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The Meaning Of Percent
This lesson provides students with a variety of exercises which allow them to increase their ability to understand percentage.
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Forestry and Changing Feelings
Students investigate how the forest affects their daily lives by creating a concept map. In this ecological instructional activity, students create a concept map linking the forest to the many things they use each day....
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Asthma Survey
Students collect survey data on the prevalence of asthma in a community. They summarize and display the survey data in ways that show meaning.
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The Ins And Outs Of Area And Perimeter
Fifth graders demonstrate the concept of perimeter and area using manipulative. In this area and perimeter lesson, 5th graders explore area and perimeter through the exploration style of teaching using eatable and non-eatable...
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Angles That Pair
Students identify angles. In this angles that pair lesson, students identify adjacent, vertical, complementary, and supplementary angles. They use straws, pretzel sticks to demonstrate given types of angles.
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Recycling
Pupils investigate how to reduce, recycle, and reuse items in order to conserve natural resources. They complete a trash graphing activity after discussing different types of trash. Finally, the examine ways to buy recycled products to...
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Investment Investigator
Students investigate and model how to invest money. In this business lesson, students investigate 4 methods to investment. They discuss risky and safe investment.
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Geometric Bingo
Students explore the concept of geometric shapes. In this geometric shape lesson, students play bingo to review geometric shapes. Students identify the shape being described by the teacher and put a marker on their bingo card.
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Greatest Common Factor: Using the Factor Tree
Students find the greatest common factor of two numbers. For this algebra lesson, students use prime factorization to find their factor to simplify equations. they create a factor tree to find the factors of composite numbers.
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What Would You Do Without Nonprofits?
Students research nonprofit organizations within their community. In this nonprofits lesson plan, students use the yellow pages to identify the number of nonprofit organizations in their community. Students graph the number of nonprofit...
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Nuts & Bolts: is Classification, Arbitrary, Or Not?
Students, in groups, classify furniture, share their categories and rationales, then note how their different schemes vary, perfectly logical and useful, but completely arbitrary.
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Paint My Counties: Map Coloring the Counties of Arizona
Fourth graders identify the counties of Arizona. In this social studies lesson, 4th graders color a county map of Arizona using the fewest number of colors possible. Students write a persuasive paragraph.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Dictionary
Use this online dictionary of math terms to get definitions and examples of a wide variety of math terms.
Cut the Knot
Cut the Knot!: Math Glossary, Math Terms
This site from Cut the Knot is a math glossary with hundreds of math term and links to explanations for each.
Other
University of Chicago: Everyday Mathematics: Glossary
A 60-page illustrated glossary of math terms for Grades 4-6.
Other
California Department of Education: Cahsee Math: Vocabulary [Pdf]
Although part of the Study Guide for the CAHSEE, this section of the document focuses on math vocabulary which graduating students in California are expected to know. Each term is defined (often with illustrations), and translated to...
Other
Maths Net Interactive: Interactive Geometry: A Glossary
Click on the appropriate word to view a small graphic depicting the term, or click to the crossword puzzle version of thisinteractive glossary.
Other
Allmath: Math Glossary
Are your students having difficulty understanding math terminology? Try this A-Z glossary on math related terms. It's quick, easy to read, and very complete.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Nys Mathematics Glossary: Algebra 2 & Trig [Pdf]
The glossary consists of mathematical terms used in algebra and trigonometry. Definitions and examples are included. The resource is intended for teacher use only.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Nys Mathematics Glossary: Geometry [Pdf]
The glossary consists of mathematical terms used in geometry. Definitions and examples are included. The resource is intended for teacher use only.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Nys Mathematics Glossary: Integrated Algebra [Pdf]
The glossary consists of mathematical terms used in integrated algebra. Definitions and examples are included. The resource is intended for teacher use only.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Mathematics Glossary: Middle Years
Basic geometric terms are defined.
Other
Complete Glossary of Insurance Terminology
This page has a comprehensive list of insurance terms and their definitions.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Mathematics Glossary
This site contains the definitions for many geometric terms including transformations.