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Numeracy Starters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
If you like to start each day with a new math challenge or warm-up, this resource is a must have. It includes 36 slides, each containing a different math challenge that stimulates algebraic reasoning, problem solving, and basic math...
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A Mirror into History

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Are we really all that different from people in the past? First, learners of all ages write an autobiographical poem. Then, they research the lives of historical figures. They use the same format that they used to write their own poem to...
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Molly Pitcher -- "Out of Many, One"

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars research, brainstorm and analyze the events that lead up to the Revolutionary War. They critique a piece of artwork depicting a scene from the Revolutionary War. Each major battle is plotted on a map to show a visual...
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Viral Marketing

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Math's gone viral—in the form of an exponential function! The activity uses an exponential function to model the growth of a marketing strategy. Learners create a table of values to observe the pattern in the numbers and then model the...
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What Is a "Model"?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Model the transfer of energy during a typical 24-hour period. Young scholars use a game-like approach to learning the patterns of heat transfer through the day and night. Groups of four exchange different tokens as the energy...
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Applied Science - Science and Math Pre Lab

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students find Fibonacci sequences. In this applied Science lesson, students solve Fibonacci sequence problems. Students explore the mathematical patterns of objects in nature.
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Roman and Early Christian Art

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore pattern, texture, balance, symmetry as they examine Roman and Byzantine art in the four lessons of this unit. Details of the major art works studied are placed into a booklet for presentation to the class.
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Finding The Sum of an Infinite Series

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine finding the sum of an infinite series as the limit of partial sums. Through hands-on activities, students create their own sequence by finding the area of a square and then cutting it in half-sized pieces. They write...
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Do Now - Handshake

For Students 9th - 12th
In terms in a sequence worksheet, students solve 6 short answer problems. Students find the next term in a sequence given a sequence in block-form and integer form.
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Glad To Meet You

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore patterns. In this patterns lesson, students explore patterns in hand-shaking scenarios. Students work in groups to predict and record the number of handshakes that occur in a group.
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Math and Music: Fibonacci Sequence

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the mathematical patterns of the Fibonacci Sequence. They determine how math is connected to music, specifically looking at music the uses the pattern sequence found in the Fibonacci Sequence.
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Fibonacci Trick

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this algebra worksheet, students solve a puzzle starting with two single digit numbers and eventually conclude that the answer can be used with Fibonacci's pattern. There are 11 steps to the puzzle with a provided answer.
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Twice as Nice

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this patterns activity, students analyze a series of geometric shapes and determine the pattern. Students use numbers or letters to represent each pattern.
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What Comes Next?

For Teachers K
Students explore the concept of A-B and A-B-B patterns, and show this by creating a pattern with concrete objects and on the Kid Pix Deluxe computer program.
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Geometric Designs in the Game of "Life"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students play a game to discover simple patterns. In this geometric designs lesson, students use a game board and counters to represent survivals, deaths, and births. They explore simple patterns for several generations.
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What's My Function?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders utilize input/output tables to help them solve algebraic equations. They incorporate patterns, number sequences and relations to represent and analyze mathematical problems and number relationships using algebraic symbols.
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The Number Sequence Problem

For Students 8th - 12th
In this number sequence worksheet, learners identify the next number in a sequence.  This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem.  The answer is provided at the bottom of the page.
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Harry the Dirty Dog

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students investigate the parts of a book by reading a story about a dog.  In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students utilize their memory to place pictures from the book Harry the Dirty Dog in order from start to finish....
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Review of Limits

For Students Higher Ed
In this limit worksheet, students review limits stated as an expression, analyze Euler's method applied to a rate equation, compute the terms of a given sequence, and identify a sequence as a convergence or divergence. this four-page...
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College Calculus

For Students Higher Ed
In this college level Calculus worksheet, students examine sequences to determine if they are increasing, decreasing, or non monotonic.  Students find the sum of series and determine if they diverge.   The one page...
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Introduction to Algebraic Thinking

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this introduction to algebraic thinking, students perform given calculations. They draw a sequence of pictures to explain the equation. This five page worksheet contains six multi-step problems.
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Finite Geometric Series

For Students 9th - 12th
In this geometric series worksheet, high schoolers find the nth term in a sequence.  They evaluate a given geometric sequence and determine the number of terms in a geometric series.  This two-page worksheet contains 26...
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A Map of the Big Race

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read a novel and practice putting the events into the correct sequence. Using the text, they create a map showing the events of the race in order and a legend. They must use vocabulary from previous chapters and make their map...
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Understanding Limits

For Students Higher Ed
In this understanding limits, students determine the convergence of given sequences. They use properties of limits to evaluate functions. This two-page worksheet contains examples and explanations, as well as eleven problems.

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