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Word Problem Day

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve word problems using algebra. In this algebra lesson, students rewrite problems using algebraic symbols and representations. They work together to find the answers to real life scenarios using math.
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Law of Cosines Practice

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students practice solving problems with non-right triangles. In this precalculus lesson plan, students define and identify the properties of the Law of Cosine. They solve problems and investigate the history behind Cosine.
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Means of Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners collect and graph data. In this statistics instructional activity, students analyze their plotted data using a scatter plot. They identify lines as having positive, negative or no correlation.
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Misleading Graphs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore number relationships by participating in a data collection activity. In this statistics lesson, students participate in a role-play activitiy in which they own a scrap material storefront that must replenish...
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Box Plots

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students review the concept of median, explore how to calculate quartiles for any size data set and experience how to build a box plot.
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Loyalist Postcards Research

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the story of a Canadian Loyalist and complete an organizer using the research. They create a Loyalist postcard using historical imagination.
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Researching Some Loyalist Stories

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use electronic media to research Loyalist stories from Canada. They use the research to create a brochure, slide show, or electronic newsletter.
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Jazz and Math: The Beat Goes On

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students collect real data through listening, counting and timing jazz pieces.They use ratios, rates, and proportions to report collected data and demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of rhythm and tempo in music.
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The Home Stretch

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners read the novel Stone Fox by John Reynold Gardiner. Using Lego RCX units, students build and program sleds to re-enact the "home stretch" of the National Dog Sled Race.
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How Far Will It Roll?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students construct a car with the longest roll using a ramp. They construct Lego cars, modify the wheel sizes and car configurations to evaluate which car design rolls the longest distance, develop a graph, and complete a worksheet.
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Packing Materials

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students observe the effects of water on four different packing materials to determine which ones are more soluble. They then decide which material would be a good packing material to use for the environment and which may be a bad...
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More Lizard Snacks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to Chapter I, Chapter II, Chapter III, and Chapter IV of "The Forgetful Pony". They observe different stages of development of mealworms. The student sequences pictures to show the life cycle and draws the developmental...
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Some of Its Parts

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study a can opener to find the important parts that make it possible to take the lid off a can of food. They then use this information to decide what new or different subsystems could be added to make it better and explain how...
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Unknown Liquids

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners must design and conduct an experiment to determine which unknown liquid has a greater density based on basic information about the liquids and containers. Students are given specific materials to work with.
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Velocity

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students determine the average speed of a toy car as it travels six different distances set up by Students. Three trials are done for each distance. The only requirements is that the longest distance must be at least three times longer...
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Starch and Sugar Testing 2

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students design and conduct an experiment to determine which of three solutions contain starch or sugar. This task assess students' ability to make simple observations, design simple experiments, utilize indicators, and make generalized...
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Powder

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars investigate several unidentified substances and suggest a use of each substance. They can explain that a substance has characteristic properties, such as density, a boiling point, and solubility, all of which are...
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Stem-and- Leaf Plots

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduce to the notion of stem-and-leaf plots. They use stem-and-leaf plots to calculate the mean, median, and mode of a set of data. Students use computers to learn about stem-and-leaf plots.
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Histograms and Bar Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to histograms, bar graphs, and the concept of class interval. They use an activity and three discussions with supplemental exercises to help students explore how data can be graphically represented (and...
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Probability Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Your learners will examine probability through experiments and dice games. Using a computer, your class will perform simple experiments to collect and analyze data to determine the probability of different experimental results. Students...
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Finding PI

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students select and use appropriate operations, methods and tools to compute or estimate using whole numbers. They develop and use formulas for determining the circumference and area of circles. Students determine and describe the...
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The Estimation Station

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students challenge "common knowledge" against newly learned estimation strategies and put those strategies into use. They consider variables in estimating different groups of objects and practice skills of representing numbers.
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An Introduction to the Natural Logarithm (ln)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explore the dose response principle, an introduction to what the "natural log" (ln) is and how it behaves. They create and analyze a dose response graph.
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Bar and Histograms (What Would You Use: Part 1)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners practice creating bar graphs using a given set of data. Using the same data, they create a group frequency chart and histograms. They must decide the best graph for the given set of data. They share their graphs with the...