Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quality Control at Kality Krunchers Dill Pickle Factory

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
In a hypothetical scenario, food chemists use titration to concoct a brine solution for producing the crunchiest pickles. They also analyze store-bought pickle juices. In addition to reinforcing titration techniques, the instructional...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Scientific Notation, Significant Figures and the Factor-Label Method of Solving Problems

For Students 9th - 12th
In this scientific notation, significant figures, and factor-label method, students solve 1 problem where they perform mathematical functions and identify their answer in scientific notation with the proper number of significant figures....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Calculating with Significant Digits

For Students 9th - 12th
In this significant digits worksheet, students are given the rules to finding significant digits when adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. Students solve ten problems and express their answers with the proper number of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

WS 1.9-Review Calculations

For Students 10th - 12th
In this calculations learning exercise, students find significant figures in numbers, they determine densities of substances and objects, they convert from one metric unit to another and they determine the appropriate unit of measurement...
Worksheet
Curated OER

WS 1.9 Review-Calculations

For Students 10th - 12th
For this calculations review worksheet, students convert from one metric unit to another, they identify significant figures in numbers, they find density of substances, and they solve problems using dimensional analysis.
Activity
It's About Time

Mass and Volume

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Don't be so dense that light bends around you; study the relationship between mass and volume instead. Young chemists measure the density of a variety of liquids and solids. A reading passage and analysis questions introduce pupils to...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Significant Figures and Scientific Notation

For Students 9th - 12th
In this significant figure worksheet, learners identify significant figures. They convert numbers from standard notation to scientific notation. This one-page worksheet contains 14 problems. Answers are included at the bottom of the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Poetry Assignment Instead of a Test

For Students 8th - 10th
"The Last Song" by Bernie Taupin and Elton John is the inspiration for an analysis assignment. Individuals read the song and answer nine questions about the speaker, figurative language, and significance of the lyrics. Use this as an...
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Smithsonian Institution

A Ticket to Philly—In 1769: Thinking about Cities, Then and Now

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
While cities had only a small fraction of the population in colonial America, they played a significant role in pre-revolutionary years, and this was certainly true for the largest city in the North American colonies: Philadelphia. Your...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Chicken and Steak, Variation 2

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Many organizations put on barbecues in order to make money. In a real-world math problem, the money allotted to purchase steak and chicken at this barbecue is only one hundred dollars. It is up to your potential chefs to figure out how...
Lesson Plan
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Connecting School Meals and Classroom Learning Making Breakfast Count

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate the significance of a healthy breakfast. In this nutrition lesson, students participate in an activity that enables them to assess their own eating patterns. Students also analyze breakfast menus to determine...
Lesson Plan
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A Method of Front-End Arithmetic

For Teachers 6th
Teach the class how to add using front-end addition. They are given a shopping list and use it to practice adding from the largest place value to the smallest. Computational math and shopping, what fun!
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Heat Transfer and Heat Capacity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
It's time to increase the heat! Young chemists demonstrate heat transfer and heat capacity in an activity-packed lab, showing the transitions between solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of materials. Individuals plot data as the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Black Holes...Hot Stuff!...VIII

For Students 9th - 12th
In this black holes activity, students solve three problems about black holes using given equations for determining the temperature of the gases in a black hole and the visible light from the black hole at given temperatures.
Lesson Plan
Southern Poverty Law Center

Choosing Reliable Sources

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
It is more important than ever that 21st-century learners develop the skills they need to become savvy consumers of media. Young learners locate and identify reliable sources of information with a helpful media lesson.
Lesson Plan
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Writing in Scientific Notation

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners discover number sense by completing a math worksheet. In this scientific notation lesson, students identify the purpose for writing in scientific notation and practice writing large numbers in scientific notation. Learners...
Worksheet
Curated OER

pH and pOH Calculations

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this acids and bases instructional activity, students calculate the pH or pOH of given amounts of different chemical compounds. This instructional activity has 13 problems to solve.
Lesson Plan
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Mole Stuff

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this moles worksheet, students practice calculating the number of moles based on grams of a compound. Students use the rate of reaction equation to determine the rates of specific reactions. This worksheet has 10 problems to solve.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

EVOLUTION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a project using a provided "Evolution of Biotechnology Timeline". Students may pick from many different ideas in order to find a project that interests them. They examine how the use of biotechnology has increased with...
Lesson Plan
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I Have A Dream

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a reader response essay as they react to the I Have A Dream speech made by Martin Luther King. For this Martin Luther King lesson plan, students read the speech, fill out a Civil Rights movement sheet, have discussions,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sculptural Statistics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment to determine the frequency of pulling various parts of an ancient Greek sculpture out of a hat.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Adding With Significant Figures

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief presentation helping the learner understand how many significant figures to use when adding numbers.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Adding and Subtracting Using Significant Figures: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will demonstrate how to add/subtract measurements and report the result to the correct number of significant digits. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Adding and Subtracting Using Significant Figures."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Adding W/ Significant Figures: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson should help a learner understand how to determine the appropriate amount of significant figures when adding numbers. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Adding w/ Significant Figures."