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Probability and Sports

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research topics on the internet where probability is relevant. Students study statistics and probability concepts by looking at practical questions that arise in professional sports.
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Do You Feel Lucky?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars calculate simple probabilities using mathematics then roll dice to test their predictions.
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Theoretically Speaking

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define probability. They determine outcome from a given situation based on simple probability. Students create experimental data using a coin and a number cube. They write how theoretical and experimental probability are different.
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Is Global Warming Happening?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars investigate the probability of global warming and the effects of global warming on the environment. They conduct Internet research and collect data, transfer the data onto an Excel spreadsheet, and create a presentation...
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SNACK TIME

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore writing sequential information by composing the simple recipe of peanut buttera and jelly sandwiches.
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Using Wordless Comics To Help Create Meaning in Reading

For Teachers K - 2nd
Use picture cues as a tool in order to create meaning along with text. With a wordless comic, young illustrators discuss the main idea and character traits, and independently write a summary for a page of a wordless comic. This strategy...
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Misleading Graphs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore number relationships by participating in a data collection activity. In this statistics lesson, students participate in a role-play activitiy in which they own a scrap material storefront that must replenish its...
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Henry David Thoreau's Philosophy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars research and report on the life and times of Henry David Thoreau. For this Thoreau research lesson, students visit the given website and freewrite about Thoreau's life and home. Young scholars work in groups to research...