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Worksheet 37 - Practice Exam III - Integrals

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this integral worksheet, students use double integration to find area and volume. They identify the limits of a sequence. This one-page worksheet contains 11 problems.
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Optional Laboratory: Calculating Board Footage in a Tree

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to complete an experiment calculating the amount of board footage in a tree. They record their data and answer questions at the end of the lesson. They create their own hypothesis as well.
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Exploring Area

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the concept of area using the geometry of selected objects. The laboratory for this experience is the classroom. The lesson focuses upon the objects that have four sides like squares and rectangles.
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Calculating & Graphing Using a Spreadsheet

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners use the lab apparatus to calculate the average velocity and average acceleration at several points and record the data. They use the spreadsheets to plot distance vs. time, velocity vs. time and acceleration vs. time graphs.
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THE AREA OF A CIRCLE

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between circumference and diameter and how to use the formula to find the area of a circle.  In this circle lesson students divide into groups and complete an activity. 
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Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in a hands-on activity that shows the independence of perimeter and area for simple irregular figures.
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Math: Equal Area Triangles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine a math worksheet and determine how to divide a single triangle into four of equal area. Using geometric principles, they sketch two additional ways to divide into into four equal triangles. To conclude, students...
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Area Under a Curve

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the area under a curve and the rate of change.
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Characteristics of Lift and Wing Area

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students use FoilSim to complete the activity and investigate the factors that affect lift and how wing area and lift are related.
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Calculating Your Travel GHGs

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students calculate the amount of greenhouse gases they produce in a given day. Using an equation, they determine the emissions for different sized vehicles and calculate the amount resulting from a family vacation. They create a class...
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EUREKA! Living Room Redecoration

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders calculate area and perimeter based on the dimensions of a living room. They use these calculations to respond to questions about supplies needed for painting and carpeting the room. Students use math to solve problems and...
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Math: Solving Area and Perimeter Problems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils visit www.explorelearning.com/ Website to solve problems in area and perimeter. Next, they locate the vertex of a quadratic equation. In groups, students construct application problems and exchange them with other groups to solve.
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Parachutes: Is it Surface Area or Shape?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners investigate how to make a good parachute. For this physics lesson, students observe the motion of parachutes as it falls and measure the time. They collect data and calculate the average descent time for each canopy shape.
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Partner Mile Run: Heart Rate Calculation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students improve fitness, calculate target heart rates and prepare for the mile run physical fitness test.
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How Big is a Molecule?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars estimate the size of a molecule of oleic acid. They conduct an experiment using chalk dust, water, and oleic acid, solve various calculations, and answer discussion questions.
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Color Your World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students calculate the surface area of a room. For this math lesson, students estimate the cost to paint the walls. After watching the video, they compare traditional procedure of painting walls to new technology.