In this Skellig worksheet, students read to understand the works of David Almond and learn about his life. Students read eleven passages and then answer ten questions related to reading for meaning and understanding the author's craft.

In this calorimetry learning exercise, learners determine the specific heat and the heat of neutralization in the 2 problems they solve.

Eighth graders explore the question "What Counts as History?"  In this Philosophy lesson plan, 8th graders pretend that they are going to interview a historian.  Students read a primary source and answer the questions that follow.

Students understand the rights and responsibilities of belonging to a community.In this citizenship instructional activity, students illustrate eight citizen rights and share them. Students define the meanings of nationality and...

Students study rock layers and the sequence of events that occur when a canyon forms.  In this sedimentary activity students  complete a lab while in groups and discuss what happens. 

Students explore the concept of multi-step equations. In the multi-step equation lesson, students solve equations by the 'party method'. Students make a flip book that shows the steps in solving multi-step equations.

Second graders explore Louis Armstrong's music. In this language arts lesson, 2nd graders research different resources so that they can write a report on Louis Armstrong and his music. Additionally, students create illustrations of Louis...

In this probability worksheet, students are presented with how a scientist calculated the chance that God exists. References to scientists, mathematicians, and books are made.

Students investigate faults. In this science instructional activity, students explore the many stresses and strains in the earth's layers and research the types of faults in their state.

Students use Internet resources to examine the influence of technological terminology on English and other languages.

Students use Internet and library resources to find the meanings of their first and/or last names and discuss the evolution of the concept of naming individuals.

Young scholars debate the validity of predictions about the greenhouse effect.

Some questions in the Logical Reasoning section ask you to identify a sufficient assumption -- that is, an assumption that would guarantee that a conclusion follows logically from the given support. How do we recognize Sufficient...

At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that people's experiences lead them to make assumptions about how the world "is" (beliefs) and organize these assumptions into systems. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Belief...

Necessary assumption questions ask you to determine what has to be true - but was never explicitly stated - in order for an argument to work. Stated differently, if a necessary assumption were discovered to be false, the argument would...

A quick guide to approaching questions that ask you to find an assumption required by the argument. This question asks you to identify the claim that must be true or is required in order for the argument to work. In other words, there is...

This question asks you to identify a sufficient assumption -- that is, an assumption that, if added to the argument, would make it logically valid. We're looking for something that would fix all of an argument's problems, bridging the...

These questions cover the criteria for inference tests: "conditions," when the actual data is given, and "assumptions," when the data is missing and only summary statistics are given.

This lesson discusses avoiding assumptions about the reader. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.4

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is aligned with the book Geometry for the Enjoyment and Challenge. This lesson is collinearity, betweenness, and assumptions to help in the development of the study of proofs.

In the sacred architecture of the Roman and Byzantine empires, domes were viewed as symbols of heaven. Correggio merged this symbolism with the Renaissance's fascination for three-dimensional illusion. He transformed the dome of the...

Complex site from the Brock University on deconstruction and its many assumptions and premises. Very advanced treatment of deconstruction, not for the beginner.

This resource explains how to approach an analysis of a poem. It discusses assumptions people may have, the importance of reading it closely before analyzing it, looking at the stanza structure, the type of poem, the sound patterns,...

Here is a very brief definition of "Assumption of risk."