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Great Graphs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create graphs by tabulating their preferences among 10 state quarters. They examine quarters and tally their favorites. They complete a worksheet. There are more lesson plans included in this unit.
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Addition and Subtraction of Signed Numbers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the concept of adding and subtracting using positive and negative numbers. In this addition and subtraction of signed numbers lesson, students use pennies to represent positive and negative numbers. Students deposit and...
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Budget Mania

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine examples of budgets and explore the difficulties of living on a budget. The hands-on activity offers an opportunity to experience a real life application.
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Foreign Stamps

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders convert the price of US stamps to those of a number of foreign currencies. They use conversion charts to make the changes.
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Writing Equations Mixed Review

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students write equations based on a pattern. In this algebra lesson, students calculate the arithmetic and geometric mean of a sequence. They rewrite word problems as a linear equation and solve real life scenario based on the given data.
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Twenty Tosses

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students play against other classses to see the odds of heads or tails when tossing a coin.
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French Fry Fun: Estimating and Measuring

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders demonstrate their estimating and measuring abilities.  In this length measurement instructional activity, 3rd graders produce estimates of how long a handful of French fries will be before physically measuring them....
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Calculating Profits from Selling Virtual Lemonade

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students set up and collect data for a virtual lemonade stand. In this entrepreneurship, economics, and technology lesson, students purchase ingredients, determine costs, and set up a virtual lemonade stand. Students consider weather...
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Sorting Pennies, A Wagering Activity for Algebra I

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students solve weight equations. In this equations lesson, groups of students weigh and separate pennies to find information necessary to solve simultaneous equations. The teacher provides equations based on the weight of pennies before...
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Heads or Tails

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders compare experimental and theoretical probabilities.  In this comparing experimental and theoretical probabilities lesson plan, 7th graders discuss the theoretical probability of flipping a coin.  Students flip a...
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Telling Time

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students estimate, measure, and compare the passage of time using minutes, half hours, and hours. They read the book 'It's About Time, Max!' with the teacher and draw an analog clock face. They show the time and 30 minutes later, 15...
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Inequalitities Mixed Review

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve inequalities and graph it on a number line. In this algebra lesson, students rewrite word problems into algebraic equations and graph it using compound inequalities.
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Analyzing Equations Through Slope and Y intercept

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze equations using the slope and y-intercept. In this algebra lesson, students identify the slope using a and the intercept using m. They graph linear equations based on the slope and intercept.
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Approximation of Pi

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of Pi.  For this Pi lesson, students measure the circumference and diameter of a circle.  High schoolers record the diameter and circumference measurements from their classmates. ...
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Lemonade for Sale

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders engage in a read-aloud of the book, "Lemonade for Sale." They collect data from the story and turn the data into a mathematical graph. This lesson has a rubric for you and the students to follow-very creative lesson.
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Estimation Challenge

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars calculate the length of the classroom using non-standard units of measurement and estimation. Using a cracker box, they discuss measuring various objects in the room as a class, and independently estimate and measure the...
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Range, Mean, Median and Mode Through the Internet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners compute measures of central tendency.  In this range, mean, median and mode instructional activity, students gather information on the internet, organize the data and then compute the measures of central tendency. ...
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A Newspaper?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use newspapers to investigate fractions. They work in small groups to categorize articles, measure them with the grid transparency, and calculate the values represented. Afterward, they write a reflective essay on the role...
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Literacy Activity: Mouse Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners listen to the book Mouse Shapes and identify the shapes in the book as it is being read. In this shapes lesson, students identify the shapes in the book, and then play with cut out shapes that they can hold in their hands.
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Analyzing Equations Through Slope and Y intercepts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze equations using the slopes and intercept. In this algebra lesson, students graph equations give the slope and y intercepts. They are also asked to identify the slope and y intercept from a given graph. They solve real...
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Analyzing Graphs of Two Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze graphs of two equations. In this algebra lesson plan, students rewrite word problems as linear equations. They graph their solution and compare and contrast the two items being represented.
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Barter and Trade

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore the concepts of bartering and trading. In this algebra lesson, students barter with each other for different items. They use special cards to designate ownership of an item as they explore the complexity of bartering.
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Imaginary Wealth and a Magazine Article

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students explore economics by writing a fictitious news article. In this personal wealth lesson, students participate in a role-playing activity in which the year is 2025 and they must write an article about their extremely wealthy...
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Earth Day - Hooray

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students listen to the story, Earth Day - Hooray!, and discuss the story as it is being read.  In this Earth Day lesson, students discuss incentives and penalties in regards to taking care of the Earth.  This lesson plan also...