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Steppin' Out: Using Inquiry to Challente Alexander's Stride Analysis
Students distinguish between walking, jogging and running trackways in humans. They analyze the phylogenetic progression of the leg position as described by pace width and angulation, comparing amphibians, reptiles and mammals. Research...
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Clam Anatomy
Middle schoolers are introduced to the anatomy of the inside and outside of a clam before dissecting the animal. During the dissection, they label and identify the function of each part they see including the outside of the clam. They...
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How Big Is Your House?
Learners create a scale drawing of their own homes. They use geometric formulas to find the area of each room and the total area of the home.
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Using Proper Tools to Solve Problems-Pre Test
In this using proper tools instructional activity, students answer a set of 10 multiple choice questions. Students may click on a link to see answers and may print instructional activity out.
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If you have to find the area of a region, how would you calculate it?
Fifth graders find the area of rice farms. In this area instructional activity, 5th graders draw shapes and grid them to find the area. They compare different rice fields to see which one takes up more space and has the larger area.
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Seven Sets of Area Problems
In this area instructional activity, students solve for the area of rectangles, parallelograms, triangles, trapezoids, kites, regular polygons, circles, and surface area. The worksheets is divided into seven different sets of...
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Volume of Cylinders: Problem Solving
In this volume of cylinders worksheet, learners solve 6 word problems related to the volume of various cylinders; students find volume, find height, solve reasoning problems and measure to given specifications.
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Finding Area
Fourth graders explore how to find the area of a rectangular object. As a class, they discuss definition of area and strategies for finding area. The teacher models finding the area of an object by counting squares. Students observe...
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Are You a Golden Ratio?
Middle schoolers explore the concept of the golden ratio in nature and architectural design. They discuss examples such as petals on a sunflower and the Parthenon. In small groups they take turns measuring their body parts to find a...
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The Baby Gate Problem
In this secondary mathematics learning exercise, learners expand a six-panel play yard by two-panels Students determine the width of each panel and the area of the expansion. The one page learning exercise contains one problem with...
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Determine Dischare of Stream
Students can explain that stream discharge defines the amount of water that passes a point in a given amount of time. They also define discharge is expressed as cubic feet/second is calculated as: average width of channel in feet x...
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Perimeter
In this math worksheet, students learn how to find the perimeter of a polygon. Students read the information and answer 6 questions in which the perimeter of figures is calculated.
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STRETCHING SPRING
Students calculate the length, width, height, perimeter, area, volume, surface area, angle measures or sums of angle measures of common geometric figures. They create an equation of a line of best fit from a set of ordered pairs or...
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How Much Do I Need to Buy?
In this perimeter worksheet, students solve five problems in which they calculate how much floor molding they need to buy for a living room. Students use the provided grid to draw the plan.
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Is There A Formula for People?
Students explore proportions which are typical of the human body. Given a list of classic proportions from earlier centuries, students work in pairs to test the validity of the proportions. Pupils share their personal measurements. ...
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Which Bear?
Learners study bears. In this science lesson, students compare black, grizzly and polar bears. Learners measure the bear tracks and compare the bear habitats and diet.
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Draw To Scale The E-Z Way
Fourth graders draw a rough floor plan of a house to scale without using a ruler to determine measurements. They see how architects use scale to draw blueprints, and solve math problems using scale.
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Multiplying a Polynomial by a Monomial
In this multiplying polynomials worksheet, students solve and complete 13 different problems that include monomials. First, they use the distributive property to multiply a polynomial by a monomial. Then, students find each product and...
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Geometry: Calculating Volumes
In this volume worksheet, students find the volume of 8 prisms. Students are given the length, width, and height of each prism.
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Saving Humpty Dumpty;Recycling, Environmental Science, Math, Ecology, Athletic Shoes
Students describe how shoe design, manufacturing, retailing, consumer use, and disposal impact environments and societies. They discuss ways to reduce, reuse, or recycle resources in the life-cycle for a shoe product.
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Volume Of A Cube
Fourth graders find the volume of cubes and cylinders. To determine volume, they fill large cubes with centimeter cubes. They discuss the formula used to find the volume of a cube. Students explore why the solution to the volume of a...
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Calculating Surface Area
In this surface area activity, students find the surface are of cubes and rectangular prisms. This one-page activity contains 3 problems.
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Holey Clamshells
Students analyze data to make hypotheses and conclusions regarding the predator/prey relationship between moon snail and surf clams.
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Collecting the Rays
Students 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 sunlight. ...