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Silhouettes

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore the challenges of creating a silhouette. In this silhouette lesson plan, students learn to produce a silhouette from a projected image. Students compare and contrast the making of a silhouette to a drawing or painting.
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Particles: Size Makes All the Difference

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers plot particle sizes of common airborne materials on a log scale. They read an article on particle size and its relationship to the ability to pass through the lungs, into the bloodstream, and eventually into the cells...
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Constructions and Creations: Sturdy Structures

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th Standards
Have your class draw the plans and design a structure. Learners discuss and investigate the variables in the stability of a 2D and 3D model. They also consider how to add a circuit to the design. Afterwards, they present their work.
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Moral Development in Camus' The Stranger

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”  Readers of The Stranger rate Mersault’s moral development (or lack thereof) using Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development scale. Using...
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Hydrogen-Oxygen Reaction Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers conduct an experiment using the reaction of hydrogen and oxygen. After pairs balance the chemical equation for making water, they mix different ratios of hydrogen and oxygen in a chemical reaction. Classmates...
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Fun with Fictitious Animals

For Students 6th - 12th
How can one differentiate between a dweezlebub and nessie? Use this fictitious creature dichotomous key to find out! Biologists of all ages will enjoy this creative way to learn about classification, including a chance to draw the...
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The Day Jace Kelly Popped

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Anger can creep inside and build up in all of us. Prepare your youngsters for this feeling by reading the story of Jace Kelly through this series of storytelling printables, and discover the strategies he would eventually...
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Geometry Pad+

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Graphing paper, pencil, ruler, protractor, and compass, all get replaced or supplemented with this dynamic geometry application. Here, you can create, move, and scale many different shapes, as well as, explore and change their properties...
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Accurately Weighing Pennies II

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Drawing from a scenario of the history of the penny, learners write and solve a system of linear equations from a context.
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Climate Change Around the World

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Look at climate change around the world using graphical representations and a hands-on learning simulation specified to particular cities around the world. Using an interactive website, young scientists follow the provided...
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Patterns in the Distribution of Lactase Persistence

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
We all drink milk as babies, so why can't we all drink it as adults? Examine the trend in lactase production on the world-wide scale as science scholars analyze and interpret data. Groups create pie charts from the data, place them on a...
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Identity Self-Portraits

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
What symbols represent you best? Individuals consider how they would draw peers using symbols about their identities with an interview and art activity. After conducting interviews and portraits, the art makes a great centerpiece for...
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Building a Ship Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Pupils draw a ship to scale, and calculate the real life size. They show that measurements on the drawingsare annotated with the distances reported in inches (fractions and decimals), and their real-world equivalents
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Math - Design a Ship

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students design a ship. They calculate square footage and draw their ship to scale. They build models of their ships.
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The Fourth Quadrant of Proportiona

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students experiment with scale to solve a problem presented in a video clip. They determine the correct size to use when constructing a model and evaluate the use of proportions in real life applications.
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What's Your Function?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the rules of how they can balance the scale by placing beans in the square, circle, and the triangle. Next, they balance 12 beans using the scale and then try to balance it with 15 beans, and then 18 beans. They then...
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A Change of Scene

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are challenged to create optical illusions using using cut-outs. The activity provokes thoughtful discussion about scale.
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Size Small School

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of scale and ratio.  In this scale and ratio lesson, students work in groups to measure a given space such as a hallway, office, or gym.  Students measure their area using a meter stick. ...
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Christmas Tree Angles

For Students 5th - 8th
For this angles worksheet, students measure angles to make triangles and cut them out to make a Christmas tree. Students draw and cut 5 triangles to make their tree.
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Oral Language

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use distances on a map to draw a route, give directions, and follow directions. In this map lesson plan, students explain their route and directions orally.
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Probability

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this probability worksheet, students draw out and fill in a probability scale of the probability of 6 scenarios happening, write down some events that only have 2 outcomes, choose 1 of the outcomes and put it on a probability scale.
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The Moon Book

For Students 4th - 6th
In this moon worksheet, students read the book The Moon Book and list facts about the moon and draw eclipses. Students list 10 facts and draw 3 kinds of eclipses.
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The Toilet Paper Solar System

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars classify the planets in the solar system, study planetary objects, and measure the relative distance between planets. In this solar system lesson, students use toilet paper to complete a scale model of the distance between...
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Stellar Magnitudes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers analyze the stellar magnitude scale. In this stellar magnitude lesson, students examine the stellar magnitude scale. Middle schoolers predict the Sun's magnitude from various planets.

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