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Attributes and Patterns with Buttons

For Teachers K - 1st
Students work with attribute buttons in order to sort, create, and analyze patterns. Students practice identifying patterns and verbalizing the sorting rules and patterns they used. Sample assessments and rubric are provided.
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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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Math: Gears and Wheels

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders solve problems involving linear and angular speed. Using information about a compact disc, they solve the problem using multiple rates and conversion factors. Students also solve additional problems involving bicycle...
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Classifying Living Things

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify how to classify living things. They classify various concepts including family members, kinds of clothing, numbers, shapes, and vocabulary words. They discuss how to classify various concepts and classify pictures of...
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Area of Complex Figures

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use formulas for calculating areas of squares and rectangles to find area of complex figure, compare their own ideas with their classmates' ideas, and recognize that there are multiple methods for finding area of complex...
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Gazebo Construction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create and give oral proposals for the construction of a gazebo using a blueprint created with Geometer's Sketchpad. They then build a gazebo model using the blueprints created and provide evidence why it should be selected for...
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Slope Right Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use triangles to find the length and slope of each side. After connecting the vertices, they add points based on their specific instructions. They use the Pythagorean Theorem to complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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Let the Matrix Do It

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners create a matrix of the vertices of a triangle and produce new matrices that dilate, translate, rotate, and reflect the original triangle. After multiplying each matrix by a new scale factor, they graph the new matrix and...
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Connecting Measurement

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in activities the connect measurement to geometry, statistics, estimation, and the real world. They collect measurements from their elbow to the tip of their middle finger and make a box plot of the data as well as...
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A Tour in Sustainability

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore two LEED certified green buildings. They examine what is the LEED certification process and what constitutes a green building. They tour via the internet two LEED certified green buildings, while comparing and...
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Radical Equations

For Students 9th - 12th
In this radical equations worksheet, learners complete short answer questions about radical equations. Students answer 7 questions and look at many examples.
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Graphing and Absolute Value of Complex Numbers

For Students 10th - 12th
In this graphing and absolute value worksheet, students graph complex numbers and find the absolute value of complex numbers. Students complete 12 problems total.
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Triangle Wars

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore geometry by participating in a class card game. In this triangle instructional activity, students utilize playing cards with shapes on them which they group up and discard, similar to "Old Maid." Learners complete a...
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Patterns In Hexagon Tables

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders construct a rule about the number of sides found in a pattern of hexagons. In this mathematical problem solving activity, 6th graders observe different hexagon patterns and create a rule about the relationship between the...
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The Giant Barrel Sponge

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners study barrel sponges. In this science and art lesson, students discuss what sponges are, create their own sponge, and share what they created with the rest of the class.
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Geometry Level 3

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
What a wonderful resource! Learners create two-dimensional shapes according to the instructions stated, use the squares to make a triangular prism, a cube, and a pyramid, and identify features of plane shapes, among a myriad of other...
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Exploring Polygons and The Greedy Triangle

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Excellent instructional activity! Anne Linehane's geometry story, The Greedy Triangle, offers an opportunity to practice forming various types of polygons with your learners. Using elastic bands (or Chinese jump...
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The Luxor Hotel Contract

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers determine the surface area of the Luxor Hotel, using the square feet of the base, volume, and the volume formula. They create a scale model of the triangular/pyramid shaped hotel.
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Do You Feel Lucky?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore probability by using games based on probable outcomes of events. They name all of the possible outcomes of an event and express the likelihood of such an event occurring.
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Math Games for Skills and Concepts

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
A 27-page packet full of math games and activities builds on algebra, measurement, geometry, fractional, and graphing skills. Young mathematicians participate in math games collaboratively, promoting teamwork and skills practice.
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Sundials!

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Time to learn about sundials. Scholars see how to build sundials after learning about Earth's rotation and its relation to time. The unit describes several different types of possible sundials, so choose the one that fits your needs — or...
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Tangram Perimeters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to make figures out of tangram squares. In groups, they calculate the measurements they need and apply the Pythagorean Theorem. They complete a worksheet solving equations using the theorem and review their answers.
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Perimeters, Patterns, and Conjectures

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners discover patterns and write conjectures relating to perimeters and polygons. Working in cooperative learning groups, they use manipulatives and graphic organizers to solve problems then answer a series of questions in which they...
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Geometry on a Grand Scalle

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students, in groups, construct different angles and shapes on a large scale using string and chalk.

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