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Tessellating Ceiling Tiles

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students transform polygons.  For this tessellating lesson, students design a picture containing a translation and a rotation.  They create a template of a translation or a rotation.  Students tessellate and decorate a...
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NY State Testting Program

For Students 7th
In this algebra worksheet, 7th graders review and practice core concepts for their 7th grade exam. They review geometry, algebra and solving word problems. This assignments contains a booklet of worksheets.
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NY State Testing Program

For Students 8th
In this math exam worksheet, 8th graders review geometric and algebraic concept including angles, polygons, equations, factoring and addition and subtraction, quadrilaterals, trig and circles. They take a comprehensive...
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Fibonacci and the Golden Number!

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math patterns worksheet, learners review the beginning numbers in Fibonacci's numbers, find the pattern, follow directions and problem solve to find the Golden Number and complete a chart, measure lengths of body parts and find...
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Public Land

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the needs of their community for public space and determine the solutions to math problems related to planning landscape designs. They read and discuss an article from the New York Times, create their own designs for a...
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Pan's Highway-Saturn's Rings

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Pan's highway worksheet, students read about the Cassini spacecraft that discovered how Pan clears out the ring debris in the outer A-ring system of Saturn. Students use an image taken by the satellite to find the scale of the...
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All About Measuring with the Metric System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discover the metric system through video clips and Internet activities. For this measurements lesson, students practice using the units of measure for the metric system and compare them to the less popular English system....
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Regents Exam

For Students 10th - 11th
In this math worksheet, students review importnt concepts required for the final exam of 6th grade. They solve basic equations and find the volume, and area of shapes. There are 25 questions.
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New York State Testing Program

For Students 7th - 10th
In this math activity, students review concepts in algebra and geometry in preparation for the State Exam. They review slopes and functions, area and perimeter. There are 27 questions.
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Tomb Robbers

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify benchmark angles as they are embedded into a circle grid. They observe the teacher using an angle ruler and complete a Star Spangled worksheet, play the game Tomb Robbers, and as a class discuss their game winning...
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Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 9th
For this Pythagorean theorem worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 8 different types of problems. First, they go to the given website and copy the picture shown. Then, students draw a right triangle using the straight line between...
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Filling the Glass (Water, Air, and Fractions)

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students predict which of two glasses is 1/2 full using visual estimation, height measurement, and liquid measurement methods. Mathematical equations to accurately solve the problem are determined and verified.
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Let's Measure

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners measure shells using 3 different methods.  In this measurement lesson, students work in two groups to measure the length of a shell using two different units of measure.  The groups compare their results, measure the...
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New York State Testing Program: Book 1 grade 7

For Students 7th
In this seventh grade mathematics worksheet, 7th graders are provided with problems of a similar nature to those on the state proficiency examination.  The twenty-four page worksheet contains thirty multiple choice questions. ...
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What Happens When Sea Level Rises or Falls

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the impact of sea level on land formations. In this geography and map lesson, students construct a contour map model illustrating how much of the clay "coastline" is covered as water is added. Metric measurement is...
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Simply Symmetry

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students are introduced to the concept of symmetry by examining different shapes and folding them into equal halves. They work in small groups focusing on finding the lines of symmetry of one specific shape. A symmetry booklet is made by...
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Special Effects-Titanic and Beyond

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video clip about special effects. They use geometry to determine how it changes one's perspective. They work together to construct their own room and comparing their room with other groups, noting the type of...
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Trajectory Perplexity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate measuring angles correctly through projectiles. In this geometry instructional activity, students launch a projectile to investigate the importance of how to measure an angle correctly and to explore trajectory....
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Distance Formula

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students watch teacher demonstration of distance formula, view non-collinear cities on maps, plot points on coordinate plane, evaluate square roots, compute distance between two points, and use Heron's formula to find area of triangles.
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Egg Fun

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the physical properties of eggs. In this scientific observation lesson, students define characteristics of eggs, measure eggs vertically and horizontally, and use the scientific method to perform simple experiments using...
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Hypothesis Testing: Two Sample Tests

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers experiment and compare results of two populations. In this men and women populations lesson, students examine the difference in hand span for men and women.  High schoolers calculate a norm based on their...
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New York State Testing Program

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this state testing worksheet, middle schoolers solve problems on a variety of topics studied throughout the year.  They find the median, solve algebraic equations, solve proportions, simplify expressions, find percents, and...
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Constructing Perpendicular Bisectors

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate parallel lines and the angles formed when cut by a transversal. In this geometry lesson, 10th graders construct perpendicular lines and discuss midpoint, segments and perpendicular bisectors. They relate...
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Why Doesn't SSA Work?

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate the relationship between angles and their sides. In this geometry lesson, students prove why SSA does not work as a true angle side relationship theorem.