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Critical Path Analysis
Students examine the key requirements of critical path analysis, and analyze the purpose, benefits and limitations of using such a tool. In this business lesson, students apply the principles of critical path analysis to a business...
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What Foods Contain Products from the Ocean
Fifth graders learn about foods from the ocean. In this ocean products activity, 5th graders brainstorm what foods come from the ocean, fill in a Venn Diagram comparing alginates, carrageenans and beta carotenes. Students...
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Food Preference Experiment: Mealworms
For this meal worms worksheet, students test which foods the mealworms like the best between potato chips, fruit, and bread. Students complete 5 questions.
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Analyzing Data and Finding Bias
In this algebra worksheet, students identify bias as they analyze data. They solve word problems about sampling and surveys. There are 2 questions with an answer key.
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Data Analysis: bird habitats in rice farms
Fifth graders make a graph and write an essay to interpret the data of birds that take advantage of habitats near rice farms. In this data lesson plan, 5th graders calculate the information given to them and interpret it in an essay form.
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A Day on the Farm
First graders, with a collection of various art supplies, plant a seed to observe it growing and record specific data on a data record sheet. They create a collage from various magazines of ten different foods farm animals eat and make a...
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Life Science: My Pyramid
Students examine how the school food program compares to the food pyramid recommendations. For this food pyramid lesson, students compile data regarding the food choices available in the school through the lunch program and vending...
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Burger King Investigation
Students study data on the nutritional value of Burger King meals in order to discover its nutritional value and also to compare the meals, using mathematical computation, to the recommended daily diet. In this data handling lesson...
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The Numbers Tell the Story
Students demonstrate how to gather and interpret statistical data. In this data analysis lesson plan, students search for statistics on the health effects of smoking and place the information into charts. Students create these charts...
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Owl Pellets
Sixth graders investigate the role of owls in their ecosystem. In this food chain lesson, 6th graders illustrate an owl food chain, dissect an owl pellet, and analyze data. Students discuss what would happen to owls if there were an...
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What Did It Cost 100 Years Ago?
Students compare prices of good across the century in order to introduce the topic of inflation. They undertand the concepts of inflation and Consumer Price Index (CPI), use online calculators to figure the approximate cost of goods...
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Party Time
Students engage in a lesson about finding information from the grocery store to put into data that can be measured. The data is found in advertisements and food labels. They plan the cost of a party when using the unit cost of various...
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What’s the Shape of Your Diet?
Students analyze their diets. In this healthy diet activity, students keep food journals and examine their diets next to the recommended daily allowances of MyPyramid for Kids.
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Eating Healthy
Students review healthy eating habits, and demonstrate reading comprehension skills, including reading strategies, inference, literal meaning, and critical analysis.
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A Bug's Life
In this biology worksheet, learners create a presentation for a museum about the children they encounter during their journey as an insect. They identify the types of food the insect eats and its habitat. Students also describe their...
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Graphic Organizer Collection: Character
In this collection of graphic organizers for a literature unit, students will complete 22 different graphic organizers on the topic of character development. For example, this collection includes character analysis and various attribute...
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Wolves
Students explore wolves. In this ecology and wolves lesson, students research predator-prey relationships on the Internet and complete a related worksheet with a partner. Students interpret data on bar graphs to determine growth and...
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A Bracero Describes Work in New Mexico
In this primary source analysis worksheet, learners analyze an interview with a bracero whose boss tried to take his money. Students respond to 3 short answer questions based on the interview.
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President Hoover Encourages Private Charity
In this primary source analysis learning exercise, students analyze a letter from Herbert Hoover to a little girl collecting donations to help those in need during the Great Depression. Students respond to 7 short answer questions about...
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Kindergarten Class Favorites
Students discuss their favorite foods, a list of four favorite food are compiled on the board or a chart. They each vote for their favorite food and the data is entered onto a spread sheet and a graph is created while the students watch...
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Coal Flowers
Let's make coal flowers! With this fun activity, young learners watch and learn as they grow crystals! With simple household materials and the instructions included in this lesson plan, your class can grow their own crystals. Learners...
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Math Word Problems: Reading Bar Graphs
In this math word problems-reading bar graphs instructional activity, students analyze the bar graph and answer six questions about the data in the graph.
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Trophic Levels and Food Webs
For this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to trophic levels and food webs. There are 27 biology terms located in the word search.
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How Does an Unhealthy Diet Influence our Health and Well-Being?
You are what you eat, or so they say! After surveying family and friends on a week of eating habits, learners analyze the data for patterns. They compare different variables such as fats and cost, fats and calories, or fats and LDLs.