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Math Hunt

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Go on a scavenger hunt around your school to find evidence of math. Investigate different areas of your school for patterns, fractions, and different geometric shapes. Finally, create a spreadsheet and plot the data you've collected.
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Lunch

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Traditional lamian, a noodle originating from China, is hand shaped by twisting, stretching, and folding the dough into strands. Scholars observe the technique before determining the length of the final noodle. They use exponential...
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New Boxes From Old

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students find the volume and surface area of a rectangular box (e.g., a cereal box), and then figure out how to convert that box into a new, cubical box having the same volume as the original. As they construct the new, cube-shaped box...
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Area Worksheets

For Teachers 4th - 6th
With the right introductory activities, area can be an easy topic for students to understand.
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Geometric Word Problems

For Students 10th
In this geometric figures worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 11 different word problems. First, they find the area of a regular octagon with a given side. Then, students find the area of each shaded region. They also find the...
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Water Pressure Blaster

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete an experiment to introduce them to the concept of water pressure. For this water pressure lesson plan, 3rd graders create pressure in a water bottle and observe the force of water that is created.
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Piece it Together

For Students K - 12th Standards
Score some problems all related to soccer balls. The first few problems focus on pattern blocks to see relationships between figures. More advanced problems focus on actual soccer balls, the patterns on the balls, and their volumes and...
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Geometric Concepts and Polygons

For Students 9th - 11th
In this geometry worksheet, students identify the altitude, perpendicular bisector, median, angle bisector and the area of different polygons. There are 33 problems.
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Hurricanes 1: The Science Of Hurricanes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the science of hurricanes in an effort to highlight how forces change the speed and direction of motion. They list facts about hurricanes; including insights about the formation, movement, and impact hurricanes...
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What a Square

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine the painting "Old Man With A Gold Chain" by Rembrandt. They identify geometric shapes in the painting, measure these shapes and compare the relationships of these measurements.
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Tired Weight

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Take your class out to visit your automobile and use the tires to compute the weight of the vehicle. This is done by measuring the surface of the tire meeting the ground and the air pressure. This is a fun lesson in the relationship...
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Buoyancy and Viscosity

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Some of these beautiful diagrams should help your students understand the connections between pressure and flight. Pressure and density are also discussed, and a number of links are included to give fantastic interactive examples of...
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The Wonders of Ancient Civilizations

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Bring excitement and interest to your social studies with a unit on ancient civilizations.
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Glasses

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Provide your class some practice with the dimensions of geometric figures. Here you have a set of three different-shaped, stemmed drinking glasses with diameters and heights provided. Math-minded individuals calculate the volume of each....
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Finding Area and Perimeter

For Students 4th - 5th
In this perimeter and area worksheet, students solve 12 problems in which the area and perimeter of shapes on a grid are calculated. This page is intended to be an online activity, but can be completed on paper.
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Same Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils identify the shapes of different polygons. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify the same area and perimeter in shapes. They use the correct formula for the correct shape.
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Compare Area and Perimeter of 2D Shapes

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area and perimeter worksheet, students compare area and perimeter of pairs of figures, determining which has either the greatest area or perimeter. A reference web site is given for additional activities. 
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Geometry Institute Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice geometry skills. In this geometry instructional activity, students find the surface area of cubes and prisms, identify shapes on solids, and distinguish between 2-dimensional objects and solids.
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Sorting Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate the geometric concept of quadrilaterals. They are given a set of shapes and asked to sort the quadrilaterals from the others. Then working in pairs they discuss the characteristics and write down the description...
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Is There Room?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the area of different polygons. In this geometry lesson, students draw shapes using different scale factors. They calculate and make sure there is enough room for te soccer arena through their calculations.
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Who Let the Dogs Out?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the perimeter and area of polygons. In this geometry instructional activity, students apply formulas of perimeter to solve geometric problems. They calculate the area of a dog fence and create ways to keep the dog in...
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Hand Sensitivity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students experiment with the sense of touch. For this tactile lesson, students determine the most sensitive area of the hand. Students experiment by describing objects through touch only. Students compare the amount of sensory data...
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Length and Area

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders measure one centimeter cubed blocks to determine their size. They measure lines using a worksheet that is not included in the lesson plan. Next, they measure the area of figures on the sheet using the cubes in place of a...
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Circle Area, Perimeter and Circumference

For Students 6th - 8th
In this area, perimeter, and circumference worksheet, students 7 questions that require them to fill in 7 blank circles with the information they are provided and calculate the desired answers.

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