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Number Line

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Explore how to make a number line and how to mark the numbers along the number line using fraction and decimal notation. Your scholars will compare and order fractions and decimals and find their appropriate position on the number line.
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Sampling Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students collect and sort rocks based on visible characteristics.  In this statistics lesson, students determine adequate sample size and categorize rocks based on characteristics.  The book Everybody Needs a Rock is read to...
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Pumpkin Problems

For Teachers K - 4th
Students participate in a lesson that has the intention of working on estimation skills. They use pumpkins to estimate the number of seeds are inside. They collect data for each pumpkin and compare it to the estimation. Students question...
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"Math Curse" by Jon Scieszka

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils practice estimation skills for measurement, and work with metric units of measurement.
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All Around Triangles and Quadrilaterals

For Students 4th - 6th
In this triangle/quadrilateral worksheet, students use a centimeter ruler to draw triangles and quadrilaterals with given perimeters. Answers are included on page 2.
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Scientific Tools

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners list different uses for common scientific instruments. They identify appropriate instruments to measure length, temperature, and mass. Pupils are given a copy of the "Science Tools" task sheet, students place the correct number...
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Flying Objects

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students use metrics to measure, draw, and cut out a boomerang from cardboard.
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French Fry Run

For Teachers 2nd
Student explore estimation and measurement. For this measurement lesson, 2nd graders measure french fries, graph their data, and determine the size of french fries that is the best value. Students practice how to add prices and calculate...
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Centimeter Slinkies

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders estimate and measure the length of a whole color-segmented, candy gummy worm. Then, as students bite off each segment, they estimate, measure and record findings in an activity log.
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What Is An Inch?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Students identify the length of an inch. For this measurement lesson, students read Inch by Inch and predict how many inches long various objects are. Students practice measuring the objects by using an inch ruler.
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Marshmallow Towers

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore geometry by completing a marshmallow activity in class. In this architecture instructional activity, students identify the jobs of civil engineers and architects while identifying different geometric shapes as well....
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Bell Curve

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore averages by completing a data analysis activity. In this bell curve lesson, students measure different food items and plot their measurements on a X and Y axis. Students create bell curves around the average weight or...
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Water Lesson Plan

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss the importance of water in our daily lives. In this physics lesson, students calculate the pressure of water tower systems. They investigate the effect of certain variables using a computer simulation.
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Scale Matters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the meaning of the digits an any whole numbers with up to 3 decimal places. They order decimals with up to 3 decimal places and perform measuring tasks, using a range of units and scales.
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Hover Above the Earth

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders build a balloon hovercraft, take direct measurements, answer critical questions, and make calculations using the data gathered in order to see the concept of acceleration as a change in velocity. They use a worksheet...
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Collecting Data and Graphing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice collecting and graphing data using interlocking cubes. In this graphing lesson, partners count cubes and graph them. They also use a meter stick to measure arm span and height then compare the results with the class as...
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Snowfall

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine the differences between snow and rain. In this precipitation lesson, students measure one inch of rain and snow to calculate the amount of liquid water. Students use a snowfall "conversion" chart to measure how much...
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Typhoon Project

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students graph and outline the path of a typhoon. In this algebra lesson plan, students measure the path of the typhoon and create a graph with their data. They analyze the data and make predictions.
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Seeing Around Corners

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders build a periscope and experiment with it to determine how this tool helps them extend their line of sight.
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Plant Pigment Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the roles of pigments present in leaves. They extract and isolate pigments present in autumn leaves using a thin layer chromatography. Very nice lesson and lab!
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Life Cycles: Plant Parts

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this plant parts worksheet, students assess their understanding of plants and plant parts. Students answer question about vocabulary, vegetables with seeds, and measuring plant parts.
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Don't Burst My Bubble

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners practice using measuring techniques by examining bubbles.  In this geometry lesson, students utilize mathematic formulas to discover the circumference and diameter of soap bubbles they blow.  Learners practice creating...
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Polygon Perimeters

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners define the terms polygon and perimeter to begin the lesson. Using a calculator, they practice determining the perimeter of various symbols in a painting. They discuss how geometry and art are related to one another.
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Collecting the Rays

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars investigate the affect shape has on the ability of a solar panel to collect sunlight.  In this collecting sunlight using a solar panel lesson, students determine which solar panel shape collects the most...