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Junior Architects of America
Students create entries for the Architects of America contest, including a model of a futuristic structure, blueprints, a list of all plane and solid shapes in the structure, a persuasive argument paper that describes why the structure...
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A Steep Hike
Students explore slope. In this middle school mathematics lesson, students analyze and interpret graphs as they investigate slope as a rate of change. Students use a motion detector to collect data as they walk at different...
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Positive and Negative Activity
In this positive and negative worksheet, students use the positive and negative rules to rewrite and answer the 34 questions below, an example is provided for them.
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Frequency, Histograms, Bar Graphs
In this statistics learning exercise, students plot and graph their data, then interpret the data using the correct form of graphs. There are 3 detailed questions with an answer key.
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Addition With Decimals - A
In this finding the sums worksheet, students add whole numbers with decimals adding zeros to make equivalent place values. Students solve 30 problems.
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Trigonometry Applications
For this geometry worksheet, 10th graders solve application word problems involving the use or right triangle trigonometry, including angle of elevation or depression. The one page interactive worksheet contains five questions. Hints,...
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Exploring Aerodynamics
Young scholars explore aerodynamics. In this aerodynamics instructional activity, students study the flight patterns of three paper airplanes and discover the underlying principles of aerodynamics. Resources and grade level modifications...
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Phonic Noughts and Crosses
In this reading worksheet, students play a phonics version of tick-tack-toe. For example, students place a symbol card "X cat" on a square on the board with the word "cat" on it. The winner is the students who gets 3 symbols in a row.
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Thermometric Titration
In this thermometric titration learning exercise, learners titrate hydrochloric acid with sodium hydroxide to determine its concentration. They measured the solution's change in temperature, plotted their data, and used the graph to find...
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Fractions and Ribbons
Sixth graders explore using inverse operations to solve decimal and fraction problems. In this decimal and fraction lesson, 6th graders prepare ribbon for a part and need to cut it in equal lengths. Students analyze the problem.
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Exploring Transformations: Translations and Reflections
Learners perform translation and reflection. They identify the coordinate points of the new graph and create a formula for the movement. They identify the pre-image the and after image.
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Introducing the Coordinate Plane
Fifth graders practice using estimation. In this estimation lesson, 5th graders add, subtract, multiple, and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Students decide upon instances when estimation is more appropriate than...
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Egg Fun
Students investigate the characteristics of eggs by playing and experimenting with them.
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Shell Graphing
Fifth graders explore the four quadrants of a coordinate grid. In this graphing lesson, 5th graders trace sea shells in each of the four quadrants of a coordinate grid and then label the ordered pairs on each shell. For the...
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Project Interactive--Stem and Leaf Plotter
In this excellent stem and leaf plotter worksheet, students construct, arrange and write a report of how to interpret the leaves they collect in this data analysis. Students answer 4 detailed questions regarding the data analysis...
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A Close Encounter of the Tree Kind
Students study trees in their natural habitat. In this tree lesson plan, students complete a number of outdoor activities to estimate the height of a tree, examine how bark can be a distinguishing tree characteristic, and how to make a...
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Limits and Infinity
In this calculus lesson, students graph functions, identify limits and use the derivative to solve equations with limits. There are 5 questions about limits as x approaches infinity.
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Super-Ball Physics
Students experiment with varied balls to determine the bounce factor in centimeters. For this physics lesson, students experiment to find the height a ball must be dropped from the have the highest bounce rate. Students graph the results...
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2.1 Arithmetic Series
In this arithmetic series worksheet, learners solve 30 short answer problems. Students find the sum of a given arithmetic series. Learners find arithmetic means between two terms in an arithmetic sequence.
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Body Defense and Disease
In this body defense and disease worksheet, students complete two multiple step questions about infectious diseases and how they are passed.
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Fitting Periodic Functions-Distant Planets
In this periodic functions instructional activity, students use given data of the speed of a star and find the best fit periodic function that follows the trend in data. They determine the amplitude, offset phase and the formula for the...
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Math Probability Lesson Plans
"Defy the Pig" is a fun dice game that can be a great warm up activity to math probability lesson plans.
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Similar or Not?
Fifth graders define the meaning of similar and congruent using concrete objects. They make similar and congruent figures using geoboards. They draw their figures on dot paper, and color their designs.
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Hit the Slopes
Eighth graders work in one collaborative group to understand how ordered pairs are represented and graphed on a coordinate plane. They identify points on the coordinate plane and communicate their understanding of ordered pairs and their...