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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 2, Lesson 10: Wanna Trade?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to a book that facilitates a discussion of trade and things that people need. They determine what things might be traded.
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How Much Does It Cost to Live in Ghana? What Difference Does Fair Trade Really Make?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders analyze the cost of living in Ghana. They discover the importance of fair trade in the country. They solve problems related to the cocoa farmers in the region as well.
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Spaghetti Measure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars receive a copy of a "Spaghetti Measure" task sheet along with the scoring rubric. Students preview the task and the rubric prior to starting the task. tudeThey determine the circumference of a circle of spaghetti that will...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 7, Lesson 37: Summarizing for the Summative

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students listen for specific information during summary presentations. They practice giving feedback on given topic according to a set of standards. The speaker reports to the rest of class from a report and listeners determine if...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 3, Lesson 12: Jammin

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils review definitions of word wall words using songs, movement and sharing.
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Ge-Oh Boy, Oh Boy

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students listen to the book, Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt and discuss the art of quilting. They examine various symmetrical sewing designs, and identify reflection pieces, slides, and flips.
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Flying with Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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An Introduction to the Little Shell Tribe

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson to find information about the history of the Little Shell Tribe. The concepts of sovereignty and treaty are defined in relation to the information gathered using research methods. They answer the inquiry of...
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Addition With Dice

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
For this math worksheet, students complete the problems of investigating the operation of addition using dice. The sheet is a teacher's guide.
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Aids to Communication

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers define an aid to communication, give an example of an aid to communication, and develop an aid to communication. Students also describe the aid's use and applicability
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"Selling Seoul"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the economy of Korea and work in a small group in order to reach decisions about aspects of the information found. They conduct class discussion about how people live in Korea and what is considered an acceptable...
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SIM Ecosystem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and interpret the concept of an ecosystem and the potential impact humans have on ecosystems. They also proficient in organized and methodical Internet searches. Finally, students become proficient with public...
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Engineering: Introduction to Legos

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars identify and examine various Lego building materials. They discover how to measure Lego blocks and cut out and paste pictures of the Legos on the Engineer's Parts List sheet.
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Double Dipping

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders find and display all possible pairs of flavors of ice cream and look for patterns in the results. They discuss strategies for finding all combinations of flavors. Students explain and write a description for the pattern...
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The Eerie Canal

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils discover bodies of water in the United States by investigating the Eerie Canal.  In this U.S. Geography lesson, students discuss Lake Eerie and the canal that was built in order to transport goods.  Pupils research the...
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Number Line: Negative Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th
In this graphing calculator worksheet for the TI-83 calculator, middle schoolers first observe a demonstration for calculating negative numbers. Next, students use their graphing calculator to answer 6 thoughtful T/F and short answer...
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Subtraction Facts To 9 B

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this math worksheet, students solve the problems that use the operation of subtraction in order to find the differences. The answers are on page 2.
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Subtraction Facts To 9 E

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this math worksheet, students solve the problems using the operation of subtraction in order to find the differences. The answers are on page 2.
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Extreme Elevations Student Worksheet 3

For Teachers 7th - 8th
For this algebra worksheet, students work in order to perform the operation of subtraction in ten problems. They could also be introduced to addition of the opposite values.
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Counting on Frank

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read a book "Counting on Frank" with a partner. Using the text, they identify eight clues and use their mathematical reasoning in real-life situations. They participate in a game and turn in a notebook in which they write...
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Communicative & Associative Properties

For Teachers 8th
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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Expressions from Sentences

For Students 7th - 9th
In this algebra worksheet, students rewrite sentences into algebraic equations using variables and solve for the unknown. There are 10 interactive questions with an answer key.
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Popping Up Percents!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners find percents and unit price using popcorn.
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Factoring Expressions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this factoring worksheet, high schoolers factor guided monomials, then binomials, and work their way to trinomials. There are 8 questions with multiple parts.