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Understanding Symmetry Through Visual Art
Have your class explore symmetry, radial balance and fractional parts in natural and man-made objects in their environment. Learners list examples and identify symmetrical and asymmetrical designs. Pupils are given a box of crayons and...
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How much is a movie worth?
Students discover how much a movie is worth. They use decimals and percentages greater than 100 to complete this activity.
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Better Than Average
Learners analyze how to calculate averages, and discuss the use of averages in baseball. They calculate averages and decimals to thousandths using the data on baseball cards.
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Add and Subtract Decimals
In this decimal worksheet, learners read about adding and subtracting, then complete a set of 31 problems, adding, subtracting, solving for values of expressions and solving equations.
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Probability Popsicle Pop-ups
Fourth graders decorate and use popsicle sticks as manipulatives to assist with their learning of probability. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to organize the results of their experiment. They make a stem and leaf plot...
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Equal Parts
In this equal parts worksheet, learners, working with a partner, study, formulate and calculate the answers to six word problems or drawings.
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Learning The Basic Shapes
Students explore basic shapes concepts. In this math lesson, students examine circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles as they draw the figures they see on worksheets.
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Transformation
Third graders investigate symmetry by reflecting objects in different angles. In this geometrical transformation lesson, 3rd graders define the terms translation, rotation and reflection in order to physically turn geometric...
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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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Negative Magic Squares
Magic squares are interesting objects in both mathematics proper and in recreational mathematics. So they are objects that children should have heard about and experienced. The problems in this sequence give students the opportunity to...
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Let's Share Equal Parts
Students practice creating parts of a whole by using educational software to illustrate their learning.
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Wet Dry Ice Lab
In this wet dry ice worksheet, learners read the information about dry ice and phase change. Students perform an experiment in which they observe phase changes of ice. Learners answer analysis questions as it relates to the phase change...
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Technology Lesson Plan
Students measure various objects using non-standard units. The goal is for them to practice measuring in order to apply the physical act to various objects found in the classroom. The lesson is ideal for the kinesthetic learners and...
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Basic Roof Framing
Pupils complete a unit of lessons on basic roof framing. They discuss the various styles of roofs, identify the styles in the neighborhood, cut out rafters using circular saws, and assemble roof rafters.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Fractions Time Line
A number line showing equivalent fractions.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Jon and Charlie's Run
The purpose of this task is to present students with a context where they need to explain why two simple fractions are equivalent and are most appropriate for instruction. Students can illustrate the fact that the two fractions are...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: K 8 Math
This WebMath site shows how to add, subtract, multiply and divide through a step by step examples. The user simple selects the operation and types in two numbers, and the computer solves the problem through a step by step process. Also...
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: The Concept of Mixed Numbers
Lesson shows the concept of a mixed number with the help of visual models and number lines.