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Jelly Belly: What a Wonderful "Bean"!
Students explore how jelly beans are produced. They discuss the origins of the jelly bean and view a video about how jelly beans are prepared, tested, shaped, finished, and shipped and estimate the amount of jelly beans in a jar and sort...
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Hygiene Potato Graphs
Fifth graders discuss the importance of proper hygiene. After watching their teacher peel potatoes, they discuss why she was wearing rubber gloves. They demonstrate how to wash their hands properly and why one should never touch...
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Jumping in the Air - What was your Height?
Students solve equations using the quadratic formula. In this quadratic equations lesson, students use digital cameras to film students jumping and import film clips into a computer. Students use the data in the quadratic formula...
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Real-World Linear Equations
Eighth graders practice technology skills through the use of a spreadsheet and a discovery lesson plan focusing upon linear equations. The technology allows for the visual changes to be displayed for different lines of equations.
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Tasty Tech Activity With Excel
Students are introduce to basic Excel skills, rank their opinions of menu items from fast food restaurants, add their answers to the spreadsheet, and then create a simple graph of the results.
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Combinations
For this combinations worksheet, students examine, analyze and calculate several ways to solve probability word problems involving combining ingredients to make a cake.
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Counting Principle
In this counting principle worksheet, students examine, analyze and determine how to solve a variety of word problems with the counting principle. Students find out the total number of combinations that exist.
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The Big Apple
Students study the buying and selling market and how prices are determined for an agricultural product. In this competitive market instructional activity, students study how prices are determined in a market by studying the forces of...
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Sunrise, Sunset: Quickly Go the Days
Students explore the concept of daylight. In this daylight instructional activity, students compare the amount of daylight on a particular day in Anchorage compared with daylight where they live. Students color maps of the US according...
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Lines, Segments, and Rays
Fifth graders use their arm, toothpicks, and marshmallows to create lines, segments, and rays. In this lines, segments, and rays lesson plan, 5th graders learn how these appear on a plane.
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Pounds and Ounces: It's All About Weight
First graders explore number sense by participating in a measurement estimation activity. In this weight lesson, 1st graders discuss the differences between measurement units, both English and Metric. Students examine a loaf of bread to...
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Downloading and Installing Apps
Students investigate the TI-73 calculator. In this middle school mathematics lesson, students examine the procedures for downloading and installing applications to the computer for the TI-73 Explorer.
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Earth Day Trash Survey Unit
Students develop an action plan to prevent trash from becoming a problem in the future.
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LearningCheck State Proactice Exams Item Banks
Learners examine state practice test exams questions. In this secondary mathematics exam, students receive instructions for downloading state practice exams, using the test item banks with the TI-Navigator system, and view sample...
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Using the TI-GRAPH LINK
Students investigate the use of the TI-Graph Link. In this middle school mathematics lesson, students explore the transfer of data from the TI-73 to the computer and vice-versa using the TI-Graph Link.
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Reflections
Fourth graders become familiar with the use of the Geometer's Sketchpad. They examine and practice creating geometric shapes. Students identify shapes and explore the introductory functions of the Geometer's Sketchpad. They complete...
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EasyData Reference
Learners explore the EasyData. In this secondary mathematics lesson plan, students investigate the screens, menus, and list of types of data collection available with the EasyData.
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Body Changes in Space
Students explain the cause of and effects of fluid shift in a microgravity
environment. Students identify the effects of microgravity during long duration space flight. Students describe research on cardiovascular effects in microgravity...
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Words for Algebra
Learners rewrite word problems using symbols. In this algebra lesson, students relate algebra to the real world. They identify the correct steps to take when solving word problems.
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Slider Template
Students identify parameters using a slider template. In this precalculus lesson, students relate a slider to a calculator. It provides the students the opportunity to control the perimeter of the equations.
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Satellite Tracker
Middle schoolers use satellite tracking software to monitor different satellites. They predict and graph the motion of the space station. They create a 3-D display of its path and share it with the class.
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Hazard Mitigation: Bioterrorism
Students discuss different ways to spread infectious diseases. In this bioterrorism lesson, students model the rate of smoke emission using CalRoad software. They analyze the effects of airborne release of biological...
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Smarty pants puzzles
In this word problem worksheet, students view word problems that represent lemonade stands and state whether they are true, unknown, or false. Students view 2 different lemonade stand prices and values.
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Gas Laws
Eighth graders use lab work and software to collect and analyze pressure and temperature data in order to illustrate the relationship between the temperature and pressure of a gas at a constant volume. They conduct a lab and organize...