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Puzzled?
First graders practice identifying simple geometric shapes. As a class, they discuss positional words and review the words for simple shapes and their characteristics. They work together to create their own puzzle using the shapes.
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Uncollectible Accounts Receivable
Learners study uncollectible accounts expense. They analyze an adjustment for uncollectible accounts expense, enter an adjustment for uncollectible accounts expense on a Work Sheet, and post the entry to write off an uncollectible A/R.
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Geometry: Solving Right Triangles
Students use trigonometry skills to solve right triangle problems. After the teacher presents several examples, they solve problems on worksheets and discuss their solutions with partners. In a final activity, students determine the...
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Making Tangram Pieces by Folding Paper
Third graders follow directions to make a set of tangram pieces. After reading a story, they compare and contrast the differences between two-dimensional shapes. To end the lesson, they use the tangram pieces to create their own...
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TRB 3:4 - Investigation 2 - Jump
Third graders jump with and without weights to reveal data that gravity has more of a pulling force with heavy objects that are on the ground than light objects on the ground. They also identify how their legs felt when they jumped with...
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Spotlight on Students
First graders participate in social skills activities at the beginning of they school year that including graphing work. Each student acts as the "Top Banana" while other students ask them questions about their likes and dislikes. As a...
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Make My Number
Fourth graders relate decimal fractions to common fractions and practice writing decimals as fractions. Through inquiry and game play they write decimals and fractions using the correct form. The first team to correctly answer the...
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Space Exploration
Fourth graders observe an empty 14 oz. clear plastic cup and measure how much water the cup can hold when it is completely full. They work in groups to fill the plastic cup, but half of the groups receive a smaller vial and the other...
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Tricky Triangles
Third graders engage in a lesson that is concerned with the playing of a Trick Triangle Game while focusing upon developing skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. They play the game and practice rounding of...
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Angle Attributes and Measures
Seventh graders explore the concept of angles. In this angles lesson plan, 7th graders use protractors to measure angles. Students sing an angle song. Students discuss attributes of angles using a two-color plate manipulative.
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Basic Geometry Ideas and Angle Measurement
Seventh graders explore the concept of basic geometry. In this basic geometry lesson plan, 7th graders identify the correct picture for a given vocabulary word such as midpoint, line, ray, or parallel lines. Students discuss examples...
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Factors, Divisibility, and Relatively Prime
Seventh graders explore the concept of divisibility. In this divisibility lesson, 7th graders use divisibility rules to find factors of numbers. Students create foldables to illustrate divisibility rules.
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Graphing Integers On a Coordinate Plane
Seventh graders explore the concept of graphing integers on a coordinate plane. In this graphing integers on a coordinate plane instructional activity, 7th graders discuss scenarios where coordinate systems are used in real life. ...
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Solving Percent Problems with Proportions
Seventh graders explore the concept of percent problems. In this percent problem lesson, 7th graders use proportion equations to solve percent problems. Students find percentages of numbers and use proportions to determine percents in...
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Volume, Surface Area for Cylinders
Seventh graders explore the concept of volume and surface area of cylinders. In this volume and surface area of cylinders lesson, 7th graders break cylinders into their base shapes of a circle and a rectangle. Students discover that...
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Writing Algebraic Expressions for Words
Students explore the concept of algebraic expressions. In this algebraic expressions activity, students convert pictures and word problems into algebraic expressions. Students play a game where they tell the algebraic expression...
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Ordering and Computing with Negative Fractions and Decimals
Seventh graders explore the concept of computing negative fractions and decimals. In this negative fractions and decimals lesson, 7th graders compare ordering positive fractions to ordering negative fractions. Students use mirrors to see...
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Simplifying Expressions Using the Order of Operations
Middle schoolers explore the concept of order of operations. In this order of operations lesson, students discuss the order of operations when simplifying expressions. Middle schoolers discuss the importance of order in their lives such...
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Measures of Spread
Young scholars explore the concept of measures of spread. For this measures of spread lesson, students calculate the standard deviation for a set of data. Young scholars use the standard deviation to analyze and describe the set of...
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Represent Rational Numbers
Students identify expanded notation and scientific notation. In this rational numbers lesson, students use a calculator to discover the powers of 10. Students practice writing numbers in expanded notation using powers of 10. Students...
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Surface Area and Volume of a Cylinder
Seventh graders find the surface area and volume of a cylinder. In this area and volume lesson plan, 7th graders complete several activities to learn the volume and surface area of cylinders.
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How Far!
Fourth graders perform basic calculations using time. They read and construct a variety of scales, timetables, and charts. Students devise and use problem solving strategies to explore the situation mathematically.
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GPS Receiver Basics
Learners practice using a GPS receiver. They walk in different directions and monitor their progress on maps. They enter specific locations and use information given to them to get them back to their original locations.
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Blindfolds
Students stand blindfolded and turn clockwise, then counterclockwise and take 3 steps forward and make a half turn clockwise and walk 3 more steps. They discuss where they ended up and how else they could end up in the same place.