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Lunch in Outer Space!
Students explore the challenges astronauts face while eating in outer space. In small groups, they design and construct an original model device to assist astronauts eat in a microgravity environment.
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Reading and Thinking About Evolution
Students are given a science reading assignment outside the text followed by a discussion on the content. The reading is augmented with a series of thought questions for students to consider prior to class discussion. They direst the...
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Going to Extremes: High Anxiety
Students examine the dangers of mountain climbing. After watching a video, they discuss the role of a German research team going into the Alps to predict who is going to adjust to the change in oxygen levels. They discover the...
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Improving Students' Math Proficiency
We can help our students improve math proficiency by using a cross-curricular approach and multiple problem-solving techniques.
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New Year's Resolutions for Teachers
New Year's can be a time for teachers to make resolutions as well.
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Spreadsheet Activity
Students create a spreadsheet to match a given sample. This includes adjusting column width and row height, changing alignment, changing size and style of print, changing number format.
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet 27
In this sentence completion worksheet, students read 8 sentences that have a missing word or phrase. Students analyze the 4 similar choices and select the word that makes the sentence correct.
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Data Collection
Students investigate qualitative and quantitative data. In this statistics lesson, students gather data on heights and weights of people and graph the distribution. Students discuss the differences between qualitative and quantitative data.
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Successful Summarizers
Students review the concept of silent reading. Through modeling and guided practice, they explore six steps/rules of summarizing. In groups, they read a short book and then, using the summarization rules and skills, write an effective...
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Area And Perimeter Powerpoint
Students engage in a study using technology in order to attempt the comprehension of using perimeter and area. They use powerpoint to solve different problems. This helps to keep learners engaged in the process of practice and...
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Adverbs of Manner 2
In this online interactive adverbs practice worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with the appropriate adverbs of manner from the word bank. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Real Work is Done in Committee: A Simulation
Students research the Canadian federal legislative process, and identify the main features of local, provincial, and federal governments in Canada. They simulate the process of a bill going through the legislative process.
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Extra! Extra! (Geometry Extensions)
Learners respond to questions based on quotes, research, and logic, and challenge problems related to the current objectives.
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Life Without Flight
Students keep a journal for an intire week recording their observations of the ways aircraft affect society, The students discuss their findings and categorize them into areas such as military, commercial, research, and so on.
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Reading and Thinking About Evolution
Pupils explore evolution. They read magazine articles related to evolution. Students describe arguments for/against evolution that the author used. Pupils discuss their findings.
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Khan Academy: A Brief Introduction to the Lsat
This article covers the basics of the LSAT. The better you know what to expect, the more comfortable you'll feel in your studies-and the more mental bandwidth you'll have to focus on building the skills you'll need to get a great score!