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Education Development Center

Integer Combinations—Postage Stamps Problem (MS Version)

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Number patterns can seem mysterious. Help your learners unravel these mysteries as they complete an intriguing task. Through examination, collaborative groups determine that they are able to produce all integers above a certain value by...
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Education Development Center

Rectangles with the Same Numerical Area and Perimeter

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
Is it possible for a rectangle to have the same area and perimeter? If you disregard units, it happens! In a challenging task, groups work to determine the rectangles that meet these criterion. The hope is that learners will naturally...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Complex number patterns

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Start off with the definition of the imaginary number i, then have your class practice simplifying expressions involving powers of i and look for patterns. See how the cyclic nature of powers of i translate to sums of powers of i.
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Denton Independent School District

Build a Geome-Tree

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Geometers construct a mobile or ornament using nets of three-dimensional polyhedrons. Not only do they need to compute the volume and surface area of each figure, they also earn points for creativity, neatness, and more!
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Illustrative Mathematics

Finding a Chair

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Here is an activity that incorporates subtraction in word problems. Youngsters are provided with six word problems that essentially deal with the same numbers in each problem, yet use different comparison language. These problems are...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Roll Out Fractions Game: Comparing Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Reinforce the concept of comparing fractions with a hands-on, two-player game that calls for a visual model, score board, and dice. Players roll dice to acquire their given fraction, create the fraction using fraction tiles, then compare...
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101 Questions

Travel Times

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
It's just a sign of the times. Given a billboard with distances and travel times to two different interstate highway junctions, learners determine the speed limit. They must incorporate the concepts of distance, rate, and time with that...

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