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Graphing and the Coordinate Plane
Ready to introduce your class to the coordinate plane? This website includes a detailed lesson plan that includes two interactive games to help learners practice graphing ordered pairs. The scripted discussion is a little cheesy and a...
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Using Mean, Median, Mode, and Range through Basketball
Eighth graders use the sports pages of the newspaper to analyze the mean, median, mode and range of basketball statistics.
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Addition and Subtraction Facts to 20
Students act out computation problems. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students act out an addition story and write an addition sentence for it. Students continue this activity and answer the provided questions.
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Chapter 10: Racial and Ethnic Relations
In this racial and ethnic relations in America worksheet, high schoolers answer 15 matching questions and respond to 7 short answer questions regarding various racial and ethnic groups terms and issues in U.S. society.
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Worming Your Way Through the Soil
Students study soil, living and non-living particles in the soil, and learn about composting. For this soil study lesson, students study soil samples and discuss the living and non-living components of the soil. Students classify the...
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #6: Theme Part 1
Pupils practice differentiating between categories of art and entertainment. They also practice telling the difference between character themes and universal themes. They find a text to relate to themselves and write about it.
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Subtracting Integers: Math, Physical Education, Dancing, Negative Numbers
Students demonstrate their understanding of positive and negative integers by adding and subtracting. More importantly, students explain why a negative number, subtracted from a negative number, changes the operation.
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Fraction and Decimal Equivalency
Mathematicians make representations of fractional parts of a whole and learn that a decimal is another way to represent a fractional part. Understanding is extended by comparing and ordering fractions and decimals on a number line. This...
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Immigration Unit
Third graders develop an appreciate for the various cultures that are present in their local community. Through reading and research, they explain how various culture came to live in their area. At the conclusion of the unit, 3rd...
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My Brother Sam is Dead: A study of the Revolutionary War
Fifth graders complete an analysis of the Revolutionary War through literature. After "My Brother Sam Is Dead," students create a time capsule containing items that would be relevant during the Revolutionary War. They identify key...
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Fraction Conversion 2 (With Percents)
Fifth graders determine how to convert fractions, decimals, and percents. In this conversion instructional activity, 5th graders use an on-line applet to practice making these conversions. They review how to make the conversions in a...
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Should Populations in an Ecosystem be Restricted?
Fourth graders experiment to determine how overpopulation effects ecosystems specifically plants. In this ecosystem activity, 4th graders conduct an ecosystems experiment after listening to Claire Daniel's, Ecosystems. They watch a...
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Multiplication and Division Grouping
Fifth graders rotate through six math stations to solve a variety of story problems involving multiplication and division. They observe a demonstration of how to do multiplication and division using grouping, then solve the story...
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It's A Snap! (Place Value Made Easy)
Students are introduced to the importance of using place value in number systems. They view a video, play games, explore websites and research the pay scale of three jobs that interest them.
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Oxygen Cycle
Students run clockwise around a track in the gym, pretending they are the blood that carries oxygen through the body. They go to the "mouth" station where they take three breaths and pick up an object that represents oxygen. Students...
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Functions and Relations
In this functions and relations worksheet, 11th graders solve and complete 15 various types of problems. First, they find the slope and y-intercept for each function given. Then, students find the slope of the line passing through the...
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As Good As Gold
Students find examples of the Golden Ratio on the human body through measurement. Additionally, students learn about the use of the Golden Ratio and the Golden Rectangle in art and architecture. A very interesting lesson for the students!
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Partial Quotients
Fifth graders examine the partial-quotients algorithm for finding the answer to a division problem. In this partial quotients lesson, 5th graders demonstrate the process of division through a series of estimations....
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Value Your Digits
Third graders work with place value. In this place value lesson plan, 3rd graders write three digit numbers and tell the place value of each number. They compare numbers and money, regroup, discuss the value of coins, and count money....
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Periodic Table Basics Review Sheet
In this periodic table worksheet, students complete a chart with the appropriate element symbol, the atomic mass and the atomic number. They classify elements by their groups and as metals, nonmetals or semi-metals. They also answer two...
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Random Sampling
In this random sampling worksheet, students compare data collected by a random sample to data collected by an actual count using pieces of paper with numbers written on them. They compare their data for the actual count to the random...
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Ranging the Triple M's
Fifth graders explore collecting and analyzing data. In this mean, median and mode lesson, 5th graders use real word data to determine the mean, median and mode. Students are given sets of numbers on index cards as asked to find the...
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The Palindromic Year Problem
In this algebra worksheet, 9th graders solve word problems containing palindromic years and count how many plaindromic years there are between 1 AD and the next 100 years.
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Light
Students explore light. In this light wave physics lesson, students construct periscopes, kaleidoscopes, color wheels, and pinhole cameras. Students observe and record characteristics of light demonstrated through the use of...