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Using Manipulatives to Teach Fractions

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
There is no doubt that learners remember what they have learned when they have a visual representation. Using an egg carton and candy bars, they explore the concept of fractional amounts. By having young scholars cut the egg carton into...
Unit Plan
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Organizational Strategies for First Year Composition Writers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Identify and analyze deductive reasoning through genuine texts. Compare cultural practices and beliefs about national ID cards. Look for another example of a deductive argument and prepare a brief paragraph analyzing the audience,...
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It Matters to Me: Iowa quarter reverse

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
What matters to your pupils? What values do they hold dear and how does that shape your classroom community? These are some the questions you'll get your class thinking about when they engage in this lesson from the US Mint. They will...
Lesson Plan
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Using Computer for Statistical Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use the computer and S'COOL data for statistical analysis.
PPT
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Converting Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Prime or review the steps needed to convert fractions, decimals, and percents. Each slide contains very basic rules of conversion and a few examples of each. The content of this resource is good, but the layout of the text could be better.
Worksheet
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Add and Subtract Decimals

For Students 4th - 6th
In this decimal instructional activity, students read about adding and subtracting, then complete a set of 31 problems, adding, subtracting, solving for values of expressions and solving equations.
Unit Plan
San Francisco Symphony

The 20% of Beethoven

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Compare Beethoven's fifth symphony to latin music and disco. Learners will listen to and discuss the elements found in the first part of Beethoven's composition. They'll then look for the same elements in Tito Puente and Bee Gees songs....
PPT
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MLK Letter From Birmingham Jail Analysis

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Designed as a PowerPoint presentation for AP English class, this resource provides a detailed analysis of the content, format, and purpose of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s “Letter from the Birmingham Jail.” Because much of the...
Worksheet
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Find the Difference

For Students 4th - 6th
In this find the difference worksheet, learners solve subtraction equations and answer word problems. In this subtraction worksheet, students solve eighteen problems.
Worksheet
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Place Value

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students rewrite problems to the nearest decimal place given using the correct place value. There are 40 questions that are matching.
Lesson Plan
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Study Buddies: Place Value to Thousandths

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
For this math worksheet, students will work with a coach to solve questions about place value to the thousandths. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.
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Conic Sections

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore the different properties of conics. In this algebra lesson, students calculate the midpoint of a line, the distances between two points as they get ready to find the focus and directrix in eclipse and other conics. They...
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Less Is More

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the underlying principles behind the Minimalist art movement. They create their own Minimalist works of art that explore specific philosophical questions.
Interactive
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Air Pollution:What's the Solution?-Weather's Role

For Students 7th - 9th
In this air pollution and weather worksheet, students collect data using an online animation to determine the air quality at given times along with the wind speed and temperature in a particular city. Students make 3 bar graphs using the...
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Much Ado About Something

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view video clips of Shakespeare's plays. They discuss issues in his plays that challenge his authorship. They discuss the concept of a genius and identify what qualities a writer has.
Lesson Plan
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Should Populations in an Ecosystem be Restricted?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders experiment to determine how overpopulation effects ecosystems specifically plants. In this ecosystem lesson, 4th graders conduct an ecosystems experiment after listening to Claire Daniel's, Ecosystems. They watch a video,...
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Worksheet Chapter 7 & 8 College Prep Algebra

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this algebra worksheet, students find the value of given expressions, simplify division equations containing two variables, find the square root, and solve radicals. This worksheet contains 100 problems and contains an answer key.
Worksheet
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The Four Operations

For Students 4th - 5th
In this order of operations worksheet, students complete several activities that help them learn to solve problems using the four operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Lesson Plan
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Measuring Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students participate in a measuring scavenger hunt. Students choose items around the room to estimate and measure. Students try measuring with their hands and compare with other students who did the same. Students discuss why their...
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Cloze Instruction And Herringbone Technique

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars sort out important information and create a visual framework for reviewing in the future. They organize a large quantity of information thus helping with learning and remembering details, cause and effect, comparison...
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Telling A Story

For Teachers Pre-K
Students discover that every story has a start, middle and end. In this literature lesson plan, the teacher models using a picture to show the parts of the story. Students each take a picture and tell a story using start, middle and end.
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Ratios, Proportions and Percents

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete 3 activities centered around percents. In this ratios, proportions and percents activity, 5th graders create designs on grid paper that illustrate a variety of percents, solve percent problems mentally, and use...
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Mental Math Blocks 3

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students solve eleven math problems. These include finding the missing digits of an addition problem and solving a word problem about picking up pieces of trash.
Lesson Plan
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Adventures in Electrical Engineering

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners explore electricity by conducting a series of experiments. In this physics lesson plan, students discover the relationship between current, voltage and resistance. They calculate voltage and power in a given system.