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Patterns

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this pattern worksheet, students select the shape that comes next in a pattern from a choice of 3, 5 rows of shapes total. Worksheet is labeled as a sample from a subscription site.
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Functions and Graphs -- Pattern Detection #1

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils discuss the job of an archaeologist by determining how people have used their environment. Using a graph, they analyze the patterns and functions of Native Americans in Arizona using maize. They work together to answer questions...
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Make a Pumpkin Pattern Worksheet

For Students K
In this pumpkin patterning worksheet, students cut out 11 small pumpkin pictures at the bottom of the page. They use the correct cut outs to complete 5 patterns that each contain four pumpkins.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Find a Pattern: Practice

For Students 7th
In this tessellation worksheet, 7th graders use patterns to draw tessellations for the given shapes and colors. Students solve five problems.
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Global Music Patterns- Islamic Art

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students compose music using Islamic patterns. For this cultural arts lesson, students examine Islamic art and analyze the patterns. Students incorporate various Islamic patterns into a musical composition.
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VARVES: Dating Sedimentary Strata: Geology, Paleontological Patterns

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners count the number of varves (annual layers of sediment) in shale billets, taken from the Green River Formation in Wyoming. The count is then extended to reflect the entire 260 meters of sediments where the billets originated.
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Perimeter Patterns

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders calculate perimeter of rectangles with different dimensions.  In this perimeter lesson plan, 6th graders define length, width and perimeter.  Students complete a perimeter activity using a web tool to change the...
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Global Wind Patterns Notes

For Students 8th - 10th
For this global wind patterns worksheet, students take notes on the wind patters in the southern and northern hemispheres. They indicate the latitude the winds occur at, the pressure, the characteristics and the direction the wind moves....
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Skipping Into Multiplication

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young mathematicians study the relationship between skip counting and multiplication. They build on skip counting skills and examine arrays while studying multiplication. Resources are provided.
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Science: Teddy Bear Nation

For Teachers K - 1st
Students sort teddy bears according to types and then graph the results. They each bring a bear to class and then discuss their similarities and differences. Once the bears have been sorted into groups according to size and color,...
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Geometry Vases: Ceramics Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Geometric shapes are used in math and in art. Learners discuss the various names, dimensions, and attributes of geometric shapes, then apply that knowledge to design a vase. They use 3-D shapes to make a cubist-style vase out of clay.
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Adding and Subtracting Fractions

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Pattern blocks and shapes demonstrate how to add and subtract fractions. By aligning blocks with different shapes, learners figure out how to create a whole, and then how to add and delete parts from that whole.
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Fractions and Recipes

For Students 5th - 7th
Learners, working with their parents in real world situations, calculate to complete three word problems associated with multiplying and dividing fractions.
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Race and Ethnicity in the United States

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore race and ethnicity as it is defined by the U. S. Census Bureau. They compare data from 1900, 1950, and 2000 and identify settlement patterns and changes in population. In groups, they map these changes and discuss...
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Solving Problems and Puzzles 1

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Plug in this presentation for a quick start to your day. The class reviews the 6 times tables how they relate to division and then work through patterns to build logical reasoning and sequencing skills. A wonderful warm up or problem...
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Using Jellybeans

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students extend patterns that are created by their teacher by using jellybeans. In this patterns lesson plan, students use 3 different colored jellybeans.
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The Snack Bar

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a purchase order. In this ratios and patterns lesson plan, 6th graders work in groups to complete a purchase order for a grand opening of the school snack bar. Students use rations to figure out the need and...
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Math: Musical Patterns

For Teachers K
Students employ their five senses to interpret and duplicate instrumental patterns. Following the teacher's patterns, students clap their hands and later use instruments such as bells, triangles, or cymbals to create their own "songs."
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Domino Picture Patterns

For Students K - 1st
In this math patterns worksheet, students cut out 4 dominoes and place them in the sequence to continue the pattern with the pictures.
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What Is Next?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this identifying patterns instructional activity, students observe a sequence of Christmas figures and determine the final figure in order. Students choose the last figure in six sets of multiple choice answers.
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Hispanic Rhythmic Patterns and Drums

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students imitate rhythmic patterns created by the teacher or taken from the drum performance of "Oshossi." They study and perform some of the layered and interlocking rhythms of the drum ensembles of Brazil, Haiti, Cuba, Suriname, and...
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The Yo-Yo Problem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What do yo-yos and pennies have to do with linear equations? Learn about writing and solving linear equations while considering the Yo-Yo Problem and Penny Pattern Exploration from the High School Math Project. Learners utilize algebra...
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Shapes, Patterns, and Plants

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students imagine they are animals in the Palace Facade painting. In this Palace Facade lesson plan, students observe and discuss the geometric and organic shapes in the painting shown to them.
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Animal Adults and Babies

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students examine how different animals care for their young and how young animals change as they grow. They conduct research on the growth patterns and life cycle of a selected animal, create a realistic baby and adult form of their...