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Finding Patterns and Graphing Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate patters for area and perimeter. In this Algebra I/Geometry lesson, students explore two different patterns as they write a formula for the nth term of each pattern. Students graph their results and determine if the...
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Glad To Meet You

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore patterns. In this patterns instructional activity, students explore patterns in hand-shaking scenarios. Students work in groups to predict and record the number of handshakes that occur in a group.
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Spatial Relationships: an Over/Under Dance

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the relationships of space through movement. Two perform movement improvisation based on over/under. The activity improves hand-eye coordination, cooperation, and communication skills. The timing of the dance also...
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Go Negative

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders advance to new levels in the lesson we're dealing with here. It is the fourth of a sequence of six dealing with the same theme. These develop from Level 2 to Level 5. In the process they involve number concepts at the...
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Negative Magic Squares

For Teachers 4th
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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Shape Patterns

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this math worksheet, students examine a pattern of geometric shapes. After looking at the sequence of shapes and deciding what the pattern is, students choose the shape that would come next. There are 4 problems.
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Months of the Year

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this months of the year worksheet, learners complete multiple choice questions about the months, sequence the months, complete a word search, and more. Students complete 4 activities.
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U Boat Hunt

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students recognize patterns and sequences in numbers. In this geometry instructional activity, students create rules to define the sequences and patterns they obsere. They translate coded messages as they dicuss navigational terms.
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What Does It Matter?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students define matter, the chemical properties of matter, and the physical properties of matter. They name physical and chemical properties of matter (by classifying using a Tree Map). Students determine the mass, volume, and density of...
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Triangle Puzzler

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are introduced to some basic concepts of geometry. They explain that the definition of a triangle is a figure with three sides, three angles, and three points. Triangles can be named by using three points in their correct sequence.
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Finding Fibonacci

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Learners study and apply the Fibonacci numbers and how they occur in nature. Students solve problems using the Fibonacci numbers.
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Apple Sorting

For Teachers Pre-K
Students participate in a recalling activity with three colored felt apples.  In this apple lesson, students discuss the colors of apples, sequence apples, and choice a favorite apple. Students participate in an apple tasting.
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Spiral Patterns in Art

For Students 6th - 7th
In this art worksheet, students view a picture of Alexander Calder's sculpture "Black, White, and Ten Red." They analyze the sculpture by first finding the "rule" in the Fibonacci sequence. Students read a paragraph about where the...
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Let's Try Various Calculations

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore math facts.  In this calculation and math facts lesson, students play a board game in which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division math facts are practiced.  A copy of the game is included.
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Class Starters

For Students 9th - 11th
In this statistics learning exercise, students randomize words and number trying to find a specific sequence. There are 12 questions with an answer key.
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Count On In Tens

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting on worksheet, students complete counting sequences going from a given number and counting on from ten to complete the sequence. An answer key is included.
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The Dog Days of Data

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students practice an alternative form of data presentation. They practice sequencing data, identifying the stem-and-leaf, creating stem-and-leaf plots, and drawing inferences from the data by viewing the plots.
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The Part-Adder 2

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use mental-math strategies to solve two-digit plus two-digit addition problems. They observe and discuss online demonstrations, solve word problems as a class, and independently solve problems and describe their solutions...
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Serious Series

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers are introduced to infinite series, geometric and telescoping series as well as the relationship between the sequence of partial sums of a series and its sum. They apply symbolic capacity of their calculator and calculus to...
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Find a Pattern

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this patterns activity, students find the next 3 numbers in the sequence of patterns. Students complete this for 9 patterns.
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Fourth Grade Mathematics Quiz

For Students 4th
For this math worksheet, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions about multiplication, bar graphs, rounding, and more. Students complete 15 questions.
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Scale Me Down

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create scale drawings, and ultimately scale models, of real-world objects in this Math lesson plan about ratios, proportion, scaling factors, and cross products. The lesson plan includes ideas for cross-curricular extensions...
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Geometric Shape Dances

For Teachers K - 4th
Students use movement and dance in order to strengthen mathematical understanding of different geometric shapes. The movements are imitating the drawing of shapes and they pick one to make into a dance. Upon beginning the dance music can...
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Strawberry and Chocolate Milk

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students listen to the math problem and discuss. They work alone or in groups to come up with the possible solutions and put their pictures of the bottle arrangements on the wall so that the class can refer to them.