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introduction
Learners participate in a lesson plan that is intended for the first days of school. They are led through introductions and how the class is organized for working on a daily basis. They sign behavior contracts and other paperwork as...
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Happy Birthday Mathematicians and Me
Students choose a mathematician or scientist born on the same day as the student and research them. They create a cube or tetrahedron and place required information on the sides (such as birth year, death yr., greatest contribution to...
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The 3R's: Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities
Eighth graders complete seven work stations that highlight math activities while they focus on the rules for Internet use and classroom rules for working in cooperative groups. After completing the activities, they complete a self-...
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Number Dribble
Students dribble and catch a ball. In this number dribble lesson students are given numbers and math equations that require them to dribble or throw the ball a specific number of times. The students practice dribbling independently and...
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Graphing Real World Situations
Students solve linear equations using graphs. In this algebra lesson, students depict real life situation using lines and functions. They identify the slope, data and predict graphing behavior.
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Vertex and Factored Form of Quadratic Functions
Students graph quadratic equations. In this algebra lesson, students solve quadratic equations by factoring. They identify the end behavior of the graph.
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Looking at Teachers Among Us: A Workshop in Conceptions of Teaching
Students characterize various traditional conceptions of teaching and apply these to authentic teaching situations. Teaching art, math and grading systems are analyzed in this lesson.
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SQRQCQ
Fifth graders discover a method to solve word problems. In this 5thgrade math lesson, 5th graders learn the steps of SQRQCQ (survey, question, reread, question, compute, question. Students practice using the method to solve word problems.
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Watts Up Doc?
High schoolers examine the wattage of a light bulb using math. In this algebra lesson, students find the inverse square of given parameter. They work in groups collecting and analyzing data.
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Functions in Motion
Students graph polynomials functions and analyze the end behavior. In this algebra lesson, student differentiate between the different polynomials based on the exponents. They use a TI to help with the graphing.
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Problem Solving
Students use hockey sticks to pick up bean bags and put them into hoops which they get money for in the end. In this movement and math lesson plan, students get fake money and add up how much they earned in the end based on how many...
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Using Linear Models
For this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders examine models whose behavior can be described by a linear function. The four page worksheet contains explanation of topic, three guided problems, and eight practice problems. ...
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Weekly Progress Report
Use a weekly progress report to keep track of the ways your students are learning. Divided into six different sections, the report allows you to communicate with parents about their kids' skills, as well as to write notes about specific...
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Worksheet 38 - Convergence or Divergence
In this convergence worksheet, students apply tests to determine the convergence or divergence of a series and identify the limit of a sequence of terms. This one-page worksheet contains four multi-step problems.
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Worksheet 31 - Infinite Sum
In this infinite sum worksheet, students identify an infinite geometric series, and use the Riemann sum. This one-page worksheet contains 6 multi-step problems.
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Miss Nelson is Missing! Love Two Teach
In these reading and math skills worksheets, students complete a series of activities for the story Miss Nelson is Missing! Students create a missing poster, a Venn Diagram, a story map, activities for multiplication, addition,...
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It's About Time
Students analyze the various factors involved in time management. They identify and implement effective time management behaviors, and participate in the Time Management Game.
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The Chaos Game
Students measure and predict the behavior of a fractal. In this investigative lesson students divide into groups, and participate in an activity that includes drawing triangles and coloring vertices.
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Functions
For this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students evaluate functions. Students graphs functions and determine the domain and range, find the sum, difference, and product of functions, find composite functions and explore the...
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Graphing Radical Functions-A Graphic Introduction
In this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders graph root functions and analyze the domain, range, intercepts, maximum and minimum values, and end behavior. students use that information to transform the graphs of root...
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Playground Issues and Resolutions
Getting your students to buy into good behavior on the playground improves everyone's year.
Mathematics Vision Project
Module 4: Rational Functions
Time to study the most sensible function — rational functions! The seven-lesson unit develops the concept of a rational function through a connection to rational numbers and fractions. Scholars graph functions, solve equations, and...
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Module 3: Polynomial Functions
An informative module highlights eight polynomial concepts. Learners work with polynomial functions, expressions, and equations through graphing, simplifying, and solving.
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Graphing Polynomials of Higher Degree
Using Wolframalpha graphing capabilites, algebra learners graph polynomials with degrees of three and larger. They identify the roots and graph each polynomial, predict zeros and shapes of graphs, and validate their understanding through...