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Number Sentences
Fifth graders become familiar with problem solving strategies of guess and check and working backwards. They demonstrate the basic concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using a math sentence.
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Multiple Variables in an Equation
Young mathematicians apply problem-solving skills to equations that have more than one variable. They will work through the process to problem solve and discover the solution.
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Voting for Two, Variation 3
After calculating election votes, your learners must determine how many votes the winner, John, got above 50%. This multi-step problem encourages them to think in a deeper way about what the question is asking them to find. Use with...
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Voting for Two, Variation 4
After elections, the total amount of votes is not specified but the ratio of votes is. Your learners' job is to determine the fraction of votes John received above half of all votes. The problem can be solved abstractly or by other...
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How Much Will Movies Cost In The Future?
Students use data collection and analysis, statistics, and probability in problem-solving situations and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems.
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Voting for Two, Variation 1
The votes are in and your mathematicians are going to calculate how many votes each candidate received. Three different solution choices are given, depending on which method is taught. Have your learners set up a table, compute parts, or...
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Get Me to the Premiere on Time
Students discover how to calculate speed, distance, and rate. In this problem solving lesson plan, students view an episode of "Cyberchase" and use the distance formula to determine the fastest route that the main character in the...
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Perimeter and Area 5
In this calculating area worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the area of 6 triangles.
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Perimeter and Area 2
For this calculating area worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the area of 6 rectangles.
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Perimeter and Area 4
In this calculating area worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the area of 6 rectangles.
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Perimeter and Area 7
In this calculating area worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the area of 6 figures.
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Quadrilateral Clues
Fourth and fifth graders work in pairs explore quadrilaterals. In this problem-solving lesson, learners participate in hands-on activities that require them to identify, describe, compare, and classify quadrilaterals. This is meant...
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Everyday Math
Students discuss word problems involving time and money. In this mathematics lesson, students solve word problems as a class focusing on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and simple fractions. Students then make their own word...
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Dinosaur Math
Young scholars read How to Train with a T.Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals and solve math problems. In this dinosaur math instructional activity, students write a math story to go with the dinosaur story. Young scholars discuss the...
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Incorporating Literature While Teaching Math
Third graders solve story word problems based on the story Twas the Night Before Christmas. In this word problems lesson plan, 3rd graders incorporate literature with math.
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Mammal Story Problems (Math)
Fifth graders, after discussing the teacher's handout examples, practice writing five story problems about mammals using relevant/irrelevant information. As a class, they solve the story problems while identifying the key concepts that...
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The Apple Orchard Problem
Students explore various approaches to solving a problem of maximizing the total production of apples in an orchard. In this apple orchard instructional activity, students collect data in order to solve the apple orchard problem...
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River Optimization Problem
Students define the different methods used for optimizing a particular element of a problem. In this optimization problem lesson, students optimize appropriate details of a problem using data collection, algebra, technology, and/or...
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Solving Equations as Word Problems
Students solve linear equations using word problems. In this algebra lesson, students rewrite the word problems by identifying the important information. They make a table and graph their results to analyze it.
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Solve Right Triangle
In this trigonometric applications worksheet, learners solve for the missing side of a right triangle using a trigonometric ratio. There are 46 questions, 10 of which are word problems.
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Codebreaker Math
Students solve addition and subtraction problems and decipher and write messages using a code. They read and discuss an informational fact sheet about the Navajo code talkers from World War II, and decode and re-code messages using math...
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The Engineering Design Process
Learners utilize their creative skills by solving engineering issues. In this problem solving lesson, students examine the 6 steps to the engineering process by completing a worksheet. Learners examine one of three scenarios...
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The Ice Cream Stands Problem
Tenth graders pretend to set up an ice cream shop in a make believe town of shapes. In this geometry lesson, 10th graders work together to put up an ice cream stand in an ideal location and solve for the minimum given the...
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MA 371 - Matrices: Solving Systems and Determinants
In this solving systems and determinants worksheet, students solve 4 multi-part short answer problems. Students solving systems of equations using matrices. Students find a basis for row spaces and column spaces. Students find the...
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