Virginia Department of Education
Going the Distance
Estimate the value of one of the most famous irrational numbers. The hands-on instructional activity instructs classmates to measure the circumference and diameters of circles using yarn. The ratio of these quantities defines pi.
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Planning a Garden Using a Grid
Third graders plan for a garden. In this garden planning lesson, 3rd graders investigate the use of a grid to accurately map out and plan for a vegetable garden. Students predict the space requirements for different vegetables.
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When Will We Ever Use This? Predicting Using Graphs
Here are a set of graphing lessons that have a real-world business focus. Math skills include creating a scatter plot or line graph, fitting a line to a scatter plot, and making predictions. These lessons are aimed at an algebra 1...
Illustrative Mathematics
Chicken and Steak, Variation 2
Many organizations put on barbecues in order to make money. In a real-world math problem, the money allotted to purchase steak and chicken at this barbecue is only one hundred dollars. It is up to your potential chefs to figure out how...
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Get in Shape with Geometry
Using geoboards, computer programs, and hands-on manipulative materials, elementary schoolers engage in a study of two and three-dimensional geometric shapes. This lesson is chock full of good teaching ideas on the subject, and the...
CPO Science
Physics Skill and Practice Worksheets
Stop wasting energy searching for physics resources, this comprehensive collection of worksheets has you covered. Starting with introductions to the scientific method, dimensional analysis, and graphing data, these skills practice...
Virginia Department of Education
Synthesizing to Support a Thesis- Big Picture Emphasis
Help your researchers as they begin to develop a topic for research with these worksheets. Included are two nicely designed graphic organizers that assist students in narrowing and researching their topic, and an efficient...
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Spider "How To" Make a Spider
Young chefs follow the set-by-step instructions of a recipe and use their prior knowledge of the body parts of a spider to make edible spider cookies. After completing a pre-writing graphic organizer they then write a "how to"...
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Making Math Meaningful in March Madness
Students examine the statistics of March Madness, the college basketball tournament. They watch videotaped basketball games to collect data for further analysis using Word and Excel. They analyze the data in a variety of activities...
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Water - Planning for the Future
Middle schoolers explore and examine the increases and/or decreases for water user groups: irrigation, municipal, manufacturing, steam electric power generation cooling, livestock, and mining. They utilize percentage changes during their...
Teach Engineering
Fairly Fundamental Facts About Forces and Structures
Don't twist and turn looking for a resource. The first installment of a six-part series teaches young engineers about the five fundamental forces of compression, tension, shear, bending, and torsion. These forces help explain different...
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Santa's List Sums (B1)
In this addition practice instructional activity, students complete a graphic organizer as they find the sums of 17 boys and girls for each street.
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Santa's List Sums (B2)
In this addition practice worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer as they find the sums of 17 boys and girls for each street. The numbers are 2 digit numbers.
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Santa's List Sums (A3)
In this addition practice worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer as they find the sums of 17 boys and girls for each street. The numbers on the chart are 3 digit numbers.
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Santa's List Sums (A2)
In this addition practice instructional activity, students complete a graphic organizer as they find the sums of 17 boys and girls for each street. The numbers are 2 digit numbers.
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Santa's List Sums (B4)
In this addition practice worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer as they find the sums of 17 boys and girls for each street. The numbers on the chart are 4 digit numbers.
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The Family Tree
In this patterns practice worksheet, students read a 3-paragraph excerpt regarding a family tree and respond to 1 graphic organizer question and 1 short answer question.
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Money Word Problems
In this math learning exercise, students solve the 24 word problems that are listed in a graphic organizer and choose the appropriate operation.
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Algebra: Linear Equations
Young scholars explore the concept of linear equations. In this linear equations lesson, students examine graphic organizers on steps to solve linear equations. Young scholars then practice solving linear equations as they play a math game.
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Weight Conversion Homework
In this math worksheet, students practice converting the two problems into the appropriate measurements. The measures are written in the graphic organizer.
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Problem Solving: Find a Pattern
In this pattern worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer to help solve a problem following 4 steps: understand, plan, solve and look back. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Purchasing a Pet
In this purchasing a pet worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer that requires them to record the costs of acquiring 6 types of pets. Students respond to 1 short answer questions.
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Circulation and Respiration: Vital Signs
What do your vital signs tell your doctor? An engaging hands-on lesson has your learners monitor their own lung capacity, blood pressure, and heart rate. They then connect the vital measures to the workings of the circulatory and...
Teach Engineering
Properties of Mixtures vs. Solutions: Mix It Up!
Now it becomes crystal clear why the unit is called Mixtures and Solutions. The fifth installment of a six-part unit explores mixtures and solutions. After viewing a demonstration on mixing pebbles with water, salt with water, and...