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Fitting a Line to Data

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers work together in groups to collect data in relationship to how much water marbles can displace. After the experiment, they use the data to identify the linear equation to determine the best-fit line. They use the...
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The Graduation Dilemma

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore data analysis.  For this Algebra I lesson, 9th graders collect and organize data to create a scatter plot.  Students use the regression feature of the calculator to find the line of best fit and use the...
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Plotting a Magnetic Field

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experiment with a set of materials. They plot the magnetic field that arises from a regular bar magnet. They discover how a magnet affects a compass.
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Prime Factorization, Equivalent Fractions and GCF review

For Students 7th - 9th
In this sample test worksheet, students solve twenty-five problems covering prime factorization, equivalent fractions, greatest common factor, and plotting on a number line.  Solutions are provided.
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Science: Electric Fields from Point Charges

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine electric fields using viewers to discover the direction of positive charges and the location of the field's strength. They experiment with positive, negative, like and opposite charges. Students also describe how...
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Will There Be a White Christmas This Year?

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars examine historical weather data, and create map and color key that illustrates the likelihood of a white Christmas in different locations across the United States.
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Least-Squares Regression

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Less is best when looking at residuals. Scholars use an interactive to informally fit a linear regression line to data on a scatter plot. The interactive provides a correct best fit line with residuals and correlation coefficient to...
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Graphing Linear Equations

For Students 8th - 10th
In this graphing linear equations worksheet, students plot 22 lines on their coordinate grids. When directions are followed carefully, the result is a picture.
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Exploring Variables While Testing and Improving Mint-Mobiles (for High School)

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Mint candies are good for more than just one's breath. Using basic materials such as mint candies, straws, index cards, and Popsicle sticks, scholars create race cars that meet a given budget as well as design constraints. They perform...
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Ramp It Up

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils gather measurements of real-world objects that have slopes. They then plot the measurements and find an equation of a line that fits the measurements. Finally, groups investigate the ADA and determine whether different ramps meet...
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Coffee and Crime

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Is there a correlation between the number of coffee shops and the amount of crime in a given area? In this quick exercise, your class will examine the data, interpret the results, and discuss their conclusion. Concepts covered include...
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Why Doesn't My New Shirt Fit?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners test Leonardo da Vinci's view of the human body by measuring various body parts using a tape measure. They create a data table and a scatter plot and then analyze and interpret the results using a graphing calculator.
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Hamlet: Act 2 Questions for Study

For Students 9th - 12th
A set of explorations for the two scenes of Act 2 of Hamlet. The inquires cover the essentials of the plot. The answers could be found by reading a detailed summary or Cliffsnotes. It is useful for checking reading...
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An Introduction to the Coordinate Plane

For Students 9th - 10th
For this geometry worksheet, students plot points on a coordinate plane and identify the different quadrants each point is in. They have to be able to identify coordinate pairs, given the points on the graph. There are 62 questions.
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Functions and Their Graphs

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Use a instructional activity to go over the basic concepts of relations and functions. Included are clear definitions and examples of relations, domain and range, and functions and the vertical line test.  However, the problems are...
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Texting and Grades II

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Given the least squares regression line, interpret the slope and intercept in the context of the relationship between texting and GPA. Although this task is short and looks simple, some subtle points can be brought to light in a...
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Algebra 1 Worksheet

For Students 8th - 10th
For this algebra worksheet, learners solve equations for y, graph the equations using the slope and y-intercept, and name four points on the line. There are 20 questions with their graphs.
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Algebra 1

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students study the functional relationships of a variety of problems. In this functional relationship instructional activity, students determine the dependent and independent quantities of a given set of data. Students record...
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"We Didn't Start the Fire"

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students extract geographical and historical information from the lyrics of a popular song, make associations between people, places, and events, and plot their information on a map.
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Graphing

For Students 8th - 9th
In this graphing worksheet, students solve and graph 10 different problems that include determining various coordinates and the slope. First, they use the table to write the x and y coordinates for each point on the graphs. Then,...
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The Chrysalids: Study Questions Chapters 13 - 17

For Students 9th - 12th
Things get serious in chapters 13-17 of in John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids. Authenticate the conclusion with the broad inquiries that require the readers to figure out major plot movements, literary devices,...
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Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path" in Graphical Representation

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze graphical forms of Eudora Welty and interpret the shorts stories in the representations. In this graphical representations lesson, students analyze the short story genre in comic strips. Students then create their own...
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Tempest in the Lunchroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students act out opening shipwreck scene of The Tempest, or watch and direct others doing it.
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Lahar Travel Time

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders analyze published geologic hazard maps of California and comprehend how to use the map's information to identify evidence of geologic events of the past and present and predict geologic changes in the future. They select...

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