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Bone Density Challenge Introduction
Can you use X-rays to measure bone mineral density? This is the essential question that learners must answer in the first installment of a seven-part series. They brainstorm ideas about necessary background information and what they...
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Number: Rounding Off and Approximating
Young mathematicians access a website that leads them through three activities that enable them to practice their rounding and estimation skills when it comes to numbers and math word problems. There is also a very good worksheet...
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Draw Hands On the Clock to Show The Time (Analog Clock - St. Patrick's Day)
In this telling time instructional activity, students draw the hands on 6 analog clock faces to show time to the half hour. They see a St. Patrick's day decoration on each clock face.
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Count by Tens (Flowers)
Skip counting by 10, young mathematicians determine the number of flowers (grouped by tens) in 6 different rows. They write the number alongside the flowers. Quantities range from 1 group (10) to 5 groups (50).
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More, Less or Equal?
Your class compares groups of small stars by counting quantities in each of two sets and deciding which has more. They write symbols for greater than, less than, or equal to in a circle between each pair of sets. Two completed samples...
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Halloween Count by 10
Ahhh! Sixteen terrible ghosts in need of a number! Kids will enjoy this Halloween themed skip count activity. They'll count up by 10s writing the each number inside each ghost, numbers range from 10 to 160.
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Math & Science
Students examine a list of ideas to draw from for lesson planning. They complete a quiz on Math & Science and hand in notes they have taken as a resource for lesson planning. They develop developmental appropriate practice...
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Snowboarding! Join the U.S. Team: Olympics, Math, Weather
Students make weather predictions and observations, research the cost of snowboarding equipment, and use their math skills to plot the course of a Giant Slalom Snowboarding event.
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Math Word Problem Practice
For this word problem worksheet, students complete a total of 5 simple problems that include all four operations. A reference web site is included for additional activities.
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Where Will You Go?
Fifth graders participate in a WebQuest in which they calculate mileage and cost per person for a trip to an amusement park. They explore various websites, and produce an Excel spreadsheet.
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Halloween Division Practice- 2-Digit by 1-Digit
In this Halloween division activity, students complete a set of 18 problems, dividing 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Number Theory and Fractions Vocabulary Crossword
In this math crossword, students use a set of clues and 15 words about number theory and fractions to complete a crossword puzzle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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What Are We Listening To?
Pupils gather data from a web site on number of music albums sold by genre for the last two years. They convert these figures to fractions, decimals, and percents, and display the results in bar graphs and pie charts.
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Measurements in Science
Eighth graders demonstrate knowledge of metric tools by measuring common objects in the classroom. They discuss the various units of metric measurement and the scientific tools used to take them. They copy a metric ladder from a Web site.
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Money as a Means of Exchange
First graders discover the term bartering as used to pay for wanted items. They play a bartering game to discover exchanging goods for wanted items and play the computer money game on the "Show-Me Economics" web site.
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The Difference Bar 1
Students use mental strategies to work out the difference between 2 two-digit numbers where the answer is less than ten. They write and solve difference problems where one number is a two-digit number and the other is a single digit...
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+2: Adding by 2
In this add by 2 worksheet, students fill in blank squares in number sequences, adding by 2, 6 sequences total. Answers included on page 2. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Matching Activity: Ice Cream
In this matching worksheet, students connect matching pictures of ice cream cones, drawing a line to match. Worksheet has a reference web site for additional activities.
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Ordinal Numbers: 1st through 5th
For this ordinal number worksheet, students follow instructions, coloring and placing an X over given numbers in rows. Worksheet has a reference web site for additional activities.
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Counting Hearts: Odd Numbers 1-9
In this counting worksheet, students draw lines to connect the number of hearts to their matching picture. Worksheet uses odd numbers, 1-9. Worksheet has a reference web site for additional activities.
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Shapes: Stars
In this shape worksheet, young scholars trace 2 stars, then draw their own and color the stars in a set of shapes. A reference web site for additional activities is given.
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More or Less?
In this more or less worksheet, young scholars circle the group of pictures in a box that has more. Worksheet has a reference web site for additional activities.
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Christmas Numbers 6-10
In this numbers worksheet, students circle the number of pictures in boxes. Numbers used are 6-10, pictures are all related to Christmas. Worksheet references a web site for additional activities.
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Christmas Patterns
In this patterns worksheet, students cut and past the ornament that complete a given pattern in each of 3 rows. Worksheet gives a reference web site for additional activities.