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Middle 5-8

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/collections/quilts/thinking.html

Type of teaching unit: Lesson Plan
Time frame: 1-7 days
Subject Matter: Critical Thinking Skills using quilt pattern

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/97/dream/implement.html

Type of teaching unit: Unit Plan
Time frame: 2-3 weeks
Subject Matter: Problem Solving

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jp/quilt

Type of teaching unit: stories and activities
Time frame: unlimited
Subject Matter: Problem Solving using patterns in quilts

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/puzzle/puzintro.html

Welcome! You will find twelve puzzle sets. Each set challenges you with four or five jigsaw puzzles made from images found in the American Memory collections.

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/handouts/EyeSpyFiles/EyeSpyMathFeb05.ppt

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/handouts/EyeSpyFiles/EyeSpyMathLinks.doc

Eye Spy Math in The American Memory Collection. An engaging resource to help students recognize math concepts through images and documents from the American Memory collections.