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Pbs Mathline Lesson Plan: Struts'n Stuff [Pdf] Lesson PlanPbs Mathline Lesson Plan: Struts'n Stuff [Pdf] Lesson Plan
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PBS
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3rd - 5th
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Pbs Mathline Lesson Plan: Struts'n Stuff [Pdf]

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Incorporating concepts in algebra, number sense, patterning, data collection, and geometry, this lesson engages students in various hands-on activities to explore the relationship between regular polygons and the number of diagonals (struts) needed to make the figure rigid. A detailed lesson for students in grades 3-5. Lesson includes extension activities, exerts from online teacher discussion, related resources, and student worksheets.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

charts, data analysis, data collection, faces, graphing, number patterns, number sense, patterns, polygons, shapes, sides

Additional Tags

algebra, analyze data, analyzing patterns, attribute, attributes, conclusions from patterns, coordinate pairs, description of a pattern, diagonals, extend a pattern in sequence, extending patterns, finding patterns, geometry, identifying a pattern, pattern generalization, pattern identification, pattern identify, pattern predictions, pattern relationships, prediction, recognize a pattern, reproducing patterns, rigid, spatial, spatial patterns, struts, graph, hexagon, pentagon, polygon, rectangle, regular polygon, rule, triangle

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

5.OA.B.3 4.OA.C.5

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