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Climate and Periodic Functions: Science & Math Integration
Students complete a lab that introduce the scientific concept of climate on Earth. Following the lab, they complete further research on climate. Using average monthly temperatures students construct a mathematical model and analyze the...
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Motion Capture and Analysis
Students capture the serve motion of a tennis player with a digital or video camera. Using transparencies or a software package, analyze the speed, acceleration, displacement and time of the racquet head and ball in the tennis stroke.
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Our Class Record Book
Second graders, in groups, prepare a list of proposed record ideas for the class book.
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Va Va Va Zoooommm
High schoolers, in groups, measure a variety of physical components to several activities. They use both standard and non-standard forms of measurement and then develop conclusions about the use of units in measurement.
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Geo-Vistas
Students create a geometric cardboard sculpture covered with personal drawings.
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Hidden Jewels of Geometry
Students identify different geometric shapes, and arrange them artistically in original jewelry designs.
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Responding to Alcohol: What's Important?
Pupils examine the effects on motor functions in mice. They make observations and graph their data. They analyze the data and draw conclusions in each of the three experiments.
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Wings and Othe Things
Students work in groups that are engaged in different activities at different times. They watch the video "Madagascar" and collect data pertaining to the Fish Eagle's arm spam. They work together to perform mathematical computations...
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Properties of Fractals
Students build a working definition of a regular fractal, they measure the concepts of dimensions and scale, they explore the concept of a logarithm and they attempt to solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial...
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Irregular Fractals
Students study and research irregular fractals and construct a few based on their research. Students practice pattern recognition skills and plane geometry skills calculating dimensions on the Fractured Pictures activity.
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Maximum Power Point
Students investigate how to optimize the power output of a photovoltaic cell using a home-made gnomon stand. They use data collected to create current-voltage and power-voltage curves to determine the "maximum PowerPoint," (MPP) at which...
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Houses
Third graders use a number of problem solving strategies in this unit of lessons. They determine how to draw and model three-dimensional objects, use co-ordinate systems, determine probability of events, and identify paths of simple...
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Sleuth Rays
Students conduct a close examination of the atom's electrons, and discover how to theorize the energy levels, observe the brightness of light, classify colors, and measure temperature.
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Activity #19 The Density of Alka Seltzer Gas
Pupils (teachers) complete the activity, they should not come in contact with Alka-Seltzer. They comprehend that the density of a gas can be calculated from its mass and volume. Pupils calculate the volume of gas generated by...
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THE MEAN INDEX CARD
Students cut an index card to create three similar right triangles and explore the congruencies and proportions that exist. They investigate the properties of lines and concepts of congruency, similarity, tangency and symmetry of...
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Movement-Proportion-Greek Vase Figure Drawing
Students begin the lesson by drawing figures doing different activities. As a class, they view artwork on Greek vases and discover how the political situations affect the drawings on the vases. They draw their own scene to place on a...
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Math Practice: Circles
In this circle worksheet, students solve 8 problems: finding percentage increase, finding differences in area and perimeter, finding circumference and area.
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Leveled Problem Solving Similar and Congruent Polygons
In this similar and congruent polygons worksheet, students learn to solve problems using similar and congruent polygons. Students solve six problems.
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The Science of Airplane Flight
Students define terms, explain Bernoulli's principle and identify the control surfaces of an airplane. In this investigative lesson plan students complete a lab activity.
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Frog External Anatomy
Sixth graders study frog anatomy. In this frog anatomy instructional activity students examine a frog including the anatomy of its mouth and fill out a worksheet.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Comparing Angles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video example and practice questions where students are presented with a set of angles and must choose the statements that are correct. [1:44]
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Ck 12: Comparing Angles and Sides in Triangles
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore angles and sides in triangles by navigating through the interactive learning module and then answering questions that go along with the module. Students can also learn more about the...
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Ck 12: Geometry: Comparing Angles and Sides in Triangles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students the relationship between opposite angles and sides in triangles and how to use this relationship to compare triangles. students examine...
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Ck 12: Geometry: Comparing Angles and Sides in Triangles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students compare sides and angles in triangles. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt practice...