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Middle school geometry laboratories for Microsoft Word
Chewey Bubble Gum Company - Intro To Probability
Want to introduce your students to the probability of something happening? Want to peak their interest before you start a probability unit? This experiment based activity allows students to find the probability of something happening while having fun and popping bubble gum bubbles!
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6th - 12th
Astronomy Astrolabe Lab Middle School Science
Essential QuestionHow did early astronomers measure the stars and planets?Combine Math and science in your classroomI begin this lab by asking students who is the most important on a Pirate ship. They tell me it is the Captain and inform them that is the wrong answer. The navigator is because he knows your location and where the buried treasure is located.MaterialsPlastic protractor with a holeLarge plastic straw12-inch piece of stringSmall bolt or washer (or other metal weight that can be tie
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8th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-3
Also included in:Â Astronomy light, planets sizes , space rocket and sun tracking
Geometry Lab for Start of School - Measuring Line Segments with Candy and Rulers
Looking for a new way to start off the year teaching Geometry? For a change of pace, rather than read the rules to the kids on the first day I decided to give them this activity instead.
Supplies Needed: Notecards, paperclips, Starbursts, rulers,
This is essentially a printable/editable packet with 6 different line segments that the students will measure using 6 different units of measurement. I chose 3 non-traditional units (notecard, paperclip, Starburst) and traditional units (Inches,
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5th - 11th
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Surface Area & Volume of Oblique Prisms: Student Investigation
In this investigation, students will use raw spaghetti and mini marshmallows to discover how the surface area and volume of a prism relate to the surface area and volume of the respective oblique prism. Students will be asked to create a rectangular prism using marshmallows to connect the vertices. Using a ruler, they will measure the dimensions of the prism, calculate and record the surface area and volume. Then they will make their prism into an OBLIQUE prism by giving it a slight push to t
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6th - 10th
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Pumpkin Roll Math Lab
Want to get outside and investigate pumpkins?
Real-life application of skills are really important to students making connections to math skills in the classroom. This lab covers both math and science skills of circumference, diameter, rotations and density. It does require an outdoor space such as a blacktop or track or a long hallway.
* I did not buy the pumpkins that I used. I sent out an email to parents and told kids about it in class. All pumpkins used were donated!
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6th - 8th
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Astronomy Telescope Refraction of light
STEM This lesson contains 2 quick labs for students to understand the basic principle of optical astronomy. This fun lesson begins with aq discussion of visible light. The properties of refraction are defined. Then plications of these properties are applied to describe how refracting telescopes operate. There is a math problem to illustrate the importance of finding the radius of a circle.Worksheet and answer key are included.MS-PS4-2Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflect
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-PS4-2
Also included in:Â Astronomy light, planets sizes , space rocket and sun tracking
Surface Area Lab
This surface area lab helps students understand how we find the surface area of rectangular prisms.
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4th - 11th
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Scale Drawing Lab: School Supplies
In this lab, students will measure the lengths and widths of five school supplies, and their desk. The document is editable so you can change the type of school supplies that you have readily available in your classroom. Students measure the dimensions in inches, and record the measurements on the given table. Then, they use the scale factor or 2 in: 3 units to convert inches to graph paper units. Once they have the units, they can create a scale drawing on graph paper of their desk covered in s
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Grades:
7th
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Triangle Investigation
This is handout/worksheet/table that could be done in groups, partners, or a whole group setting. Students will measure angles and sides to discover how triangles are classified. You can teach them the 6 different types of triangles before or after. This investigation is good for a math inquiry lesson.
*Because I upload my items as word documents, the formatting changes. If you are not able to fix this, please let me know, and I can provide a pdf version of the file.
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Pythagorean Theorem Activity, Stations, Geometry, Scavenger Hunt
Instructions
Possible Uses:
• Mid-lesson or End of Lesson Check for understanding
• Math Stations (Middle School students like it this way)
• Test Review
• Homework Alternative Bell Work
• Bell Work
Directions for instructor:
This activity is designed to help students work problem with Pythagorean Theorem using algebra and it gets students up and about. Place the 14 cards on the wall around your room. Students pick any card to begin with. They write an equation, then solve for x. Next, the s
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6th - 10th
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Angle-Angle Similarity Lab
This lab uses angle-angle similarity to indirectly measure objects. By Function Junction.
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8th - 11th
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Virtual Surface Area Scavenger Hunt
8th Grade Texas Standards
(7) Expressions, equations, and relationships. The student applies mathematical process standards to use geometry to solve problems. The student is expected to:
(B) use previous knowledge of surface area to make connections to the formulas for lateral and total surface area and determine solutions for problems involving rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and cylinders.
*Students will click on multiple links to take them to a real world rectangular prism, triangular
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8th
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Drawing Earth's Orbit
In this activity, students will use thumbtacks, cardboard, and string to draw earth's elliptical orbit. This is a useful lesson for talking about the scale of space and connections between math and science
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6th - 12th
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Virtual Volume Scavenger Hunt
8th Grade Texas Standards
(7) Expressions, equations, and relationships. The student applies mathematical process standards to use geometry to solve problems. The student is expected to:
(A) solve problems involving the volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres.
*Students will click on multiple links to take them to real world cylinders, cones, and spheres. Students will discover the objects measurements and then use the correct formula to calculate the volume of each object.
*Teacher will be a
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8th
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Patterns in Polygons
This activity requires students to create diagonals in various polygons to determine the sum of the measures of the angles in those polygons and the total number of diagonals that can be constructed in each polygon. In addition to pattern recognition and developing formulas, students graph the data they collect to demonstrate linear and non-linear functions. Teachers can use this activity in an Algebra or Geometry course.
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7th - 12th
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Nets and Three Dimensional Figures
This is a great investigation activity of nets and surface area.
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6th - 8th
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Rockets!
The following activity uses different measurements and geometry to calculate a model rocket's acceleration, gravitational potential energy at the rocket's apogee, force, and explores Newton's laws of motion. A model rocket, launch pad, measuring tape, and protractor instrument are required for this activity.
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7th - 12th
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Guided Volume Lab
This lab helps guide students to understanding where the formula for finding volume of rectangular prisms comes from.
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4th - 10th
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Area and Volume Lab
a great lab to practice the mathematical calculations involved with area and volume for different shapes
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4th - 12th
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Triangle Inequality Lab Activity
Students use measured pieces of spaghetti to investigate the triangle inequality theorem and make a conjecture about what must be true about the side lengths of a triangle.
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7th - 10th
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Intersecting Lines Lab - Vertical Angles and Linear Pair - Geogebra
In this activity, students will discover the relationship between vertical angles and a linear pair by constructing intersecting lines on Geogebra. Students are asked to navigate to Geogebra and follow directions to construct intersecting lines and measure angles.
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7th - 11th
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CCSS:
Is It A Square?
This is a worksheet/table where students investigate squares. What makes a square a square? Students will measure sides and angles to find out whether 5 different parallelograms are squares or not.
*Because I upload my items as word documents, the formatting changes. If you are not able to fix this, please let me know, and I can provide a pdf version of the file.
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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Inquiry Volume of Prisms Lesson
Students use unit cubes to investigate the properties of volume of rectangular prisms with a set number of cubes.
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6th
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