Worksheet
Curated OER

Applications of First and Second Derivatives.

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this calculus worksheet, learners solve for the critical values, open intervals and find the maximum and minimum. There are 7 questions dealing with the derivative.
Worksheet
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Writing Numbers in Scientific and Standard Notation

For Students 9th - 11th
For this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students write numbers in scientific and decimal notation.  The two page worksheet contains a combination of seventeen multiple choice and free response questions.  Answers are...
Lesson Plan
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Milk and Milk Products: Skills Supplement

For Teachers All
Explain the coagulation and coalescence processes associated with milk protein and cheese. List the components of milk and explain how each component is dispersed in the milk. Describe what happens when milk protein is coagulated Discuss...
Lesson Plan
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Carbohydrates-Simple and Complex

For Teachers All
Grain products are staple foods and sources of simple and complex carbohydrates that provide energy for the body. Define simple and complex carbohydrates Identify function and sources of simple and complex carbohydrates Describe how...
Lesson Plan
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Developing Good Written Communication Skills and the Word Processing Student

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the skills needed to complete a word processing assignment. In groups, they identify the reasons why it is important to communicate in different situations and participate in role-playing exercises. They...
Lesson Plan
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Round and Round-The Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the water cycle. In this earth science lesson, students work in small groups to read various books on the water cycle and take notes on chart paper. Students share their notes and teach a younger audience what they have...
Lesson Plan
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Sports Helmets and Impact Testing of Polymers

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students examine the importance of good quality safety gear. In this investigative lesson, students will tests various polymers, collect data, and analyze the data to determine which polymer is best for safety helmets. They will design a...
Lesson Plan
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Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This hands-on resource has future trip planners analyze graphs of mileage, gasoline costs, and travel time on different routes. While this was originally designed for a problem-solving exercise using a Michigan map, it could be used as a...
Lesson Plan
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Absolute Value of Linear Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how abolute value affects linear functions. They complete a worksheet simulating a path for miniature golf hole in one for three figures. They construct a hole in one graph for each hole marking the X and Y coordinates.
Lesson Plan
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Absolute Value of Linear Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify and interpret how absolute value affects linear functions. They also graph linear functions and reflect them in a line of symmetry. Finally, students evaluate the absolute value of a constant using technology to...
Worksheet
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Applications and Writing Functions

For Students Higher Ed
In this college level Pre-Calculus worksheet, students use polynomial and rational functions to solve application word problems.  The three page worksheet contains forty-four problems.  Answers are not included. 
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Guess the Age

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils describe graphically, algebraically and verbally real-world phenomena as functions; identify the independent and the dependent variable. They translate among graphic, algebraic, and verbal representations of relations and graph...
Lesson Plan
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The Shortest Distance

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, working on their GED, examine the steps used to resolve the unknown sides of a right triangle. They express the square root function as an exponential function and derive the distance formula using principles of geometry.
Worksheet
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Algebra II - Lesson 9.4: Operations with Functions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this composition functions instructional activity, students solve 1 short answer problem. Students find f(g(-3)) given the f(x) and g(x) functions.
Lesson Plan
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Distance, Velocity, and Acceleration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the measurement of distance, velocity, and acceleration with the use of derivatives. They follow examples given in the lesson to compute the velocity and acceleration for a displacement...
Lesson Plan
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Exponential Functions: Half Life and Doubling Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the concept of exponential functions and how they increase in size over time. They simplify the functions in order to find the solutions that are possible and perform analysis of the curved line that is...
Lesson Plan
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Design and Function of Native Watercraft

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students design clay boats and test their floating ability. They sketch and record each test different boat designs. They compare their designs to those of native Inuit vessels by looking at images and attempting to determine the...
Lesson Plan
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The Science of Shadow Puppets

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the art of shadow puppetry. In this performing arts lesson, students study the functions of lighting in the puppet theater as they examine the transmission, absorption, and reflection of light. As a culminating activity,...
Activity
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A Model Solar System

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
If Earth is modeled by a grapefruit, what planet could be represented by a golf ball? This activity uses everyday and not-so-everyday objects to create a model of the Solar System.
Assessment
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All-in-All Problems

For Students 9th - 11th Standards
Graphs, functions, symbols, and more! Use these strategies to model everything from the flow of a river to the number of cars passing a toll booth. Presented differently but solved similarly, learners consider five different scenarios...
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Lines That Pass Through Regions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Good things happen when algebra and geometry get together! Continue the exploration of coordinate geometry in the third lesson in the series. Pupils explore linear equations and describe the points of intersection with a given polygon as...
Worksheet
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Practice Final

For Students 9th - 12th
A full-fledged practice final prepares pupils for their general chemistry final exam. If they complete these 57 multiple-choice questions correctly, they will be well-prepared. Note: even though the questions are multiple-choice, there...
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Institute for Geophysics

Understanding Maps of Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Here is your go-to student resource on primary geography concepts, including facts about the surface of the earth and its hemispheres, latitude and longitude, globes, types of maps, and identifying continents and oceans.
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Teach Engineering

The Magician's Catapult

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Class members work in pairs to build a catapult to launch a grape a given distance. The catapult project, a compound machine, reinforces pupils' understanding of simple machines.