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Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

For Students 11th
In this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders solve and graph the solutions to absolute value equations and inequalities. The two page worksheet provides explanation and examples in addition to sixteen practice questions. Answers are...
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Electromagnets: Winding Things Up!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore solenoids and electromagnets. After building an electromagnet, students use a TI Graphing calculator, a CBL 2 interface and a magnetic field sensor to measure the strength of a magnetic field. They create a graph of...
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Specific Heat and Insulation

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Pupils measure the air and soil temperatures at designated times. They graph the temperatures of each on one piece of graph paper with different colors. Students compare the information for the two line plots and analyze their results...
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Grade 5 Basic Math

For Students 5th
In this grade 5 math worksheet, 5th graders answer a set of 22 multiple choice problem solving and estimation questions. Worksheet may be completed on-line and answers submitted.
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Doghouses, Doors and Design

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students engage in active problem solving as they create a design for a doghouse.They work in collaborative groups to complete their task. In addition, they explore numerical problems and develop unique strategies to assist them with...
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MS Math Order of Operations

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a mnemonic device which correctly represents the order of operations. They simplify expressions by correctly following the order of operations. Students use PEMDAS-parentheses, exponents, multiplication,...
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Constructing Tangrams

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders visualize and identify geometric shapes after applying transformations on a coordinate plane. In this tangrams instructional activity, 7th graders construct a set of tangrams and then answer extension questions related to...
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Using Colons Effectively

For Students 6th - 7th
In this colons worksheet, learners complete a 10 question on-line interactive exercise about the correct use of colons in sentences.
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Marvelous Marbles

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students predict the change in water volume when adding marbles to a graduated cylinder. In this Chemistry lesson plan, students will need to make accurate water measurements to determine the fluid displaced by the marbles. The students...
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Walking that Line

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students attempt to describe and use longitude and latitude. They will identify different countries, their neighbors, and borders around the world. Included in the lesson the students identify natural features that control the borders of...
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Point-Slope Form

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the point-slope form of linear equations and graph lines in the point-slope form. After completing the point-slope equation, they identify the slope of a line through a particular point. Students explain the...
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Adding and Subtracting Integers

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students add and subtract integers. In this algebra lesson, students add, subtract, multiply and divide integers. They apply the properties of numbers as they solve equations.
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Math Club Problems #12

For Students 8th
In this math club problems #12 worksheet, 8th graders solve 6 math puzzles about number patterns, drawing lines, adding sums, and family ages using logic and problem solving skills.
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Building Word Problems

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study addition and subtraction facts. In equal groups, they play a race game to correctly solve addition and subtraction problems. Using a PowerPoint presentation, the teacher demonstrates how to write word problems and...
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Voyage to the New World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the history of North America by creating a map.  In this world geography lesson, 3rd graders analyze the voyage Christopher Columbus took to arrive at the new world by creating a map of his...
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The Distributive Property

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve problems using the distributive property. In this algebra lesson, students solve equations by multiplication and combining like terms. They graph their lines on the calculator.
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Investigating Linear Equations Using Graphing Calculator

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate linear equations using the Ti-Calculator. In this algebra lesson plan, students graph lines and identify the different quadrants on a coordinate plane. They identify ordered pairs used to plot lines.
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Short Stories and Sitcoms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare 19th Century short stories to 20th Century sitcoms. They address seven questions as the watch a sitcom for homework and create a web to use for further comparison.
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Climate and Weather

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students become familiar with weather terminology and different representations of data as they explore various on-line weather sites. They practice using and interpreting data determining the effects of the time of day, time of year and...
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Team Defense

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students communicate and work in team fashion on defense. They use correct rotations on defense against a fast break or undermanned situation. In addition, they practice footwork drills, triangle shifts and "Three on Two" drills to...
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"Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars study transportation in mid-19th-century Brooklyn. They look at several photographs of Brooklyn transport from the era and read Walt Whitman's poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry." In addition to making critical observations and...
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Let's Get Specific

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore how different species thrive.  In this speciation lesson students research and complete a lab activity.
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Symmetry in Kaleidoscope Designs

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students define reflection, rotation and symmetry. In this symmetry lesson plan, students move the graph around the coordinate plane and identify the line of symmetry. They identify the different designs of a kaleidoscope.
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Linear Systems: Graphical Interpretation of Vectors

For Students Higher Ed
In this graphical interpretation of vectors activity, students explore the geometrical appearance of given problems, determine if vector subtraction is commutative and graph a system of equations. This three-page activity contains...