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Illustrative Mathematics

Sum of Angles in a Polygon

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
How can learners use algebra to solve a geometry problem? Help learners create an equation that shows the relationship between the number of sides of a polygon and the sum of the interior angles. Students are asked to divide the...
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Mathed Up!

Estimation

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Reinforce estimation and the four operations—addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division—with eight page, 15 problem independent practice exercise.
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EngageNY

Writing and Solving Linear Equations

For Teachers 8th Standards
Incorporate geometry into the solving linear equations lesson plan. Pupils use their knowledge of geometry to write linear equations which reinforces geometry measurement concepts while at the same time providing a familiar context...
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Bearsden Academy's English Blog

Close Reading Homework Booklet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Wind turbines, daylight savings time, noise pollution, social problems. To develop close reading skills, high schoolers examine pairs of articles presenting opposing viewpoints of the same topics and respond to questions that...
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NASA

Packing for a L-o-o-o-ng Trip to Mars

For Students 9th - 12th
Pack just enough to fit. Crews determine what personal items to take with them on a trip to Mars. Each team must decide what to take with them on a two-and-a-half year trip to Mars and whether their items will fit within the allotted...
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Curated OER

See How It All Adds Up: Addition Activity

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this addition worksheet, students add numbers in squares across and down, arriving at a sum that is the same in both directions, then write a similar addition puzzle of their own.
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Curated OER

What are the Ages of Three Daughters Given the Product and Sum of Their Ages

For Students 8th - 12th
In this problem solving instructional activity, students identify the age of a man's three daughters.  The students are given the product and sum of the daughter's ages as well as the fact that the oldest daughter like vanilla...
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Math Stars

Math Stars: A Problem-Solving Newsletter Grade 6

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Think, question, brainstorm, and make your way through a newsletter full of puzzles and word problems. The resource includes 10 different newsletters, all with interesting problems, to give class members an out-of-the box...
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Novelinks

Zach’s Lie: Magic Squares

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Individuals match vocabulary words within a magic square, a concept that ties in nicely with math class. The words are all located in Zach's Lie and were specifically selected to increase comprehension of the text. Fifth in a series...
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Virginia Department of Education

Factoring

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Uncover the relationship between factoring quadratics and higher degree polynomials. Learners develop their factoring skills through repetition. A comprehensive instructional activity begins with quadratics and shows how to use the same...
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Curated OER

Angles Activities

For Students 5th - 8th
A series of geometry worksheets have mathematicians constructing, dissecting, overlapping, and measuring as they analyze angles in various contexts. Learners use symmetry and reflections in a compass rose to write instructions on...
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Virginia Department of Education

Angles in Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Polygons — it's all about the angles. Groups work with dynamic geometry software to find the sum of the measures of the angles of various polygons. After finding the information for several polygons, the groups generate a formula that...
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Worksheet Web

Heteronyms

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Challenge scholars to identify and use heteronyms in a sentence with a two-page learning exercise designed to boost grammar skills. 
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Curated OER

Critical Thinking - Week 11

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
In this critical thinking worksheet, students complete problems which require abstract reasoning and logic. They complete logic puzzles involving sums of an array, finding the maximum number of integers under given conditions, and card...
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Curated OER

Relate Addition and Subtraction Enrichment 14.7

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students solve 3 problems in which lines are drawn to match the pictures to the number sentences in the same fact family. Students solve the problems.
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Curated OER

Addition To Fifteen

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this math worksheet, learners solve problems using the operation of addition to find the sums. The sheet is a teacher's guide.
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Curated OER

Maniac Magee: Magic Number Strategy

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Take a break from reading to find the magic number with this vocabulary game using words drawn from Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee.  Participants match the definition to the word in each numbered square of the puzzle, then add...
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Curated OER

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Magic Square Vocabulary

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Before getting too far into The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, support your learners by introducing and practicing some vocabulary that might be unfamiliar to them. The vocabulary exercise here includes 16 words from the third and fourth...
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Curated OER

Egyptian Fractions

For Teachers 5th Standards
You don't have to be an ancient Egyptian to decipher fractions in this activity that focuses on adding fractions with unlike denominators and developing fraction number sense. Egyptians represented fractions differently than we do. They...
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Willow Tree

Ratios and Proportions with Congruent and Similar Polygons

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Investigate how similar and congruent figures compare. Learners understand congruent figures have congruent sides and angles, but similar figures only have congruent angles — their sides are proportional. After learning the...
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Curated OER

The Stamp Act

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this teaching American history worksheet, young scholars examine a primary source document regarding the Stamp Act. Students discuss their impressions of the document.  
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Curated OER

Introduction to Vector Spaces

For Students 10th - 12th
In this vector spaces worksheet, students identify the vector in a given set.  They explore addition and scalar multiplication in their vectors.  This two-page worksheet contains 13 problems.
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Curated OER

Addition to Twenty

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this addition tool for creating a worksheet, students problem solve and calculate the answers to twenty addition equations. Students show each step of their work.
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Curated OER

Addition To One Hundred

For Teachers 1st - 5th
In this math worksheet, students use the worksheets that are created by the teacher using Adobe Reader. The sheet is a users guide.