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Lift vs. Airspeed

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students, after reading the explanation given below, use FoilSim and a graphing calculator to complete the activity to determine the relationship between airspeed and lift of an object by interpreting data.
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Altitude and Flight Forces

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use the World Wide Web to access and use FoilSim. They also use the World Wide Web to access the NASA Glenn Web site for information relative to the factors involved with the flight of an airplane.
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Physical Pendulum Lab

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students calculate the moment of inertia of a disc. In this physics lesson, students differentiate the two methods used in finding the inertia. They construct their own pendulum for the lab.
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Price of Apples- Linear Data

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students collect data and create a graph. In this algebra lesson, students describe functions graphically, algebraically and verbally. They identify functions as being independent and dependent using variables.
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Purchasing A Used Car

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the practice of purchasing a used car with the help of links and resources found in the lesson plan. They conduct research to find the right kind of car using a variety of resources. Students examine data in...
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Modelling Periodic Phenomena

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Pre-calculus/Trigonometry worksheet, students determine the trigonometric function that best models the given data. The eight page worksheet contains explanation, examples, and twenty-one problems. Answers are not included.
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Biodome

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Pupils make a biodome out of a recycled soda bottle. In this biodome lesson plan, students make a self contained environment for a plant to grow and watch the plants growth.
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Numerical Analysis: Polynomials

For Students Higher Ed
In this polynomial activity, students explore functions, determine the least square error, and explore quadratic spline interpolation. This two-page activity contains approximately six problems.
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Back to School

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students investigate the many ways of learning and examine classroom instructional techniques. They research the history of American Public Education.
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Worksheet 30

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students imagine a situation where a weight is attached to a string and it is swung in a circle. Then they use vectors and derivatives to describe the motion.
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Identify your bunk!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify their bunk bed at summer camp by decorating it. In this bunk bed lesson plan, students get materials such as glue, twigs, and noodles to write their name and identify their bunk.
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Picasso's "The Butterfly"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students draw a butterfly. In this drawing lesson, students explore a drawing upside down. Students sketch a butterfly while the image is reversed to tap into their right brain dominance.
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Personal Clay Box

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discover how to assemble and finish a lidded box-like form from slabs of clay between soft and leather hard. They gain an appreciation for ceramic art.
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High and Low Tides

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students collect real world data from the Web regarding high and low tides at various locations in the United States. They find a function which models this data and make predictions on tide levels based on the information found.
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Guess the Age

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore functions using real world application. In this algebra lesson, students play a game as they apply concepts of function. They graph their findings and discuss it with the class.
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Guess the Age

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students rewrite word problems using symbols. In this algebra lesson, students rewrite equations graphically, algebraically and verbally. They relate the concepts to the real world.
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Conductivity of salt Solutions

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students investigate the concentration level of solutions. In this math/science lesson, students identify three different ionic compounds. They predict the conductivity of each using their collected data.
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Cutting Positive and Negative SYMMETRICAL SHAPES

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners cut intricate symmetrical shapes on the fold. Also, they identify positive and negative shapes and warm, cool and neutral colors. Finally, they glue shapes to create a pleasing design.
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Using Mathematic Models to Investigate Planitary Habitablity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine how the sun's intensity affects the temperature on various planets. They determine whether or not these planets could be habitable. Finally, they factor in the average albedo of the planets to determine whether or not...
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Easy Printmaking in the Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students use styrofoam and cardboard to create prints. Students choose a theme and create designs and pictures on styrofoam and cardboard. Students also use construction paper, cardboard cylinder sections to make their art.
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Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 5th - 6th
In these subject and verb agreement worksheets, learners read the sentences and use the correct present tense form of the infinitive to complete each sentence. Students practice subject and verb agreement to complete the sentences.
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Evaluating Data

For Students 6th - 10th
In this data worksheet, students learn how to organize the data collected during an experiment and practice finding patterns. Students graph a table of experimental data and complete 1 short answer question.
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Population Study and Applications Using PTC Paper

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study human population traits. In this science lesson plan, students gain an understanding of the terms dominant, recessive, haploid (monoploid), diploid, genotype, phenotype, scientific sampling, and scientific modeling as they...
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Sinusoidal modelling of Canad'a youth cohorts

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners explore the general form of the sine equation.  In this trigonometry lesson, students explore the relationship between the changing parameters and the graph of the sine equation.  Learners use data and a statistical software...