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Moon Phases

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders understand that the visibility of the moon changes and that is called the moon phases. In this phases of the moon lesson plan, 2nd graders form a circle and create the phases. Students name the phase that matches their...
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Exponential Problems

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students solve exponential problems by rewriting it in standard form. They rewrite number using scientific notations and solve word problems. There are 10 problems with and answer key.
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Time

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students make a sundial. In this time lesson, students determine the time of the day by creating a sundial. They check the time on the sundial, hourly, for one week. Afterward, they explore what happened to the shadows in reference to...
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Tangent Properties

For Students 10th - 12th
In this pre-calculus worksheet, students solve for angles formed by a tangent line and a circle. There are 6 different worksheets containing 8-10 problems per sheet.
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Areas and Volumes

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders calculate the area and the volumes of polygons. In this geometry lesson plan, 10th graders review the formulas used to solve for the area and volume and explain to the class how they arrived at their answer. They search...
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Identify the Shape

For Students 9th - 10th
10 this geometry worksheet, learners identify the different angles created by polygons and name the shape created based on the number of sides. There is an answer key.
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Circles and Angles

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify tangents, chords and secants. In this geometry lesson, students graph circles and identify angles created by secant lines, tangent lines and chords.
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Properties of Arcs, Lengths and Chords

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students differentiate between the different properties of arcs, arc lengths, chords, and chord lengths. In this circles lesson, students calculate the arc length of a given circle, and find the measure of the inscribed angles of a...
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Online Math Learning: Surface Area of Spheres

For Students 9th - 12th
In this surface area of spheres activity, students solve 4 short answer problems. Students find the surface area of spheres, hemispheres, and cones given a radius or a radius and height.
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Astronomy and Me: Moons Over New Haven

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the features of different moons orbiting the planets. For this astronomy lesson, 3rd graders explore the different phases of the moon using an interactive online website. They compare and contrast the features of the...
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Ping!

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study side-scan sonar and discover how it can be used to locate objects underwater. They complete a sonar simulation activity in which they create and map mystery landscapes inside shoeboxes.
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Cloze Instruction And Herringbone Technique

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners sort out important information and create a visual framework for reviewing in the future. They organize a large quantity of information thus helping with learning and remembering details, cause and effect, comparison and...
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Hubble Spies Colliding Asteroids!

For Students 9th - 11th
In this colliding asteroids worksheet, students are given the equation to determine the collision time for asteroids. Students use this equation to solve 4 problems including finding the area of a cross-section through the body of an...
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SDO: Measuring the Speed of an Eruptive Prominence

For Students 9th - 12th
In this eruptive prominence worksheet, high schoolers read about a plasma ejection from the sun measured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Students solve 3 problems using the given diagrams of the ejection. They determine the scale of...
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SDO Reveals Details on the Surface of the Sun

For Students 9th - 12th
In this images of the sun worksheet, students read about the images released by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and they solve 3 problems using the given photograph of the sun. Students find the scale of the image, they compare the...
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Galaxies to Scale

For Students 9th - 12th
In this scales and galaxies worksheet, learners solve 7 problems including finding the size of galaxies in comparison to other galaxies and drawing scale models of the given galaxies to show their relative sizes and shapes.
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Spitzer Explores a Dying Star

For Students 9th - 12th
In this dying star worksheet, learners read about the Spitzer Space Telescope that detected the dying star-Messier-57. Students solve 6 problems including determining the total power produced by the dying star, they find the total mass...
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Super-Fast Solar Flares!

For Students 9th - 12th
For this solar flares worksheet, high schoolers observe a sequence of figures of a solar flare observed in 2003 from the Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager satellite. Students solve 6 problems including finding the scale of...
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IMAGE Satellite and Solar Cells

For Students 8th - 10th
In this IMAGE satellite and solar cells worksheet, students calculate the surface area of the satellite in order to determine how much electrical power can be generated by the solar cells.
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The Oscillation Period of Gaseous Spheres

For Students 9th - 12th
For this oscillation period worksheet, students read about how the force of gravity effects the oscillation of bodies. Students use two given formulas to identify the oscillation period of the sun, the Earth and a neutron star.
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Spitzer Explores a Dusty Young Star

For Students 9th - 12th
In this stars worksheet, students read about the Spitzer space telescope and they solve 5 problems about the mass, size, and power of dust grains and interstellar mediums detected by the telescope.
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Measuring Speed in the Universe

For Students 8th - 10th
In this measuring speed in the universe activity, students use photographs of 3 astronomical phenomena including supernova explosions, coronal mass ejections and solar flare shock waves to find how fast they move. The photographs show...
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LRO Explores Lunar Surface Cratering

For Students 7th - 9th
In this lunar surface worksheet, students use an image taken by the LRO satellite to investigate the size of craters on the moon's surface, to determine the crater density and to find the average distance between the craters.
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Some Famous Unit Conversion Errors!

For Students 9th - 11th
In this unit conversion worksheet, students are given 3 stories about situations where errors in the conversion of units caused dramatic problems in science. For each situation, students practice converting units to solve the errors.

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