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Properties of the Ocean: Change

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students research and create a visual presentation on the seasonal salinity of the Earth's oceans. They apply the research in a simulation of a lab disaster in which they must relabel ocean samples.
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Monochromatic Painting

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners create a piece of monochromatic art. In this monochromatic art lesson, students design a piece of art and analyze their painting objectively. Learners connect color and emotions.
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Making a Circle Graph of a Sample Budget

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine a sample budget and categorize the entries as a group. Then in small groups they convert budget category totals to percents and degrees to make a circle graph related to a sample budget.
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Measurement Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students review estimation, measurement, fractions, decimals while familiarizing themselves with a new classroom at the beginning of the year.
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Graphing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students collect data to create different types of graphs-line, pie, and bar graphs. They use StarOffice 6.0 to create graphs.
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Dying to Be Thin

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students view a video clip about how men and women are portrayed in the media. They gather examples from magazines and graph the results. They discuss body image to end the lesson.
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Educating K-12 Students about Glacier Dynamics in a Changing Climate

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars determine which of the following parameters, slope, ice, temperature or basal condition affects the glacier speed the most. They create their own experiment to test what influences glacier speed and temperature of the ice.
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How Tall is that Tree?

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students apply their math skills to develop an accurate estimate of the height of a tall tree. Three different methods are outlined. All grade levels should be able to perform the shadow method and the proportional method.
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An Archaeological Adventure in Athens

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students review map skills and practice finding locations on a map. In groups, they create maps with mystery locations identified by hidden stick-on magnets. Other groups attempt to find the mystery locations and then check their work...
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Reflection: Student Worksheet

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this math worksheet, students will work independently to trace a stencil on an x-axis. Then students will follow a procedure to trace the image on the horizontal line of reflection. Students will observe that reflections and rotations...
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Blazing the Trail

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learning about proportions through measuring and mapping distances is the focus of this real-world math activity that doubles as an activity. Mathematicians complete a course designed to measure and map locations in order to put the...
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Adhesives: How Sticky is Your Tape?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students test the adhesive strength of different tapes. In this adhesive activity, students conduct an experiment to test the shear strength of the adhesives, take measurements, record data, and draw conclusions to explain each product's...
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Introducing Powers and Models

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students construct two dimensional models to illustrate squared numbers. In this geometry lesson, students use graph paper and an x/y axis to build squares exponentially. Students identify powers and relationships between various figures...
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"Girls Only" Science Workshop

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Young scholars design sleds. In this engineering lesson, students collaborate to engineer and build a real working sleds from the materials provided.  This lesson was originally designed to be taught to a group of female young scholars.
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Quilt Squared

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study West Virginia quilts. For this mathematics lesson, students use symmetry, geometric shapes, and patterns to create their own quilt square.
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Little House In the Big Woods

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore economics by reading classic literature with their classmates. For this farm production lesson, students read the famous story Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Students complete handouts based upon...
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Energy Efficient Homes

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students observe and gather data from a model simulated home.  In this efficiency lesson students examine the factors that influence energy efficiency, complete a lab activity then draw conclusions from their data.

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