Lesson Plan
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Exploring Geometric Figures

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore mathematics by participating in hands-on daily activities. Learners identify a list of different shapes and classify them by shape, size, sides and vertices. They utilize tangrams and geometric pieces to gain...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Growing Patterns and Sequences

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Learners explore, discover, compare, and contrast arithmetic and geometric sequences in this collaborative, hands-on activity. They build and analyze growing patterns to distinguish which kind of sequence is represented by a set of data...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Determining Direct Variation

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Once learners realize what direct variation is, they see it's just a type of linear function. The lesson poses a general question that leads to the creation of the y = kx formula. The resource includes discussion prompts and ideas for...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Quadratic Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Review the multiple methods of solving quadratic equations through an analysis of the discriminant. Scholars use the discriminant to determine the best solution method and then solve various equations. As a challenge, learners build...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Quadratic Curve of Best Fit

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Class members create a table of the number of chords that can be drawn given the number of points on a circle. Pupils analyze the data created, find a function to fit to it, and use the function to make further predictions.
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Properties of Operations

For Students 8th Standards
Explore the definitions of algebraic properties through a hands-on activity. Individuals cut and paste examples and match them to the correct properties. After examining the provided examples, pupils create examples of their own.
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

How Much is that Tune?

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Tune in for savings! Scholars investigate pricing schemes for two different online music download sites. After comparing the two, they determine the numbers of songs for which each site would be cheaper.
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Greetings

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Welcome learners to the world of algebra. Use a instructional activity that poses a situation involving the profit from creating greeting cards to teach about algebra. It requires scholars to use linear functions and inequalities to...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Balanced

For Teachers 6th Standards
Bring balance to your lesson plans with an activity that asks individuals to solve one-step linear equations with inverse operations. Balance scales help learners understand the concept of isolating the variable.
Worksheet
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Completing Frequency Diagrams from Displayed Data

For Students 5th - 6th
In this frequency diagram learning exercise, students use a bar chart, stacked bar chart and pie chart to complete frequency tables. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Handling Data/Measures of Average - Finding the Mean from Displayed Data

For Students 4th - 5th
In this mean and average worksheet, learners use the bars and charts to help them find the means using the given data. Students solve 3 problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Completing frequency diagrams from displayed data

For Students 5th - 8th
In this frequency learning exercise, students use data in graphs and charts to complete a frequency diagram. Students fill in 26 spaces in the diagram.
Interactive
Arcademics

Canoe Penguins

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Scholars compete in a canoe race that challenges them to multiply two-digit numbers. The faster they solve equations, the faster their canoe makes it to the end. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Percents: What's the Use?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore percentages in real world situations. In this percents lesson, students determine the final sales price after discounts. Students interview community members and determine how percentages are used in the real world.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphing Difference

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students use problem solving skills to reason, predict and problem solve through exploration. They recognize a way in which they are different from their peers and create a graph that shows these differences.
Printables
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

Months of the Year

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Take your young group of learners through the school year one month at a time with this series of printable materials. Offering word cards for each month of the year, this resource is a simple way to support children with...
PPT
Mabry MS Blog

Scatter Plots

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Scatter plots are a fun way to gather and collect relevant data. The presentation goes through several examples and then describes the different types of correlation. 
Activity
PBL Pathways

College Costs 2

For Students 10th - Higher Ed Standards
What is the financial benefit for attending a community college for the first two years before transferring to a four-year college? The second part of the educational lesson asks young scholars to explore this question through data...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diagnosing Allergies Through Data Collection

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research and organize information about allergies. In this data collection lesson, students watch a video about allergies. Students create a histogram using the information collected. Students complete the 'Displaying Survey...
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Curated OER

Positive and Negative Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students practice with positive and negative numbers by completing a worksheet. They use a number line to complete the activity. They can choose to have the rules displayed in the classroom.
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Working with larger arrays

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use arrays to show the meaning of multipication in selected situations. They practice using large and small arrays. The lesson has numerous activities, which gives students more opportunities to display academic growth.
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Population Dilemma

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore population growth.  For this Algebra I activity, 9th graders conduct an experiment simulating population growth.   Students create a model and relate the results to a real-world situation. ...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Comparing Notations

For Students 9th - 10th
In this comparing notation worksheet, students read graphs and write what is displayed in set-builder notation and interval notation. They also read set-builder notation and interval notation and create a graph explaining the notation. ...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Count and Circle 2

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this counting practice worksheet, students count the number or objects in 6 boxes. Students select the number next to each box that displays the number of items in each of the boxes.