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Zeros and Blackbirds
Fifth graders convert kilometers to miles and calculate the range that historical aircraft can travel. They choose destinations by distance that can be traveled without refueling.
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Hopes and Dreams: A Spreadsheet Lesson Using Excel
Fourth graders read "The Far Away Drawer" by Harriet Diller and discuss the story as a class. After discussion, 4th graders create a t-shirt GLYPH about their hopes and dreams,share their information with the class and create spreadsheets.
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Lesson 9: Visual Meiosis
Students create a fictional organism. In this biology lesson plan, students predict the traits of resulting offspring. They complete activity worksheet and discuss answers in class.
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Grocery Store Problem Solving
Students use multiple math skills to complete grocery story problems. For this grocery math lesson, students study grocery ads to learn about the cost of foods. Students investigate food types and the costs of processed versus raw foods....
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Rays and Angles
Students view examples of a ray, opposite rays, collinear rays, angles, and straight angles. They discuss and demonstrate how to use a protractor and complete worksheet problems on rays and angles.
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Uncle Bubba Is Dead!
Young scholars spend imaginary inheritance of $100,000 on a home and furnishings.
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Perfectly Square
Fourth graders use graph paper to make models of perfect squares. They be given a word problem in a worksheet imbedded in this plan. They may work in small groups or work alone to figure out the answer.
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Math Jeopardy
Students play a game to practice concepts and principles that can be adapted to any subject.
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The Ice Cream Shop
Second graders read books about ice cream and plan an ice cream sundae party for the class. They research ingredients and determine how much the party cost each student. They hold a mock opening for an ice cream store and have their party.
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Math Jeopardy
Students, in teams, play Math Jeopardy against each other as a way to reinforce their skills.
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Chocolate Math
Students practice solving math equations by analyzing chocolate recipe measurements. In this chocolate baking math lesson, students read about the Hershey factory and recipes used to create chocolate bars. Students solve problems and...
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Messy Cookies
Fourth graders explain the idea of a missing factor in an equation. They recognize, represent and solve mathematical situations using patterns and symbols.
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How Do You Pay a Complement to an Angle?
High schoolers observe and solve examples of the complementary angle theorem. They complete the How Do You Pay a Complement to an Angle worksheet, and write a response in their math journal.
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Number: Index Notation
Students explore the concept of index notation. In this square root and cube root lesson, students examine number patterns as they complete a worksheet that requires them to calculate roots.
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Subtraction and Addition Word Problems Made Easy
Third graders create addition and subtraction word problems for a partner to solve using marbles. They explain whether the problem is an addition, subtraction, "take away", "have and need", compare or "what is the rest" type problem.
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Goldfish Subtraction
Learners manipulate Goldfish crackers to explore subtraction and number sentences.
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Finding the Area of Triangles
Twelfth graders apply the formula for finding the area of a triangle to various problems. They work real life problems for finding the area of a bathroom and the cost of tiling it. They play a game, Triangle Bingo, where they match...
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Equations
Fourth graders determine the difference between equations and non-equations. In groups, they are given the answers and identify the numbers needed to make the answer. To end the lesson, they complete an equation using the price lists...
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Basketball Calculating Percentage
Seventh graders calculate percentages, convert fractions to decimals, and decimals to fractions using information from a basketball game.
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Virtual Field Trip: Lodging and Meals
Students calculate the costs for lodging and meals for a virtual field trip. They calculate the number of nights lodging needed for road and city travel and the number of meals needed, the costs for each, and input the data using...
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Word Power
Fifth graders identify a set of data from a real world problem. In this statistics lesson, 5th graders identify the range, mode, median and mean using some manipulatives. They write words randomizing the letters.
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Factor Trees
Students practice factor trees. They use Paint in Microsoft Word to create factor trees. After completion, they use a calculator to check their answers. In addition, they visit websites to reinforce the information.
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Fact Families
Fifth graders explore fact families. They solve simple math problems. Students determine which mathematical property is used to solve the given problem. They are given five minutes to complete as many mathematical facts as possible.
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Mathematics Within: Algebraic Patterns
Students analyze problem solving techniques for equations with variables by playing a game called "Smackdown". They place variable cards on a grid and use the area model to calculate an answer after spinning a game piece to determine the...