibonacci Patterns. In this geometry instructional activity, students trackthe growing rate of a rabbit population. They collect the data and graph their results. They make predictions based on their...
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Smoking Patterns in the United States
Students examine tobacco use in the United States. In this tobacco lesson, students complete worksheet activities regarding tobacco use in America and examine the manipulation of the tobacco industry.
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What's the Best Deal?
Students explore number sense by solving consumer math problems. In this pattern identification lesson, students analyze a list of numerical and geometric patterns while predicting the future outcome. Students utilize inference skills to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Number of the Day
Daily routines not only help to manage classrooms, they can also provide students with rich opportunities for learning. This activity supports young learners in developing their number sense by counting up the school days on a class...
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Homophones and Rhyming Words
First graders explore homophones. For this spelling pattern lesson, 1st graders are led through a discussion on homophones and words that rhyme with homophones. The teacher leads the class in sorting these rhyming words based upon their...
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The Anxiety Workbook For Teens
Teens often face a great deal of worry in their lives, and can be at a loss with how to anticipate and handle their emotions. This workbook is an exceptional resource for both educators and students alike as a way of supporting...
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Here's An Instant Activity for April 7, 2003
Fifth graders practice their spelling skills with soft syllable endings. In this spelling lesson, 5th graders complete soft syllable interaction activity with their teacher. Students then write 16 le-ending and ly-ending word pairs to...
Public Schools of North Carolina
Math Stars: A Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 2
Develop the problem solving skills of your young learners with this collection of math newsletters. Covering a variety of topics ranging from simple arithmetic and number sense to symmetry and graphing, these...
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Estimation and Pattern Discovery
Students collect sunflower heads from their community garden. They estimate its seed count using different strategies. They graph their estimations on a graph and use calculators to find the actual total.
Learning for Life
Character and Habits
Part of growing up is differentiating between good and bad habits; developing the positive and eliminating the negative. This resource on life skills can be adapted to almost any age group. Class members participate in multiple...
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ABC...1, 2, 3...Green, Red, Blue...Do You Have a Clue?... IT'S PATTERNS
Second graders view clips from the animated series Math Monsters, and discuss the many ways patterns can be found in the world around us. Following the video portion of the lesson, 2nd graders visit a variety of Web sites to assess their...
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Growing and Graphing
Pupils visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure the heights of older students using large building blocks as a non-standard unit of measure. They can also measure adults in the school community. Results are displayed in...
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Dancing Levels in Space
Students practice mirroring human moves by performing a dance in class. In this physical education lesson, students utilize different spaces around them to perform a dance expressing their full motion. Students cooperate in...
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Growing Circles
Students identify the equation to represent a circle. In this algebra lesson, students review properties of conics and how they are related. they use a robot to create a visual of circles and their application to the real world.
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Self and General Space in Dance
Students explore the different themes and strategies of dancing by performing in class. In this physical education instructional activity, students practice moving specific joints and muscles as they train to perform a dance....
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Himalayan Herds: Fractional Exponential Growth
Young scholars solve problems by identifying exponential growth and decay and differentiating between patterns, relation and functions. For this algebra lesson, students apply concepts of exponential growth to solve problems.
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Spending Plans
Students explore the concept of dividing their money into categories, namely "save," "spend," and "share." They engage in activities that help them explain that money is limited in quantity and must be divided for different purposes.
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Making Spending Decisions
By role playing real-world experiences, such as purchasing snacks and grocery/toy store shopping, your youngsters will begin to develop an understanding of how to make decisions and choose between alternatives. This is the first...
K12 Reader
From Nomad to Farmer
The gradual evolution of the earliest settlers in North America from nomads to farmers is the subject of a reading comprehension worksheet that asks kids to answer a series of questions using information provided in the reading passage.
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Logical Sequence
Students examine logical and illogical sequences in writing. They identify illogical sequences of sentences in a letter. Students retell short stories using a logical sequence and students place sentences in logical order.