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Butterfly Addition: Color by Numbers

For Teachers K - 1st
Children learning to add numbers up to 11 develop the strategy of using the larger number as the first addend and counting on from there to find a sum. They define addition and review the meaning of the plus (+) symbol. To practice, they...
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Circle Art

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate two and three dimensional shapes. In this geometry instructional activity, students write equations of circles and graph them correctly. They create pictures using circles.
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Skating Data

For Students 4th
In this collecting data learning exercise, 4th graders view a table on ice skaters at a public rink in order to answer 2 multiple choice questions, 1 short answer question and make a graph showing one piece of the data.
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Half Time

For Students 1st
In this shapes worksheet, 1st graders study and analyze how to cut three different shapes on dotted lines in half, two different ways on each line.
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Keeping Track

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this data table worksheet, learners complete a table with information on money earned, spent and saved in each of 4 weeks for a student's job.
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Heads or Tails?

For Students 1st
For this probability worksheet, 1st graders toss a penny in the air 5 times and fill in a chart on how many times it landed heads up and/or tails up. Students complete this activity three times.
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Angle Relationships

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the angle relationships that exist when two lines intersect. In this geometry lesson plan, 10th graders estimate the measure of given angles and use their graphing calculator tools. Students use this knowledge to...
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Video Viewers

For Students 3rd
In this video viewers worksheet, 3rd graders solve 2 word problems dealing with watching videos, read and analyze 4 clues in order to fill in a chart correctly involving 5 people and the types of videos they watch.
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Pounds of Paper

For Students 2nd
In this collecting of data activity, 2nd graders study and analyze a pounds of paper table in order to solve and answer 6 mathematical questions.
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How Do You Rate?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders make a graph. In this pulse rate instructional activity, 5th graders estimate their pulse and record it. Students measure their pulse while at rest and after physical activity and record it. Students use the internet to...
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Checking Test Comparability/Scattergrams

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students construct a scattergram graph. In this statistics lesson, students graph data by hand and using a spreadsheet program. They establish lines of best fit and draw conclusions using their graphs.
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Bias in Statistics

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students work to develop surveys and collect data. They display the data using circle graphs, histograms, box and whisker plots, and scatter plots. Students use multimedia tools to develop a visual presentation to display their data.
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What is a Seed?

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the parts of a seed. In this plant biology lesson, 1st graders are given a seed and identify each part of the seed by using a hand lens. Students plant a seed and graph the growth.
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Design a Butterfly

For Teachers K
Students access prior knowledge of butterflies.  In this butterfly lesson, students create butterflies and compare and contrast their butterflies. Students describe the various body parts.
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Double Data

For Students 6th - 7th
In this data worksheet, learners answer 4 questions about a double line graph. For example, "How can you use the graph to figure out when each alligator grew the most?"
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Lessons for Atlatl Users with Some Experience-Grade 6

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders experiment with an atlatl and dart.  In this sixth grade data management mathematics lesson, 6th graders explore and determine the most suitable methods of displaying data collected from their experimentation with...
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Hearing Handicap

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the effects of hearing loss. In this instructional activity on physical disabilities, students survey five older adults on hearing impairments. Students pool their data and compare their results with the results from...
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Remembering Our Veterans

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research a variety of military statistics while using the theme of Remebering Our Veterans. They use data management to plan and create a PowerPoint presentation with their findings. They incorporate different types of...
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Count Your Picks

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this probability worksheet, students cut out 3 color cards and place them in a bag. Students pick a card out of the bag 8 times, putting the card back each time. Students record their results on a bar graph.
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Track Meet

For Students 3rd
In this reasoning worksheet, 3rd graders look over a table with statistics and solve the answers to 5 word problems related to the table about a class track meet.
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Launching Rockets

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss experiences of watching a rocket launch either on television or in person before making paper rockets. They make and color rockets which they attempt to launch using a strong breath blown through a straw at the...
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Sowing Seeds of Service

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use metric measuring for model and actual plan in designing a roof garden. They photograph the process, record results in a journal, and plant seedlings in small containers. Finally, 3rd graders complete an acid rain...
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Taking In The Heat

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils discover that different textured materials can absorb more heat than others. Students work with thermometers, clocks, and graphs.
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Functions Made Easy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore concept of functions as relationships, as machines, as equations, and as graphs.