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A Multi-Media Approach to Teaching The Grapes of Wrath

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Integrate history, math, and art into a study of The Grapes of Wrath with a series of activities that ask learners to investigate the social, political, economic, and environmental factors at play during the 1930s. Designed to be used...
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Savvas Learning

City Building

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
First off, this worksheet is adorable! It has seven unit cube buildings drawn on it, complete with trees, paths, and fountains. Upper graders find the volume of each of seven buildings in cubic units. The drawings are attractive, and the...
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Fraction Fun

For Students 3rd - 4th
Learners solve 22 problems in which simple fractions with like denominators are added, subtracted and compared. Good practice for your third and fourth graders!
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Plan Ahead

For Students 3rd
In this planning ahead worksheet, 3rd graders utilize a table to track Mrs. Chen's times and errands for the given day. Students word backwards to find out what time Mrs. Chen must leave the mall to complete eight errands.
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Ways to Make Hundreds

For Students 2nd - 4th
How many ways can you make 200 using 1s, 10s, and 100s? Learners will build number sense, a basic understanding of place value, and prep for future lessons on expanded form with this simple learning exercise. They are given 6 numbers,...
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Visual Analogies

For Students 4th - 8th
Here are four questions which require learners to examine four pairs of visual analogies and then choose a figure that completes a missing part of an analogy that is the same as the one shown. They then get to create their own visual...
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Classical Greek Philosophy

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Divided into three different slideshows, this presentation first introduces Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. The second set of slides deepens the analysis of the philosophers and their ideas, and the third section compares each school of...
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Water from the Well

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
How much water does it take to brush your teeth? How about to wash your clothes? Perform an experiment that measures water usage in everyday tasks and compares them to the days before indoor plumbing, specifically the California...
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Good Litter, Bad Litter

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Which ones can be thrown on the ground? Discover the difference between natural litter and unhealthy trash, helping scholars by using several examples. Use the information here to give them a basic background, but also encourage prior...
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Maffle Math

For Students 3rd
In this telling time worksheet, 3rd graders study and interpret Mister Maffle's attempt to confuse times of the day with those around him. Students figure out the new times for twelve different times of the day.
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Math: Tangents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discover how to recognize tangents and how to use their properties. They investigate and use the properties of angles, arcs, chords, tangents, and secants. Students use two tangents and the properties of similar triangles to...
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Curriculum Compacting (Grade 3-5)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the use of curriculum compacting when learning math concepts. In this curriculum compacting lesson, 4th graders complete a math assessment before deciding on which compacting activities they will do to master the...
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Mathematics in Robotics

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners build and create using math. In this geometry lesson plan, students differentiate between congruent and similarity as they observe polygons. They create robots with different functions using properties of geometry.
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There's No Accounting for Good Journals

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders create journals on their spending habits. In this money-management lesson plan, 10th graders create and keep journals of their personal income and expenditures. Students learn to use Excel to create a spreadsheet for their...
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Fundraiser

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this money problems worksheet, learners solve 4 story problems that pertain to buying merchandise and making change in a booth at a school fair.
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Counting the Ways

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this number sense instructional activity, students use three ways to show a number: drawing a picture, making a grid or writing an addition sentence. There are 6 problems.
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Metric Conversion

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders convert within the metric system of measurement.  In this seventh grade math/science instructional activity, 7th graders view a PowerPoint presentation that introduces metric conversion.  Students use the...
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The Missing Monkey Mystery

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore number values by completing number sentences. In this math functions lesson, 2nd graders identify whole numbers by using a visual aide and practice filling in the blank in number sentences. Students utilize their...
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Guess My Rule

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars drill on math patterns, functions and Algebra. They construct and use tables to solve problems associated with mathematical relationships and identify a rule/equation. Students comprehend input/output to determine the...
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Galaxies and the Universe

For Students 8th - 9th
If Earth was formed 4600 million years ago, and the sun revolves about the center of the Milky Way once every 250 million years, how many revolutions have occurred? Students answer this question and ten more, all providing students with...
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Cross Section and Slope

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students draw cross sections of given contour maps. In this math lesson, students interpret the different symbols used in the map. They determine slope and steepness through direct measurement.
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Explore Three-Dimensional Shapes

For Teachers K
Students are assigned to shape groups and explore three-dimensional shapes. They review math skills and two-dimensional shapes.
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Mathematics Word Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math learning exercise, students solve 16 word problems. For example, "Andy has .9 of a dollar. How many dimes is that? How much money is that?"
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What's Missing?

For Students K - 2nd
Add a challenge for your young mathematicians' adventures in double-digit addition. Instead of simply computing sums in the 9 problems, they work backwards to fill in blanks among the addends. Resource makes a terrific extension or...

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