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Shape Hide and Seek

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify different shapes. They participate in a game of hide and seek to find different shapes. They categorize the shapes as well.
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Color Me Square

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify and describe basic geometric solids. Working as a class, 2nd graders describe geometric solids using the proper vocabulary and counting faces, bases, corners, and edges. In pairs, students use a computer drawing...
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Parabola

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students complete a worksheet and explore the parabola conic section during a web based activitiy. They answer questions based on their work as they make changes in the features of the parabola.
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Double Dipping

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders determine how many double scoop combinations they can make using 5 different ice cream flavors. Then they use Microsoft Publisher to create a brochure for their ice cream shop.
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Intro to Geometry

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify a polygon and classify them using congruent sides and number of edges and vertices. Students transform two dimensional objects into three dimensional objects.
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Latin America and the Caribbean in the Classroom: The Economy and Trade

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students use the internet to gather information on daily exchange rates. They calculate the exchange rates between two countries by role playing they are going on vacation to these destinations.
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Shapes are Everywhere

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders gain an understanding of geometric shapes and spatial reasoning. They learn the attributes of solid shapes in everyday activities. Students compare geometric shapes to everday objects, finding things that serve a purpose...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 5, Lesson 25: Geo Jungle

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students search the school grounds for examples of symmetry in nature. They bring examples back to the classroom and write about them.
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Determining Mercantile Volume of a Pine Tree

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, acting as foresters, determine timber volumes as sawtimber or pulpwood for marketing. They find the marketable value of a tree using its diameter and volume.
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Listen to a Shape

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify basic shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle) and describes the attributes of each. They use magazines to find examples of each shape, and then make a collage.
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Year Book Page Special Shape Collage

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students design a collage of pictures for a yearbook that make a shape. They determine the area of the shape and the price of putting the collage in the yearbook.
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Space Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students read "Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes" by Stuart Murphy and view a PowerPoint presentation on shapes. They identify shapes presented in the book and then identify shapes found in their classroom.
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Parabola with Horizontal Directrix

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students find the vertex, directrix, and focus of a parabola. They graph parabolic functions and solve application problems involving parabalas.
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Parabola With Horizontal Directrix

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students find the vertex, directrix, and focus of a parabola and graph parabolic functions. They solve problems involving parabolas after a demonstration instructional activity by the teacher.
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Number Patterns and Sequences

For Students 5th - 6th
In this number patterns and sequences worksheets, students complete activities for number patterns and sequences including Fibonacci's Sequence, lines, regular polygons, and towers. Students complete 15 problems.
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Max/Min Problems for Review

For Students 11th - 12th
For this Algebra II/Pre-Calculus worksheet, students determine the points of inflections for various functions and use the answers to complete a riddle.  The one page worksheet contains seven problems.  Answers are included. 
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Analyzing 3-D Shapes and 2-D Representations

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students can analyze 3-D objects better with actual physical models and by also drawing 2-D representations of them.
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Growing Learners: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Investigating Plants and Flowers

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Engage young scientists in these inquiry-based lesson ideas to spring into learning about nature.
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Race Cars

For Students 2nd Standards
Do you ever get nervous before a big event? A pair of race cars discuss their nerves before tomorrow's race in a reading activity that includes five comprehension questions.
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Grammar Practice: Choosing Between Fewer and Less

For Students 7th - 10th
When should you use "fewer" instead of "less?" Reinforce this grammatical nuance in your class with this handy reference sheet. A short explanation guides students through the process of choosing one word over the other, and a series of...
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Bearly Any Ice

For Teachers 5th - 8th
After reviewing food chains, your class members participate in an arctic predator-prey game that exemplifies the impact of climate change of food availability. If you are in a hurry, skip this lesson, but if you have the time to...
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Rhyming Words

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students search for different rhyming words.
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Life Cycle: Diversity in a Balance

For Students 3rd
For this life cycle workbook, 3rd graders complete several different activities in which they analyze different invertebrates, identify arthropods, examine human biology and plants, and study natural environments. 20 different...
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Descriptive Paragraphs

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders gain the necessary skills to write a descriptive paragraph. They see the evaluation and decision making process that are used in good wriitng. The bible is used to see illustrations and then used to paint a picture in...