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Curated OER

Bubble Gum Chemistry

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the concept of graphing data. In this graphing data lesson, students determine the percentage of sugar in bubble gum. Students graph type of gum vs. sugar percentage. Students create a table of their data.
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Curated OER

Natural Selection

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students practice calculating allele and genotype frequencies in the framework of a simple simulation using hard candy, calculators, and a worksheet. This instructional activity includes a three-page worksheet and an assessment question...
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Curated OER

Not Your Average Average

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover that if a distance is traveled in two or more segments at different average speeds, you cannot average the average speeds. Instead the total distance traveled must be divided by the total elapsed time. Students practice...
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Curated OER

Rusting: A Form of Oxidation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers observe and record the corrosive nature of oxidation-reduction reactions, and determine the electro-chemical series of selected metals.
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Curated OER

Flying With Mathematics!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders fly miniature airplanes to discover characteristics related to velocity and average speed. After measuring the time and distance of their flights, 3rd graders calculate the average velocity of their planes.
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Curated OER

Testing the Accuracy of a Rain Gauge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars identify and test variables that may affect the accuracy of a rain gauge.
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Curated OER

Micro-Magic With Sticky Ions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners view a video about the formation of precipitates. They complete a worksheet that asks them to identify what makes a compound form and what holds it together.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A Sse the Bank Account

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this task, students are asked to interpret equations representing a bank account's balance where the interest is compounded monthly versus yearly. Aligns with A-SSE.A.1 and A-SSE.A.1.a.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf Susita's Account

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students write an equation for the amount of money in a checking account when money is deposited and withdrawn regularly, and use it to calculate the balance at a certain time. This task asks students to determine a...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Mole Ratios

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students will learn how to calculate and account for the amounts of reactants and products in a given chemical reaction.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of St. Andrews provides a biographical account of the life of Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz. Includes links to mathematics topics such as matrices and determinants, quadratic, cubic and quartic equations, etc.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Stay in Shape

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will learn that math is important in navigation and engineering. Ancient land and sea navigators started with the most basic of navigation equations (Speed x Time = Distance). Today, navigational satellites use...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le a Valuable Quarter

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The context of this task is that a quarter was put into a bank account in 1901 and students are asked to calculate its value in 2013 at two different interest rates. Those amounts are compared to the appreciation rate of a rare and...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Getting Started With Ti Navigator: Compound Interest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces students' to Activity Center. In this lesson, students will explore the effect of compound interest on the amount of an investment over time. Students will work in small groups (or individually) to calculate...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Dvd Profits, Variation 1

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the costs of producing DVDs, taking into account the cost of building a factory. They need to look at units costs for DVDs, fixed prices, and building costs. They are asked to compare the costs for producing them...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Navigating by the Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, young scholars will learn that math is important in navigation and engineering. Ancient land and sea navigators started with the most basic of navigation equations (Speed x Time = Distance). Today, navigational satellites...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Selecting the Numbers From a Given Set

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A learning module where students must choose a set of numbers in the correct order that would solve a given equation, taking into account the order of operations. An...

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