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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Will There be Enough Water?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate water usage, water available, and water demand historically in the local area. They use projections of water usage, availability and demand up to the year 2050. Students use graphs to relate as well as compare and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Conjectures and Conclusions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners draw conclusions and make conjectures given a specific scenario. In this geometry lesson plan, students model real life scenarios using properties of triangles. They model number facts and explain why the outcome is what it is.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing a Number Sentence

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders analyze word problems. In this number sentence instructional activity, 3rd graders evaluate word problems. Students create number sentences from word problems.
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Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Snail Pace

For Teachers 6th Standards
Slow and steady wins the race? In the assessment task, scholars calculate the rates at which different snails travel in order to find the fastest snail. Hopefully, your class will move much more quickly in finishing the task!
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Worksheet
CPM

Using Equal Values Method or Substitution

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
Math whizzes solve and complete 20 different problems. Problems are solved using the substitute, or the equal values method. Learners also create their own systems of equations based on word problems. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Simplify Radicals

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners are introduced to the concept of radicals and how to use them in various situations. They review rational and irrational numbers while simplifying different number sentences. They also practice factoring perfect squares.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Exponents and Their Properties - Multiplying and Dividing Monomials

For Students 9th - 12th
In this multiplying and dividing monomials instructional activity, students solve 105 short answer problems. Students multiply and divide monomials. Students simplify their answers using exponent rules such as product to a power or...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Regents Exam Questions: Combinations

For Students 9th - 12th
For this combinations worksheet, high schoolers solve 20 short answer and multiple choice questions.  Students determine the number of possible combinations given a word problem.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Factoring by Mack

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Learners explore the concept of factoring trinomials.  In this factoring trinomials lesson, students use the Mack Method to factor trinomials.  Learners watch a video on how to factor a trinomial with a coefficient of 1 with the x...
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Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Creating Polygons

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students describe, make and compare polygons. In this creating polygons instructional activity, students identify properties of quadrilaterals and describe common features of two dimensional shapes.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Donut Dinero

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students set up a classroom currency exchange and explore the idea of bartering to get what they want. They create a monetary unit that is based on fractions and multiples of a standard unit, and compare this system to the U.S. monetary...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Writing Word Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scholars explore the concept of chemical formulas.  In this chemical formula lesson plan, students watch a video about balancing chemical equations.  Young scholars conduct an experiment using silver nitrate and sodium phosphate. ...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Code Breakers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students collect data and make a frequency table, change ratios into percents, and analyze data to make predictions.
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Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Alike and Different

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students compare and contrast objects and are introduced to a Venn Diagram. In this alike and different lesson plan, students make observations regarding properties of objects. Students classify object and build ideas about variables....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mixed Expressions and Complex Fractions

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are introduced to mixed expressions and complex fractions. They work through several problems with the instructor and then complete a worksheet.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inching Our Way Into The Metric System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the Metric System. They discuss the history of the Metric System, convert various units of measurement into the Metric System, and solve problems on a spreadsheet.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Section 15-9: Permutations

For Students 9th - 12th
In this permutations activity, high schoolers solve 16 multiple choice and short answer questions.  Students find factorials and permutations of letters and numbers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Patterns In Hexagon Tables

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders construct a rule about the number of sides found in a pattern of hexagons. In this mathematical problem solving lesson, 6th graders observe different hexagon patterns and create a rule about the relationship between the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Resistors and Scientific Notation

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explain the importance of scientific notation. In this physics lesson, students determine the resistance of resistors using the colored bands. They compare and contrast scientific notation and resistor band notation.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Can Do This! Systems of Equations

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students solve systems of 2-by-2 linear equations using tables, graphs and substitution. In small groups, classmates work together to discover strategies for solving equations. They use a calculator to graphically represent their answers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Equality For All

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students complete worksheets on equality in math and create their own. They further investigate equality in the world around them.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Linear Progression

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars use graphing calculators to graph lines and create tables of values. They perform an experiment using M&M's and slinkys, then create their tables based on their results.