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Mathematical Wackie Wordies
In this word activity, 9th graders examine pictures and write a mathematical phrase to describe the picture. This one-page activity contains 25 problems. Answers are provided.
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Apple: Bare to Pick
Students investigate the seasons of the apple tree. In tree seasons lesson, students use a sun model and a globe to study the tilt of the Earth to create the seasons. Students discuss the tilt and the seasons. Students discuss...
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The Orbit Of Planet Gamma
Students investigate the concept of common errors that are made in the laboratory setting while analyzing the data of an experiment. They are given a scenario and are asked to measure the data of the major and minor axis. The purpose is...
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Every Breath You Take
Students explore the nature of the air we breathe by observing petri dishes that have accumulated particulate matter from the atmosphere. Students make mathematical calculations and inferences about the effect of this matter on...
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Science Number Practice
In this ESL activity, students describe 16 numbers to their partner, some in scientific notation. Students listen to their partner's numbers and write them down.
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Homer/Scarecrow Worksheet
In this Pre-calculus worksheet, students consider a scenes from The Wizard of Oz and The Simpsons refering to the Pythagorean Theorem. Students analyze the statement for errors and write about another mathematical formula...
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Problem Solving
Eighth graders complete Calculator Explorations, Problem -solving, and the Discussion topic as outlined in the worksheet from Lola May's Teaching Math - Extending the meaning of multiplication and division.
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Pyrotechnics
Young scholars discuss pyrotechnics and what they have noticed about their height and speed. They think about the path which fireworks follow which is a parabola. They follow multiplication patterns to determine the Zero Product Property...
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Diagonal Lengths
Students collect, organize, and analyze data while studying the Pythagorean Theorem, measure length and width of several rectangular objects, and compare the measured results to the calculated results.
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Riddles
For this riddles worksheet, students answer each of four mathematical riddles with one of the words provided from the word bank.
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Quadratic equations
In this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders use the quadratic formula to solve quadratic equations. The interactive lesson contains explanation and worked examples with five practice problems. Answers are not included.
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Quadratic Equations
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, learners investigate the various methods that can be used to solve quadratic equations. The one page interactive worksheet contains instruction, worked examples and five practice...
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Solving Quadratic Equations
In this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders use the quadratic formula to solve quadratic equations. The six page worksheet contains instruction on topic, worked examples and five practice problems. Answers are not provided.
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Tree Cookie Combat
Fourth graders discover what trees need to live and grow in the environment. They realize that trees sometimes interact or compete with other organisms as well as each other. They identify the physical characteristics of Utah's...
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Vowels, Reading Fluency
Third graders practice identifying words with the short o vowel sound. They use the strategy will reading a page from The Hare and the Tortoise. They read the passage while focusing on increasing their reading fluency and practice...
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The Eight Immortals
Students compare and contrast the Eight Immortals with American super-
heroes, such as Superman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman while examining the literary genre of folktales and its connection to art.
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Equality: Children's Rights
Students and parents participate in a variety of activities designed to help them explore the similarities and differences of people. They design and wear masks, sort attribute blocks, read stories, discuss the rights and...
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Lesson 51: Scientific Notation
Discuss scientific notation with this mathematics lesson. Middle schoolers predict which problem is bigger of two numbers. They analyze the problems by observing the powers of 10 in order to decide which is bigger. This appears to be an...
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Differentiation of Student Products
A great way to differentiate instruction is to allow for diverse outcomes from the same assignment.
Illustrative Mathematics
Applying the Pythagorean Theorem in a Mathematical Context
Participants who use this resource will apply the Pythagorean Theorem to show whether or not the shaded triangle inscribed in a rectangle is a right triangle. Once all of the sides on the shaded triangle are found, it is important that...
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You Can't Go Wrong with a Right Triangle 2
Upper graders use the properties of right angle trignonmetry to measure objects such as the school flagpole. They solve real world problems using these properties.
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Multiplying Polynomials
Help learners study polynomials. They will review how to multiply polynomials either by using the FOIL method if they are multiplying a binomial by another binomial, or by using the distributive property.
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Manipulatives Make Abstract Math Concepts Concrete
Using math lessons that include manipulatives can help cement learning.
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Method for Remembering the Coordinates of the Points in the First Quadrant on the Unit Circle
In this Unit Circle activity, students explore a method to help remember the coordinates of the points in the first quadrant on the unit circle. Answers are provided as well as a completed unit circle.