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Plan A Trip Anywhere
Students role play being an international travel agent that is planning a trip for a client. The teacher gives specific details associated with the trip. They choose the destination and work out some of the other details. Students...
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The Difference of Two Squares
Learners practice the use of number properties through exploring the difference of two squares, creating an array model for multiplication, and work with decimal numbers. In groups, students explore patterns in an array and determine...
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Tantalizing Tangrams: Fractional Relationships
Students use tangrams to represent parts of a whole. In this fraction activity, students use tangrams to determine fractional relationships between different pieces. Students use the AppleWorks drawing application to demonstrate the...
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Helium Balloon Race
Students determine the force of a helium balloon that allows it to rise a specific distance. In this helium lesson students calculate the amount of paper needed to construct a weight and determine the density of a piece of...
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Counting Using Money
Second graders count fake money by grouping like coins together. In this counting lesson plan, 2nd graders complete worksheets provided in this lesson.
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Body Proportion
Fourth graders measure the height and arm span of various classmates. They use a spreadsheet to design a graph that shows the class measurements from tallest to shortest in metric and standard systems.
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Patterns That Grow
Students investigate growing patterns. In this additive patterns lesson, students analyze the core of growing patterns. Students extend additive patterns based on the core.
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How Do They Relate? Linear Relationship
Students collect information and use a line to represent it. In this algebra activity, students investigate real world data to see if it makes a line. They graph the line comparing the relationship of the x axis with that of...
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Courts of Measure
Students practice their area and perimeter measurement. In this measurement lesson, students watch a video about perimeter and area. Students measure a gym for perimeter and area. Students write number sentences for the area and...
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Human Coordinate Plane, Using the Distance Formula
Students write the distance formula to solve equations for finding the distance between 2 points. In this distance formula lesson plan, students also write sentences explaining why their formulas would work.
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Roll It! Creating an Entrance Ramp
Students explore the concept of triangles. In this triangles lesson, students are to propose a plan for a ramp at their school. Students use the Pythagorean Theorem and trigonometry to determine the length, height, and angle...
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Ratio and Proportion
Students investigate ratio and proportion. In this middle school mathematics lesson, students write ratios and find equal ratios. Students use ratio and proportion to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy body proportions.
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Number Sense
First graders practice rounding 4 digit numbers using place value concepts. In this estimating sums and differences lesson, 1st graders explore clustering, rounding, and front end estimation as methods for rounding decimals.
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Peer Pressure
Sixth graders estimate, calculate and collaborate with students. They practice refusal skills.
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Box-and-Whisker
Seventh graders are introduced to the concept of box-and-whisker plots. A step-by-step process for creating a box-and-whisker plot is provided. The goal of the lesson is that students study the components of a box-and-whisker plot and be...
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Representing Rational Numbers
Seventh graders explore rational numbers. For this fractions, decimals, and percents lesson, 7th graders identify and compare equivalencies between fractions, decimals, and percents. Students use hands-on activities to investigate the...
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Double Serving Lesson Plan
First graders add doubles numbers in number sentences. In this doubles numbers lesson plan, 1st graders list things that come in pairs, create doubles addition sentences, and solve riddles with doubles.
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House Floor Plans
Sixth graders investigate the mathematical concept of area. They are given a certain square footage and asked to draw the initial floorplan for a house. Students use computers to create the plan. To finish the drawing it must include the...
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Using Guess, Check and Revise
Pupils answer coin related math questions using the guess, check and revise process for problem solving.
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Multiplication Facts for 2,5, and 10
Students practice multiplying by 2, 5 and 10. In this multiplication lesson plan, students participate in a teacher demonstration lesson plan of grouping for multiplication or making arrays. They concentrate on two's in this lesson plan...
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Pythagorean Theorem Investigation
Eighth graders investigate the Pythagorean Theorem and practice applying the theorem to various triangles. Finally, in the next lesson in the sequence, 8th graders create a song or a story to help them remember the Pythagorean Theorem.
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Pumped Up Gas Prices
Students spend one month keeping track of the mileage and gasoline amounts they or their family has used. Information is entered into a spreadsheet to help calculate the average gas prices over time.
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Ratios and Proportions
Seventh graders explore the concept of ratios and proportions. In this ratios and proportions activity, 7th graders work in groups to measure their heights and their arm span. Students compare their height to their arm span. Students...
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Multiple Ways to Add and Subtract
Third graders recall multiplication facts to tens. They recall factors of numbers generated by multiplication facts to ten. Students become familiar with the use of brackets in notation. They multiply two digit numbers by a single...