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Let's Go on a Trip

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students learning the English language play a simulation game in which they pretend to travel to another country. They complete several activities starting with "Deciding Where to Go" and working through "Going on the Flight." In each,...
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Transformations

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover transformations. In this graphing lesson plan, 6th graders explore visual examples of plotting transformations as they review translations, rotations, and reflections. Students also practice solving problems that...
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The Dragon Curve Fractal

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners identify the properties of a dragon curve. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify sequences and patterns as they solve fractals. They investigate patterns found in nature.
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Reading Clues

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Critically Evaluating Alarming News students use a guided reading strategy to explore news articles about the Washington-area sniper attacks, and conduct a roundtable discussion to investigate public reaction to the case. October 17, 200
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Creating Tessellations

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the history of tessellations; then use art and geometry to create an original tessellation.
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Yummy Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners explore space shapes learning about edges, corners, and faces. They enjoy shape soup as a culminating activity.
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Time Flyers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study an airline flight schedule to study elapsed time. They use schedules, calendars, and elapsed time to solve real-world problems.
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Sloping and Intersecting a Linear Function

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine and discuss typical linear equations, and the difference between a linear and nonlinear equation. They observe examples of linear equations and complete a worksheet.
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Risky Business

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video on AIDS, HIV and the ways in which HIV is spread. They discuss ways to avoid contracting HIV and participate in a simulation that shows the growth of a communicable disease.
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Reflections

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the concept of reflectons. They investigate how an image has a reflection that is symmetrical. They also choose household objects in order to have real life application for finding lines of symmetry.
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The Issues-Substance not Style

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils continue to develop criteria for evaluating candidates, consider personal qualities needed in the presidency, and compare candidate's qualifications for office. They write in their journals: "What issues get the most air time or...
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Map Skills

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students construct a road map using map pieces precut by the teacher. They apply geometric terms such as rotation and turns. Students apply the use of ordinal directions. They apply a variety of map keys.
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Graphing Integers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the math concept of graphing integers. In this graphing integers lesson plan, 5th graders examine visual examples. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Our Geometric World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the attributes of polygons. For this geometric shapes lesson, 3rd graders review quadrilaterals, squares, rectangles, triangles, pentagons, hexagons, and octagons in order to create hanging polygons. Students then...
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Physics: Light and Sound

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore the concepts of light waves and sound waves. In this physics instructional activity, students complete activities that require them to investigate how light and sound waves travel.
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Math is Everywhere: Part 2

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify shapes and measurements in everyday life.  In this measurement instructional activity, 2nd graders locate rectangles in their classroom and use standard and nonstandard forms to measure them.  Students...
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ESL: Travel Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ESL travel vocabulary activity, students look at pictures related to travel and choose the word that describes them, then fill in blanks in sentences using given verbs.
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Finding the Area of a Parallelogram with Translations

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the area of parallelograms. In this geometry lesson, students identify properties of parallelograms and use to to solve problems. They create polygons using Cabri software.
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Airport

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students listen to the story "Airport" and are introduced to 3 tier two vocabulary words. For this "Airport" lesson plan, students  answer questions regarding the usage of the words in the story. Students then...
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Spaghetti Bridges

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students thread a piece of spaghetti through the holes in the cup. One person suspend the cup by placing each index finger approximately one inch in from the ends of the spaghetti.
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Spaghetti Bridges

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders experiment with building bridges of spaghetti, pennies, and a cup to determine how varying the number of spagetti pieces affects the strength of the bridge. They graph their results and interpret the data.
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Where In the World Are We?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read postcards and find their locations on maps. They use the pictures and text on the postcards to write about imaginary vacations. They compute the mileage and compare it to TripMaker data.
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Functions Made Easy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils explore concept of functions as relationships, as machines, as equations, and as graphs.
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Latitude and Longitude: Geography and Geometry!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use latitude and longitude coordinates to pinpoint an exact location on the map. In this geography instructional activity, 2nd graders utilize handouts from the Maritime Museum in order to gain practice in finding...

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