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Beaded bracelet multiplication: Students complete a variety of estimation and multiplication activities to plan, create, and write directions for creating beaded bracelets.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics); By Dayle Payne.

Bear graph: The students will compare and contrast bears brought from home and share their ideas through a graph.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics); By Karen Pledger.

Bearly estimating: This is a lesson which allows students to explore with estimation in cooperative learning groups.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics); By Melissa Geiser.

Beginning lesson on coordinate grids: First quadrant: Students will investigate the first quadrant of the Cartesian coordinate system. They will use online activities developed by Shodor.org to identify the coordinates of points, or plot specific points. Then students will progress to an activity where they direct a robot through a mine field laid out on the coordinate plane. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop - "Interactivate Your Bored Math Students" by Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Mathematics); By Bonnie Boaz.

Biologists: Working with probability: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 2.7; In this lesson for grade six, students will use theoretical probability to predict genetic outcomes, and will understand how mathematical probability is used in biological careers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics and Science); By Kim Abrams, Mike McDowell, and Barbara Strange.

Birds of a feather: Collecting and analyzing bird feeder data: In this lesson, students prepare frequency tables and construct a circle graph of the species of birds observed at bird feeders.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics); By Vicky Smathers.

Body graphing: "Body Graphing" is an interactive graphing activity involving manipulatives to compare graphing results. With the use of ropes and unifix cubes students will learn to compare and contrast their body with classmates. The graphing activity can be extended to graph differences with height, hair and eye color, and other physical attributes.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics); By patsy morgan.

Book order math: Using a book order catalog, students will calculate costs for their book choices, learn how to write a check, and to fill out an order form.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Mathematics); By Teri Dammann.

Bouncing ball experiment: In this experiment students should be in groups of 3. Students will drop a ball from different heights and measure the corresponding bounce. Since each group will use a different ball, they will generate different sets of data. They will be asked to discuss and compare their linear function with that of their classmates. They should practice measuring the ball bounce before they begin to collect data.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Mathematics); By alicia jones.

Bouncing bubbles: Students will listen to Bubbles Bubbles by Mercer Mayer and a bubble poem before exploring the joys of bubble blowing. Students will observe bubbles, discuss their observations and create illustrations and stories to share.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Science); By Karen Rice.

Bugs, bugs, bugs: This lesson integrates writing and the study of insects by having the students create a book following the pattern of How Many Bugs in a Box? by David A. Carter.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science); By Vicki Rivenbark.

Building a paper bridge: An introduction to problem solving: This activity allows the student to explore problem solving strategies while working with a partner. This activity (building a paper bridge), requires students to question word definition and the application of those definitions. Through problem solving strategies, students discover the need for applying math skills.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics); By Steve Walston.

Building map-reading skills: In Map skills and higher-order thinking, page 5; Now that we know what students can't do, how do we help them develop the skills to read and interpret maps successfully? You may not be surprised to learn that most of the research and literature on this topic stops short of offering actual suggestions....; Format: activity/lesson plan (grade ); By David Walbert.

Bunny addition: This lesson integrates language arts, music, and math. The children will listen to the story Count on Bunnies. They will be given the opportunity to act out the story and solve bunny equations. After listening to the song "Five Young Rabbits," the children will take turns being rabbits and pantomiming the actions as the class sings. The children will combine the rabbits at the end of each verse to see how many rabbits have been added. Then they will work in pairs to create their own rabbit equations.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts and Mathematics); By Becky Smith.

Calculating slope of a ramp: In On track learning: Safety through technology and design, page 9; In this lesson, students build a ramp and calculate its slope at different heights. They will also test cars to see how the height of the ramp affects speed.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7–10 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science); By Roxanne Moses.

Candy math: Unit on reviewing Math skills. The unit will take 20 minutes per day for 6 days. A good activity for late spring.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics); By Tammy Sharpe.

Career skill: Writing expressions and equations: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 2.9; In this lesson for grade seven, students will translate between natural language sentences and mathematical equations. Students will discuss how this skill may be useful in various careers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics); By Peggy Dickey and Barbara Turner.Adapted by Sharon Abell.

Careers in banking: Working with exponential growth: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 2.9; In this lesson, students use exponential growth to solve problems related to careers in banking.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Mathematics); By Debbie Brooks, Peggy Dickey, and Jan Sullivan.

Careers in real estate and customer service: Working with central tendency: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 3.8; In this lesson plan, students compare the mean and median salaries of two different careers and answer questions analyzing the data.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); By Valerie Davis, Sonya Rexrode, and Monika Vasili.

Category fun: This is a unit on categorizing for Kindergartners. It spans approximately one week, using 30-45 minutes each day. It incorporates the use of multimedia.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills and Mathematics); By Cathy Palmer.

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