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What a View!
Students examine two- and three-dimensional shapes and figures. Individually, they practice identifying the shape from various viewpoints. By completing this activity, they develop a spatial sense about how figures and shapes are...
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Basics of Estimation
In this estimation pre-test worksheet, students answer ten multiple choice estimation word problems. This is an interactive pre-test.
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Fourth Grade Mathematics Test
In this math activity, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions about multiplication, fractions, rounding, and more. Students complete 29 questions.
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Calendar Creations About The Civil War
Eighth graders research Civil War events occurring during one month of the year, recording specific events and the dates on which they occurred. They list each event by month, day, and year on a one-month calendar of their own creation.
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We Are a Fact Family! Integration Is the Key!
Students practice addition and subtraction. In this fact families unit, students practice finding sums and differences for fact families. This unit includes ten lessons with science and social studies integration.
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XZ Tauri and The Super CME!
In this XZ Tauri and coronal mass ejections worksheet, students use 3 photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to solve 4 problems. They find the scale of the images, they determine the number of kilometers the XZ Tauri cloud...
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Osprey Journey
Students investigate the migration route of one bird, Osprey B4, using information gathered from satellites to track birds over a two-year period. They coimpare their graphs with maps of B4's migrations that have been plotted by...
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Introduction to Curve Stitching - Line Designs
Students develop their awareness that straight line segments can produce the illusion of a curve and helps them recognize and describe number patterns and geometric fundamentals.
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Binaural Hearing in Humans
In this creative science activity from Scientific American, students learn more about hearing with two ears and make a hands-on exploration of how sound is located. Excellent web link resources are also provided.
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Using Ratios
Students study the Golden Ratio and its relationship to Renaissance artists. After exploring proportions and ratios used by Renaissance artists, students create a mix of ten variations of color paint, and record the ratios of primary...
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Fraction Bar
Computing class members encounter use a digital learning tool called The Fraction Bar to multiply fractions with whole numbers. They do so by finding a given fraction of a number either on a number line or by calculating the answer with...
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Logical Relationship of Postulates & Theorems
In this postulates and theorems worksheet, students explore a concept map containing information about angles and sides, alternate interior angles, and diagonals of a parallelogram. They use the concept map to prove theorems...
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What's My Pattern?
Learners recognize, describe and extend patterns in three activities. They organize data, find patterns and describe the rule for the pattern as well as use the graphing calculator to graph the data to make and test predictions. In the...
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Tearing a Piece of Paper in Half
In this secondary mathematics activity, students investigate exponential growth as they predict the height of a stack of paper formed by tearing one sheet of paper in half over and over again for thirty tears. The one page activity...
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The Comet Encke Tail Disruption Event
In this comet tail disruption worksheet, students solve 7 problems using two images from NASA's STEREO satellite showing the breakup of the comet's tail. Students analyze the diagram and use the scale to solve the problems about time,...
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Advanced Algebra with the TI-89
Pupils investigate the formulas for volumes of various solids using the Ti-89 calculator. The lesson plan focuses on the keying sequences necessary to embed the required volume formula in a program which is then used in the problem...
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How Fast Does the Sun Spin?
In this rotation of celestial bodies worksheet, students determine the speed of the sun's rotation and they determine the number of days it takes the sun to rotate once at the equator. They identify the geometric factor that causes...
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Counting in Tens
In this counting activity, learners fill in the missing numbers by counting by tens and recording the numbers in sequence. Students solve 18 problems.
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Dolphins
Students explore sea life. For this cross curriculum fine arts, science, and P.E. "dolphins" lesson, students sing songs and play games about dolphins, perform water experiments, create mosaics, and use their five senses to explore sand...
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The Jellybeans and the Big Dance
Enchant your youngsters by reading them The Jellybeans and the Big Dance, by Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans. Ask them to name objects that begin with the letter J like jellybeans. Give each of them some jellybeans to sort by color....
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Find the Pattern
For this number patterns worksheet, students solve 4 problems in which a series of numbers is analyzed and the pattern determined. Students fill in the next number in the pattern.
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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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Teenagers
In this fast-paced activity, learners identify the order of numbers from 13 to 20. They practice greater than and less than with verbal responses to pairs of numbers. Suggested accompaniments include counting forward and backward to 20....
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Math Lesson Study Plan
Second graders find missing addends by solving math word problems. In this missing addend lesson, 2nd graders work in a whole group setting to find the missing addends in word problems before using the strategies to work independently....