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Pan's Highway-Saturn's Rings
In this Pan's highway worksheet, students read about the Cassini spacecraft that discovered how Pan clears out the ring debris in the outer A-ring system of Saturn. Students use an image taken by the satellite to find the scale of the...
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New York State Testing Program Grade 7
In this seventh grade mathematics worksheet, 7th graders are provided with questions that are reflective of the grade level expectations for New York State. The twenty page worksheet contains thirty multiple choice questions. Answers...
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A Clasroom Study of the Life of an Airplane
Students participate in an experiment to discover the properties of lift. They work together to complete calculations and collect data. They share their results with the class.
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Constructing Triangles
In this constructing triangles online instructional activity, students construct thirteen triangles on paper first and then type in their answers on line. Students can check their answers as they go and the computer calculates the...
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Let the Sun Shine In: Energy Conservation
Students create a project applying their math skills as they discuss energy conservation. In this geometry lesson, students define vocabulary relating to the environment and energy conservation. They construct a building that allow lots...
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The Colors on My TV Screen
Young scholars explore how electronic screens use only three colors to produce the colors that people see on the screen. They make and test a color wheel.
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Reflection: Student Worksheet
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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Creating Circles
Students make a circle graph. In this graphing lesson, the teacher conducts a class survey, then demonstrates how to make a pie graph. When students are comfortable with the material, they use a worksheet to create their own graph.
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Introducing Powers and Models
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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Clocks and Time
Learners construct clocks and then learn how to read a clock face, tell time, and determine how much time has elapsed.
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Trigonometric Applications Outside the Classroom
Fifth graders describe and demonstrate how trigonometry can be used to find the height of a tall building or tree. They describe and demonstrate how trigonometry can be used to find the height of a high hill, or other high object where...
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High School Mathematics Problems from Alaska: Azimuth and Arc Length
Students track the Azimuth sunrise and sunset over time by creating a chart.
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Triangles
Students draw triangles. In this shapes lesson plan, students discuss what they already know about triangles, what they are and what they are made up of. Students discuss the types of triangles and practice drawing each type.
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Light
Students examine how light waves travel. In this properties of light instructional activity, students observe how light travels in water, how light is reflected and refracted, and how light is pure energy.
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Individual Sundial (Cloud/Rain Activity)
Students make a simple sundial to examine the changes in shadows over time. In this sundial and shadow instructional activity, students make a simple sundial out of a manila folder and pencil. They observe how shadows change over time,...
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Congruent Triangles Postulates
Learners discover three lettered postulates that prove triangles congruent.
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Landslides!
Learners discover soil and Earth movement by experimenting in class. In this Earth Science lesson, students utilize a stream table, soil, graduated cylinder and water to create a re-enactment of a landslide. Learners simulate different...
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The Laws of Sines and Cosines Made Simple!
Students explore the concept of law of sines and cosines. In this law of sines and cosines lesson plan, students construct a triangle tool from card stock and markers. Students use their triangle tool to aid in solving problems...
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How Tall Is That Flag Pole?
Learners examine various triangles and discuss how similar triangles have sides that are proportional. They utilize an ancient Egyptian method to determine the height of a flagpole.
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Christmas Presents
Seventh graders create a graph of their Christmas gifts. They develop categories, compute fractional and decimal parts for each category, identify the number of degrees to represent each fractional part, and create a circle graph to...
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Structures and Shapes
Students make jewelry using different shapes from magazines, tissue paper, cardboard, and other materials. In this making jewelry lesson plan, students complete this hands on activity to discuss how shapes are used.
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New York State Testing Program: Mathematics Book 2, Grade 5 2008
In this 5th grade math standardized test practice learning exercise, students solve 18 multiple-step open-ended math problems based on New York academic standards.
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Jumbles - Antonyms and Synonym Sentences
In this grammar and writing worksheet, 4th graders use 8 sets of words to form 8 complete sentences that show the proper use of synonyms and antonyms.
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Tangent Properties
Students explore properties of tangent lines. In this properties of tangent lines lesson, students discuss the perpendicular relationship between a tangent line on a circle and the circle's radius. Students use that relationship to...