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CARNIVAL BEARS The Circus is in Town! Students discover an algebraic function through the fun and puzzling activity that involves the manipulation of blocks (the carnival bears). School District of Beloit |
Mark Schildt | Gr. 8 | |
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CUISENAIRE RODS Looking for a creative way to introduce algebraic equations? In this lesson students use Cuisenaire rods to visually express algebraic equations. School District of Beloit |
Cindy Boelens | Gr. 7 | |
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LINEAR EQUATIONS Students learn to solve equations using a hands-on equation learning system kit and Prehensions model of equation learning. School District of Beloit |
Cindy Boelens & Jackie Tibbetts |
Gr. 7 | |
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3D BUILDINGS This lesson shows students using colored cubes to copy challenging patterns. Students use their spatial visualization skills to create a 3-dimensional shape from a 2-dimensional picture, making connections of volume to cubic measurement. School District of Beloit |
Cindy Boelens & Jackie Tibbetts |
Gr. 7 | |
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3D FRACTALS Building on the lesson entitled, "Fractals," students get an up close look at computer generated fractals on the Internet. Then, in teams of four, build a 3-dimensional fractal using a Tetrahedron. The pattern continues to repeat as the class combines the smaller fractals to build an ultimate 3D tetrahedron structure together. School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson | Gr. 6 | |
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ANIMATED SHAPES Students are up and out of their seats in this activity! Given clues, students work cooperatively to make shapes with string. Then they must transform that shape into another shape and document what changes needed to take place to make the new shape. Mathscape Lesson School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson | Gr. 6 | |
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BELOIT DAILY NEWS Real World Math: Students work with Kent Eymann & Gale Swatzell from the Beloit Daily News work with 6th graders on creating a newspaper layout. School District of Beloit |
Elizabeth Miller |
Gr. 6
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BUILDING A GATE Real World Math: Todd Clay from Dach Fence world with 8th graders to discover how the Pythagorean Theorem is used to build a gate. Connected Math Project Extension School District of Beloit |
Regina Cochran | Gr. 8 | |
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DESIGNING PARALLELOGRAMS Students discover various ways of measuring parallelograms. Connected Math Project Lesson Waunakee School District |
Spencer Lee | Gr. 6 | |
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DISCOVERING ANGLES This lesson shows students discovering angle measurements by first estimating angles using geostrips and other angles. School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson | Gr. 6 | |
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EGG CONSTRUCTIONS Creativity is certainly a big piece in this activity. Using their prior knowledge, a compass a protractor and a ruler, students follow a sequenced set of directions to make a perfectly shaped egg. The students then make their own eggs and create an "egg-cellent" art project. School District of Beloit |
Cindy Boelens | Gr. 7 | |
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FRACTALS Actively engaged students team together and problem solve to create and build a 2-dimensional fractal taking up an entire wall in the classroom. School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson | Gr. 6 | |
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GO FLY A KITE Seventh grade students learn about ratios, proportions, and surface area in math as well as forces of motion in science during this exciting integrated activity. 250 students build and fly their own kites as they discuss, learn and experience math and science concepts. Math Thematics Lesson School District of Janesville |
Aaron Mikkelson | Gr. 7 | |
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HOUSE BUILDING These sixth grade geometric architects use their collaborative skills to build houses using only six basic shapes. Students learn the importance of planning and communicating with each other as they progress through the building process. Mathscape Lesson School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson |
Gr. 6
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LINES OF SYMMETRY This math lesson tied in nicely to a science unit on butterflies. Students discover the concept of congruent parts of figures and points of symmetry as they use miras to reflect images. Creative artists emerge after each student draws a butterfly using a mira, compass, protractor, and ruler to make the butterfly symmetric. School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson | Gr. 6 | |
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MEASURING TRIANGLES Students discover various ways of measuring triangles. Connected Math Project Lesson Waunakee School District |
Amy Frank | Gr. 6 | |
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PACKAGING BLOCKS Students learn about and experiment with surface area and volume as they design various packaging solutions for blocks made by the ABC Toy Company. Connected Math Project Lesson School District of Beloit |
Laurie LeFevre |
Gr. 8
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PENTOMINOES Students manipulate pentominoes to study perimeter and area leading them to the understanding that shapes with the same area do not always have the same perimeter. School District of Beloit |
Jackie Tibbetts | Gr. 7 | |
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POLYGON DESIGNS Two-Day Lesson One Video Episode Students creatively demonstrate their knowledge of identifying and classifying polygons in this activity. The end result is an imaginative product touched by all classmates and interpreted by each individual to produce a final artistic project. School District of Beloit |
Cindy Boelens & Jackie Tibbetts |
Gr. 7 | |
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POLYGONS ON GEOBOARDS Rubber bands stretch around pegs rather than fly across the room in this activity. Geoboards are used by students in this lesson to make polygons when given various types of angles and a number of sides. School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson | Gr. 6 | |
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SIMILAR FIGURES Art merges with math in this lesson when students discover the figures M.C. Escher used in his artwork. All of this discovery leads students into learning about similar and congruent polygons. Math Thematics Lesson School District of Janesville |
Diana Datka | Gr. 6 | |
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SURFACE AREA & VOLUME Students partner to demonstrate their understanding of surface area and volume. Connected Math Project Lesson Waunakee School District |
Jon Ely | Gr. 7 | |
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TRANSFORMING COORDINATES Students work in groups to discuss and problem solve transformations. Connected Math Project Lesson Waunakee School District |
Jane Fazio | Gr. 8 | |
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TRANSFORMING COORDINATES Students work in groups to discuss and problem solve transformations. Connected Math Project Lesson Waunakee School District |
Sara Koppes | Gr. 8 | |
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TRIGONOMETRY RATIOS Real World Math: Durst - Div. of Regal-Beloit Eighth grade students see employees of a local business use a real world math application of a trigonometry applied in a work setting. They then use trigonometry tables on the Internet to solve real world math problems. School District of Beloit |
Judy Hueschen | Gr. 8 | |
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VOLUMES OF BOXES Students work in groups to discover the best way to package blocks from the ABC Toy Company. Connected Math Project Lesson Waunakee School District |
Tony Thrune | Gr. 7 | |
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MATH CIRCLES Five-Day project The concept of literature circles and content circles is not new, but what happens when you try that concept in a math class? Check out how these 6th graders dig deep into this extended exploration. Math Thematics Lesson School District of Janesville |
Lori Burns, Diana Datka, Sid Larson | Gr. 6 | |
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MURDER MYSTERY SIMULATION Five-Day project Nine Video Episodes 160 eighth graders investigate a simulated crime scene and use their problem-solving skills to figure out “whodunit” in this murder mystery created by Edison Middle School. Math Thematics Lesson School District of Janesville |
Mark Coombs | Gr. 8 | |
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WHAT A ZOO! E Squared Project Four-Day project Four Video Episodes These sixth graders explore a small business through this extended project. They analyze and organize data of toy animal sales at a zoo gift shop. Then they create a presentation showing their conclusions and make recommendations to the zoo management for future toy animal purchases. Math Thematics Lesson School District of Janesville |
Craig Bergum | Gr. 6 | |
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DISCOVERING PI It's not Apple, cherry or pecan. This pi comes from a different recipe. A pinch of background knowledge, a tape measure, a ruler and several quarts of cylindrical objects help students discover the mathematical concept of Pi. School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson | Gr. 6 | |
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IN THE CHIPS Four-Day Lesson Four Video Episodes Students get their hands full of chocolate as they apply the scientific method to cookies. Students measure the mass of cookie dough and chocolate chips, enter the data into a spreadsheet and create a graph to draw conclusions about their findings. School District of Beloit |
Janet Lewis & Phyllis Anderson |
Gr. 6 | |
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MEASURING BLANK TAPS Real World Math: North American Tool Corp. Sixth grade students take a video tour of a local business. The students then work with two of the company's machinists to measure blank taps with micrometers and math each tap to its corresponding blueprint. School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson | Gr. 6 | |
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ORBIT LAB Two-Day Lesson One Video Episode Orbiting spheres, measuring paper and plotting points of recorded data is the mission in the math lesson. Students work in teams to problem solve and develop a final data display. School District of Beloit |
Judy Hueschen & Scott Derhammer |
Gr. 8
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WEIGHTS & MEASURES Students use weights and measures of their shoes, arm span and wrists to collect data. They then use Excel spreadsheet to discover conversions of measurements between standard and metric units on measure. School District of Beloit |
Janet Lewis & Terri Harbort |
Gr. 7
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ADDING & SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS Seventh graders discover various ways of adding and subtracting fractions as they decide which landowners bought and sold their plots of land. Connected Math Project Lesson School District of Beloit |
Ursula Etheridge | Gr. 7 | |
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CHECK WRITING/BALANCING ACCOUNT Real World Math: M & I Bank When is it the right time to learn about budgeting a bank account. Seventh graders learn about the basics of check writing and how to balance a register in this real world math scenario. School District of Beloit |
Jackie Tibbetts | Gr. 7 | |
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COORDINATE GRAPHS Sixth graders learn how to graph pairs of values on a coordinate grid through a partner game of "Guess My Rule." They further reinforce learned concepts by using technology to play “Battleship." Math Thematics Lesson School District of Janesville |
Karen Jordan | Gr. 6 | |
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COUNTING POSSIBILITIES These 8th graders investigate combinations of numbers to track down a thief using partial information taken from a license plate. Connected Math Project Lesson School District of Beloit |
Kathleen Wang | Gr. 8 | |
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FACTOR GAME Students use a game setting to identify the properties of prime, composite, abundant, deficient and perfect numbers. After a hands-down victory by the teacher in the first game against the class , students begin to identify "good moves" and "bad moves," improving their game strategies. Connected Math Project Lesson School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson | Gr. 6 | |
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FACTOR GAME Students use a game setting to identify the properties of prime, composite, abundant, deficient and perfect numbers. After a hands-down victory by the teacher in the first game against the class , students begin to identify "good moves" and "bad moves," improving their game strategies. Connected Math Project Lesson School District of Beloit |
James Krajeck |
Gr. 6 | |
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FRACTIONS - ST. PATTY'S DAY MATH A Math Magically Delicious Lesson! Students apply the concept of decimals, fractions and percents to the distribution of shapes contained in a box of Lucky Charms. School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson | Gr. 6 | |
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HERSHEY BAR DECIMALS Who will get the biggest piece of chocolate? Students learn about place value when they compare decimals using a Hershey's Chocolate Bar. School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson |
Gr. 6
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INTRO TO DECIMALS This lesson reinforces student understanding that decimals are a part of a whole. Students use decimal squares to see and name decimals to the tenth, hundredth and thousandths and the write the decimals as fractions. Students see that decimals and fractions are both a part of the whole. School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson | Gr. 6 | |
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IT'S RAINING CATS Students investigate survey data about cats. Using the information students use the "out of 100" interpretation of fractions and decimals to develop understanding of percent. Students also look at the relationships among fractions, decimals and percents. Connected Math Project Lesson School District of Beloit |
Jackie Tibbetts | Gr. 7 | |
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MILLING TO MUSIC The Mills Brothers are back! Holding a card with a decimal written on it, students "mill" around the room to the music of the Mills Brother. When the music stops, student greet their surrounding classmates and compare each other's decimal. School District of Beloit |
Jackie Tibbetts | Gr. 7 | |
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PATTERNS IN EXPONENTS Students find the power! Students find patterns in exponents with numbers 1-10. They work in groups and use their estimation skills to find the power of given numbers using the knowledge of patterns they have discovered. School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson |
Gr. 6 |
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PRODUCT GAME Students design their own product game board based on factors they choose. They must then play their games to test them out and see if all moves are possible. Connected Math Project Lesson School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson | Gr. 6 | |
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QUILTING BITS & PIECES Students reflect, share and demonstrate their learning after complete the unit from Connected Math Project on Bits and Pieces. Connected Math Project Lesson School District of Beloit |
Barb Hofeditz & Phyllis Anderson |
Gr. 6 | |
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RATES & UNIT RATES Students make math connections to the flooding of the Mississippi River. This lesson has students simulating a sandbag brigade and using the data to create a table of rates and unit rates. Math Thematics Lesson School District of Janesville |
Diana Datka |
Gr. 6 |
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RECIPROCALS All you do is flip it and then multiply? Students in this lesson discover the simplicity of dividing fractions. Math Thematics Lesson School District of Janesville |
Diana Datka | Gr. 6 | |
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ROCKET SCIENCE Students used ratios and proportions to determine the height rockets fly in their science lesson on water pressure. School District of Beloit |
Karl Poetzel & Nancy Wenger |
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SCATTER PLOTS There's nothing like bungee jumping to get a good math lesson started! This class jumps right into gathering data and plotting points to discover the use of scatter plots. Math Thematics Lesson School District of Janesville |
Karen Griesbach | Gr. 7 | |
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STEM & LEAF PLOTS It's March Madness in this 7th grade math lesson. See these hoopsters use their shots made to create and learn about stem and leaf plots as well as histograms. Math Thematics Lesson School District of Janesville |
Marcia Schwengles | Gr. 7 | |
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ALPHABITS It's not just for breakfast any more! Students use prior knowledge to complete an assessment using cereal. The students sort the Alphabits cereal to construct a frequency table and bar graph. The data is used to form equivalent fractions, decimals and percents. School District of Beloit |
Cindy Boelens | Gr. 7 | |
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BAR GRAPHS From animal statistics to average monthly attendance, these sixth graders create tables and bar graphs. Their graphs are created using the technology as well as traditional methods. Math Thematics Lesson School District of Janesville |
Scott Wilson |
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GRAPHING MIRROR MOUNT DATA Real World Math: SSI Technologies In this Real World scenario, students take a video tour of SSI Technologies on how vehicle mirror mounts are made. These eighth graders are then given data recorded by a person who monitors the weight of the mirror mounts to make sure the mirror mounts are within specifications. The class uses graphing calculators to enhance and reinforce the use of scatter plots and other data displays. Students draw conclusions and make recommendations to the machine operator who makes the mirror mounts. Math Thematics Lesson School District of Janesville |
Hannah Voge | Gr. 8 | |
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INTRO TO GRAPHING CALCULATORS This is a lead in lesson for the Real World Math lesson with SSI Technologies. Eighth graders learn how to use graphing calculators by entering baseball statistics and then graphing the data. Math Thematics Lesson School District of Janesville |
Diana Datka | Gr. 8 | |
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PAIR A DICE The high rollers in this class use a pair of dice to determine the probability of rolling each possible number of the total of the two dice. Will lucky 7 strike again? School District of Beloit |
Cindy Boelens & Jackie Tibbetts |
Gr. 7 | |
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GRAPHING THE WATER CYCLE Two-Day Lesson Two Video Episodes Students take on the role of being a water droplet in this two-day lesson. The record their travels as they randomly make their way to various places in the water cycle. Students enter their recorded data into a spreadsheet and create circle graphs to draw some conclusions about the travels of a water droplet. School District of Beloit |
Phyllis Anderson & Deana Johnson |
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WHAT'S AN AVERAGE STUDENT? Two-Day Lesson Two Video Episodes Is there such a student in the middle school? Groups of students collect, sort and analyze data of 10 different topics that interest the minds of early teenagers. The students present their findings using charts, graphs, paragraph and oral presentation. School District of Beloit |
Cindy Boelens & Jackie Tibbetts |
Gr. 7 | |
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GRAPHING CALC WORKSHOP This half day inservice introduces teachers to many of the educational treasures found inside graphing calculators and how to integrate them into the math curriculum. School District of Janesville |
Diana Datka |
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PRE-PROJECT THOUGHTS Cindy chose to have her lessons videotaped for this project. Is she having second thoughts about her decision? |
Cindy Boelens, Grade 7 Math | |
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PRE-PROJECT THOUGHTS Find out what Jackie is thinking prior to our cameras taping her for lesson for this project. |
Jackie Tibbetts, Grade 7 Math | |
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PRE-PROJECT THOUGHTS Is Phyllis hoping that having her lessons videotaped will someday take her to Hollywood? Find out her thoughts from this interview prior to having her lessons taped. |
Phyllis Anderson, Grade 6 Math | |
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MATH MAGIC This video was created to make the public aware of our project. The hour-long video unveils the powers of Houdini as well as showcases snipits from eight lessons recorded at the time of airing on cable access. |
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EDITING A LESSON This video was originally created for training of educators in the CESA 4 area. The popularity and request of this video prompted a need for an online version. |
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IMPACT OF MATH MAGIC This video was created to show the impact of our project on teachers and students in the School District of Beloit. This spawned more interviews and impact investigation for an upcoming video production which will include students and teachers in the School District of Janesville, the Arrowhead Library System nad TEACH Wisconsin. |
Made For the Governor's Wisconsin Technology Education Conference (GWETC) in October 2002. | |
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TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION IDEAS This video was created to show teachers sample projects of technology integration. Narrated by technology Integrator, Janet Lewis, the projects involve the Internet, spreadsheets, multimedia, video production, word processing and presentation software used in a variety of ways. |
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