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Lesson Plan name: The Factor Game Objective: Identify the properties of prime, composite, abundant, deficient and perfect numbers in the setting of a game. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Elections and Voting: Borda Count Method Objective: Use the Plurality and Plurality with Elimination methods to determine the winner of an election and to rank a series of four football teams. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Elections and Voting: Plurality Method Objective: Use the Plurality and Plurality with Elimination methods to determine the winner of an election and to rank a series of four football teams. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Elections and Voting: Pairwise Comparison Objective: Develop a formula for the number of pairwise comparisons that will have to be considered in an election, then use the formula to determine the winner in an election requiring pairwise comparison. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Elections and Voting: Approval Voting Objective: Compare approval voting to standard voting, and apply the five kinds of voting to an election to determine the winner in a variety of situations. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: XY Encounter (Part 1 -4) Objective: Interpret multiple representations to name equivalent fractions, and represent fractions and mixed numbers using physical models. Follow the kids on the video as they use their knowledge of models and fractions to solve the mystery of the aliens. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Farming and Gardening: Flower Garden Objective: Explore the relationships between fractions and percents while creating a grid of different flowers in a garden. Combine this grid with others to apply the concepts to a larger set. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Math Space Odyssey: How Much Do You Weigh in Outer Space? Objective: Demonstrate the ability to apply the use of decimals, fractions, ratios and proportions to situations based upon given information about planets in the solar system. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Using Math Connections to Collect and Document Specimens Objective: Collect leaf specimens and measure their length and width to the nearest millimeter. Write a detailed scientific description of a tree that includes data about its height, circumference and general appearance. Source: Lewis And Clark |
Lesson Plan name: A Gigabyte of Music, How Much is That? Objective: Convert equations to fractions, convert from one unit of measure to another and solve problems involving conversions. Source: NewsHour Extra |
Lesson Plan name: Domino Theory Objective: Explore common denominators using dominoes as graphical models for adding unlike fractions. Source: Utah Education Network: Core Lesson Plans |
Lesson Plan name: How Many Noses Are in Your Arm? Objective: Apply the concept of ratio and proportion to determine the length of the Statue of Liberty's torch-bearing arm. Develop problem-solving strategies. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: A Newspaper? Objective: Apply the concepts of fractions and decimals to determine what portion of a newspaper is really news. Source: Utah Education Network: Core Lesson Plans |
Lesson Plan name: Alphabits Objective: Apply the concept of ratio and percents to the distribution of letters contained in a box of Alphabits cereal. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Math and the Movies 2000: All About Film Objective: Apply the use of measuring, multiplication, division and fractions to understanding what motion picture film is and how it is used. Solve problems about the ratios of frames-per-second, linear length of film to length of time and production costs. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Math and the Movies 2000: Jumping Out of Windows Objective: Apply the use of measuring, multiplication, division and fractions to understanding what motion picture film is and how it is used. Solve problems about the ratios of frames-per-second, linear length of film to length of time and production costs. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Name That Pattern Objective: Allow students to work in teams to practice recognizing equivalent fractions. Use provided fraction strips in a game to determine the fraction in lowest terms that generated each set of equivalent fractions. Source: KERA: Math Can Take You Places |
Lesson Plan name: What's the Cost? Objective: Compare prices of 150 years ago to those of today. Figure the costs of items and services in New York in the 1850s and the costs for the same items and services today in inflation-adjusted terms. Source: Big Apple History |
Lesson Plan name: Earth Day: A Little Recycling Goes a Long Way Objective: Explore math to observe how our actions impact our world. Calculate the effect on trees of using one less paper grocery bag per month, and estimate paper use in schools per year. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Aw Chute! Objective: After designing and constructing parachutes, students use the distance formula to determine the rate of descent and with this information look for similarities in design. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Balance or Tilt? Objective: Explore the algebra concepts of variable, constant, expressions and equations. Examine a pair of two-step equations and determine whether they are equal or which one represents the larger amount. Source: Utah Education Network: Core Lesson Plans |
Lesson Plan name: Rumors Objective: Explore an exponential growth pattern using problem solving, reasoning, communications and connections. Follow the pattern and create a mathematical rule to determine how many people a rumor spreads to during a period of time. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Changing Your Mind: Increasing Brainpower Objective: Investigate the brain and its connections - the number of possible routes along which a brain message might travel - by solving and creating geometric progressions. Conduct an experiment to learn about stimulus and response. Source: Scientific American Frontiers |
Lesson Plan name: Growing Patterns Objective:Graph growing patterns using ordered pairs on a coordinate grid. Create houses from squares and triangles, graph the squares on the x-axis and the triangles on the y-axis and double the size of the house, graphing the growth. Source: Utah Education Network: Core Lesson Plans |
Lesson Plan name: Looking Through the Algebraic Lens Objective: Estimate the relationships among the capacities of several non-standard containers, verify those relationships, express them using variables and apply them to determine equivalent amounts for each unit. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Patterns in Measurement Objective: Find patterns in perimeter, area and volume using square tiles and interlocking cubes. Chart and graph the information. Source: Utah Education Network: Core Lesson Plans |
Lesson Plan name: Reaching New Heights Objective: Gather two sets of data (your arm span and height), design and plot a scattergram of the data and interpret the meaning of individual coordinates and the overall graph. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Sports and Math: Batting Averages and More Objective: Set up a spreadsheet using a computer or graphing calculator, and perform calculations using columns. Calculate percentages and solve a system of equations regarding baseball statistics. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: The Great Race Objective: Examine number patterns in charts, and use these patterns to generate a graph of the variables and possible outcomes of a foot race. Analyze the problem to arrive at algebraic representations, and make conclusions about problem-solving techniques. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Up, Up, and Away Objective: Create graphs from a spreadsheet, discover linear relationships and explain the real-world meaning of slope. Design an experiment in which the relationship between circumference and flight times of deflating balloons can be predicted. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Earth Day: Population Simulation with M&M's Objective: Use mathematical models to locate patterns, and explore the impact humans have on the environment by building models to help us predict how the size of a population will change over time. Use M&Ms to represent fish and population decay. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Earth Day: Adventures With The Fish Pond - Population Modeling Objective:Investigate recursive equations, and use a calculator for exploring a population model. Determine a general rule to describe what happens to a fish population from one year to the next, and translate it into a NOW-NEXT equation. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Running the Bases: Graphing Calculator Activity Objective: Explore ways to use a graphing calculator to compare data. Discover how to determine how much time a baseball runner needs to reach first base safely Source: PBS 45 & 49: 108 Stitches |
Lesson Plan name: Roll Out the Barrel Objective: Apply mathematical modeling to solve a real-world problem in which a manufacturing company is given two options for storing oil barrels. Decide which size and shape of storage unit will provide the most inexpensive space to store the containers. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: How Big Is That Tree? Objective: Use spatial sense and formula calculations to determine the height of a tree by its shadow. Source: Louisiana Public Broadcasting: The Forest Where We Live |
Lesson Plan name: Baseball: Baseball Geometry Objective: Explore historical and modern materials and construction of baseballs and perform calculations using various methods to discover the volume and surface area of a sphere. Source: Ken Burns American Stories |
Lesson Plan name: Design and Math: Graphic Design - Using Symmetry to Create Corporate Logos Objective: Describe symmetry of reflection, rotation and translation. Examine nine corporate logos for symmetry, and create an original logo using geometric shapes and symmetry. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: History and Mathematics: Proving the Pythagorean Theorem Objective: Investigate the way early mathematicians reasoned about mathematics, and research the discovery of the existence of irrational numbers. Examine three historical methods of proving the theorum. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Hunting the Hidden Dimension Objective: Investigate fractals and learn how fractals can be used to determine the length of a coastline. Explore the expression of mathematical principles in art. Source: NOVA |
Lesson Plan name: Infinite Secrets: Archimedes' Recipe for Pi Objective: Define perimeter, circumference, radius, diameter and area and demonstrate how to draw polygons that are inscribed in a circle and circumscribed around a circle. Estimate the value of pi by duplicating the method Archimedes used. Source: NOVA |
Lesson Plan name: Let's Face It Objective: Identify and construct the five regular polyhedra (tetrahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron), and describe basic characteristics, including the number of faces, vertices and edges, about each. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Lost Treasures of Tibet Objective: Investigate the meaning of some of the components represented in the Chenrezig mandala, understand that symmetry is an essential quality of mandalas and create a mandala-style piece of art. Source: NOVA |
Lesson Plan name: Math and the President: Pythagoras and President Garfield Objective: Prove the Pythagorean theorem using the method developed by President James A. Garfield, a former public school math teacher. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Mathematics in Asia: Tangrams and Fractions Objective: Construct a tangram puzzle from paper and use geometric terms to name and describe the seven shapes that have been formed. Determine the fractional values of the parts to the original whole, and compare their relative sizes. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Outdoor Math 2000: Pricing a Deck Objective: Read a diagram and determine the minimum cost of each of the three deck designs, using prices and information about lumber from a chart. Apply the Pythagoreum theorum to calculate nonstandard shapes. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Plants: Surface Area of a Leaf Objective: Determine the surface area of various leaves by tracing and measuring their shadows. Determine a formula to find the surface area of the leaves, create a table of values, graph the plots and use it to determine the surface area of other leaves. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond Objective: Define the geometric principle "perspective," assemble a distorted room using a template and investigate how geometry plays a role in perspective. Source: NOVA |
Lesson Plan name: Tiling the Plaza Objective: Create a tessellation and examine geometric patterns using pattern blocks. Create original designs for a tiled plaza. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: What's Your Angle? Objective: Devise procedures for using a protractor to measure the number of degrees in an angle, and use inductive reasoning to develop "angle sense." Describe circumstances and careers that require a working knowledge of angles and their measurements. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Neighborhood Math: The Math of Bicycles - "Wheel" Figure This Out Objective: Compare and contrast bicycles designed for specific purposes, and describe the relationship of diameter to circumference in wheels. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Fantasy Baseball, Part 1 and Part 2 Objective: Explore the game of baseball, then use what you've learned to use decimals and ratios to analyze key statistical data, draft players and make trades, based on an analysis of the data. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Weather: Rainfall Objective: Use and create scatterplots based on information from a table, and compare and contrast annual rainfall in various places around the world. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Weather: Temperature Measurement Objective: Convert measures of temperature between the three different scales - Fahrenheit, Celsius and Kelvin. Explain the history and uses of each. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Weather: Wind Chill Objective: Explore the effect of the combination of temperature and wind speed on human comfort. Use a formula to compute the Fahrenheit wind chill for a specific wind speed on a specific temperature. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Deep Crisis: Salmon Counting Objective: Explore the techniques of census and population counting. Infer numbers of a virtual population illustrated within a rectangular sampling grid, and observe the accuracy of the technique in relation to the sample size the estimate are based on. Source: Scientific American Frontiers |
Lesson Plan name: Alien Invasion: Estimating a Snake Population Objective: Explore biologists' use of capture/recapture statistics and analysis of sampling techniques by estimating the population size of a tagged species. Use a mathematical model to uncover the total population of brown tree snakes in a sector. Source: Scientific American Frontiers |
Lesson Plan name: Something Fishy Objective: Estimate the size of a large population (fish in a bay) by applying the concepts of ratio and proportion through the capture-recapture statistical procedure. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Steppin' Out Objective: Construct box and whisker plots to analyze and compare data sets to determine whether longer legged people run faster than shorter legged people. Source: Mathline |
Lesson Plan name: Comparing Calories in Fast Food Burgers and Chicken Objective: Use a box and whisker plot to represent data in a comparison of hamburgers and chicken sandwiches from three leading fast-food restaurants. Make conclusions about the varying number of calories in fast food. Source: Mathline |