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Money

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the value of the penny, nickel, dime, quarter and dollar. They demonstrate how different coin combinations equal the same amounts of money and write money amounts using the decimal point and dollar sign. They try to...
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Ask Personal Questions-- Worksheet 1

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
In this oral language worksheet, students learn to ask and answer personal questions. Using this list of 20 questions, students collaborate with partners who have the male or female profile pages (on another page). One student asks a...
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Permutations

For Students 11th - 12th
In this permutations worksheet, students solve 10 different problems that include determining various permutations. First, they find the number of ways to arrange the number or letters in each group. Then, students list the permutations...
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Algebra Wizards

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are exposed to algebraic thinking by exploring the concept of a variable. They tell how many years have passed since they've seen a favorite teacher and then examine how they arrived at this number. They write equations.
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Periodic Table

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify in what groups and periods element is, state how many valance electrons element has, list basic properties of groups on periodic table, fill electrons in correct energy level/groups, and answer chapter questions.
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What's the Chance?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students conduct probability experiments with dice and coins. They watch a video for a variety of situations where calculating the probability is complicated by total number of possibilities. They solve problems presented in the video.
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Finding half

For Teachers 3rd
Studentts comprehend how to find half of an object. They divide groups of items in half and students complete a worksheet on halves. Students read "Jump, Kangaroo, Jump! as an introduction to fractions. They watch as the teacher writes...
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Introductory Microbiology

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view a Reading Rainbow video on germs and discuss microbial diseases. They grow cultures of Staphylococcus aureus and then estimate and graph the count for their own bodies and those of the class.
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Proper Noun Gallery Walk Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students are divided into groups. Each group is given a different colored marker or crayon and a piece of chart paper. Students are given 5 minutes to write on the chart all the proper nouns they can come up with. At the end 5 minutes...
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Keeping the Zoo

For Students 2nd
2nd grade students pretend they must sell 15 animals to another zoo. They must choose from several animal group choices. In this problem solving instructional activity, the students answer eight questions.
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Mental Division Year 4

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this finding the quotients in word problems worksheet, students divide two-digit and three-digit numbers by one-digit numbers and find the factors of numbers. Students solve 12 problems.
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Arrays Hooray

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write and solve story problems which involve whole numbers, using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. They solve multiplication problems by using strategies other than counting all. They interpret and solve...
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Problem Solving Application: Interpret Remainders: Problem Solving

For Students 5th - 6th
In this remainders in division worksheet, learners use the problems solving strategy of understand, plan, solve, and look back to help them interpret the remainders in the two division problems.
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Too Many Tens

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils practice grouping in different ways by putting numbers up to 1,000 in the correct place value. In this place value lesson plan, students estimate items in a jar and then count them out by grouping them by 10s.
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3-Trap Hockey

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students practice making three hockey traps in a row. In this hockey lesson, students are split up into offensive and defensive players. Students complete three consecutive traps.
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Extinction Is Forever

For Teachers K - 8th
Students observe models of two kinds of forests with low and high biodiversity. They observe and record the effects of habitat destruction or extinction rates. They also conduct research about mass extinction like that of the ancient...
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Sorting Buttons

For Teachers K
Students study sorting. In this classification instructional activity, students sort buttons into groups based on a common characteristic and draw two pictures illustrating the different groups.
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Biodiversity - Does It Really Matter?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine biodiversity, ecosystems, and extinction. They are divided into groups to discuss why they think biodiversity is important.
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Immigration in the United States

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the theory of immigration and how their ancestors became part of this Nation. They determine how immigration affected the United States through research and language activities. They construct a timeline of a time in...
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Measurement

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore a strategy for finding elapsed time by using a number line. They identify what elapsed time means. Students investigate a concrete visual representation of time to compute elapsed time. They read, " The Grouchy...
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Sort It Out! Size It Up!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, in groups, estimate amounts in various jars. They sort each jar from least to greatest amount.
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A Trip Around the World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students role play the role of a travel agent. In groups, they must plan a trip around the world making stops in a different biome. They use the internet to discover the characteristics of each biome and create a travel brochure for...
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Birdseed Mining

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore the meaning of mining. For this Science/Math lesson, students engage in a small group activity to sort and calculate the value of seeds/beads.  Additionally, they are made aware of environmental damages which will...
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Modular Arithmetic Station

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders find ways to use math everyday. In this algebra lesson, 8th graders model equation and problem solving as they multiply and divide numbers. They split up in to groups as they perform hands on operations.