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Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns
What does it mean to grow? To germinate? For the plan detailed here, class members investigate the growth process of an oak tree while focusing on the beginning stages of planting and germination. They plant seeds and record observations...
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Food Pyramid Power: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Pupils show their knowledge of properties of objects as it pertains to sorting and creating patterns. In this food pyramid power lesson plan, students show their ability to use whole numbers in different representations by appling...
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Adding and Subtracting Three-Digit Numbers by Jumping
Second graders use data to graph information and draw conclusions. In this instructional activity on data analysis, 2nd graders practice gathering, sorting, comparing, and graphing data. Students differentiate data that can and cannot...
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Multiplication and Addition
Students create their own number line showing the answers if you add the same two numbers together. They do the same for multiplication and compare the two number lines. They answer questions to complete the lesson.
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Adding Integers
Students explore the concept of adding and subtracting integers. In this integer lesson, students use strips of paper (various sizes) to add and subtract integers. Students visualize the process of adding and subtracting integers.
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The Human Calculator
Students amaze their friends and families with this human calculator trick. For this algebraic lesson, students use the associative property of addition to act as a human calculator and stump their volunteers. The steps to the trick,...
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1st Grade Problem Solvers
First graders investigate, represent and solve problems using number facts, operations, and their properties. They solve on-step addition and subtraction number sentences and word problems using concrete materials. Students construct...
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Let's Learn Those Facts: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Students participate in an adding game. For this adding numbers lesson, students calculate the sum of the dice and remove a number from their activity sheet. Students who first removes the numbers is the winner.
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Photosynthesis
Students recognize the importance of plants as they perform an experiment involving photosynthesis. Students determine the optimum wavelength of light for photosynthesis by exposing plants to different colors of light, collecting data,...
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Wildflower Beautification Project
Students, in cooperative groups, design and create a wildflower garden for the community. They write letters to property owners requesting use of their land and then write invitations to their parents and to local, state, and federal...
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What Balances?
Students explore another meaning of subtraction as it pertains to the inverse of addition. In this what balances lesson plan, students identify the concept of subtraction as a balance. Students use subtraction facts to generate addition...
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Nothing To It!
First graders explore the zero property of addition and subtraction through the creation of a class book. Includes an assessment sheet.
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Do it With Dominoes
Young scholars explore modes for addition. In this K-2 mathematics lesson, students investigate the four models of addition (counting, sets, number line, and balanced equations) using dominoes. Young scholars examine the...
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Get a Line on Integers
Students explore number sense by completing math function problems in class. In this integers instructional activity, students define integers and practice plotting them on a number line. Students utilize math functions such as addition...
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What Does It Matter?
Students define matter, the chemical properties of matter, and the physical properties of matter. They name physical and chemical properties of matter (by classifying using a Tree Map). Students determine the mass, volume, and density of...
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Finding Sums to 6
Pupils explore the additive identity property where they add multiple numbers to get to the number 6. In this number 6 lesson plan, students also work on their addition charts.
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Let's Find Out About Money
First graders identify coins (pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters), and their attributes, including physical characteristics and value.
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Slope Calculation
Students compute the slope of a line based on the coordinates of two points on the line. In addition, they examine the relationship between the numerical value of slope and its properties on a graph.
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Multi-Digit Multiplication
Fourth graders practice mastering the ability to multiply multi-digit numbers utilizing rectangular arrays and a variety of mental math strategies. They model and illustrate meanings of multiplication and division of whole numbers and...
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The 1 That Got Away
Students explore number properties. They using multilink blocks to explore doubling of the numbers and explore the patterns to investigate 2 to the power of n and how it is written. In addition, they usse the 100s board, number line and...
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Arithmetic Artistry
Learners create a classroom quilt that illustrates the many unique ways that students use math skills.
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Decimal Fractions of a Set
Sixth graders practice problem solving equations of fractions, ratios and proportions, addition and subtraction stage 6 as well as advanced additive. Emphasis is placed on decimal fractions and then they convert fractions to decimals.
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Prime Time
Young scholars participate in activities to investigate properties of numbers. They identify prime and composite numbers and determine the patterns associated with these numbers. They answer questions associated with each activity.
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Crafty Fractions
Fourth graders study fractions. In this fractions lesson, 4th graders define fraction-related vocabulary words. Students use beads to study fractions. Students draw shapes to study fraction equivalency and brainstorm fractions they use...