Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Series Solution of the Time-Independent Schrödinger Equation

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students find the solutions to the problems that apply the time-independent Schrödinger equation. They examine the relationship between the mass and energy.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

You Really "Affect" Me

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the effects of variables. They view a video which introduces the concepts, take part in an internet-based activity, then engage in a hands-on activity which allows them to practice what they have been studying.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Probability

For Students 7th - 9th
Middle schoolers explore independent probability. They identify mutually exclusive outcomes. This two-page worksheet contains four multi-step problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Popcorn Science

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify and apply the scientific method through an experiment with popcorn. Then they identify what independent, dependent, and control variables are and create a list of different variables that affect popcorn popping....
Assessment
CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 6th Grade Math – Target G

For Teachers 6th Standards
Making money and saving money turn into high interest topics for sixth graders. Grade 6 Claim 1 Item Slide Shows use these topics in a presentation with math practice problems. The questions require applying knowledge of algebraic...
Assessment
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Balanced Assessment

Books from Andonov

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
To examine mathematical functions in a modeling situation pupils combine quadratic and step functions to represent a presented scenario. They both graph and write a function to represent data shown in a table. 
Lab Resource
US Department of Energy

Electromagnet Experiment Stand: A Variable Power Electromagnet

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Electromagnets come in both large and small scales—from big machinery in scrap yards to hard disk drives. Here's a resource that provides directions for building a variable electromagnet on a stand. Scholars then experiment with the...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Determining the Equation of a Line: Temperature Conversion Challenge

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Line up the temperature conversions. Pupils create the linear function between Celsius and Fahrenheit on a graph by plotting the freezing and boiling points of water. The scholars determine how the relationship changes based upon...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Experiment Report

For Students 7th - 10th
In this experimental design worksheet, students fill out their title, hypothesis, independent and dependent variables, data table, graph and conclusion for their lab.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Scientific Method

For Students 7th - 8th
In this Scientific Method worksheet, students identify controls, variables and conclusions given experiment descriptions. Students interpret data given in charts.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Scientific Method

For Students 9th - 12th
In this scientific methods instructional activity, students compare independent and dependent variables, hypothesis and theory, homogeneous and heterogeneous, and physical and chemical change. This instructional activity has 17 short...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Experimental Design Reference

For Students 9th - 12th
In this experimental design worksheet, students are given a full comprehensive outline for designing an experiment. There are checklists included for each section of the experiment for students to use as a guide for properly completing...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Scientific Problem Solving

For Students 5th - 12th
In this problem solving worksheet, students will conduct an experiment to answer this question: "How does watching too much television affect us?" Students will form a hypothesis, collect data, analyze their data, and draw a conclusion....
Unit Plan
New York City Department of Education

Dance and Text

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Use texts and dances to teach inequalities and equations. A sixth-grade unit covers using variables in equations and inequalities to solve problems. Learners show what they know at the end of the unit using two performance tasks, one...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Understand and Create Line Graphs: Line Graphs

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Explore line graphs and their characteristics through an interactive lesson. Scholars follow a set of directions to plot data on a line graph. They then answer questions about the type of variables, minimum and maximum values, and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Making Connections-Review Experimental Design and Homeostasis

For Students 9th - 12th
For this experimental design and homeostasis worksheet, students complete 20 sentences with key terms about designing experiments, gathering data, graphing data and determining controls. They also complete sentences about homeostasis and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering Albedo

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read a thermometer accurately, collect and record data, and generate a graph based on data. They learn what independent and dependent variables are. They analyze data and make conclusions concerning how soil coverings affect...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Guess the Age

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students describe graphically, algebraically and verbally real-world phenomena as functions; identify the independent and the dependent variable. They translate among graphic, algebraic, and verbal representations of relations and graph...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Variables

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students watch a video show how to identify the independent variable, dependent variable and controls in an experiment; and design experiments that use controls to isolate a single independent variable and measure the resulting dependent...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

You Talkin' To Me?: Investigations in Animal Behavior

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate a variety of animal behaviors, examine various modes of animal communication, and develop a catalog analyzing, interpreting, and reporting their results.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Germination Inhibitors

For Students 7th - 9th
In germination experiment activity, learners conduct the following lab activity. Students determine the effects of another tomato on germinating seeds. Learners answer the following questions to analyze their experiment.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Pendulum

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover and discuss relationships and functions between varying dependent variables and how they affect the period of the pendulum. They use graphing calculator to express the data collected in a graph, to analyze the graph,...
Organizer
Curated OER

Weather Experiment Plan

For Students 6th - 8th
In this weather experiment worksheet, middle schoolers design an experiment that allow them to experiment a phenomenon of weather. Students identify the independent and dependent variable for their experiment. Middle schoolers list the...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Chocolate Bar Sales

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
In this real-world example, algebra learners start to get a sense of how to represent the relationship between two variables in different ways. They start by looking at a partial table of values that define a linear relationship. They...