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Could There Be Cancer in My Classroom? Part II

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students collect and record data from a variety of web sites concerning cancer and treatment options. They examine a specific case study of a girl with cancer and determine what her treatment options might be.
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Graphing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate graphing.  In this bar graph lesson plan, students view an informational website about graphing, then construct a class birthday bar graph outside with sidewalk chalk. Students choose a survey topic, then...
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Wildcat Dumping

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners design and print an educative pamphlet addressing Wildcat Dumping in their community by conducting research. They conduct a survey by investigating local occurrences of Wildcat Dumping and collecting data to share with the...
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The Shapes of Flight

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore interaction between mathematics, science, and technology as they look at process of researching, developing, testing, and evaluating airplane design. They calculate glide ratio for model paper airplane by using data...
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Black History Project

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore and analyze about famous African-Americans by listening to four picture book biographies. They generate a list of 15 famous African-Americans and then create a survey to rank them according to importance of...
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A Place for the Birds

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students reflect on bird migrations and develop a project to collect data on bird species from across North America to further investigate the ranges and migrations of common birds. They create a field guide of North American birds.
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Land Erosion - Does Vegetation Matter?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Young learners explore erosion, deposition, weather and climate in this science lesson. They discuss the cause of erosion, collect data and analyze it suing the TI Explorer. They can also use the TI CBL or Vernier LabPro for this...
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Diatoms of Laboratory Indicators of Water Quality

For Students 9th - 12th
In this science learning exercise, learners use the diatoms present in water in order to test water quality and perform data collection and interpretation.
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Tossing a Number Cube-- Tally Marks

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math worksheet, students investigate probability by tossing a number cube 20 times and recording the times that it lands on each number. Tally marks are used to record data. Students then participate in an experiment in...
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Formula of a Hydrate Lab

For Students 10th - 12th
In this hydrate worksheet, students find the formula of an unknown salt by determining the mass of water in the heated compound. Students burn off the water and record data to establish the final mass and formula of the hydrate.
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Don't Be a Square

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars analyze the relationship between radius and diameter.  Students read Sir Cumference and the First Round Table then take measurements of circular items from around the room.  Young scholars compute the...
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The Apple Orchard Problem

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore various approaches to solving a problem of maximizing the total production of apples in an orchard. In this apple orchard lesson, students collect data in order to solve the apple orchard problem presented. Students plot...
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The Vitruvian Theory - Does It Apply to You?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the concept of the Vitruvian theory.  In this Vitruvian theory lesson, students collect data from their classmates about their arm span and height.   Students compare their ratios of arm span to height...
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What is the Rainforest?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate rainforests. In this rainforest lesson, students brainstorm on a KWL chart about what they already know about the rain forest. Students are shown pictures of the rain forest and describe what they see in the photos....
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Understanding Kidney Disease

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students experiment to determine information about kidney function. In this kidney function lesson, students use the scientific method to experiment with eggs, water, salt, sugar, and vegetable oil to simulate kidney function. They...
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Properties of Fresh Water and Sea Water

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars conduct experiments using water. In this properties of fresh and sea water instructional activity, students investigate boiling point, freezing point, and the water's retention of heat.  Young scholars hypothesize,...
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Graphing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students collect data and graph their results, then analyze the graphs. In this geometry lesson, students examine slopes and their graphs and discuss the relationship between the lines and the slopes.
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Spreading Doom

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners explore the pattern created by a sequence or series. In this geometry lesson plan, students relate the spread of a virus to the growth of exponential functions. They collect data as they analyze the sequence created by the growth.
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Making Paper

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore paper making. In this cross curriculum multicultural ecology and art lesson, students follow written and oral instructions to make paper using common household items. Students predict the amount of paper use in their...
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The Phantom of the Computer Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners calculate the power consumption of computers in school. In this physics activity, students design an experiment to determine whether the school should unplug computers at the end of the day. They collect data and report findings...
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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore mathematics by conducting a series of investigations using a colorimeter. For this math lesson, 8th graders explain the purpose of food irradiation. They collect data and graph them.
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It's Just Right

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners conduct an experiment to determine the temperature tolerance of yeasts. In this biology lesson plan, students collect data and compare them by plotting graphs. They explain how extreme temperatures affect organisms.
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What Is the Nature of Science?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners distinguish between scientific and everyday meanings of key words-theory, hypothesis, law, fact-and use in context. They recognize the variables that affect observation, data collection, and interpretation. They discover the...
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The Human Memory

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This is a well-designed, creative instructional activity to help students learn more about the human memory. Working in pairs, students complete tasks and gather data. Excellent websites for resources are also provided.

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