Lesson Plan
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Investigation: Peg Race

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars explore competition by participating in a peg race. In this pattern creation lesson, students utilize an egg timer and pegs or colored cubes to create patterns quickly while competing with fellow classmates to finish...
Lesson Plan
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Spatial Relations - Week 9

For Teachers 10th - 12th
For this spatial relations worksheet, students solve three-dimensional problems. They find the total number of triangles in a given figure, the number of line segments that endpoints and use integer points to solve two problems. This...
Lesson Plan
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Learn Fractions with Cuisenaire Rods

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study fractions with the use of manipulatives. They use Cuisenaire Rods to visualize problems and solve them.
Worksheet
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Color the Block!

For Students 4th - 6th
In this coloring cubes worksheet, learners color the cubes that are stacked on top of each other different colors according to the directions. Students color 5 blocks total.
Lesson Plan
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Math Can Be Mean!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to the topic of means. Calculating the mean, mode and median, they describe what each set of numbers tell and do not tell about the data. They use a line graph to practice finding the mean. They also use...
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Marking the Minutes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars mark seconds, minutes, hours, days, etc. on class timetable report to keep track of time spent on Uninterrupted Silent Reading.
Lesson Plan
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2nd Grade - Act. 17: Source Relay

For Teachers 2nd
Help your 2nd graders understand the difference between natural and man-made materials. They will sort breakfast food items into sources: store, factory, natural world, and farm. They will work together to classify, form conclusions, and...
Lesson Plan
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Exploring Projective Geometry

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this exploring projective geometry worksheet, students use computer software for instruction, then answer 9 questions about 3D drawings.
Lesson Plan
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New Ways to Measure

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners recognize that measuring tools can come in many different shapes and sizes. In this early childhood math lesson, students develop creative-thinking, math, and social skills as they use nontraditional measuring tools.
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Explore Three-Dimensional Shapes

For Teachers K
Students are assigned to shape groups and explore three-dimensional shapes. They review math skills and two-dimensional shapes.
Lesson Plan
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Create A Map!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine two- and three-dimensional shapes, and discuss map skills and attributes. They plan and create their own school campus maps using pre-cut building site shapes.
Lesson Plan
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Shape City

For Teachers K
Students add to a class Shape City by designing and constructing new buildings.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Instant Insanity

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Excellent interactive challenge working with cube nets to stack them in a specific order. Manipulate the cubes online to solve the problem.
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Sugar Stacks: Beverages

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know how much sugar is in the beverages you drink? Here you can see how much sugar is in your favorite beverage by comparing stacks of regular sugar cubes.
Lesson Plan
NASA

Nasa: Precipitation Towers: Modeling Weather Data

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson uses stacking cubes as a way to graph precipitation data, comparing the precipitation averages and seasonal patterns for several locations. Variations on the lesson can accommodate various ages and ability levels. Young...