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Cells All Around

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners measure the size of an epithelial cell and to estimate the number of epithelial cells in a given area of the body. After watching a video on cells, student groups perform an experiment using a microscope to view some of their...
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Proportions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students perform mathematical operations to create proportional measurements, after listening to the David Schwartz book, If You Hopped Like a Frog.
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Time Travel

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students view a video clip on time travel. They work together to complete a worksheet on measuring time. They discuss the different perceptions of time.
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Range, Mean, Median and Mode Through the Internet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners compute measures of central tendency.  In this range, mean, median and mode instructional activity, students gather information on the internet, organize the data and then compute the measures of central tendency. ...
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Scaling Down the Pyramids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students construct three-dimensional models of the three pyramids at Giza. They research the building of the pyramids and record the height, base and angle measurements of each pyramid. They create a file of facts regarding the pyramids.
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Cell Energy - Bubbling Yeast

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify that yeast are a single celled fungi that are a great model organism for studying respiration in the classroom. They also fill the bulb of a disposable pipet (eyedropper) with yeast, then submerge the pipet in a test...
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Merry ChrisMaths

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math and holiday worksheet, students solve 10 mixed math word problems. They read problems that include proper British English language. They solve the problems using multiplication, metric measurement, standard measurement,...
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How Far From the Fountain?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this estimation worksheet, learners estimate and measure ten landmarks from the fountain in inches. Students also answer two word problems involving coordinates.
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Phenomenological Pizza

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore measurement in terms of pizza toppings. In this math lesson plan, students draw a circle using string and a ruler, determine areas of different size circles, find how many two topping pizzas can be made using 14...
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Catching Rays

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate solar collectors. In this energy lesson, students create and demonstrate solar collectors. They will use measurement, data collecting, and analyze their findings to determine the best orientations for their solar...
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A Day to Remember!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study math. For this real-life problem solving lesson, students work on their skills dealing with time and money. They work in small groups on various time and money word problems and by the final day they have a final problem...
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What Does Time Have to Do with it?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars investigate time. In this investigative lesson, students run through an obstacle course using standard timers. They record the time and apply this knowledge to problems in math. Young scholars record their predictions, and...
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How Many Animals?

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students use their math skills to develop estimates for the population of several animal species native to the Austrailian rainforest. It is a simulation that researchers at the Center for Rainforest Studies in Australia perform to...
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A Tough Nut to Crack

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Children, based on a set of criteria, evaluate the quality of pecans. They research recorded history of pecan trees as well as how their seeds moved across western Missouri into southeastern Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico. In...
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A Newspaper?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use newspapers to investigate fractions. They work in small groups to categorize articles, measure them with the grid transparency, and calculate the values represented. Afterward, they write a reflective essay on the role...
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Finding Perimeter and Area

For Students 5th - 8th
In this area and perimeter worksheet, students are given the equations to find the perimeter and area of objects. They practice finding the perimeter by measuring the sides of given objects and adding them together. They find the area of...
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Its OK To Be a Clod

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers describe factors that affect the solubility of a chemical substance in seawater. In this sea environment lesson, student explain how information on the solubility of a substance can be used to measure water currents....
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Making/Building Kites

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore kite making.  For this cross curriculum fine arts and ancient Chinese history lesson, students activate prior knowledge about how kites were used in ancient Chinese culture.  Students sketch an original kite...
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Angles Formed By Parallel Lines

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Young scholars explore the concept of angles formed by parallel lines.They graph two parallel lines cut by a transversal, then measure the angles formed by the transversal and record the data in a table. Learners make conjectures about...
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Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 6th - 10th
In this measurement activity, students will be given 2 sides of a right triangle, they will determine if the missing side is a leg or the hypotenuse. They will use the Pythagorean Theorem to create an equation and find the length of the...
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Solving Problems with Mixed Numerals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students apply the skills of different operations in order to solve the 10 word problems that have mixed numerals.
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Using the Balance

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students determine the mass of various objects. In this integrated math and science lesson, students use an arm balance to compare a known object to a combination of washers with a fixed weight. Students record data, construct a bar...
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Angles: Supplementary, Corresponding & Alternate (2 of 2)

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In the second of two similar worksheets, anglers compute missing angles when given an alternate, supplementary, or complementary value. There are six problems to solve, but each of them requires two to four solutions. This is a nice...
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Angles: Supplementary, Corresponding & Alternate (1 of 2)

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In the first of two similar worksheets, geometers compute two to four unknown angles when given an alternate, supplementary, or complementary value. There are six multliple-step problems to solve. This is a nice challenge for your...

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