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Fractals Teachers' Notes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
When you see a flower or a tree in nature do you see the math? This web resource contains many ideas for using fractals in a math class including Sierpinski’s triangle, Koch's Snowflake, and the Jurassic Park Fractal. Additionally, it...
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Art or Junk? Discovering the Triangle Inequality

For Teachers 6th
Middle schoolers study the triangle inequality. They will identify, compare, and analyze attributes of two and three-dimensional shapes. Then they develop vocabulary to describe the attributes. They also use manipulatives to analyze the...
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Practicing Sight words

For Teachers K
Review sight words with readers. They will look over their sight words and come up with sentences for each of them. They also review the alphabet and identify unfamiliar words.
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Complexity Madness

For Teachers 5th
After introducing the concept and formula for finding the area of a square, try this lesson. Fifth graders will use their prior knowledge to break apart various shapes in order to determine area. This lesson includes several examples,...
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Patterns in Dance

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders perform a line dance in the study of math as a pattern. They create and discuss movement solutions derived from movement exploration. They observe that patterns exist in the areas of music and dance and follow the...
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Snuggle Up To Pattern Blocks

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students view and discuss a video about the use of pattern block shapes to form pictures. They, in groups, form garden and quilt designs using pattern blocks and then decorate the room with their art.
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Organizational Patterns

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students examine organizational patterns as they pertain to reading and writing skills. In this organizational patterns lesson, students write a paragraph about their weekend using the specific organizational patterns reviewed. Students...
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Rocket Patterns

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create their own paper rockets. They identify different patterns and practice making their own. They also discover the concept of sequences.
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Pattern

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars describe examples of the relationship between structure and function in living systems, particularly with regard to specialized tissues and organs. They describe examples of biological diversity and adaptation of organisms...
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Route 66 And Population Patterns

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the geography located along Route 66. They research how the population patterns change in certain areas along the highway. Students use the information in order to form hypotheses about how and why the population...
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Patterns #5

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this pattern worksheet, students draw the shapes that come next in a series of patterns. Worksheet is part of a subscription site with links and is labeled, "sample."
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Plate Patterns

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students review the patterns they discovered from a previous activity.  In this investigative lesson plan students plot data as a class and color a map. 
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Do Vampires Really Exist?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners identify and extend a number pattern into very large values. They create and interpret a graph based on their number patterns. Students compare a math model with real-world statistics about the existence of vampires.
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Square & Rectangular Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th
In this number pattern worksheet, students respond to 4 multi-step questions that regarding square and rectangular numbers as well as the number patterns associated with them.
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Hundred Chart

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students examine a chart which features the numbers from 1 to 100 in a grid. There are no directions for this chart which can be used in many ways for discovering number patterns, place value or multiples.
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Grade One Mixed Math Practice

For Students 1st
In this mixed math practice worksheet, 1st graders complete 8 problems. They continue patterns, work with simple fractions, complete a number sentences, complete patterns, and color in thermometers to show the given temperatures.
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Erosion Patterns

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore erosion and the different types of sediment.  In this erosion patterns lesson students complete an activity and divide into groups and conduct an experiment. 
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Missing Number Problem

For Students 10th - 12th
In this number pattern puzzle, students find the missing number by first figuring out the pattern in the diagram.
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Oh My

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e patter that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They distinguish between the short vowel sound for o and the long vowel sound for o. Students practice reading and spelling...
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Do Sheep See Sheep When They Feel The Need To Sleep?

For Teachers 1st
First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /ee/. They practice reading and identifying a...
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Mixed Problems- Logical Reasoning

For Students 3rd
In this mixed math problems learning exercise, 3rd graders complete 8 logical thinking problems. They solve patterning problems, magic squares, mystery numbers, and geometry problems.
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Grade 3 Mixed Math Practice

For Students 3rd
For this grade 3 mixed math worksheet, 3rd graders complete 8 problems. They work with logical reasoning, patterning, money, and addition.
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Canada's Immigration patterns: 1950 to Present

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students examine the changing immigration pattern of Canada. In this immigration lesson, students use statistical data from a web-site to complete a worksheet and graph their findings.
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Guess That Sequence!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students analyze number sense by participating in a pattern identification activity. In this number sequence lesson, students examine several groups of numbers and identify the sequence in the group before adding on to it. Students check...