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Communicative & Associative Properties
Eighth graders participate in activities to explore communicative and associative properties. Given double color counters, 8th graders create arrangements to demonstrate the properties. They discuss the strategies used to model each...
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What do You do if You See a Fire?
Pupils discuss what they would do if they saw a neighbor's house on fire and what information they would need to know to tell the 911 operator. They watch as the teacher models how to call 911 and observe that the numbers are called only...
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Patterns with Decimals
Fifth graders are given a set of manipulatives to use to develop patterns. In groups, they follow the directions to determine which blocks go with which pattern and put them into the correct sequence. To end the lesson, they complete a...
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Lemonade Stand: Making Money the Old-Fashioned Way
Learners run their own lemonade stand and are to figure out what to sell the lemonade at to gain the maximum profit.
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La Presencia Escondida: Spanish Speakers in Our Community
Students effectively operate a digital camera and conduct basic interviews with Spanish speaking people in Spanish. They conduct in-depth interviews with interviewees in English, if possible, and transcribe all or portions of the...
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Energy in Today's Global Society
Students explain how heat is used to generate and produce electricity. In this energy lesson students complete several activities that show them about the different fuels used for heating.
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Word Problems
In this word problem worksheet, students read word problems, determine the mathematical operation necessary to solve the problem, and place their answer in the space provided. To complete the problems, students must divide, multiply,...
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Multiplication: Mixed Facts (3 of 4)
In this multiplication worksheet, 3rd graders practice basic facts by finding the products in 35 horizontal and vertical problems. They work with facts from 3 to 9.
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A Matter of Proportion
Students measure the relative heights of the mosaic giraffe and its trainer and compare their proportions to an actual giraffe and zoo trainer.
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Citizenship in Action
Eighth graders research an area of government, and plan a summer institute at the provincial level to share their findings with others. They must research the topic, decide who to invite, and what information and activities should be...
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Pull(ey)ing The Science Out (Or Pulleys)
Students investigate how the number of pulleys affect the difficulty or ease of pulling an object up. They watch a demonstration that shows the work done by one pulley and two pulleys. After watching the demonstration, the students break...
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Scavenger Hunt: Simulating Natural Selection
Students simulate natural selection using pinto beans. In this biology lesson plan, students identify the factors affecting organism evolution. They record data from the experiment and formulate a conclusion.
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Number Sense
Eighth graders participate in a lesson plan that is concerned with reviewing basic math concepts using the four operations. The activity is composed of a math game that is played by them.
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Language Arts: Inside, Outside, Upside Down
Students create a computer slide show of pictures representing directional words. After listening to several books with examples, they pair words such as inside and outside, below and above, or high and low. With older students or...
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Skateboard Flex
Young scholars examine statistics by completing a skateboard measuring activity. In this flex lesson, students define what skateboard "flex" refers to and identify the proper method of measuring flex by conducting an experiment with...
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Butterfly Life Cycles
Students study the butterfly life cycle. In this interdisciplinary life cycles instructional activity, students study the life cycle of a butterfly, their migration habits, and the culture of the region in Mexico where butterflies...
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Fraction King Lesson Plan
Pupils combine imagination, block manipulation, and computer applets to investigate fractions.
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Flying with Fractions
Middle schoolers test their knowledge of the Wright Brothers and their aircraft, and compute ratio of two numbers to determine the ratio between wing span and length of aircraft.
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Measuring a Mummy Case
Students calculate the size of a mummy case and its contents using ancient Egyptian measurements.
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Alternative Alphabet
Students determine and compare hieroglyph content and frequency to an alternative alphabet based on symbols that mimic sounds of the alphabet.
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Toothpick Bridges
Students study the techniques of building a bridge. They explore different type of bridges and then plan and build a bridge to specified instructions. Students draw plans, keep a budget, and prepare balance sheets during their bridge...
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Right on the Money
Students watch a video about different ways of making the same amounts of money and view a clip about the Denver Mint to discover how coins are made. They complete a Web activity on each coin's worth and find out facts about the penny.
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Division Cookies
Fifth graders demonstrate the concept of division through sharing concrete objects. They divide cookies into parts and recreate a whole by sharing their pieces with the group. Students request cookies during a small group actvity using I...
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Writing a Number Sentence
Third graders analyze word problems. In this number sentence lesson, 3rd graders evaluate word problems. Students create number sentences from word problems.