Noyce Foundation
Truffles
Knowing how to scale a recipe is an important skill. Young mathematicians determine the amount of ingredients they need to make a certain number of truffles when given a recipe. They determine a relationship between ingredients given a...
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Fungi
Lovely pictures help to summarize the different characteristics of fungi in this PowerPoint which covers structure, function and the way that fungi get nutrients. Symbiotic relationships are examined, and some commercial uses are given.
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Mixing Candies
Mixture problems are a classic in first-year algebra. Unfortunately, many learners approach them in a formulaic fashion and don't truly understand the meaning of the algebraic expressions they are using. Here, the questions are not the...
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Working Like a Dog
Students consider ways animals help human beings with certain chores, then research more specific tasks dogs are trained to do. They create a help wanted ad enumerating the traits a dog should have before applying for a particular position.
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The Diversity of Fungi
In this fungi worksheet, learners will review the growth and reproduction of zygomycetes and the characteristics of ascomycotes, basidiomycotes, and deuteromycotes. This worksheet has 15 fill in the blank, 4 short answer, and 8 matching...
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Treasure Part II- Reading Comprehension
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 3rd graders read a selection called, "Treasure, Part II." They either write answers to, or discuss 3 questions based on the selection.
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Arizona!! How the Heck Did I End Up Here???
Students research the historical background of the potato. In this potato research lesson plan, students cut out the important dates in potato history. Students make a timeline for the events.
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Candy Word Search Worksheet
In this candy word search worksheet, students locate 27 words that are associated with candy. They see the words in a table at the bottom of the page, which include; chocolate, lollipops, marshmallows, and pralines.