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Charting Animal Life Spans
Second graders research animal life spans and complete related math activities. In this life span lesson, 2nd graders read How Many Candles and discuss life spans. Students arrange animal cards based on their life spans. Students find...
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Number Books
Learners construct a book to illustrate number concepts. They write their numbers on a sheet of paper. Students in grade 1 discuss counting to 100 by different numbers. Pupils in grades (2-4) write basic addition or subtraction story...
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Thanksgiving Web Quest
Learners review the reasons why Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States. Using the internet, they research the history of the holiday and discover what the first Thanksgiving was like. They also examine a typical menu for a...
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Piece It Together
Second graders develop spatial sense, such as above and below. In this spatial sense activity, 2nd graders go on a scavenger hunt and to piece together the clues. Each clue has a question using spatial vocabulary.
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The Mandelbrot Set
Students are introduced to the notion of a complex number and function iteration in order to motivate the discussion of Julia sets and the Mandelbrot set.
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"The Tiger Who Came to Tea"
Students complete various activities related to the book "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" by Judith Kerr Collins. They participate in a shared reading activity, list the foods from the story, write and read sentences in speech bubbles, and...
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Scientist Are Like Detectives
Students demonstrate proper scientific observation skills. In this investigative science lesson, students make observations, record their findings and form conclusions in order to improve their scientific documentation and writing skills.
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Handling Data- Health Statistics
In this social studies worksheet, students organize 50 country cards into groups. Students analyze a chart and group countries according to lowest, middle, and highest Infant Mortality Rate.
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Making Predictions
First graders write with his or her pencil on a worksheet created by the teacher his or her prediction of whether each part of a pumpkin will sink or float. They drop each of five objects in the water one at a time allowing enough time...
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Money Bags
First graders identify coins and their value. Using a mixed set of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, they sort the coins and identify the name of each coin and the value of one coin in each set. As the teacher announces a given...
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Place Value Cards
In this place value cards worksheet, students demonstrate what happens when multiplying by ten by pushing all the digits one place to the left and inserting a zero in the units column.
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Cricket 2007
In this math and sports instructional activity, students read and review the statistics from the performance of teams in the Cricket World Cup. They identify which team played the most matches and who won the most. Students also compare...
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Junk Yard Math
Third graders explore the process of place value and subtraction through regrouping and borrowing exercises. Several activities using manipulatives are utilized in the lesson.
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Human Number Line
Students compare different types of numbers. Each student is given a flashcard containing a decimal, percent, fraction or integer. Teams of students compete, in silence, to determine who can line up in numerical order correctly. They...
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Decimals Anyone?
Seventh graders compare and order decimals. Given a set of integers, they compare them using inequalities. In groups, 7th graders participate in hands-on decimal activities. Using string, paper clips and decimal cards, classmates...
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Fraction Action
Students create fractions using strips of paper and then compare the fractions.
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Counting by Making Groups
First graders represent, compare, and order numbers. In this counting skills lesson, 1st graders use manipulatives to demonstrate one-to-one correspondence and to represent numbers. This lesson includes a teacher script to guide the lesson.
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Approximating Measures
Fourth graders complete a worksheet about approximate measurements. In this lesson on approximation, 4th graders compare the wingspan of a given bird to the wingspan of other birds and classroom objects.
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How Many Thousandths Are in Your Box?
Students identify the different place values. In this algebra lesson, students represent decimal place values with manipulatives. They identify the correct place value using commas and mathematical reasoning.
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Scientific Problem Solving
In this problem solving worksheet, learners will put the 7 steps to problem solving in a logical order. Then students will design a hypothetical study comparing a person's weight on Earth with his weight on Mars and complete 3 short...
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Sharpen Your Skills: Worksheet 9
This worksheet is a mix of math skills directed at fifth graders. They will compare sets of numbers that include whole numbers, decimals, and fractions to order them from smallest to largest. The page concludes with a review of...
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What do Plants Need?
Students plant seeds and watch them sprout. Once growing plants are placed in different conditions and students record data about their growth. They graph the data.
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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.