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Problem-Solving
Students help solve real-life classroom problems. In this problem solving activity, the class sits down as a whole and discusses possible solutions to real problems that they face as a class.
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Using Representations to Model Problems
student make predictions or draw conclusions based on physical and visual representations of profit and sales. They model problems with physical materials and visual representations, and use models, graphs and tables to draw conclusions...
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Write the Limit Described Problems
In this limits worksheet, students construct the limit described in three problems and the formal definition of a limit. The solutions are not provided.
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Story Writing
Second graders review the basic elements of a story. Individually, they write their own original story as they use a software program to help them map out their ideas. With a partner, they exchange papers and read them for grammatical...
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Problem-Based Research Lesson: Wal-Mart Debate
To prepare for class, learners will read several articles (links included). Students discuss the articles, and ways to deal with the proliferation of big-box stores in rural areas. The class takes two minutes to generate a research...
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Analyzing Problem Solving-4
In this elementary math worksheet, students write a number sentence for the four problems and then use them to find the solutions.
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The Pied Piper Of Hamelin
Students participate in a lesson that covers the genre of narrative poetry. They examine the elements of a narrative poem while focusing upon the characterization. Students compare and contrast the characters while analyzing their...
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Systems of Linear Inequalities
In this systems of linear inequalities worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different problems that include various linear inequalities. First, they solve each equation for y. Then, students graph each individual inequality and locate where...
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Newton's Cows
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve a problem attributed to Sir Isaac Newton in which they determine the number of cows that will eat all the grass on six acres of land in six weeks. The one page worksheet...
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Chemical Reactions
In this writing chemical reactions activity, students solve 15 problems on their own paper using a 3 step-problem solving approach. In addition, students write six balanced equations and classify each reaction. They also write equations...
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What Makes the Writer Write
High schoolers chose a novel which includes social criticism to read. After reading the book, they use the internet to research the issue in the novel and work with others to develop a presentation. In their presentation, they identify...
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Kindergarten Constitution
Students create their own classroom constitution. In this leadership skills lesson, students work together to solve problems. Students discuss why rules are important and brainstorm ways to solve classroom problems. Students vote on the...
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Stationery
In this secondary mathematics activity, high schoolers determine the number of sheets of paper in two stationery boxes based on the amount used by the two owners of the boxes. The one page activity contains one problem with the...
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Jetta vs. Corvette
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students must determine which of two cars arrives in Cincinnati first. The information about one car is given in terms of distance and information on the other is in terms of...
Illustrative Mathematics
Planes and Wheat
Understanding government spending is difficult. The number of variables can be enormous. In the corresponding resource, number crunchers are given one equation related to government spending with a number of variables. Your class is...
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Anne Frank Brochure/Newsletter
Any instructional activity that includes time at the computer lab is a favorite for the kids! In this plan, the class heads to the lab to research Anne Frank and her life. Using both Internet and print resources (like the book), pupils...
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Outlines and Organization: Sample Outline
Provide your essay writers with a sample essay outline. Richly detailed, this two-page handout not only describes the necessary parts of an outline, but also explains the purpose of each section. A model outline is also included.
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Independent Practice 2: Double Digit Long Division
Twelve division problems are presented for youngsters to practice with. All of them require the division of a four- or five-digit dividend by a two-digit divisor. Some will have remainders. There is probably not enough room for math...
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"Name Me Nobody"
Students complete a 3-5 week unit related to the novel "Name Me Nobody." They participate in a literature circle, read and discuss stories provided by the Safe Schools Coalition, complete a Character/Problem-Solution chart, create a...
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"Too Much Pressure" by Colleen Wenke
Have you ever cheated on a test? What about copied someone else's homework? After reading Colleen Wenke's essay "Too Much Pressure," class members use the provided reading comprehension questions to focus their analysis of important...
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Fact Families - 6, 7, and 42
Students investigate the problems that can be solved only using the numbers 6, 7, and 42. They write the correct number sentences and solve for the solution. Students then give a written explanation for how the problem was solved and the...
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Solving Linear Equations
Use this worksheet for practice or review solving linear equations in one variable. Problems range from multiple-step problems involving parentheses and combining like terms, to word problems, to equations with no solution or infinitely...
Illustrative Mathematics
Firefighter Allocation
Creating equations with one variable to solve real-world-type problems is a key skill any algebra learner needs to master. Here the focus is on realizing that one can write the equation in different ways depending upon how one...
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Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
Use this activity as a warm up, a refresher exercise, or a practice after a more detailed lesson on graphing linear inequalities in two variables. Start with boundaries that are horizontal or vertical, then move into graphs with...