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Noyce Foundation

Double Down

For Students K - 12th Standards
Double the dog ears, double the fun. Five problems provide increasing challenges with non-linear growth. Topics include dog ears, family trees and population data, and geometric patterns.  
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Math Learning Center

Grade 5 Supplement Set A2 – Number and Operations: Primes, Composites and Common Factors

For Teachers 5th Standards
Incorporate riddles into your math lesson by having students make tree factors and determine if the number is a prime or composite. They will also use other clues to find the answer to the riddle while sharpening their...
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Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching

Ten Data Analysis Activities

For Students 9th - 12th
This thirteen page data analysis learning exercise contains a number of interesting problems regarding statistics. The activities cover the concepts of average measurements, standard deviation, box and whisker plots, quartiles, frequency...
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101 Questions

Lost in the City with a Clinometer

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Come look at trigonometry from a different angle. To begin a simple activity, scholars view a video of someone using a clinometer to find the angle of elevation to the top of a building. They then use a diagram that shows the building's...
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NASA

The Effects of Sunspots on Climate

For Students 8th - 10th
In this sunspots and climate change learning exercise, learners use a diagram of a tree stump and its rings to determine the age of the tree. They use sunspot data from the internet and they construct an Excel spreadsheet to compare the...
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US Apple Association

Apples: A Class Act! (Grades Pre-K–3)

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Discover the nutritional wonders of apples and get to know Johnny Appleseed with a plethora of learning experiences that cover subjects math, history, English language arts, health, and arts and crafts. Activities include an apple...
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Curated OER

Tetrahedral Dice

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Put those thinking hats on and look at all the possible outcomes from rolling two different four-sided dice. The challenge in this problem is finding all the combinations when adding and subtracting the numbers from each die and creating...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Is It Fair?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this probability instructional activity, learners answer nine questions about the fairness of games. High schoolers determine if a game is fair or not. They list outcomes and find ones' chances of winning.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Tree Diagrams

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial demonstrates how tree diagrams are constructed and shows how to calculate the probability of an event using a tree diagram. There are links to a lesson, practice page, and teacher resource pages with useful tips.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Drexel University: Boy or Girl?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Dr. Math explores the probability of the children in families being boys or girls. A look at the mathematics involved in each situation is included.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Analyzing Binomial Probabilities

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A tree diagram is a helpful tool for determining theoretical or mathematical probabilities. Toss a coin and watch as branches represent a toss of either head or tails.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Inter Math: Probability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This InterMath site gives a description of probability along with an example. Be sure to follow the links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point involving probability...

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