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The Minimum Number of Guesses Necessary
In this guessing games learning exercise, students calculate the minimum number of yes and no questions necessary to determine a secret number.
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Probability and Geometry
Students explore the ways Geometry can help solve probability problems. Students describe platonic solids and practice calculating probability using an online resource. They construct dice with various numbers of sides to demonstrate...
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Picking Chips: Experimental Probability
Students apply the concepts of an event occurring to playing a game. In this probability lesson,students differentiate between experimental and theoretical probability.
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Equivalent Decimals
Students develop strategies to find equivalent decimals. In this equivalent decimals lesson, students participate in a variety of decimal games to find equivalent decimals.
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Water Bucket Relay
Third graders, in teams, play a subtraction game called Water Bucket Relay.
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Playing with Remainders
Fifth graders explore how people handle remainders in real life. In this remainders math activity, 5th graders participate in skits to show what to do with remainders. Students complete worksheets with word problems.
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Human Face of Mathematics - Mathematics in Aboriginal Culture
Students collect statistical data. In groups, students play a dart game and then determine the distance between darts. They collect the data and plot the information on a coordinate plane. They identify the mean and the...
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Counting Triangle
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders calculate how many triangles there are in a snowflake design, They name the triangles by specialty such as equilateral and hexagonal.
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Dividing by 3's
Third graders review and practice strategies for solving division problems. In this division by 3's lesson, 3rd graders play games, use an interactive whiteboard, create flashcards, and solve word problems.
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Shape Hunt
Students explore two-dimensional and solid shapes. In this shapes and patterns geometry lesson, students work with a partner to create identifiable objects using tangrams. Students describe the attributes of their shape and their partner...
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Dominoes
Fourth graders solve a dominoes word problem, calculating all the possible outcomes for a sequence of events. They discuss the problem, apply counting strategies, create a tree diagram, and write an explanation of how they solved the...
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Probability of a Single Event
In this probability worksheet, students solve thirty-six fractional probabilities involving the rolling of a dice to specific scenarios, game spinners, sweets in a bag and random colors. Students check their answers online as they go.
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The Three Thieves
In this algebra worksheet, students rewrite word problems using equations. They calculate how much money each robber acquired. There is one problem with an answer key.
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Equations of Lines
Students classify lines, slopes and shapes. In this calculus lesson, students calculate the midpoint, segment and equation of a circle. They also review what a slope and angle of inclination is.
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Markup, Discount, and Tax (Harder)
In this algebra worksheet, students calculate prices with taxes and percents attached. They figure the finals price for each problem after they correctly compute the taxes and percent. There are 16 problems on this worksheet.
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Dried Meat
Students investigate the traditional method of drying meat used by Native Americans. They apply math concepts such as ratio, proportion, percent, and scientific notation to determine the amount of meat the is dried from an animal using...
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Counting in French: Numbers 7 - 12
Counting from seven to twelve in French is the foundational skill of a lesson from the BBC. Learners respond in French to the question, "How much is that?" (Ça fait combien?). The "Notes" and "Reinforcement" sections have inventive...
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Ideas that Lead to Probability
Students explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students use random number generators to determine probabilities of events. Students discuss if certain probable events are fair. Students determine fair ways to...
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Reviewing Facts Through 10
Manipulatives are always fun for children to use. They use connecting cubes and blocks to solve addition and subtraction word problems with numbers up to 10. They then play a math game and use their cube to create number sentences....
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Luxury Hotel
Give the most important people watching the Olympics a beautiful place to stay! Learners create a luxury hotel for the games using AppleWorks, fractions, and their knowledge of perimeter and area. The math instructional activity includes...
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BASE-ic Space Travel
For this 3-day place-value lesson, upper-elementary kids investigate the base 5 and base 2 systems as an introduction to exponents and powers. They create a pocket chart to help ground their understanding of bases, exponents, and powers,...
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Four Corner Fun: A Review Game
Twelfth graders practice academic skills by answering multiple choice questions. They role-play as fibbers or players and respond to questions accordingly, going to the A,B,C, or D corners of the classsroom. Fibbers can go to any corner.
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Probability & Game Theory
Learners explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students perform various probability experiments including flipping a coin, picking m&m's out of a bag, and the birthday problem.
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Let's Learn Those Facts: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Students participate in an adding game. For this adding numbers lesson, students calculate the sum of the dice and remove a number from their activity sheet. Students who first removes the numbers is the winner.