Balanced Assessment
Number Trick
Show your classes the magic of numbers. Using a number trick, learners practice writing algebraic expressions. They then use their expression to perform the trick. Their exploration should help them understand the magic behind the trick.
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Prove the Pythagorean Theorem Using Similarity
Amaze your classes with the ability to find side lengths of triangles immediately — they'll all want to know your trick! Learners use the Pythagorean Theorem and special right triangle relationships to find missing side lengths.
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Guess the Month Trick
In this math card trick instructional activity, students follow the directions and learn how to perform a card trick in which the correct month is guessed. Students use a Base 2 arithmetic system.
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More Number Tricks
In this more number tricks worksheet, students study and analyze how to use symbols to set up and solve problems. Students follow twenty directives to solve several word problems.
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Domino Trick
In this domino trick worksheet, middle schoolers solve and complete six different problems using domino's. First, they think of a domino and count the number of pips on the left side of the domino. Then, students multiply this number by...
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Mystery Math
Here is an interesting "trick" your young mathematicians can perform. They are taught how to find any number's "digital root," by following a set of detailed instructions. The process works for any number, and is the type of math puzzle...
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How to Calculate Your Age by Chocolate
In this math puzzle worksheet, students follow detailed directions to find their age. They begin with the number of times per week they eat chocolate. Their final answer tells how much chocolate they want or eat as well as their age.
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Halloween Activity Bundle
Count. Compare. Small, medium, or large? Here's a bunch of Halloween-themed activities sure to engage kids. Although designed for learners with autism, the activities in this packet would be appropriate for all kindergarten, Pre-K, and...
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Number Game-"The Best Year of Your Life"
In this number game activity, students follow a set of directions to complete a number game puzzle focused on the year of birth. Page includes links to additional resources.
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Fold-Up Pocket Card
In this fold-up pocket card worksheet, learners follow the directions to make a card which can be used as a greeting card, a menu, or for a class project. They cut out the net and fold it as indicated.
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The Magic of Algebra: Original Lesson Plan
Students participate in a teacher led math "trick." The teacher "reads the mind of the students. The answer to the problem is always 4, and by following the directions, the teacher can guess that students are thinking of Denmark, and...
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Using the Overhead and Algebra to Correctly Guess the Number
In this questing numbers worksheet, students use algebra equations to discover how the teacher correctly chooses the students' numbers each and every-time. A pencil, key, stamp, yarn, and overhead are needed for this activity.
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Guess a Birthday
In this birthday worksheet, students perform given algorithms. Upon performing all problems correctly, the student's final answer will be his/her birthday. This one-page worksheet contains 8 problems.
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What is Your Favorite Class?
For this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve a math riddle in which the answer will be that everyone’s favorite class is math. The one page explanation of the mathematics basis for the riddle is provided.
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Trigonometry for AC Circuits
For this physics worksheet, students solve 23 trigonometry based problems. Students apply the Pythagorean Theorem in electricity calculations.