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Meteor or Meteorite

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners differentiate between a meteor and meteorite. They participate in an experiment to discover how the size and weight of an object determines the size of the impact crater. They utilize their math skills by measuring with a ruler...
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Entrance Ticket

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students collect data on different events and word problems. In this algebra lesson plan, students use a table to organize their data. They graph their coordinate pairs on a coordinate plane and make predictions.
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Students use fundamental counting principle to compute combinations and permutations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars define Pascal's triangle and special notations used to represent nth elements. In this geometry lesson, students solve problems using permutations and combinations. They compare the formula for permutation to that of...
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Why NP Min?

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students calculate the normal distribution. In this statistics lesson, students use the normal distribution to estimate binomial distributions. They define when to use NP and n(1-p) to make approximations.
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Scale Me Down

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create scale drawings, and ultimately scale models, of real-world objects in this Math lesson about ratios, proportion, scaling factors, and cross products. The lesson includes ideas for cross-curricular extensions and is...
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Binomial Distribution

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners explore the concept of binomial distribution. For this binomial distribution lesson, students perform binomial distributions on a number of problems in this lecture lesson. Learners find the mean and variance of binomial...
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Badminton or Basketball?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils explain why for a group of n people, there are an equal number of possibilities for subgroups of size k (such that k < n) and size n - k.
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Tulip Graphing

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a graph of tulip growth. In this data analysis instructional activity, students plant tulip bulbs and use graph paper to begin graphing data on the growth of the tulip.
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Advanced Algebra: Do You Feel Lucky?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the realm of mathematical probability while playing a game of chance. after constructing paper rockets, they fire it enough times to determine the probabilities of the rocket traveling past a marked distance and of it...
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Assessing Normalcy

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students define normal distribution as it relates to the bell curve. For this statistics lesson, students use the central tendencies of mean, median and mode to solve problems. They plot their data and draw conclusion from the graphs.
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What is a P-value?

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students test the hypotheses using p values. In this statistics lesson plan, students define and examine conditional probability. They test each statement for a true statement or a false statement, based on the sample size.
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Who Does the Lottery Benefit?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate the pros and cons of the lottery. In this algebra lesson, students use the formulas for permutation and combination to test their arguments about the lottery. They collect data about their argument and plot it on a...
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New Cars? Selecting and Financing

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders determine probabilities of real-life events such as life expectancies, winning a lottery ticket, and the break-even premium. They deduce what percent of markup is. Students are able to compare terms for financing a car...
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RISKY BUSINESS--OR NOT!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners learn about the importance and risk that stocks carry within a business. In this financial management lesson plan, students use role play and case scenario situations to decide what stocks are best for given companies. Based on...
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Lines of Best Fit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of line of best fit. For this line of best fit lesson, students find lines of best fit in examples about riding your bike home from school and dentistry. Young scholars find two data points and find the...
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Gender Issues through Chi-square Experiments

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate teachers and gender preference. In this statistic lesson, students collect data of teachers calling on students to see if they are calling on one gender more than the other. Students examine the data and draw...
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Combination and Permutations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students decide when to use computation and permutation to solve problems. In this algebra lesson, students apply the correct method to solve complex set of events. They differentiate between dependent and independent events.
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Using Recipes To Reinforce Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners calculate fractions used in various food recipes in this Math lesson with real world applications. The lesson is geared towards upper elementary students but can be adapted for various levels of learners. State math standards...
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Curses and Re-Curses! It's Happening Again.

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study basic recursion by exploring patterns in the data they generate from two simple probability-based experiments. In the first, students flip a coin to discover how many times they must flip it before it lands on "heads."...
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Basic Matrix Algebra

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils perform basic matrices operations. In this algebra lesson, students add, subtract, multiply and divide matrices. They solve system of equations using matrices.
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Line of Best Fit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of linear regression. In this linear regression lesson, students do a Barbie bungee activity where they collect linear data. Students plot their data using a scatter plot. Students determine a line of best...
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Kites: Patang - The Indian Fighter Kite

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the history of fighter kites and build their own.  In this aeronautics lesson, students discover how other countries utilize fighter kites and where they originated.  Students create their own fighter kites...
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Stellar Observations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study the uses of spectroscopy and the operation of the Hubble space telescope.  In this astronomy lesson students complete a lab activity that includes graphing star color and temperature.
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Does Shape Affect Drag?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students study drag and how it affects a parachute in the sky.  In this parachutes lesson students build models and compare their drag. 

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