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Buy Low, Sell High
Students investigate the stock market and investing in corporate stocks by creating an investment portfolio. They develop database worksheets that track their stock's performance over a specified period of time. Students use their...
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Activity #7 Recycling of Newsprint
Students illustrate the paper recycling process. They collect and weigh all the newspapers that come to their house in a week's time. Pupils multiply this number by all the weeks in a yeat and again by an estimate of the number of...
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Factors
Students investigating the concept of factors and use the method of index notation in order to clarify meaning. The lesson includes example problems that are written to be executed in a discussion format. Students also practice writing...
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Introduction to Neutraliization
Pupils explore acids and bases and the process of neutralization.T hey practice volume measurements and observe the neutralization of an acid
directly through bubble formation and indirectly through indicator color changes.
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Acids, Copper, and Zinc
Middle schoolers observe chemical reactions using post-1982 pennies. They observe the reaction of an acid with zinc but not copper under the same conditions over a two week period.
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Fractions: Multiplying by Mixed Numbers
In this math worksheet, students solve 30 problems in which a fraction and a mixed number are multiplied. Examples are written horizontally on the page.
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Sequences
In this sequences learning exercise, students find the limit of a sequence. They explore Ulam's sequence. Students calculate differences for terms in a quadratic sequence. this four-page learning exercise contains approximately 20...
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Probability - Two Events
In this probability worksheet, students determine the probability of two events occurring. The three page worksheet contains thirty problems. Answers are provided.
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Deducing Induction
High schoolers examine how changing magnetic fields induce currents in
loops and coils, determine orientation and magnitude of magnetic field,
describe Michael Faraday's experiments that led to conclusion that changing
magnetic force...
Nikola Tesla documentary student worksheet
PBS documentary: Tesla - Master of Lightning; this worksheet will keep the students engaged while watching this excellent documentary about Tesla. The documentary can be found on Netflix or YouTube. It will take two class periods to...
Cornell University
Non-Newtonian Fluids—How Slow Can You Go?
Children enjoy playing with silly putty, but it provides more than just fun. Young scientists make their own silly putty using different recipes. After a bit of fun, they test and graph the viscosity of each.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Section Four: How Can We Protect Biodiversity?
Look into the future with a lesson plan on biodiversity and natural habitats. Learners read articles about different perspectives when it comes to planning future development, and decide which angle is the highest priority in a group...
Mathematics Vision Project
Geometric Figures
Logical thinking is at the forefront of this jam-packed lesson, with young mathematicians not only investigating geometric concepts but also how they "know what they know". Through each activity and worksheet, learners wrestle with...
Teach Engineering
Kidney Stone Crystallization
No one likes kidney stones, but they are very interesting to learn about. The last installment of a three-part unit has learners experiment with different chemicals to see which one inhibits the growth of calcium oxalate crystals (which...
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Recent Developments in Travel and Tourism
Students explain some of the main recent developments in the travel and tourism industry. They know how to access key information from the Internet and carry out some in-depth research into a specific area of the industry.
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Historical Development of Travel and Tourism
Students know the key pre-requisites for travel and tourism development. They explain how the UK has developed its communications infrastructure, built mass transportation systems and increased leisure time.
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The Structure of the Travel and Tourism Industry
Students carry out research and synthesise information from a range of sources. They find out about how to access key information from the Internet.
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REFERENCE AND RESEARCH SKILLS
Students examine useful sources of reference materials and highlight vital research skills.Students, in groups, should be encouraged to read as widely as possible to avoid being over-reliant on a narrow range of resources.
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Multiplying Mixed Numbers
in this math worksheet, students combine the factors of mixed numbers in order to get the correct products. The answers are also accessible.
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Number Patterns and Sequences
In this number patterns and sequences worksheets, students complete activities for number patterns and sequences including Fibonacci's Sequence, lines, regular polygons, and towers. Students complete 15 problems.
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Listening to Airplane Announcements in Movies
Third graders listen to and practice in comprehending airplane announcements. They determine the predictability of these announcements.
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Follow The Leader
Students participate in various games to practice life skills. In groups, students practice their powers of observation as they determine who is the chosen leader. Afterwards, they discuss the characteristics that make a leader.
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A Mystery to Solve
Investigate field properties of real numbers. Scholars use a table for a given operation to determine the identity element. They use the same table to find a missing value in an equation.
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DC Transducers
For this DC transducers worksheet, students answer two questions about the Hall effect and the equation used for Hall effect devices.