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Active Wear
Students interpret and analyze data. In this middle school mathematics lesson, students conduct an experiment in which they investigate which solar collector, black, white, or silver, absorbs the most heat. Students examine the graphs...
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Fuel Cell Experimentation
With rising oil prices and increasing concerns over global warming, the pressure is on for engineers to develop alternative sources of energy. Among the new technologies being developed are hydrogen fuel cells, which young scientists...
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Spaghetti Bridges
Learners thread a piece of spaghetti through the holes in the cup. One person suspend the cup by placing each index finger approximately one inch in from the ends of the spaghetti.
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Little Red Corvette
Learners investigate the acceleration of a car. In this acceleration of a car lesson plan, students make a scatter plot of corvette acceleration data. Learners find a model to fit the data by taking the integral of the curve created by...
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Sixteen Multiple Choice AP Calculus AB Exam Practice Questions
In this AP Calculus AB Exam worksheet, students answer sixteen multiple choice questions in preparation for the AP Exam. These questions include many topics covered on the exam.
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Tree Diagrams
In this tree diagrams worksheet, students solve and complete 10 different problems that include creating tree diagrams. First, they toss a coin and roll a die simultaneously to determine the outcomes with a tree diagram. Then, students...
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Tracking the Storm
Students discuss the different types of storms that can hit land. They locate specific coordinates on a plane grid. They discuss lonsgitude and latitude to plot the coordinates of a tropical storm. They practice finding coordinates...
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Spelling Payment (Elementary, Mathematics)
Young scholars practice spelling words and earn points (Each spelling word is assigned a value.) for each one spelled correctly. They keep track of money earned and may purchase items at the end of the month.
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Geometry- Hands and Feet
Learners identify units of measurement. In this measurement lesson, students predict the length and width of their hands and feet. Learners discuss their findings and if their predictions were correct.
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Kindergarten Money
Students identify the various coins and their values through presentations, a rubric, a value pretest, and coin manipulatives. Money is incorporated into various activities whether at home or in school. Students create money webs using...
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Dealing with Data in Elementary School
Students follow the scientific method in collecting data. In this following the scientific method in collecting data lesson, students develop a question they would like answered such as how many aluminum cans are consumed each school...
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Geoboard Squares
Students create squares of different sizes on a geoboard. They find and describe a pattern. Students use the pattern to determine the number of squares possible on a 10-by-10 geoboard. They create squares with a horizontal base (and...
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Patterns and Functions
Students investigate properties of perimeter and area. In this middle school mathematics lesson, students explore patterns in a problem solving context. Students model and solve problems using various representations for the data as...
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What Are My Chances?
Students calculate probability. In this lesson on probability, students use given data to calculate to chances of a given event occurring. Many of the calculations in this lesson are applicable to daily life.
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Maps
Students investigate threee types of maps. In this algebra lesson, students idenitfy different maps and explore how they relate to the area keeping cllimate and topography in mind. They discuss maps used to navigate land. air and sea.
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For The Birds
Seventh graders list the features of an ecosystem and identify local bird species. In this bird lesson students work in groups to formulate a hypothesis and test their theory by collecting and analyzing data.
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Balsa Wood Airplane Flight and Speed Correlation
Ninth graders calculate the average speed of their balsa wood airplane. In this physics lesson, 9th graders build their own airplane and make necessary modifications to to make it fly straight. They interpret distance and time graph...
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Does Shape Affect Drag?
Learners study drag and how it affects a parachute in the sky. For this parachutes lesson students build models and compare their drag.
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Porosity and Permeability
Pupils examine the concepts of porosity and permeability. They conduct experiments to determine the porosity and permeability of gravel, sand, and clay. After performing the experiments they collect and graph data, comparing the...
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Squid Races
Students imitate squid propulsion using a balloon and experience Newton's third law: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Various anatomical designs are tested and analyzed. They calculate the speed of each squid...
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Aquatic Field Data
Students use laptops and sensors to measure water quality and graph their results. For this aquatics lesson students post their results to a website or email.
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Texas Estuary Project
Students take a field trip to a local estuary and analyze water samples. They analyze and graph the data results, write an essay, and create a food web of their field site.
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Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
Learners investigate how mass affects the speed of an object. In this physics lesson plan, students record data on the data table and graph results. They analyze findings and formulate a conclusion.
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Relations and Functions
In this Algebra II learning exercise, 11th graders identify the domain and range of a relation and determine if the given relation is a function. The three page learning exercise contains explanation and eighteen practice problems. ...