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Introduction to Graphical Representation of Data Sets in Connection with Nuclear Decay

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students record data, make observations, and share in experimentation and discussion of numerical experiments.
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Buying vs. Leasing Car

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners use the Internet and worksheets to calculate the costs, advantages and disadvantages to buying or leasing a car. They write a summary of their investigation and decide which option they think is better.
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A Bird's Eye View of our 50 States

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders focus on state birds as they learned absolute location (latitude/longitude) of each state, as well as their relative location (bordering states).
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American Political Thought: Minority Influence

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders brainstorm the reasons why people would want to leave their homeland to live in the United States. In groups, they research the political representation of the Board in New Haven, Connecticut. They also write a paper on...
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The Research Paper - Searching for a Subject

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research a website to look for potential topics for a research paper. They develop a narrowed prioritized subject list on an index card (3X5) using word processing program.
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Dr. Teeth and Dr. Gums To The Rescue

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders role play as dentists researching teeth and their care. They create a slide show showing how a character, Bear, can take care of this teeth explaining habitats, diets and teeth.
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Virginia In the World: The Geography of Commerce

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how Virginia connects with the world through export trade. Using a map, they use symbols to depict the value of trade and the direction of the flow of goods. They complete a scavenger hunt using electronic almanacs and...
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Buying My First Car

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students pretend they are about to buy their first new car. They must do all the calculations necessary to estimate the cost of purchasing the car. They see that the math they learn in school really does have real-life applications.
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Where's the Barbecue?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify the major landforms, regions and rivers on a map of South Carolina. They compare the locations of the major Native American groups in the state as well. They chart where barbecue restaurants are located and...
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MFL: Young Drivers

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine and discuss images from road safety programs. In groups, they role-play a scenerio in which they are trying to persuade the other to adopt an unsafe driving practice. They write a short article about their experiences to...
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Coral Bleaching in the Caribbean

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use authentic satellite data on the NASA website to determine when the sea surface temperature meets the criteria to induce coral bleaching.
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What are Quarters Made of?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the meaning, symbolism, and value of U.S. coins, especially the quarter. They l research why in 1965 the U.S. Mint decided to change the metal composition of the quarter to copper coated with zinc. In addition, they...
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Waste Audit

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of mental math. They perform calculations as following: recognizing a half, three quarters, and tenths. Students are also challenged to extend skills to making calculation...
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Seasons' Journey : Putting it All Together

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete a diagram of the revolution of the earth around the sun and write a one paragraph explanation of the factors that cause seasons.
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Seasons' Journey: As the World Turns

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the earth's revolution around the sun and the changes in weather that follow this motion.
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Recording Treasure

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in a garage sale. They will weigh the items sold. They will calculate the total weight of items sold and donated to an agency.
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Smallest to Tallest - Where is the Middle?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure each other's height and find the mean, median, and mode for the height of students in their class. They line up tallest to shortest and discuss the most appropriate measure of central tendency for the class.
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Statistical Specimens

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to statistical vocabulary. They complete an online activity that asks them to calculate the mean, median and mode for a set of data.
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Carbondale: The Biography of a Coal Town

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use a brief history of the growth and decline of the anthracite region in the state to create a photograph and map "peak shaped" time line. They practice map and photo analysis strategies to "read" photographs and maps.
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Kincaid Shelter Stratigraphy

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders illustrate how archeologists use stratigraphy to help determine environmental changes in a specific area since the Pleistocene Era, and to point out that these changes have affected the animals living in that area.
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CURRENT AND CLIMATE

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study currents and how they have been used to plot courses for travel. They examine the ocean currents in both the Atlantic and Pacific and discuss their effect on local weather.
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Mapping the Ocean Floor

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students study the bottom structure of underwater habitats and how they can be mapped.
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Selling Warfare - Propaganda Posters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the use and purpose of propaganda posters during World War I. They work in groups to create a propaganda poster supporting a nation's war effort.
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Japan: A Cultural Study

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders "take a trip" to Japan. They discover what life is like for a typical Japanese child and compare/contrast it to life in America. They give an oral presentation of Japanese holidays and festivals.

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