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It's a Drag!

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create number lines using decimals and whole numbers. In this algebra lesson, students graph and solve linear equations. They plot ordered pairs on a coordinate plane correctly.
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Linking Real World Data to the Classroom

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students analyze data representing real life scenarios.In this algebra lesson plan, students collect, plot and analyze data using a graph. They use different methods to represent and present their data.
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Blooming Thermometers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study phenology, or the study of climate change. They research the Japanese springtime festival of Hanami and plot and interpret average cherry blossom bloom date data from the past 1100 years.
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Mapping Los Angeles over Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars read maps for chronological information in Los Angeles. They develop a multicultural chronology of Los Angeles.
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Unknown Vocabulary

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students develop the vocabulary necessary to make their reading meaningful. After creating pre-reading activities, students a list of unknown vocabulary related to their reading selection. They complete vocabulary and context...
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Populations Lab - Exponential Graphing

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the application of populations that exists in one's everyday environment, in order to develop an understanding of how mathematics is a key component in the understanding of population dynamics.
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Celestial Motions

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders complete a unit of lessons on the history of our knowledge of celestial objects. They conduct Internet research, plot the motion of a planet, construct a model of the sun's apparent motions, and create diagrams of the solar...
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Tell Me A Foreign Language Story

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students practice retelling a simple story representative of the country where the target language is spoken: French, German, or Spanish. Given a worksheet with story details, students fill in missing details and rearrange details to...
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From Restriction Maps to Cladograms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop a matrix to determine the number of differences between each set of primate species. They determine closely related organisms then complete the cladogram and answer a set of questions.
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Algebra- Cell Phone Plans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze graphs to compare cell phone plans. In this algebra lesson, students work together to analyze phone plans and report the best phone plan. High schoolers develop tables and graphs.
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Using Concept Maps to Design 3D Spheres

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars create three dimensional shapes using concept maps. In this geometry lesson, students investigate the impact of mental schemas on humans. They collect data on this topic and plot their data on a coordinate plane.
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Slip Slide'n Away

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars analyze the sliding of boxes along a warehouse floor. In this algebra lesson, students connect math and physics by calculating the friction created by the sliding of each box. They develop faster method to move the box,...
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The Battle of Good and Evil on the Big Screen

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students evaluate how the movie industry depicts heroes, villains, and events, and how these characters and plots relate to the society and time period in which the films are created.
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Stuff Gods Are Made Of

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine different myths of various cultures around the world. Using artwork, they discuss the artistic designs and develop hypothesize about their importance. They use the internet to research myths they are aware of and share...
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Decades of Drama

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore, examine and study August Wilson's 10-play series where each play focuses on a particular decade. They discuss each play in depth and then speculate on the possible plots for an eleventh play set in the 21st century.
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Examining Redemption in King Lear

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the concept of the tragic hero in Shakespeare's King Lear and explore how it affects the plot of the play. In this theatrical analysis lesson, students investigate the redemption or defeat of King Lear and perform...
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Freak the Mighty Vocabulary/Question Journal Ch. 13-25

For Students 6th - 10th
In this novel study worksheet, students review the vocabulary and plot structure of chapters 13-25 of Freak the Mighty as they respond to 21 fill in the blank and short answer questions.
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Cell Phone Plans

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students relate the use of a cell phone to math. In this algebra instructional activity, students collect data on the usage of their phones and plot it. They analyze the graph and make predictions based on the rate per minute.
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The Box Problem

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create graphic, algebraic and verbal ideas of functions. In this algebra lesson, students graph functions and identify the zeros of the functions. They find the domain and range and classify functions as relation or not.
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Graphing Data Brings Understanding

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students collect, graph and analyze data. In this statistics lesson, students use circle, pie, bar and lines to represent data. They analyze the data and make predictions bases on the scatter plots created.
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Boxplots Introduction

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students describe the pattern of a bell curve graph. In this statistics lesson, students move data around and make observation about the mean, and the quartiles. They define boxplot, outlier, range and other important vocabulary words...
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Probability Distributions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students collect and plot data on a graph. In this statistics lesson plan, students analyze the distribution of a sample and predict the outcome. They find the line of best fit and discuss what would make the sample larger.
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Details, Details: How Choices Reveal Character, Setting, Tone, and Theme. (Analyzing and Interpreting, Making Inferences)

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students respond to works of art. In this art interpretation instructional activity, students examine images of art while using concepts they learned as they read literary pieces. They detail the setting, characters, and the mood and...
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Atomic Bomb Debate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the decision to end World War II by dropping the atomic bomb.  For this world history lesson, students explore information on the atomic bomb and the decision of the tactics to use it.  They also watch a video...

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