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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students observe a model of the distribution of the earth's water and compare the relative volumes and percentages of types of water on earth. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students first explore the concept of mass. They explore how to mass objects and compare various objects according to their mass. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students examine relationship between ice volume and the Earth's sea level, and describe how differences in ice volume and composition relate to changes in the Earth's climate. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students review the formula for computing volume. They apply the formula to compute the volume for a cube or box labeling their answer in cubic units. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students investigate relationships among perimeter and area of shapes and volume and surface area of prisms. They design notepads using relationships described by given scenarios. They must understand the context and attributes of the measures to estimate and calculate measurements. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are introduced to the measures perimeter, area and volume. They read contexts using the terms and begin to develop meaning for each measure. Additional contexts are presented and the definition of each measure is clarified. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students use formulas to calculate the volumes of rectangular solids. They decide what degree of precision is adequate and round off the result of calculator operations to significant figures that reasonably reflect of the inputs. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students use problem solving strategies to determine the amount of gravel needed to fill the bottom of an aquarium that is 50 cm long, 20 cm wide, and 30 cm high. Students use centimeter cubes and brainstorm strategies they might use to find the volume of the space that will be filled by the gravel. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students determine the cause of an algal bloom in a classroom aquarium. Students analyze the situation and present a solution to the problem in the given time frame after researching and conducting experiments. Solutions are presented in the form of oral presentations and must include a PowerPoint slide show. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students pretend the area they live in is subject to wind, waves and rain. In groups, they pretend they are a groups of meteorologists or geologists and are to report on the weather and damage that could occur there. Each group develops a news report to present their findings to the class. Full Review »

