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Store Wide Sale

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students practice figuring percentages by solving written shopping problems.  In this consumer math lesson, students read several scenarios dealing with items on sale and must figure out the new price.  Students check their...
Lesson Plan
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Buying in Bulk

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate buying purchases in bulk. For this buying in bulk lesson, students consider ways to cut costs and reduce waste in landfills by making bulk purchases.
Lesson Plan
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What's on Sale?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore sale items.  For this money and percent math lesson, students work in groups to locate food ads in the newspaper.  Students identify sales and calculate final prices using percentage discounts.  Students...
Lesson Plan
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Percents: (An Application to Real Life Problems)

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of calculating percents. In this calculating percents instructional activity, 7th graders simulate ordering food off of a menu. Students work in groups to calculate the bill, tax, and the tip for the...
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You'd Better Shop Around

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the prices of various food items at different grocery stores using newspaper advertisements. Students discuss the benefits and drawbacks of shopping around for items that fit within their monthly budget.
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Shopping Spree

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students calculate discounts, sale price, and sale tax. In this consumer math lesson, students visit mock stores which have items for sale. Students calculate the final prices of items.
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Sales Tax

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of sales tax. In this sales tax lesson, students work in groups to spend $500. Students calculate the discount and sales tax on each item. Students buy between 5 to 10 items.
Worksheet
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The Young Virginia Gardener: Container Gardening: Starting and Transplanting Seeds

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this gardening worksheet, students read a short passage about starting and transplanting seeds, then check names of plants they will put in their garden, noting whether they have started it from seed or purchased it from a store.
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Make and Shake a Snowglobe

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars make a holiday or seasonal snow globe to give as a gift. Make it, then shake it! Students use small jars with lids. They use a glue gun or silicon glue to attach a small plastic toy to the inside of the lid. When the glue...
Writing
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What Is Your Favorite Place?

For Students 7th - 12th
Good writing can come from personal places. Budding online authors read an excerpt from a narrative-style newspaper article and then respond to several related writing prompts. They compose blog responses that use vivid imagery to...
Lesson Plan
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Picture Yourself in an Ornament

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create an ornament with their photo inside of it. To create the personal memento, students observe demonstrations and follow directions. Students experience making a craft and giving the memento to a family member.
Worksheet
Yummy Math

Twinkies

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Brian was devastated when Hostess® filed for bankruptcy, and he was also fearful that his favorite snack treat would be lost forever. The snack food was in danger of being lost, your class won't be lost when using Twinkies® as the...
Lesson Plan
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Egg Hunt Reinforces Math, Language Skills

For Teachers K - 8th
It's amazing what you can do to reinforce math skills while leading an egg hunt! Learners of all ages will benefit from playing this simple game.
Lesson Plan
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Alphabet

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Primary learners will make posters, trace letters, and eat letter cereal, all to learn about the alphabet. They will also go on a scavenger hunt around the room looking for letters. This resources has lots of ideas for bringing about...
Worksheet
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Third Grade Economics

For Teachers 3rd
In this economics worksheet, 3rd graders answer questions about crops, natural resources, prices of items, and more. Students complete 20 multiple choice questions.
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How is Gold Found in the Ground?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a series of activities designed to simulate mining for gold. They pan for "gold" and create a safe tunnel.
Lesson Plan
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investigating and Modeling Sea Urchin Fertilization and Development

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers begin by using clay to model fertilization and early development of sea urchins and chordates. They move on to mixing live sea urchin sperm and ova together to observe, diagram and record events occurring in fertilization...
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What A Gas!

For Teachers K - 4th
Students study various aspects of air. In this science lesson plan, students discover that air occupies space, understand the visual effects of air, and explain how air exerts force.
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Simple Machines, Odd Machines

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students recognize and identify common objects that can be used as a lever. In this simple machines lesson, students experiment with materials to design and construct a machine that uses a lever. Students also design and build a catapult.
Worksheet
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Reducing Air Pollution

For Students 7th - 9th
In this critical thinking worksheet, students evaluate different scenarios to decide how the person or business in the scenario could help reduce air pollution. Students work in cooperative learning groups to decide what strategies could...
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Focus on the Art of Photography with Photography Lesson Plans

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the world around them through the lens of a camera with these photography lesson plans.
Activity
Music Class

Sound Habits

For Teachers K - 5th
Hear ye! Hear ye! Encourage your young keyboard/piano players to develop sound habits with a resource packet that introduces a dynamic learning method. The free sample lessons, part of a for-purchase program, are designed to be used in a...
Assessment
CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 7th Grade Math – Claim 4

For Teachers 7th Standards
Build the model right out of the box. A few sample items show teachers how Smarter Balanced assessments may approach Claim 4, modeling and data analysis. Pupils use their skills to create equations or expressions to model the situation...
Assessment
Charleston School District

Review Unit 5: Equations

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
It's time for them to show you what they've learned! The review provides a sampling of the different concepts learned throughout the eight-part series. Learners solve equations by combining like terms, applying the distributive property,...