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Determining Mercantile Volume of a Pine Tree

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, acting as foresters, determine timber volumes as sawtimber or pulpwood for marketing. They find the marketable value of a tree using its diameter and volume.
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Listen to a Shape

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify basic shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle) and describes the attributes of each. They use magazines to find examples of each shape, and then make a collage.
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Year Book Page Special Shape Collage

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars design a collage of pictures for a yearbook that make a shape. They determine the area of the shape and the price of putting the collage in the yearbook.
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ndirect Measurement Technique: Using Trigonometric Ratios

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders find the height of an object that would be difficult or impossible to measure directly. They construct and use a Clinometer to measure the angle of elevation (or depression). Students create a sketch of the measurement...
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Shapes are Everywhere

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders gain an understanding of geometric shapes and spatial reasoning. They learn the attributes of solid shapes in everyday activities. Students compare geometric shapes to everday objects, finding things that serve a purpose...
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Plain Figures And Measuring Figures

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the mathematical concept of a sector. They apply the concept to an example problem and then move into a more complex application. They find the area of the side of a cone. This is done as students calculate...
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Tiling the Plane

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use pattern blocks and triangular grid paper to review shape names, be introduced to the concept of a tiling of the plane, and determine which pattern blocks tile the plane. They are asked: "Have you ever seen a floor or a wall...
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Discovering Solids

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders engage in a lesson that is about the discovery of solids. They identify using shapes like cones, spheres, cylinders, and cubes in various different situations. Students explore the classroom in order to find examples of...
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Intro to Geometry

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify a polygon and classify them using congruent sides and number of edges and vertices. Students transform two dimensional objects into three dimensional objects.
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Goobers. Goobers? Goobers!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students begin the lesson by noting the many ways in which to use peanuts. In groups, they use the internet to research the work of George Washington Carver. They discover the allergies and nutritional information of the peanut and...
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Pass It On

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in a class activity that helps them learn some geometric terms along with their definitions. They describe relationships between two and three-dimensional shapes and analyze attributes and properties of...
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A Catering Idea

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students plan meals, create a shopping list, determine the cost of the meal, including incidentals such as labor and electricity used. In addition, they consider the cost of plates, table cloths, napkins, etc. Students prepare a meal and...
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Geometric Shapes

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students explore geometric shapes by completing a variety of exercises. Students label the pictures with the 3D shape names, draw radius and diameter lines, name different types of triangles and draw diagonals and...
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Solid Shapes

For Students 4th - 5th
In this solid shapes worksheet, students learn to identify and solve word problems that use solid shapes. Students solve six word problems about solid shapes.
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Represent Rational Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars identify expanded notation and scientific notation. In this rational numbers lesson, students use a calculator to discover the powers of 10. Young scholars practice writing numbers in expanded notation using powers of 10....
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Circles and Clocks, Shapes and Time

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work in groups to research clocks and practice telling time. In this telling time lesson plan, students use the computer program ProQuest to study circles, including radius and diameter, and practice drawing circles using a...
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Recognizing Shapes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this shape recognition worksheet, students complete 6 multiple choice problems, identifying shapes, telling what things are shaped like and which objects are specifically named shapes.
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Grocery Store Problem Solving

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice mathematical problem solving skills. In this problem solving lesson, 3rd graders develop mathematical problem solving skills using real-world examples.

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