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The Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the attached worksheet, Where's My Location? - Directions, to play a game in which they plot points on a grid.
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Planning Pens for the Petting Zoo

For Students 3rd
In this planning pens for the petting zoo worksheet, 3rd graders follow directions to solve the logic puzzle about placing letters on a grid to represent animal pens.
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Area

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners examine the mathematical concept of area. These activities and discussions may be used to develop students' understanding of this mathematical concept and will enable learners to calculate the area of a random shape on a grid.
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Reflections

For Students 9th - 12th
In this math activity, students practice constructing reflections of shapes already present in a grid-based graph. This simple activity has 12 problems for the students to solve, and includes an answer sheet.
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Patterns and Matchsticks

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math patterns activity, students solve 10 problems in which a pattern is made with matchsticks on a grid. Students figure out how many matchsticks it will take to continue the pattern. Students also use simple algebra to figure...
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Be an Artist

For Teachers 3rd
For this visual arts worksheet, 3rd graders will use a grid to recreate a given image. Using similar line segments in each box of the grid, students will recreate the image of a fish in the boxes provided.
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Be an Artist: Frog

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this visual arts worksheet, students will use a grid to recreate a given image. Using similar line segments in each box of the grid, students will recreate the image of a frog in the boxes provided.
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Be an Artist: Lobster

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this visual arts worksheet, pupils will use a grid to recreate a given image. Using similar line segments in each box of the grid, students will recreate the image of a lobster in the boxes provided.
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Be an Artist: Dragonfly

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this visual arts worksheet, students will use a grid to recreate a given image. Using similar line segments in each box of the grid, students will recreate the image of a dragonfly in the boxes provided.
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Be an Artist: Bighorn Sheep

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this visual arts worksheet, students will use a grid to recreate a given image. Using similar line segments in each box of the grid, students will recreate the image of a bighorn sheep in the boxes provided.
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Be an Artist: Softshell Turtle

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this visual arts worksheet, students will use a grid to recreate a given image. Using similar line segments in each box of the grid, students will recreate the image of a softshell turtle in the boxes provided.
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Be an Artist: Hermit Crab

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this visual arts worksheet, students will use a grid to recreate a given image. Using similar line segments in each box of the grid, students will recreate the image of a hermit crab in the boxes provided.
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Geometry Level 3

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
What a wonderful resource! Learners create two-dimensional shapes according to the instructions stated, use the squares to make a triangular prism, a cube, and a pyramid, and identify features of plane shapes, among a myriad of other...
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Searching the Attic

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate an attic or basement to "discover" family artifacts. They develop a grid map using string, create a naming system for the grid, and analyze items of interest.
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Calculate Shaded Area Using Grids #3

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area instructional activity, students calculate area using shaded grids, writing the area in square units. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Calculate Area Using Grids

For Students 4th - 6th
In this area worksheet, students use shaded grids to calculate area, writing area in square units. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Calculate Area-Shaded Grids #2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this area worksheet, learners calculate area using shaded grids, writing total area in square units. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Calculate Area-Shaded Grids

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area worksheet, students calculate area using shaded grids, writing total area in square units. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Aspects of Weather

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners recognize and observe weather phenomena. In this four part weather lesson, students are introduced to weather symbols through a story, then use a thermometer to measure water temperature. Next, learners observe the formation of...
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Where in the World? :Understanding Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students play a grid-based game and devise clues to help classmates locate spots on the globe in order to recognize the value of using longitude and latitude for identifying locations.
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Name Game

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students practice writing names using a Scrabble type activity.  In this letter writing instructional activity, students participate in a name writing game in which they must utilize other student names to spell their own on the...
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Tables

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students design a web page table with rows and columns of text in a gridded display. They write a HTML for integrated layout schemes of text and pictures. They create a table that has different colored cells.
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How to Convert Percentages to Fractions and Decimals

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students can learn how to convert percents to decimals and fractions using 10x10 grids.
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Where is it?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use a coordinate grid. They investigate and discuss what caused certain objects to be in specific places. They choose a room in their home to map and place objects in specific locations.