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Any Nook or Cranny

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a reading nook. In this measurement lesson, students find a spot in the classroom to turn into a reading nook. They need to measure how much space they need to fit students and supplies into their nook. 
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Methods of Mystery

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students utilize the scientific method to discover the age of an item.  In this historical dating lesson, students compare and contrast a 400 year old cabinet to one made within a few years by using carbon dating.  Students complete a...
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Calder's Balancing Acts

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students learn the vocabulary of contemporary sculpture and distinguish between abstract and realistic sculpture, mobile and stabile, biomorphic and geometric. They write equations using Calder's mobiles
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Shape Up!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate measurement through the use of literature through this series of lessons.
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Favorite Farm Animals

For Teachers K
Students perform a study of farm animals and their babies. They compile a graph of their favorite farm animals. They utilize a spreadsheet worksheet which is imbedded in this plan.
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Math for the Frontier

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of inflation. In this inflation instructional activity, students compile a list of necessities they would need to take with them if they were moving to a new state next month. Students compare their list...
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What Comes Next?

For Teachers K
Students explore the concept of A-B and A-B-B patterns, and show this by creating a pattern with concrete objects and on the Kid Pix Deluxe computer program.
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Measure Mania

For Teachers K
Students measure their own silhouette using Unifix cubes. They measure a drawing using non-standard measurement. They swap drawings and compare their measurements.
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Building a Better Home for the Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders draw a set of blueprints and record measurements on them. They add, subtract and multiply to work within their house-building budget.
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Utah History & Geography

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders calculate and determine the distances between counties in Utah. Using a map of Utah, they determine the distance between three county seats, the total distance round trip, and label a map with the distances.
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Where Have All the Endangered Gone?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore animals that are endangered. They choose an endangered animal that they would like to keep from becoming extinct. Students create a persuasive presentation to persuade someone to understand why they feel keeping their...
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Harry Potter Research Project

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students work together to complete a research project on Harry Potter. They write a research question and develop a survey to give to their classmates. Using the results, they create a graph and draw conclusions about the data collected.
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Cryptography on the TI-83 Graphing Calculator

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the history of cryptography. They assess function notation and transformation, matrix operations, and the fundamentals of modular arithmetic. Using graphing calculators, students develop their own encryption schemes.
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If .... Then Probably

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students are introduced to the concepts of probability and chance. Using data given to them, they organize and create a chart to display the information. Using this chart, they calculate the percentage of chance and probability and...
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Cultural Calendar

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students design their own cultural calendar.  In this calendar making lesson, students decide on a culture for a calendar theme and discuss how calendars differ from the US calendar.  Students create their own calendar using a template....
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Problem Solving with Addition and Subtraction: Post Test

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions where they solve word problems using 2 and 3 digit numbers. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Rubber Gardens

For Teachers K - 8th
Students recycle discarded automobile tires and create gardening sites for limited space areas.
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What's Your Expression

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore facial expressions in a mirror and create drawings of people with a facial expression of their choice. They graph the facial expressions drawn.
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School Renovation - What's Your Idea?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils discuss the upcoming renvoations to their school. As a class, they develop their own proposals for what they would like to have available to them. Using a digital camera, they take pictures of the new school and compare them with...
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Tallying Animals

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders draw a picture of a pond scene which includes various animals. They exchange pictures and tally the number of animals drawn. Then they record the number on a chart and write a story about their pictures.
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Com-Post With Us? Learn About Recycling While Having Fun

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine the importance of recycling to help the environment. In groups, they make a compost bin on the school grounds recording how the material changes from week to week. They collect other materials for recycling like cell...
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How Does Your Garden Grow?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students create a design for a school garden. In this garden design lesson plan, students analyze what plants grow best in their school's climate and work in teams to design a garden. Students measure the existing space, determine the...
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Dressing in Early American Times

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, by doing research and seeing actual and simulated artifacts, gain knowledge of and make comparisons about clothing in the Colonial and early Republican eras with attire of present time.
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Cinderbank

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify major components of a "Cinderella" story in order to create a database.

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