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Lesson Title/Description
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CA Standards
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NCTM Standards
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The Bigger They Are . .
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"Man, he really put his weight into that one!", "The only
reason he gets more rebounds is because he is so tall!",
"They don't cover him anymore because he is so old, that is
why he catches so many passes! "Are any of these statements
legitimate? The students will examine the league leaders in
each of these categories to see if there is any truth to
those statements.
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Gr 5:
1.1
Gr 7:
1.5
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5-8: 1,
2,
5,
7,
10,
13
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Buying My First
Car
You will soon be in the position of getting your driver's
license and looking for a car. In all of the excitement, you
are faced with a number of decisions which need to be made
before you actually purchase your car. Through this unit you
will research every aspect that a person goes through when
purchasing a car.
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Gr 7:
1.5
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5-8: 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
7,
10
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California Here We
Come!
A trip across the USA. Each team will choose any state
capital on the east coast as their starting point. They will
travel west stopping at each state capital along the way and
record miles traveled. Each student group will create a
chart or table showing the number of miles traveled from
state capital to state capital and then total number of
miles driven. Be the team to reach Sacramento, California
with the fewest number of miles traveled to win the
prize.
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Gr 6:
2.3
Gr 7:
4.2
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5-8: 1,
2,
3,
7,
10
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Coaster
Connections
What science and math exist in a roller coaster? You will
enter the world of roller coasters via hands-on activities,
Internet information, online experts, and computer
simulations.
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Gr 6:
2.3
Gr 7:
4.2
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9-12: 1,
4,
5,
6,
8,
9
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Coordinate
Graphing
In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to learn
the basics of coordinate graphing and practice plotting
points on the coordinate axis.
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Gr 7:
1.5, 3.3
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5-8 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
8,
12
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Curve Fitting and
the TI-85 calculator
This is a step-by-step guide for using the TI-85 Graphing
Calculator to do scatter plots using data obtained from
sources on the Internet. Some information will model linear
functions and some will be models of exponential
functions.
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Gr 7:
1.5, 4.1
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9-12: 1,
3,
5,
6
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Discovering Growth
Patterns
The differences between linear and exponential growth
functions is emphasized in this lesson. A student page
instructs students to locate four specified sites on the
Internet. After data is collected on the student worksheet,
pattern predictions are made. Graphing the collected data is
done using ClarisWorks spreadsheet or by using pencil and
grid paper. Student description and analysis concludes the
lesson.
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Gr 7:
1.5, 3.1, 3.3
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5-8: 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
7,
8,
9
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How Popular Is Your
Favorite Site?
Keep track of the counter at you favorite site for several
months. Is it increasing, decreasing, or staying the same in
popularity? Can you find an equation that will allow you to
predict the amount of visitors your site will have in the
months to come?
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Gr 7:
1.5
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9-12: 1,
3,
4,
5,
6
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It's Your Life
This is a 3 part lesson utilizing census data of the mean
income of workers 18 years and older by education attainment
levels. The data is also broken into gender and 3 ethnic
groups - white, black, and Hispanic. Students will
analyze census data to create graphs and take part in a
simulation using this same data as a starting point to make
financial decisions and budgets. Some familiarity with line
and bar graphs is helpful.
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Gr 6: 1.4,
2.1, 2.2. 2.3
Gr 7:
1.5
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I want a credit card--or do
I?
Credit cards seem like a great way to pay for things. It
only takes a small payment each month to buy whatever your
heart desires. You can charge $1000.00 for the paltry sum of
$25.00 per month. But, will you still be paying when the
thrill is gone?
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Gr 6:
1.1
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9-12: 1,
2,
3,
4,
5
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Math Crosswords
You and your classmates will create crossword puzzles that
use the definitions of math terms you use as clues. The
terms will be the answers which go into the puzzle.
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Gr 5:
1.1
Gr 7:
1.4
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Noon Project
Revisited
2200 years ago, Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of
the Earth from the measurements of two shadows (in a well
and from a pole). The Noon Project is an annual Internet
event for schools to team up and make their own
measurements. Using the reported 1995 shadow measurements,
you can perform the calculations to determine the diameter
of the Earth.
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Gr 4:
1.1
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9-12: 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
12
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Olympic Records Through
Time
Are we faster, stronger, better than we used to be? Compare
the records of gold medal Olympic winners for the last 100
years and decide.
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Gr 4:
1.4
Gr 5: 1.1,
1.2
Gr 7:
1.1
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5-8: 1,
2,
3,
4,
7,
8,
9,
10
9-12: 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
10,
12
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Place Value Population -
Rounding Off
Students start by collecting and rounding data about their
school. They move on to gathering and rounding larger
numbers from the Internet.
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Gr 5:
1.1
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K-4: 1,
3,
4,
12
5-8: 1,
3,
4,
7,
8,
9,
10
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Population Ratios
An interdisciplinary project (mathematics, social studies)
where students choose a county in the United States and
using ratios convert the statistics into meaningful
numbers.
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Gr 6:
2.2
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5-8: 1,
3,
4,
5,
7,
9,
10
9-12: 1,
3,
4,
5,
10
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The Probability of
Pintails
Many things are possible, but the chances of something's are
even better than that. They are probable. Students use
percentages to calculate the probability and probable number
of various types of ducks in a wildlife refuge.
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Gr 4:
1.4
Gr 5:
1.1
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K-4: 1,
2,
4,
8,
11,
12
5-8: 1,
2,
4,
5,
6,
7,
10,
11
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State Internet Search: A
Mathematical Introduction To State Reports
As a mathematical beginning to their state reports students
complete a 2 day assignment which involves critical
thinking, reasoning, graphing, and locating information on
Web sites.
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Gr 5:
1.1
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5-8: 1,
2,
3,
4,
7,
10
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What's My Number?
Students will be on an information quest using the Internet
to find facts needed to arrive at a number on the 100 board,
known only to the author of the quest. Students will use the
information to work math problems using the 100 board.
This lesson plan may be adapted to any grade level and
may be integrated with other subject areas. This is
dependent on the teacher and the skills targeted for the
student.
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Gr 1:
1.2
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K-4: 1,
2,
3,
6,
7,
8
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