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Shapes at Work
Students use their classroom to look for various types of shapes. In their science journals, they record the shapes they find and identify those that can be used to solve problems or build structures. They share and post their sketches...
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Properties of Fractals
Students build a working definition of regular fractal, look carefully at the concepts of dimension and scale, and are introduced to logarithms. They solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial and error and using...
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Properties of Fractals
Students build a working definition of a regular fractal, they measure the concepts of dimensions and scale, they explore the concept of a logarithm and they attempt to solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial...
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Dangerous Storms
Students examine media language for dangerous storms stressing; preparation, evacuation, and emergency assistance, and problem-solving techniques for emergency situations.
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The Farmer's Sheep II
Fourth graders listen to the story of a farmer who only likes to be able to see nine sheet from his window. His wife has brought him another sheep - what now? They work together in pairs to solve the problem and share solutions.
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Effects of Seed Soaking on Germination
Students explain the standard growth pattern of a monocot seedling and word process a finished essay.
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Number and Algebra: Again and Again
Students use a given spreadsheet to investigate an iterative process by changing the variables. They design their own spreadsheet to investigate the iterative process.
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How Many of Your Classmates... (VII)
In this surveying classmates instructional activity, learners poll their peers to find out the names of those who prefer any of the 8 given activities or interests. Example: "like Hello Kitty," "do karate."
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Social Studies: Canadian City Comparison
Students research Canadian population distribution while comparing and contrasting the quality of life in two cities. They discuss issues and problems that cities and rural towns face. Students apply various methods, such as graphs and...
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Shapes in Our World
Help your learners explore shapes. They classify shapes and identify them in their everyday world. Plane shapes are explored, and they classify and identify the plane shapes.
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Introduction to Statistics: Mean, Median, and Mode
Pupils explore the concepts of mean, median, and mode. They develop an understanding and familiarity with these concepts. Students explore mean and median in an efficient way. Pupils explore three different measures of center.
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The Energy of Waves
In this science activity, middle schoolers examine the topic in order to solidify knowledge covered in the curriculum using puzzles and creative games.
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Forms of Equations
Ninth graders discuss the different forms of equations. In this algebra lesson, 9th graders talk about the pros and cons of algebraic equations. They discuss reflection across the x and y axis and write out the equation of the given...
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It Counts
Students explore one to one number correspondence. In this early math instructional activity, students make observations about and classify plants in order to gain an understanding of using numbers to describe their world.
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Wildlife Sampling-Capture-Recapture
Seventh graders simulate the capture-recapture method of population sampling using beans. In this biology lesson, 7th graders calculate the total population of beans in the bowl. They assess whether this method is reliable or not.
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Counting Using Money
Second graders count fake money by grouping like coins together. For this counting lesson plan, 2nd graders complete worksheets provided in this lesson.
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Travel- Distances (Advanced)
In this ESL transportation vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 10 pictures that depict modes of transportation. Students read the names of places (store, heli-skiing, the moon, etc.) and match them to the most appropriate way to get...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Patterns in Mathematics: Word Patterns Activities
This website helps students work with word patterns by having them create limericks and sentences. Students receive feedback and guidance as they work their way through the activities.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Discover the Roots of a Polynomial Function
In this lesson, students will be re-introduced to the Four Step Problem - Solving Plan. The plan will be used as a 'checks and balance' tool for discovering the roots (solutions) of polynomial functions. Students will: *Explore the...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Spelling Circle
On this one page website use trial and error to find the words hidden in the spelling circles. Check your solution right at the website.