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Classroom Jobs for Middle School Students

By Mary Carr

Middle school students enjoy helping in the classroom. Simulate a real-world experience by having students apply for and perform jobs in your middle school classroom. Rather than have tasks assigned to them (like in elementary school), students

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Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Classroom Forms

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Greenhouse Gases and Carbon Footprints

By Mary Carr

Designed to increase students’ knowledge of greenhouse gases and how they relate to warming, the desired outcome of this lesson is for each student to identify something(s) that (s)he can do to reduce his/her carbon footprint. Fairly simple review

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Math, Environment, Earth Day

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

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$Extra Credit Math Projects$

Extra Credit Math Projects

By Mary Carr

If you need extra credit projects to help your math students boost their grades, these extracurricular activities can fit the bill! In each of these three projects, students look at the world of math in a way that is not routinely included in our

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Math, Other (Math)

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Research, Projects

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Coordinate Grid Pictures in One and Four Quadrants

By Mary Carr

Teach and practice the coordinate grid system by plotting points to reveal a mystery picture. Students enjoy doing these. This product contains materials for three different, unique pictures - a tipi (teepee), castle, and slice of birthday cake.

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Math, Graphing

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables

$3.50

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Name-o-lantern Halloween Glyph

By Mary Carr

Fun Halloween activity for intermediate elementary and middle school students. Students create "jack"-o-lanterns that reflect some of their Halloween preferences (trick-or-treat vs party vs stay home, for example). Each pumpkin is named for its

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Geometry, Autumn, Halloween

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

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Properties of Exponents with Matching (Concentration) Game

By Mary Carr

Students can practice the basic rules for using exponents with these matching games and worksheet. Use them at math stations or in small groups. Included in this resource are: ♦ printable chart, "Properties of Exponents" ♦ worksheet which could

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Math, Algebra

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Assessment, Printables, Games

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$Scientific Notation and Water Conservation - Environmental Math$

Scientific Notation and Water Conservation - Environmental Math

By Mary Carr

Scientific notation with very large and very small numbers is practiced while learning about water conservation in this environmental mini-lesson. Students will consider the ways in which they and their families use water, examine sources of water

Subjects:

Numbers, Environment, Earth Day

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

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Exploring Pascal's Triangle

By Mary Carr

This activity is an introduction to the many mathematical properties found in Pascal’s Triangle. Your students will search for several different patterns among the numbers of the triangle. Intended for middle school students, Exploring Pascal’s

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Numbers, Other (Math), Gifted and Talented

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Lesson

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Convert a Repeating Decimal to a Fraction

By Mary Carr

This Powerpoint lesson teaches the conversion of a repeating decimal into a fraction through step-by-step demonstration. The lesson consists of: • review of vocabulary - rational and irrational number, terminating and repeating decimal • review

Subjects:

Algebra, Fractions, Decimals

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

$4.50

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$The Costs of Bottled Water - Environmental Math$

The Costs of Bottled Water - Environmental Math

By Mary Carr

This lesson is about raising some of the issues involved with the use of bottled water, with a few math calculations to drive the points home. Includes printable information sheet on the production, use, and disposal of plastic water bottles. The

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Math, Environment, Earth Day

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

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Pascal's Triangle Christmas Tree

By Mary Carr

Perhaps it’s the last days before winter break and you don’t want to start anything new. Let your students do something different and seasonal by filling in ornaments on Pascal’s tree while searching for number patterns. This activity is an

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Other (Math), Gifted and Talented, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

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Study Skills and Note-taking

By Mary Carr

Basic study skills and note-taking strategies - use this tool at the beginning of the year or as a review/mid-course correction. Included: - a two-page summary of important components of good study habits - a three-page handout explaining

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For All Subject Areas, Study Skills, Back to School

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Games, Lesson

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Coordinate Grid Pictures in Four Quadrants

By Mary Carr

Teach and practice the coordinate grid system by plotting points to construct a fun picture. Students enjoy these immensely. This product contains materials for three different, unique pictures. Included in this package are the

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Math, Graphing

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables

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Recognizing Angles and Parallel Lines in the Letters of the Alphabet

By Mary Carr

In this fun activity, students identify angles (right, acute, obtuse, reflex) and parallel lines in two-dimensional figures, the letters of the alphabet. Use this resource as: ♦ review of your lessons in plane geometry ♦ an enrichment activity

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Vocabulary, Arithmetic, Geometry

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets

$2.50

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Night Before Christmas Teacher's Poem

By Mary Carr

I wrote this poem for some students who were frustratingly reluctant to learn. No matter what I tried, they resisted. I thought a light yet heartfelt sentiment from their teacher at Christmas might help them to realize that we're all on the same

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For All Subject Areas, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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$Daily Math Word Problems (Bell ringers) for OCTOBER$

Daily Math Word Problems (Bell ringers) for OCTOBER

By Mary Carr

Start each math class off with a word problem that has a historical connection to the date! This document includes a unique math problem for each day of the month. Some are short and simple, while others are longer and/or require multiple steps. A

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Word Problems

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Printables, Lesson

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$Daily Math Word Problems (Bell ringers) for APRIL$

Daily Math Word Problems (Bell ringers) for APRIL

By Mary Carr

Start each math class off with a word problem that has a historical connection to the date! This resource includes a unique math problem for each day of the month of April. Some are short and simple, while others are longer and/or require multiple

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Math, Word Problems

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Lesson

$4.50

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Divisibility Rules Cootie Catcher, Mystery Picture, and More

By Mary Carr

The ability to recognize divisibility is an important mental math skill. Help your students learn and apply the divisibility rules for factors 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10 using these materials: ★ Divisibility Rules chart with examples ★ Cootie

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Other (Math), Mental Math

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Activities

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$Surface Area, Best Buy, and Precycling - Environmental Math$

Surface Area, Best Buy, and Precycling - Environmental Math

By Mary Carr

This lesson is about raising awareness of Precycling by examining cereal box packaging in terms of surface area and best buy. Students will calculate surface area of the packages to determine which is most efficient with its packaging, as well as

Subjects:

Math, Environment, Earth Day

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

$3.00

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$Daily Math Word Problems (Bell ringers) for NOVEMBER$

Daily Math Word Problems (Bell ringers) for NOVEMBER

By Mary Carr

Start each math class off with a word problem that has a historical connection to the date!This document includes a unique math problem for each day of the month of November. Some are short and simple, while others are longer and/or require multiple

Subjects:

Word Problems

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Printables, Lesson

$4.50

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Math teacher, grades 6 - 8; Mathletes Coach; Coordinator, Math and Chess Clubs; Northrop-Grumman TEAACH program participant (2 years) and presenter (1 year)

MY TEACHING STYLE

I am big on making cross-curricular and career connections to the material that we're learning. I try to make math relevant to everyday life and I like to make learning fun.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Earthwatch Educator Fellowship, 2011; "Most Influential Teacher", 2012

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. Medical Laboratory Sciences (Medical Technology); Master of Public Health; Master of Arts in Teaching with Endorsements in Math, Science, and Social Studies

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am a committed environmentalist. I participated in an Earthwatch Institute fellowship, Climate Change at the Arctic's Edge, in Churchill, Manitoba in 2011. I had the privilege of working with 11 other teachers from across the U.S. and an international climate researcher in a part of the world that is absolutely fascinating. While in the Churchill area I saw a polar bear and beluga whales up close. Awesome!