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Hydrogen Peroxide Analysis

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
A scenario is presented for chemistry techs to address. Using titration techniques, they must analyze hydrogen peroxide solution samples. They evaluate accuracy and precision in the process. They also gain experience consulting the MSDS...
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The Floating Egg Problem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This is the grown-up version of the classic "float an egg in salt water" experience, plus an experiment in soap making. High schoolers explore density, but more importantly, practice accuracy, precision, and the use of significant...
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Taming the Wild Wiki

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Take a look at the credibility of online sources such as Wikipedia. Discussion points and handouts are included to facilitate a meaningful and informative dialogue. Tips are given on how to determine if a Wikipedia article is reliable...
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Robot Basketball

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Hold a free-throw shooting challenge in your engineering class! Each team must design a contraption that will fire off a "robot arm" or, more specifically, a catapult, to send a Ping-Pong ball into a basket. Use this as an opportunity to...
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Fluency: Connected Text, Rereading Decodable Text

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Using a familiar decodable text, pairs take turns reading sentences. The partner who isn't reading follows along silently, helping if needed. They alternate sentences until the entire book is finished and then reverse to read the other...
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Fluency: Words, Word Sprint

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Using a set of high-frequency word flashcards, partners time each other to see how many words they can read in one minute. They place correctly read words in a yes pile and incorrectly in a no pile. Once a minute is up, partners count...
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Evaluating Potential Sources: Deciding What to Use and What to Reject

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Teach young researchers how best to choose sources. This PowerPoint presentation underscores the need for accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage.
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Introduce Reading Connected Text

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Get your scholars ready to read their first story...with a little assistance, of course. Projecting the short story (included) for all readers to see, point to each word so they can sound it out together. The strategy here is not to have...
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Fluency: Connected Text, Speedy Phrases

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Pairs help each other with reading fluency using phrase flashcards! Learners take turns reading short phrases aloud. They have one minute to read as many correctly as possible while their partner sorts the cards into a yes or no pile. At...
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Letter Sound Fluency

For Teachers Pre-K - K
How fast can you go? Test scholars' letter sound recognition with a timed game. Using letter cards of all the letters you've learned so far, learners take turns flipping cards and correctly saying the letter sound. Model this first,...
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Fluency Instructional Routine: Read Regular Words

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
How many words can you read in one minute? Practice reading fluency, speed, and accuracy with this scaffolded lesson plan. This offers a full script if you need it, however it can also be utilized as an outline. Demonstrate the activity...
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Multiplication Drill

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders solve a number of problems by multiplying basic single digit numbers times other single digit numbers. There are 36 problems to solve on the sheet.
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Basketball Shuttle Run

For Teachers 6th - 8th
I would use this basketball shuttle run activity as one of several drills in a days lesson. There are several components to the drill and some lead up activities could be done before the basketball shuttle run. I would suggest a basic...
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Bowling Bingo

For Teachers 5th - 8th
The class will be run back and forth, and all around trying to win at this bowling bingo game. I bet the game will be action packed and full of fun as the players bowl their soft NERF balls at their opponents pins trying to knock them...
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Scavenger Hunt for Lengths

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice measurement using real world objects. In this scavenger hunt for lengths lesson, students collaborate to measure with rulers, yardsticks, trundle wheels, and tape measures.  Students must estimate the length then...
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Using Models to Communicate

For Students 7th - 9th
In this models instructional activity, students read about how models are used to communicate events or principles in science. They are given an example and answer 4 questions about models. They discuss accuracy and inaccuracy of models....
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Significant What?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define accuracy and precision, and differentiate between the two terms, apply the concepts of accuracy and precision to a given situation and correctly apply the concept of significant figures to measurement and mathematical...
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Scientific Data: It's Not as Pretty as It Looks!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The difference between accuracy and precision is fundamental for high school science learners. Using test kits for nitrate concentration in water, they compare readings with each other. They consider the accuracy, precision, and bias of...
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Math Madness: A Game for Small Groups

For Teachers K - 6th
Students work together in groups and solve math problems accurately.
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Sounding out accuracy, Word Baseball

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice sounding out words. In this phonics lesson, students play a baseball game, practicing sounding or stretching out words for accuracy.  Students read the word off the card and stretch it out.
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Word Families Accuracy

For Teachers 1st
First graders work to build word family accuracy. In this word family instructional activity, 1st graders practice matching words with the same rime to words that they know. They play a matching game using words with the same rimes.
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Data Habitats

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars develop data acquisition skills and quantify descriptive data.  In this data lesson plan students divide into groups and do an activity that shows them why it is important to record data with accuracy and consistency.
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Measurement: Estimating One Place Beyond

For Students 7th - 10th
In this estimation in measurement activity, students are given four rulers with measurements marked on each. Students estimate each measurement and mark their answers.
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Measurements and Their Uncertainty

For Students 10th - 12th
In this measurements worksheet, students fill in 10 blanks, determine if statements are true or false, match 6 terms with the appropriate definitions, and solve 2 problems. Topics include converting to scientific notation, identifying...