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Designing A Mythical Creature

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study mythology and why human cultures require them.  For this investigating myths lesson students design a creature that fits an explanation of a natural phenomena then demonstrate the concept of "myth" and "legend".
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Coast-to-Coast Book Design-Part 3: Brainstorming the Book

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine the process of designing a book and identify the steps necessary to publish a book. In small groups they analyze ABC books, and discuss the similarities and differences between the books. Students then brainstorm ideas...
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Designing Scavengers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars write a headline that captures the most important aspects of the People's Design Award. In this design lesson, students are introduced to The People's Design Award and collaborate to create a headline for a newspaper...
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Exponents and Logarithms Test

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Algebra II/Pre-calculus instructional activity, students solve advanced logarithmic and exponential equations. The two page instructional activity contains ten multipart problems. Answers are not provided.
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Sequences and Series

For Students 9th - 11th
In this sequencing worksheet, students solve problems with sequences and series. They derive formulas to solve word problems and receive specific points for doing so. There are 8 questions with an answer key.
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Emergency Shelter Project: Empathy Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design emergency shelters.  In this designing emergency shelters lesson, students discuss living conditions of people after a natural disaster.  Students discuss the tsunami that struck East Asia.  Students design collapsible...
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Connecting the Dots? Geometry and Architecture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the connection between geometry and architecture. In this geometry and architecture lesson, students view a video which details a geometry class design project. Students then use the Internet in a scavenger hunt to find...
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Four Graph Transformations with Shifts and Reflections Problems

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this transformations worksheet, students sketch functions with shifts and reflections. The original functions and space for the graphs are provided.
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Using Bands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use stretchy bands to complete exercises that build muscle in their body. In this stretchy bands lesson plan, students learn how bands can help build muscle.
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Worksheet 17

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math learning exercise, students suppose that a function f and its derivative f1 are continuous and that there are constants K, a, and M such that |f(t)|< Keat for t ≥ M.
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School-Home Links:

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood reading words instructional activity, students sound out 5 letter combinations and then read the words with the consonant cluster. Students identify 5 words that begin with tr.
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Draw a Rhyme

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
In this draw a rhyme worksheet, students read 2 sentences, underline the words that rhyme in each sentence, and draw pictures to accompany each sentence.
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Telephone Communication

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students role-play telephone conversations. They view a video of a telephone conversation and discuss the vocabulary used during the conversation. They practice conversations and substitute responses.
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Mystery In the Attic

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students view sentences with the title of Mystery in the Attic and choose which word is spelled incorrectly in each sentence and edit it. Students do this for 12 sentences.
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Gradient Search

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of a gradient search. In this gradient search instructional activity, students use the Gradient Search Algorithm to locate critical points, maximums, minimums, and answer questions in this problem solving...
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A Tough Nut to Crack

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the origins and background of the pecan.  For this agriculture lesson students divide into groups, complete an activity and worksheets.