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What on Earth is a Biome?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore organisms and their environments. They examine change over time demonstrate an understanding of physical positions on Earth. They survey earth's diversity, write a report, fill in a data table created on the...
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Get On Board

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a ticket table illustrating the cost of tickets by alternative transportation. For this number sense lesson, students write number sentences to compare and contrast difference information in their chart. Students figure...
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U.S. Post Office Mural Walking Tour

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discover a sense of community by examining Post Office murals located in cities and small towns throughout the United States. They explore the significance of the murals by contacting and communicating with local Postmasters....
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Linear Equations

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students discover the equation of a line. They accurately record data collected from the game, "You're On A Roll", create number sentences by rolling dice, and choose their own values for the multiplication and addition steps.
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Probability Using M&M's

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students estimate and then count the number of each color of M&M's in their bag. In this mathematics lesson, students find the experimental probability of selecting each color from the bag. Students create pictographs and bar graphs...
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Solar Flare Reconstruction

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this solar flare reconstruction worksheet, students read about the 'saturation' point of satellite detectors when solar flares are at their most intense phase of brightness. Students are given x-ray flare data and they re-plot the...
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Science Safety is Elementary

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the importance of science safety. As a class, they role play through different safety procedures and decide which senses need to be protected for different scenerios. They discuss how to avoid hazardous...
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The Big Bang-Hubble's Law

For Students 7th - 9th
For this Hubble's law worksheet, students use data for galaxies which include their distance and speed. Students make a graph to show the distance to each galaxy and the speed of each galaxy. They use their graph to answer 4 questions...
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Volcano Hazards

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research volcano hazards in VolcanoWorld, make a paper volcano, produce and watch the effects of ashfall, produce and watch the effects of a mudflow and create a hazard map by plotting historical ashfall/mudflow data from Mount...
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The Fair Factor

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students participate in playing many games to determine if they are fair or not. They create their own game that is fair to play with their classmates.
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Lines of Fit

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve equations dealing with best fit lines. In this algebra lesson, students solve problems by analyzing data from a scatterplot, and define it as positive, negative or no correlation. They classify slopes the same way as...
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Range, Mean, Median and Mode Through the Internet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners compute measures of central tendency.  In this range, mean, median and mode instructional activity, students gather information on the internet, organize the data and then compute the measures of central tendency. ...
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Mapping The Ocean Floor

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars explore and analyze the bottom structure of underwater habitats. They describe and explain what can't see through the collection and correlation of accurate data. Learners assess that technology is utilized as a tool for...
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ACC Basketball Statistics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use math skills and create a spreadsheet. In this statistics and computer skills lesson, students gather ACC basketball statistics, convert fractions to decimals and then percents. Students use the gathered information to create...
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Internet Shopping Business Idea

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create their own Internet business based on data they find concerning trends in Internet shopping. They discuss advantages and disadvantages to selling specific products and/or services over the Internet.
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The Iditarod Adventure

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to follow the Alaskan Iditarod race as well as perform research. This project-based activity will result in students creating many desktop publishing documents.
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Jelly Bean's Galore

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the origins of the Jelly Bean. They complete a Scavenger Hunt using the jellybean website. Pupils create a bar graph using information collected about jelly beans. Students discuss the time of year that Jelly Beans...
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Boyle's Law

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Boyle's Law worksheet, students investigate the relationship between the pressure and the volume of a gas at constant temperature. They use a syringe and a pressure gauge attached to a computer to collect their data. They create...
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Pumped Up Gas Prices

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students calculate gas prices. In this transportation lesson, students tally the mileage and gas costs of their car for one months. They figure out how much was spent on gas and create a graph showing average gas prices over time. 
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Bar Graphs

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate bar graphs.  In this third grade mathematics lesson, 3rd graders collect and analyze data and use the internet’s Graph challenge to create their own graphs.  Students write questions for the other...
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Good Health Care

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students work in collaborative groups researching topics such as nutrition, the benefits of exercise on the body, dental and personal hygiene. They conduct interviews, create charts and posters, and report their results with a written...
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Do the Elephants Need Sunscreen? A Study of the Weather Patterns in Etosha

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze the weather patterns in Namibia. They create a graph of the yearly temperatures and use the internet to gather information. They discuss how the weather goes in cycles in the area.
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Career Exploration

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars complete a unit about career choices. They conduct research on a selected career that interests them, conduct an interview, explore various websites, create a five-page HyperStudio stack, and write ten checks that relate...
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Mapping Exercise

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this mapping worksheet, students are given data of children exposed to health risks and their geographical location. Students plot each child's home and the risk factors using an (x, y) grid. They answer 2 questions about the...