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Curated OER

Measurement and Problem Solving

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students solve problems using a calendar. In this calendar instructional activity, students complete a worksheet of math story problems. Example problems are provided. 
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Curated OER

Problem Solve Your School

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work together to solve a real life problem that affects their school. They follow the engineering design process to develop and test their solution. They share their ideas with the class.
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Curated OER

Illustrate a Story Problem

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils choose a math fact or number sentence to illustrate. They then use KidPix to illustrate a story problem for the math fact or number sentence using pictures, stamps, numbers, and symbols.
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Curated OER

Not So Snappy 5 Word Problems

For Teachers 5th
In this math worksheet, 5th graders analyze 5 word problems in which the numbers are written in a mix of digits and words. Students read and solve the problems.
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Curated OER

Applications and Problem Solving

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students apply the skills of reading and critical thinking in order to create the solutions to the word problems.
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Curated OER

Analyzing Problem Solving-3

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this elementary math worksheet, young scholars read the word problems and figure out what kind of number sentence is used to solve the four questions.
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Curated OER

Analyzing Problem Solving-5

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this elementary math worksheet, students read the word problems in order to write the appropriate number sentence and solve the 4 questions.
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Curated OER

Analyzing Problem Solving-4

For Teachers 5th - 6th
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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Curated OER

Uniform-Motion Problems: Just Playing with Cars

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the concept of the formula for distance. In this formula for distance lesson plan, students time battery operated cars with constant velocity over 15 meters. Students use the distance = rate x time formula to determine...
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Curated OER

The "Heart" of the Problem

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore mathematical operations while studying nutrition. In this physical fitness lesson, students explore calories, pulse rate, and the circulatory system. Students use mathematical data to create a healthy physical fitness...
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Curated OER

Word Problems

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this algebra lesson, students rewrite word problems dealing with systems of equations into algebraic equations and solve for the unknown. There are two word problems on this worksheet.
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Curated OER

Identifying Extra Information in Word Problems

For Teachers 6th - 7th
For this math worksheet, students discover that some word problems have extra information which can be disregarded. Students solve 20 problems which have unneeded information. There are good directions and hints.
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Curated OER

Bar Models to Solve Word Problems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students model inequalities as they solve for the missing variable. In this algebra lesson plan, students model their inequalities and use it to  identify less than, greater than and applying it to solving for the missing value.
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Curated OER

The Window Problem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify patterns and compute formulas to solve the problems. In this algebra lesson, students come up with a rule given a pattern, and analyze the relationship between data and graphs.
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Missouri Department of Elementary

The Clique

For Teachers 9th
Mean girls and bully packs are favorite topic for films and TV shows that focus on the destructive power of cliques. High school freshmen are asked to reflect on both the positive and negative aspects of cliques by reading a short...
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Illustrative Mathematics

How Many Containers in One Cup / Cups in One Container?

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
The object is to model fraction division by asking “How many are in one group?” It is a difficult concept to understand, but developing the model that shows one cup to a certain amount of container or one container to a certain amount of...
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Deducting Relationships: Floodlight Shadows

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Try to figure out what happens with shadows as a person moves between two light sources. A formative assessment lesson has individuals work on an assessment task based on similar triangles, then groups them based on their...
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Kenan Fellows

Solutions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Scientists require specific chemical solutions for their experiments. In the seventh and final installment in a series that integrates chemistry and algebra II, scholars learn to set up a system of equations to solve the volume of a...
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Curriculum Corner

Guest Teacher Plans: Grade 3

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Always be prepared for a substitute teacher with a daily plan equipped with an assortment of activities that cover third grade math, reading, word work, and writing. 
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Illustrative Mathematics

Traffic Jam

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Help your learners understand dividing with fractions by using these methods to solve. Chose from two different number lines or linker cubes.  This practices "how many groups?" style division problems which help them comprehend why...
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Illustrative Mathematics

An Integer Identity

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Challenge algebra learners to use the difference of cubes to solve this problem. Once your charges have taken out the factor (a - b), combined the like terms and set them equal to zero, the problem becomes a factorable quadratic...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Voting for Three, Variation 2

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Here is another opportunity for math learners to apply reasoning to solve real-world problems with ratios. The ratio of the number of votes for two candidates is provided. Your class is asked to use this ratio and information given about...
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Code.org

Using Simple Commands

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Turtles might be slow, but class will zoom by when your pupils build a program in which reptiles draw a grid. Using App Lab and JavaScript, class members build a program to find the most efficient way to draw an image of a...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

Risk Taking Behaviors

For Teachers 10th
Sophomores can be sometimes wise and sometimes foolish. The same can be said for their behaviors. After watching a presentation about risk taking behaviors, class members discuss the presentation in small groups, and then complete a...

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