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Discovering Details: Shoebox Designs
Students investigate architectural art by creating an interior design for a box. In this art design lesson, students analyze modern artifacts such as doorknobs, brackets and mailboxes by using a Venn diagram to identify...
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Tetrominoes Cover-Up
Third graders compare and contrast the attributes of two-dimensional shapes. Using a tetrominoes game, they create two-dimensional shapes to cover up a game board. At the conclusion of the game, 3rd graders discuss the patterns they...
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Geo-Critters (Geometry Critters)
Pupils read the book The Math Curse by Jon Scieszka and study geometry. In this geometry lesson, students identify geometric shapes and their properties. Pupils create a geo-critter.
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Artful Boomerangs
Students create and decorate a boomerang. In this boomerang lesson, students research the history of the boomerang and the three different types. They create their own boomerang and decorate it with a collage of pictures.
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Exploring Community History and Cultural Influence
Pupils explore cultural attributes. In this cultural diversity lesson, students define culture and discuss the diversity of culture that exists in the world. Pupils determine whether or not there is an American culture.
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Time in a Teakettle
Students compare and contrast the development of teakettles. In this artifacts lesson, students divide into groups and examine different teakettles. Students complete an artifact analysis worksheet, draw a picture of their kettle and...
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Polynominoes
In this polynominoes worksheet, students solve 9 different types of polynominoes problems. First, they identify that a polynominoe is a polygon made from squares of the same size and connected to each square. Then, students determine how...
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Countdown Challenge: Live Symmetry in Regular & Irregular Polygons
In this symmetry worksheet, students identify lines of symmetry in given polygons. They discover the correlation between the number of sides and the number of lines of symmetry. Students determine the lines of symmetry in irregular...
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Connecting Formulas Related to Geometric Figures
Students identify diagrams of quadrilaterals and circles by different names and classify the figures. They name the areas for each diagram and practice solving the formulas for each.
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Prime and Composite Numbers
Sixth graders inspect prime and composite numbers. Using graph paper, they draw as many different shaped rectangles as possible. They use the dimensions of the rectangles to discuss prime and composite numbers. Students create a chart...
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Whole Number Sense
Students find the shapes that are asked of them out of a bunch of shapes. In this shapes lesson plan, students find a specific number of a specific shape with a specific size and color.
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The Shapes Balancing Act
Young scholars comprehend the concept of balance, specifically the terms "base of support" and "center of gravity". They review the different basic shapes: triangle, circle, square, line, point, and rectangle. Students discuss how we...
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Recognize Triangles
In this shapes worksheet, students are asked to "colour" all of the triangles they find on the page. There are 10 shapes on the page and 4 are triangles. The second page contains suggestions for teachers on activities with 2-D shapes.
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Triangles Introduction
Students explore geometry by drawing various shapes in class. In this triangle characteristics lesson, students identify the attributes that classify a shape as a triangle and practice using their bodies to create triangles in class....
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Let's Get Together
In this visual thinking instructional activity, 1st graders compare shapes and identify the pattern. Students identify and match four shape patterns.
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The Strongest Shape
Students work collaboratively to design and construct a roof out of Legos for a house that was built in a previous lesson. The roof must be structurally sound and pass certain criteria determined by the teacher.
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Geo Jammin' - Day 2, Lesson 4: Sing a Song of Shapes
Students learn five songs to define and develop understanding of the attributes of two- and three-dimensional figures and the meaning of mathematical terms. They classify objects as either two- or three-dimensional, through the use of...
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8th Grade Math Classifying Triangles and Quadrilaterals
Eighth graders engage in a lesson that is about classifying polygons with the focus being upon specific triangles and quadrilaterals. They conduct activities using cutouts for kinesthetic learners to help make connections while...
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Investigating Polygons
In this math worksheet, students read information about 6 types of polygons and their sides and angles. Students then answer 5 questions about the geometric figures.
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Space and Shape in Geometry:
Students are asked to visualize three-dimensional figures and apply this visualization to problem solving.
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Algebra: Sorting, Representing, and Patterns
Students sort objects and create patterns. In this sorting and graphing lesson plan, students work at centers to find a way to sort a group of objects, then make a graphical representation of the number of each item. Finally, students...
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Introduction to the World Map
Students identify the differences between maps and globes. In this map skills instructional activity, students are shown a globe and a map and recognize the differences. Students use post-it notes to locate several locations on the world...
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Solids in the Playground
First graders locate and identify solids in the schoolyard. For this geometric solids lesson, 1st graders locate two solids on the playground. They work as a group to compare and contrast them according to shape, texture, weight, size,...
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Density Demonstration: Coke vs. Diet Coke
For this density demonstration, students compare a can of diet coke to a can of regular coke. They list the similarities and differences of each prior to the demonstration. The cans are placed in a tank of water and students record their...