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Math Challenges

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students participate in a series of challenging math lessons designed to engage their critical thinking skills. In these real-world problem solving lessons, student solve symmetry and repeated pattern problems, make lists/tables to...
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Multistep Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
In this multi-step problem solving worksheet, students analyze a chart that shows musical instruments and their prices. After reading the instructions and examples provided, students solve two multi-step problems.
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A Room Full of Colors and Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore their new classroom with this hunting and matching game. In this early childhood problem solving lesson plan, students use observation and matching skills as they hunt for pre-cut shapes around the classroom.
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Find the Twins: Cats

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this cats identical matching learning exercise, students examine 6 pictures of cats and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Drums

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this drums identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures of drums and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Stars

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this stars identical matching worksheet, learners examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Flowers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this flowers identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike
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Find the Twins: Fish

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this fish identical matching activity, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike
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Find the Twins: Elephants

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this elephants identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Castles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this castles identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Constructing a Building

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students work with big boxes to connect big ideas. In this early childhood problem solving instructional activity, students develop social, language, math, creative-thinking, and problem-solving skills as they work together to plan and...
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Math, Fractions, and Music

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the relationship between musical rhythms and fractions. They add musical notes together to produce fractions and create addition and subtraction problems with musical notes. Students complete worksheets and create their...
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Division Drag Race Board Game

For Teachers 4th - 6th
This clevel lesson has learners design a math game board with rules. They create unique drag-race cars using problem-solving skills, plus modeling and painting techniques. They solve division problems with remainders to play a...
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Patterns and Pentominoes

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students solve pentomino puzzles.  In this problem solving lesson, students discuss how pentomino puzzles play into the plot of Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett and practice solving a pentomino puzzle on their own....
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The Engineering Design Process

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners utilize their creative skills by solving engineering issues.  In this problem solving lesson, students examine the 6 steps to the engineering process by completing a worksheet.  Learners examine one of three scenarios...
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Run for the Cup!

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students gather information about the Melbourne Cup horse race in Australia. Then they study the geometry and physics behind the design of a racetrack. Students also work in small groups to problem solve and design their own board games...
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Justifying Answers

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars study story problems and learn how to find and justify their answers. They will use a story problem and then respond to the prompt questions from the teacher. They must add and subtract facts to 6 and learn how to justify...
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American Indian Flute and Math

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the Math behind Musical instruments in this cross-curricular Math lesson on the Native American Flute and waveforms. The lesson can be accomplished in 6 days and includes an extensive materials list for successful...
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"Photograph Math" Word Problems

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a photograph that illustrates one of the ways in which they use math. In this math and visual arts lesson plan, students write their own real-life word problems to accompany the photo.
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Bedroom Redecoration Project

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
In this bedroom redecoration project, your young mathematicians become interior designers. They plan, draw, and determine finances for the project. They apply their knowledge of working with decimals, geometric shapes, and problem...
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Find a Pattern: Problem Solving

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this pattern worksheet, students learn to make patterns by studying the pattern given and answer questions about what they understand, how they plan to find the pattern, then solve, and finally look back.
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Revolutionary War, Timeline and Causes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore important events leading up to the Revolutionary War. In this Revolutionary War instructional activity, 3rd graders work in pairs to research dates and important events prior to the Revolutionary War. Class...
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Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages Got You Down? "Tri" This!

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore number sense by creating a math presentation in class. In this parts of a whole lesson, students define and discuss the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages before completing a problem worksheet in...
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"The Case of the Pilfered Pizza"

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students read a 2 page math mystery involving pizza. Students use their mathematical skills to solve the mystery of finding out who was the pizza thief.