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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Teaching Shapes
Learners identify two- and three-dimensional figures and associate them with real-world objects. In this geometry lesson, students are read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and complete several activities including a chart of...
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Pancakes, Pancakes!- Measuring
Students estimate measurements in real world problem situations. In this estimation lesson, students read the book Pancakes, Pancakes and estimate how many cups equal a pint, quart, and gallon. Students test their estimations by...
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The Very Busy Spider-Pattern
Students explore two- and three-dimensional shapes. In this very busy spider lesson, students read the story and then create a spider web pattern of their own. The webs must use a symmetrical pattern. Additional activities for patterns...
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U Boat Hunt
Learners recognize patterns and sequences in numbers. In this geometry lesson, students create rules to define the sequences and patterns they obsere. They translate coded messages as they dicuss navigational terms.
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Santa's Pack Held Thirty Toys
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders use the given clues to determine which of Santa’s elves dressed in which color and made which toy. The one page worksheet contains one problem with twenty-four clues. Answer provided.
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Mathematical Proofs
Students explore the nature of mathematical proofs and mathematical inquiry. They complete the activity "Using the Pythagorean Theorem". They read selected articles and participate in class discussions.
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That's Not Fair
Fourth graders in pairs, go to the front of the class, where one student is given five pieces of candy in one hand and four in the other. The other student is given four candies in one hand and none in the other. They discuss if they...
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Fast Food Survey Using Bar Graphs
Second graders conduct survey and sort data according to categories, construct bar graph with intervals of 1, and write a few sentences about their graphs.
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The 500 Problem
Young scholars explain face, place and total value of numbers as well as solve three-digit subtraction problems. Before trying answer the problem Students must be able to examine that the same digit is used to represent different amounts.
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The Fourth Quadrant of Proportiona
Students experiment with scale to solve a problem presented in a video clip. They determine the correct size to use when constructing a model and evaluate the use of proportions in real life applications.
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Thinking Skills: Find the Correct Number
In this thinking skills learning exercise, students read 3 clues to determine which number (from four choices) is the correct one. Students draw an X on each number that does not fit the clues and circle the correct number. Note: The...
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Geography Drive USA™
A trivia-style virtual road trip in which the player's car is moved from state to state as questions are correctly answered. Ideally, a player would learn about different states by reading the simple brochures available in the...
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One Word Substitution 28
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 10 vocabulary terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.