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Aldridge Sawmill - The Story in Numbers

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice math skills while becoming familiar with Texas' "Boom & Bust" economy and the natural history of the east Texas Piney Woods. They utilize worksheets and websites imbedded in this plan.
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Aldridge Sawmill - The Story in Numbers

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders view overhead maps of Texas, explore history of Aldrige Sawmill, and practice math skills while becoming familiar with Texas' "Boom & Bust" economy and natural history of east Texas Piney Woods.
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Aldridge Sawmill -- The Story in Numbers

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders view a recent transparency of the average rainfall zones of the state of Texas. Using another transparency, they identify the Piney Woods subregion of the Gulf Coastal Plain and locate national forests and sawmills. ...
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Tortillas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students convert recipes for tortillas. They calculate the amounts of ingredients as they convert recipes and write an explanation of the task to demonstrate their calculations. After reviewing their calculations, they demonstrate how...
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Words, Words, Words

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders choose estimation strategies in real-world problem situations and explain the choice. They work in groups of five using three different estimation methods to find out how many words are on a page of text.
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Hands On Math Lessons with Technology

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore a variety of math concepts. In this integrating technology lesson, students visit online webtools such as Max's Math Adventure, I Know That Math, Hands on Banking, and more.  A description of each website is provided.
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Science Unit Lesson Five

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review how and which plants operate in terrariums. In groups, they follow instructions to make their own terrarium and place different types of plants in it. To end the lesson, they review the steps in the water cycle and...
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students rotate through four workstations that reinforce the concept of symmetry

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, in pairs, use arrays to explore the relationship between multiplication and division.
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Cherries Are Positive, Lemons Are Negative- Part 2

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, in groups, subtract integers by following Cherries are Positive, Lemons are Negative. They discover the rules for subtracting integers by using cherry heads and lemon heads.
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Million Dollar Gift

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a box big enough to hold a million dollars. This is a project fun to do near the winter holidays with inexpensive gifts included in the boxes. This hands-on instructional activity very effectively demonstrates the...
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Basic Roof Framing

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students complete a unit of lessons on basic roof framing. They discuss the various styles of roofs, identify the styles in the neighborhood, cut out rafters using circular saws, and assemble roof rafters.
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Volumes in 3-D

For Students 11th
In this geometry worksheet, 11th graders calculate the volume of there dimensional shapes using the formula for cylinders. They are given the height and the base and asked to calculate the volume. There are 4 problems.
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Investigating Friction

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Young learners explore friction. They view a video or DVD (bibliography provided) and define terms related to friction, and work in groups to experiment with the effects of friction on speed and motion using ramps and toy cars.
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Problem Solving Decisions: Multistep Problems: Problem Solving

For Students 6th - 7th
In this multistep problem worksheet, students use the problem solving method of understand, plan, solve, and look back to help them solve the two multistep problems.
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Adding and Subtracting with Tenths

For Students 5th - 8th
In this adding with tenths worksheet, students add and subtract numbers whose decimals go to the tenths place. Students complete 10 problems total.
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Three Circles II

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice a variety of strategies when investigating what happens when they put various numbers into circles of a configuration: they express a fraction as a decimal, write and solve problems involving decimal...
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Rational Expressions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners simplify rational expressions. In this algebra lesson, students solve rational equations using multiplication and division. They apply properties of exponents and negative exponents to solve the problems.
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Go Negative

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders advance to new levels in the lesson plan we're dealing with here. It is the fourth of a sequence of six dealing with the same theme. These develop from Level 2 to Level 5. In the process they involve number concepts at the...
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L-shaped Perimeters

For Students 6th - 8th
In this perimeter worksheet, learners calculate the perimeter of L-shaped figures by subtracting to find missing side lengths.  There are 6 questions.
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Arithmetic Artistry

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a classroom quilt that illustrates the many unique ways that students use math skills.
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Unit 2 Sun & Stars

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students describe stellar objects using terms such as stars, planets, satellites, orbits and light. In this sun and stars unit, students research stellar objects through seven individual lessons discovering star characteristics, how...
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Negative Magic Squares

For Teachers 4th
Magic squares are interesting objects in both mathematics proper and in recreational mathematics. So they are objects that children should have heard about and experienced. The problems in this sequence give students the opportunity to...
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Water Usage and Conservation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate water usage at school and at home. They use graphs and tables to evaluate water usage. Students describe possible water conservation measures. They use graphs and tables to relate data as part of a written...
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Orbiting Satellites

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the concept of orbits.  In this Algebra II lesson, 11th graders investigate Earth-orbiting satellites as they use algebraic thinking to calculate altitude and velocity. 

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