Young scientists discuss the results of carelessness during experimentation and the temptation to misrepresent findings. These activities are intended to develop the ability to identify scientific error, misconduct, and fraud. Use this...

In this oxidation numbers and ionic compounds instructional activity, students write the formula for compounds given ions, they write the ions given formulas, they list oxidation numbers for elements, they write formulas for compounds...

That's one complicated address book! To understand the need for a system that keeps track of addresses, pupils trying to find the IP address of their classmates. Then individuals change their IP addresses, which leads to research...

In this error in measurement quiz, students read given problems and determine the percent of error, find the absolute error, the relative error, and identify the limits. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.

In this measurement activity, students are presented with the measurements of two items. They compute the upper and lower limits of the range of tolerance for the measurements. Students find the absolute error and percent of error for...

In this center of mass instructional activity, students determine the center of mass of an isosceles triangle. They examine functions and determine the tangent error bound.  This one-page instructional activity contains 5 problems.

In this find the error worksheet, learners will read an excerpt from a promotional leaflet produced by a well known company in which there is a mistake. Students must find the mistake.

In this find the error activity, students will read a excerpt from a carnival brochure in which there is a mistake. Students must find the error.

In this find the error worksheet, students will look at an ad produced by a bank and try to spot the mistake. The mistake is a missing apostrophe to show possession.

In this find the error worksheet, students read and analyze an extract from an article in a magazine and then proof the article for mistakes in apostrophes, articles, punctuation and spelling.

For this error correction worksheet, students find the grammatical errors in ten sentences. Students rewrite the sentences correctly.

In this measurements instructional activity, students find their weight, height, width and depth of their bodies at home using equipment around their homes. They use the proper number of significant figures to record their answers and...

In this Riemann sums worksheet, students use accumulation to find the estimate for the area of a given shape. Students use Riemann sums to estimate the area under the curves and error stacks to bound the error of their approximation....

Is it possible to add infinitely long decimals? As pupils complete the examples in the ninth lesson of this 25-part series, they determine that adding these decimals cannot be done without error. Their task is then to determine the size...

In this finding the error of estimation worksheet, students estimate products, calculate products, and find the differences. Students solve eight problems.

For this grammar practice worksheet, students correct 2 short letters. Each letter has numerous errors that students must find, circle, and correct.   

Students explore the concept of area under a curve. In this area under a curve lesson, students find the area under a curve using the Monte Carlo method using random points and probability. Students calculate the area under the same...

In this proof reading worksheet, 3rd graders find the errors in each of five sentences about camels. They find errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling and grammar. There are ten errors total on the page.

Explore proofreading strategies with this lesson. Eighth graders practice finding errors in punctuation, capitalization, and formatting. Then, they write about a given topic and then proofread their compositions, looking for errors in...

This resource guides young geometers to create new polygons from others of equal area, compare an image to its reflection and find errors, conduct repeated reflections, map translations, and determine center of rotation. No solutions are...

Your emerging editors review a newspaper advertisement and hunt for the single grammatical error included. They identify what kind of mistake it is and circle that from a list of six possibilities. Grammatical errors may include:...

An interesting article on editors helps young writers understand the conventions of written English. They read a news article about an editor traveling America correcting spelling and punctuation errors on signs.  They discuss...

In this grammar learning exercise, students read a paragraph about a sit-com. Students locate mistakes in apostrophes, articles, singular/plurals, and spelling.

In this grammar worksheet, students read an advertisement for a Christmas activity set. Students locate a mistake either in apostrophes, articles, singular/plurals, or spelling.