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Get in Shape with Geometry

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Using geoboards, computer programs, and hands-on manipulative materials, elementary schoolers engage in a study of two and three-dimensional geometric shapes. This instructional activity is chock full of good teaching ideas on the...
Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Photographs

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Scaling needs to be picture perfect. Pupils use proportional reasoning to find the missing dimension of a photo. Class members determine the sizes of paper needed for two configurations of pictures in the short assessment task.
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Making Simple Conversions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the concept of measurement as it relates to equivalencies. They complete simple conversions using visual models of measurement units, and  record their answers in a two-column table.
Worksheet
Achieve

Stairway

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
It's the stairway to learning! Scholars research all aspects of building a staircase. Using information from building codes, they write and graph a system of inequalities to analyze the constraints. The completed project is a scale model...
Handout
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Identify the Parts of a Newspaper features of informational text, newspaper format

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Young readers make sense out of the wealth of information in newspapers with this helpful reference document. Pointing out basic features like headings, articles, bylines, and captions this resource is a...
Lesson Plan
American Statistical Association

Step into Statastics

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Class members study the size of classmates' feet and perform a statistical analysis of their data. They solve for central tendencies, quartiles, and spread for the entire group as well as subgroups. They then write a conclusion based on...
Lesson Plan
Mathematics Assessment Project

Building and Solving Linear Equations

For Teachers 8th Standards
Young scholars write and solve linear equations in one variable based on descriptions of the operations that are applied to the unknown variable in an algebra machine. They then create their own problems for classmates to solve.
Lesson Plan
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The Take-Awar Bar 1

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use an Internet tool, "The Take-Away Bar" to solve subtraction problems by breaking them into parts. They write and solve comparison problems. Students make sensible estimates and check the reasonableness of answers. They use...
Worksheet
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Expanded Form (Q)

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this expanded form worksheet, students read the numbers in the millions. Students then write the 6 numbers in expanded form.
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Expanded Form (K)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this number forms worksheet, students read the numbers in the thousands. Students then write the 12 numbers into expanded forms.
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Expanded Form (P)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this number forms worksheet, students read the numbers in the thousands. Students then write the 12 numbers into expanded forms.
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Expanded Form (O)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this number forms learning exercise, students read the numbers in the thousands. Students then write the 12 numbers into expanded forms.
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Expanded Form (L)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this number forms worksheet, students read the numbers in the thousands. Students then write the 12 numbers into expanded forms.
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Expanded Form (N)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this number forms worksheet, students read the numbers in the thousands. Students then write the 12 numbers into expanded forms.
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Expanded Form (D)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this number form worksheet, students read the numbers in the thousands and write each number in expanded form. Students convert 12 numbers.
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Expanded Form (Q)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this number forms worksheet, students read the numbers in the hundreds. Students then write the 12 numbers into expanded form.
Lesson Plan
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Informational Writing-Creating a Speaker's Voice

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study speaker's voice in informational writing. In this writing lesson, 5th graders discuss the difference between an interesting non-fiction excert and a reference non-fiction excerpt.
Worksheet
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Writing Numbers to Fifty (D)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this math/spelling worksheet, students are given 10 single-digit and double-digit numbers. Students are instructed to write each number with letters on the lines provided.
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Expanded Form (J)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this number forms worksheet, students read the numbers in the thousands. Students then write 12 numbers in expanded form.
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Expanded Form (M)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this number forms worksheet, students read the numbers in the thousands. Students then write the 12 numbers into expanded forms.
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Expanded Form (F)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this number forms worksheet, students read the numbers in the ten thousands and then write the numbers into expanded form. Students convert 12 numbers.
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Free Verse

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students write free verse poems. In this poetry lesson, students use a three-step method to create a free verse poem. Students brainstorm ideas, let their ideas "incubate," and write a free verse poem.
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What Kind of Student Do You Want to Be?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write an essay which answers the question, "What kind of student do you want to be?"
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Read and Write Numbers to 50

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this numbers to 50 worksheet, students learn to read and write numbers that count to 50. Students use square units to count in the first two problems and finish with four word problems.