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7th grade measurement resources for GATE
Volume City - Second Edition
The resource is a perfect addition to the original volume city. Most teachers find that it's more challenging than the original as students are required to fit the building to certain perimeter and area dimensions. Also, each unit square is considered 20 feet. Students need to have a strong understanding of area and perimeter, as well as square feet, before attempting this activity. |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|There
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Geometry and Measurement Bundle - Grades 2-6 Worksheets
March Madness Basketball Math Enrichment- Whodunnit Math Mystery
Who stole the teacher's basketball bracket?This fun and challenging activity has students up and moving to solve a variety of problems. There are 10 problems with a focus on: geometry/customary measurement problem solving (perimeter, symmetry, rectangles, squares); adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators; fractions of a set; adding/subtracting/multiplying decimals; algebra/coordinate graphing/order of operations; multiplication and division problem solving- all with a fun March
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5th - 8th
3-D Name Project: Isometric Drawing
This engaging project develops students' understanding of crucial geometry concepts of volume, surface area, and spatial visualization. The comprehensive 21-page handout will provide everything you need to help your students foster these skills: isometric drawing paper, examples, full instructions, answer keys, and actual student samples. The Common Core connection is also included. You and your students will be rewarded with eye-popping examples of the beauty of mathematics.The activity include
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6th - 9th
STEM Activity Challenges for Building Bricks
Calling all Lego® master builders! If you are looking for more advanced building challenges with bricks for your upper elementary through middle school students, I've got you covered.These STEM building tasks are perfect to use in STEM class, makerspaces, libraries, after school clubs, or for early finishers.Please note that this set has been designed for advanced learners or builders, or those who have already completed the basic set of STEM mats. These require higher order thinking skills, per
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges for K-2 - Whole Year Bundle
Easter Jelly Bean Catapults: Exploring Forces and Motion!
Jelly Bean catapults is an awesome hands-on engineering project that can be used before, during, or after Easter. Students will learn about simple machines, specifically levers, as they explore, design, and test their Jelly Bean catapult. Students will also be given opportunities to modify their design and test for both distance and accuracy, allowing them to experience the Engineering Design Process. During this investigation students will learn about Newton's 1st Law of Motion and the relation
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2nd - 7th
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Mission Maze- Coding with Spheros
Mission Maze! Code your Sphero Robot through the maze using measurements, math, and block-based coding. Included:2 Student Worksheet VersionsMaze ExampleMaterials Needed for Lesson- Sphero Robots (Any type)- Sphero Edu App- Pre-Built Maze (Taped on Tablecloths, Taped on Floor, 3D constructed Maze)- Rulers-Protractors (Not required, but helpful)
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-3
Pi Day Activities - Notes, Worksheets, Task Cards and an Assessment
Use this resource for your Pi Day Celebration! Included you will find guided notes, a discussion activity, a vocabulary activity, task cards, an assessment, worksheets and a card board pizza circle activity. Your students will have fun learning about Pi!Below, you will find a brief description of each resource that is included in this mini-bundle!Find Someone WhoThis engaging activity has students discussing and summarizing the circumference and area of circles. Students will circulate throughou
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6th - 9th
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Constructing Triangles - Mini Unit
A 4 day mini unit on constructing triangles using a ruler, protractor and a compass. Common Core standard 7.G.2. May used as low as 5th and up to 9th. Students learn basic construction with simple steps. You will really be able to see if students are able to use a protractor with accuracy and for construction in addition to measuring. Day 1 includes a simple task that is done in class and one construction to be done independently. Day 2 includes step by step construction using a compass and two
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5th - 9th
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Missing Side Puzzles: Volume and Surface Area Extension Problems for GATE
Are you looking for a measurement and geometry math extension for your early finishers? These puzzles are designed for your high achievers and gifted and talented students to take their understanding of shapes and measurements up a notch.These problems are crafted to empower students to become math detectives, challenging them to unravel the mysteries of missing sides in three dimensional shapes. It's the perfect blend of fun and learning, offering an interactive way to extend their understandin
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5th - 7th
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Spring Action Lab: A Bouncy and Engaging STEM Lab
Students will enjoy putting their learning to work in this engaging lab. Using springs or rubber bands, students measure and record data as they try to get a bucket to touch the floor by adding weights. Then they use their data and its graph to make predictions and write equations that will help them predict the outcomes. This simple and inexpensive lab will help your students learn graphing, t-tables, measurement, linear functions, and the physics of tension forces. This can be used as a stand-
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5th - 9th
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Teaching Area Formulas: Making Geometry Make Sense
Students will move through a seamless transition from finding the areas of squares to rectangles, parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids.. The area formula for each polygon will build upon those they have already learned ensuring more retention and understanding of the formulas.Then they will apply these formulas to find the areas of complex shapes — the areas of states — as they apply their skills to problem-solving situations.
Losing Your Marbles: Function Connections You Can See
This visual demonstration/lab helps students make complete sense of functions. Topics addressed include slope, y-intercept, rise & run, slope-intercept form, domain & range, independent & dependent variables, and line of best fit. Whole number, fractional, and positive and negative slopes are addressed.
Adaptations make the lesson accessible to both younger and more advanced students.
The download includes complete instructions, activity masters, answer keys, Common Core alignment, a
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6th - 9th
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STEAM Geometry, Area, Ratios, Hands-on Math COLORADO FLAG DESIGN CHALLENGE
Full STEAM ahead! Here’s a fun and challenging one or two hour math lesson which combines mathematical problem solving, graphic design, following written directions, and an eye for art. It’s all ready-to-print including student handouts, teacher directions, samples, explanations, and an answer key. Use it today with common classroom materials!
Students solve problems about area and ratios to discover the proper measurements for a scaled version of the Colorado state flag and then solve pro
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4th - 8th
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Maths - Planning a Halloween Party Inquiry Project
This inquiry based project relates a range of maths focused student learning to an authentic context.
Concepts covered:
*Ratios
*Area and perimeter
*Adding decimal numbers
*Finding a percentage of an amount
*Adding a percentage onto a total
*Timetables and time
The pack comprises of ready-to-print student activity sheets.
Use as a base to inspire other problems, or use as is. All tasks are independent based and could be covered in two hour - four hours dependent upon your students. I created
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6th - 7th
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Candy Bar Project - Measurement, Ratio, Figurative Language, Writing
This is a fun hands-on math projects that integrates Language Arts figurative language and writing. Students measure a candy bar (miniature bars are more manageable)using centimeters. Reinforces ratio skills. Teachers may have all students use the same ratio, or have kids randomly draw numbers. After completion, students write a commercial and present it to the class. Meets common core math standards for Grade 5: Numbers & Operations and Grade 6: Ratios & Proportional Relationships. Mee
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3rd - 7th
Classroom Arrangement PBL for Math and Language Arts
Incorporate authentic learning into your classroom by having your students complete this PBL to rearrange your classroom. The project is organized around the central question: How can we arrange the furniture and materials in our classroom in a way that makes the best use of our space?
Students will think critically to brainstorm different factors affecting how the classroom should be arranged. They will use measurement skills appropriate to your math content to come up with a blueprint. Next,
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3rd - 7th
Thanksgiving Project for High Achievers
Great for GATE! Students will choose between two projects to complete over the course of November. Could be used in class or for an at home project. Make sure to check out the rubrics that correspond!
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3rd - 7th
Operation Dream House
In this activity students will design, furnish, and decorate their dream home using the concepts of perimeter, area, and measurement. This project will help build student math skills and create a little fun along the way.
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5th - 12th
Paper Plates Pie Charts: It's As Easy as Pie!
This activity allows students to analyze data and draw conclusions about data without spending inordinate amounts of time creating the graphs. Students will be able to quickly create accurate pie charts that can be used for critical thinking activities. Two versions are explained, one which will work for any sample size, and a second simpler method that does not require rigorous calculations to determine the degree measures. Four copy masters are included so you don't even have to buy paper pla
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4th - 7th
Algebra: Creating Equations and Rearranging Formulas
Create a foldable graphic organizer to rearrange formulas and highlight a quantity of interest, using the same reasoning as in solving equations.Please follow me to hear about new discounts, freebies, and product launches.Visit my Beautiful Mathematics Store for more engaging math lessons.Love finding STE(A)M activities that get the class outdoors and appreciating nature? Try an activity from our Natural STEAM series:Natural STEAM Activity #5: Building a Bacteria BurgNatural STEAM Activity #4: R
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7th - 9th
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Balancing Act: A STEM Competition Challenge to Promote a Growth Mindset
A STEM PRODUCT UNLIKE ANY OTHERS YOU'VE ENCOUNTERED!One STEM challenge per week using simple materialsStudents compete against one another and Professor WigginsMultiple iterations to build perseverance and a growth mindsetSolution photos from Professor WigginsPROFESSOR WIGGINS’ CHALLENGES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:· A Weekly Challenge· Challenge Details and Materials Needed· Ways to Implement this Challenge· Lesson Plans for the Week· End of Week Response from Professor Wiggins· An Editable Student
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Customary Measurement Enrichment Task Cards/Google Form- Animal Facts
Now updated to include a Google Form option!I used this with my 5th grade math class to conclude our unit on customary measurement and they loved it! The problems are similar to extended response questions they might see on a state-test, but my students didn't even realize it!First, students read an amazing animal fact and then there is a multi-step word problem related to the animal fact. I had my students use calculators and work in partners to solve the problems. These could also easily be us
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4th - 7th
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Measurement Conversions Puzzle
*THE PREVIEW LOOKS WEIRD. THE TRUE DOCUMENT DOES NOT!!*
This product is designed to be used two separate ways:
1. print on cardstock/laminated/cut/bagged for individual or partner stations
2. print plain paper, students sort and glue for assessment.
Use the original document as key*
This product can be used as review or enrichment. Students will take pieces and place them together matching one edge to another to re-create the original rectangular puzzle.
My kids love doing these puzzles for
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4th - 7th
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Maths - Planning a Domestic Holiday Inquiry Project
This inquiry based project relates a range of maths focused student learning to an authentic context.
Concepts covered:
*Adding and multiplying decimal numbers
*Comparing decimal numbers / money figures
*Interpreting and extracting information from a timetable
*Constructing a timetable
*Financial Literacy
*Making an informed mathematical decision and justifying it using mathematical language.
The project includes ready-to-print student instruction sheets that will guide them to complete their
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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