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Business Communication 1
Students discover the methods and media that are used to communicate information effectively. They identify barriers to successful communication. They research different ways of communicating with others.
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Fraction Facts
Students are introduced to fractions, including operations with fractionsm converting fractions to decimals and percents. They are provided with activities that provide ample practice opportunities to reinforce the information from the...
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Patterns in Pascal's Triangle
Learners examine the patterns that exist in Pascal's Triangle. They explore multiples and factors. Sudents use an applet to create and color the multiples in Pascal's Triangle.
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Finding Patterns in Fractals
Students discover patterns and sequences. They use a website to explore patterns and fractals. Students share their discovery of fractals and their patterns with the class. They develop a list of patterns used in everyday life.
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Tree Diagrams and Probability
Aspiring statisticians create tree diagrams and figure probabilities of events based on those diagrams. They practice adding and multiplying fractions and explain complementary probabilities. Students use computers activities to make...
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Expected Value
High schoolers discuss what expected value is, they are introduced to the concept of varyting payoffs. Students use a computer simulation of a "real world" example where expected value is used.
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Yarn Painting
Students create their own yarn painting using glue and scraps of yarn and wool.
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Tale of the Tooth Fairy
Students share social and cultural traditions and values. They develop listening strategies to explain what is heard.
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Number Subsets: Winning the Number Game
Eighth graders review their understanding about numbers and number systems through playing the Number Game. They create a list of numbers and based upon the characteristics and properties of the numbers they will earn points.
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Multiplying Decimals and Mixed Numbers
Students multiply decimals and/or mixed numbers. They explore the effects of multiplying decimals and mixed numbers. They practice estimating answers when a number is multiplied by a decimal or mixed number.
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Reading and Listening for Information
Students practice their reading and listening skills in order to obtains accurate information. In preparation for a Moon, Mars, and Beyond Mission project, they read short stories about planet and moon mythology then answer questions...
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What's Up, Doc?
Students explore cardiovascular fitness and create and follow a fitness program. They document the benefits of participating in a fitness program.
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It Takes Two
Third graders examine various exercises in order to distinguish between exercises designed to increase muscular strength and those designed to improve muscular endurance. Groups create a presentation for their "clients" to explain the...
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Exploring Function Graphs
Tenth graders investigate three different sets of data that relate temperature to another variable in the physical world. These illustrate linear, inverse and exponential relationships.
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Printmaking
Students are introduced to printmaking through the work of Albrecht Durer, Käthe Kollowitz, and Andy Warhol.
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What's the Texture?
Pupils sort, classify, and write about how they sort a variety of shells.
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Cars, Trucks, and Things that Go Sorting Fun!
First graders sort toys by various attributes. They, in groups, sort toy vehicles by color, size etc. and then explain how they chose to group the toys. They write, draw or dictate an explanation of their sorting methods.
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Business Communication 1
Students examine a variety of methods that can be used to communicate information, and the process of communication. They analyze various business communication scenarios and write reports on their opinions of the situations.
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When One Beat Is Better Than Two
Fourth graders create an individualized wellness plan that addresses these controllable health risk factors:obesity, high cholesterol level, high blood pressure and inactivity.
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Gummy Bear Sorting
Young scholars demonstrate knowledge of sorting and classifying by color as they sort gummy bear candies.
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Senior Scrapbook Assignment
Twelfth graders write creatively and reflectively on 20 different events or memories that shaped their senior year. They organize memorabilia into a scrapbook with 20 entries and create a cover that represents their senior year. They...
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Heart as a Pump
Students explore the working of the heart by making comparisons with the actions of a pump. They find examples of pumps and valves in facets, aerosol sprays, automobile fuel pumps, and many household items in daily use.
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"The Emperor's New Clothes and Mahler's Ninth Symphony" Writing to Explain, Confidently and Efficiently, Even Physics!
Learners combine their study of physics with their study of best practices when writing to inform. They communicate with experts using e-mail before creating a brochure based on their study of universal gravitation.