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Mr. Lincoln's Hat

For Teachers K - 5th
Bring out the inner artist with this Abraham Lincoln lesson plan. Elementary students work on a home project creating a hat similar to Abraham Lincoln's hat. They will use geometry and measurement to create the scale of the hat, then...
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Lewis and Clark: Prized Possessions

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students consider the role of Sacagawea as part of the Corps of Discovery. In this Lewis and Clark expedition lesson, students discover details about Sacagawea's wampum belt and then create their own wampum belts using their computer and...
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Introducing money (Elementary, Mathematics)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars study the penny, nickel, dime and quarter, one each day for four days, using a magnifying glass to identify the similarities. Then students discuss differences and value and learn a 'rap' to memorize values.
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Mathematics: Steps to purchase a home

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are partnered as couples who have a variety of financial realities, and must complete a real-life financial analysis to see what it would take them to purchase a home.
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Outreach and Distribution Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars study the process for outreach and distribution of films. They design outreach and distribution plans for films which they create.
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Egyptian Hieroglyphs

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Humans have been developing number systems for thousands of years, and while they can be very different from one another, they can also share surprising similarities. Take your young mathematicians on a journey through the history of...
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Ease on Down the Road

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this math quantities worksheet, students utilize a variety of strategies to strengthen their concepts between two quantities while experiencing family road trips. Students calculate miles per hour, cost of gasoline per gallon,...
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You Bet!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the mathematical probabilities involved in gambling and how these factors affect people's behavior. They work in pairs and conduct and experiment pertaining to blackjack. The class creates a graph showing the trends found.
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Don't Fence Me In

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Ensure that your class has a well-rounded understanding of new inventions, in this case barbed wired. Class members, after researching the history and development of barbed wire, assess its impact on cattle and the development of the...
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"Water is Life" Global Water Awareness

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine and calculate the percentage of potable water remaining on the earth. In this ecology and geography lesson, students brainstorm the main factors affecting water distribution. Students use mathematical problem solving to...
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Balancing Equations and Using a Pyramid

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete worksheets and make journal entries to interpret mathematical expressions about the pyramids. In this equality by balancing equations lesson, 6th graders participate in groups or by themselves to complete exercises...
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More Than One Grain of Rice

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore mathematics, geography and agriculture by studying world rice production. In this production of rice lesson plan, students read One Grain of Rice and use a worksheet grid to calculate how much rice was received. Students...
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Gridlock

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the problem of gridlock.  In this secondary mathematics lesson, students explore solutions to the condition of gridlock and create a report or presentation of their recommendations that includes supporting evidence. 
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Open & Operating: The Federal Reserve Responds to September 11

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the purpose of a central bank.  For this economics/consumer mathematics lesson, students explore the actions of the Federal Reserve after the events of September 11, 2001.  Students investigate the role of the...
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The Money Circle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the Federal Reserve System.  In this Mathematics/Economics lesson, students explore the role of the Federal Reserve in promoting a stable economic environment.  In this multi-lesson unit of study, students explore...
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Oklahoma Wheat on the World Market

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore profit and loss in the wheat trading market.  In this sixth grade mathematics lesson/social studies lesson, 6th graders play a “Wheat Market Trading Game” in order to investigate the concept of supply and demand and...
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State Database Lesson

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a database about the geography of the United States. The access to a computer is essential for this lesson. The outcome is that technology is used as a tool to measure student understanding of geographical locations....
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Writing Directions for Mathematical Activities

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders reorganize comic strips to have them make sense, complete outline and organize their thoughts into outline form to explain directions, and use that outline to complete their own directions for geometry activities.
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Multicultural Math Project

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine where mathematics came from. In this Math History lesson plan, 6th graders complete various activities to understand mathematical reasoning. Students complete critical thinking questions.
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‘Tis The Season . . .To Do Math

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Dreidels, Christmas trees, shopping, and snowflakes--what do they all have in common? Mathematics.
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Compass Crusaders

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discover how to use a compass and how to use that knowledge in the field while applying orienteering and mathematical skills.
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The Art and Science of Fractals

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the world of fractal images and the mathematics behind them. They explore fractal sites on the Internet. They create their own fractal designs. They publish a calendar displaying their favorite fractal art.
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Probability, Genetics and the Human Condition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of probability as it relates us to be able to make predictions about future events based upon our knowledge of past outcomes. They have an innate appreciation for probability. Students make a connection...
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The Diary of Col. William Fairfax Gray

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine facts and opinions given by William Fairfax Gray in his diary, compare and contrast ideas expressed in his diary, express opinions using correct language arts skills, and calculate answers to given mathematical...

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