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Fraction Equivalence
Fourth graders explore fractions. They compare different fractions using fraction bars. Students find equivalent fractions and they use fraction bars to visualize addition of fractions.
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United Nations Mini-Unit
Learners demonstrate the ability to develop questions and ideas to initiate and refine research. They demonstrate the ability to conduct research and to answer questions and evaluate information and ideas. They design World Peace Flags.
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Translating Transformations in Geometry
Students create an image using given coordinates and evaluate how the coordinates change when a slide or rotation takes place.
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Ancient Egyptian Culture
Fifth graders participate in a Webquest on Ancient Egypt. They identify clothing and jewelry, list the steps of mummification, decipher hieroglyphics, and complete a Travel Log.
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Comparing Edible Communities
Learners explore the components of a community by creating analogies between aspects of a community and ingredients within a recipe. They view and discuss pictures, write analogies, and generate a product from a recipe.
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Visual Patterns in Tessellations
Learners explore tessellations as well as various types of polygon. Students examine tessellating patterns in the world around them. Learners examine tessellations by creating their own tessellations and completing the included worksheet.
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Racquetball With Math
Learners explore physical education by participating in a game with their class. In this number sense lesson, students utilize their motor skills while performing a music version of racquetball. Learners utilize math skills by...
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Basketball/Tumbling
Students play basketball games and show knowledge of offense and defense. In this basketball lesson plan, students also answer short answer questions about offense and defense.
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Badminton
Students evaluate their partner in playing a game of badminton. In this badminton lesson, 8th graders explain the rules of the game and participate in a warm up. Additionally, students observe their partners by completing a...
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Dribbling and Passing
Eighth graders study soccer. In this lesson on a sport, 8th graders practice dribbling and passing skills associated with soccer.
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Fractals Rock
Learners identify the repeated sequences of a pattern. In this geometry lesson, students identify fractals in patterns and nature. They construct a fractal tree and make conjectures.
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Fractals Rock: Investing the Fractal Tree
Students investigate the relationship between fractals and sequences. In this geometry lesson, students build a fractal tree. They investigate different career fields where fractals are used in the real world.
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Squares in the Light
Students collect and analyze data using a graph. In this algebra lesson, students explain their findings orally and with a graph. They use their knowledge to solve real life scenarios.
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Loading B&W Film
Ninth graders explore how to properly load black and white film. They observe black and white film being loaded into the developing tank and students correctly load the film into the developing tank.
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Body Changes in Space
Learners explain the cause of and effects of fluid shift in a microgravity
environment. Students identify the effects of microgravity during long duration space flight. Learners describe research on cardiovascular effects in microgravity...
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Congruent Triangles - Is This Enough Information?
Seventh graders examine congruence postulates and apply knowledge to triangles in the world around them.
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McCadam's Quarterly Report
Fourth graders problem solve a problem from a local business using data, generating graphs, and draw conclusions. They submit their findings in a business letter format with feed back from a company's plant manager.
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Calendar and Opening
Students review the days of the week and tell what the current day is by singing a song. They fill in the sentence telling the day of the week it is and then discuss what day yesterday was and the name of the day tomorrow and then talk...
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Running/Wiffle Ball
Students explain the basic rules for wiffle ball. In this physical education instructional activity, students record the steps they took during their 4 mile run. Additionally, students participate in a game of wiffle ball.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Build Your Own Windmill Generator
Build your own windmill and see how the wind can be converted into energy to produce electricity. This science fair project should help you understand the use of wind as a source of alternative energy. The Science Buddies project ideas...
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Ships: Science & Religion of Michael Faraday
Here's a whole different look at Faraday. His religion, Sandemanian, greatly influenced both his life and his science. This article looks deeply at that aspect of his life.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Inductance and Maxwell's Equations
In this interactive tutorial students will look at the energy stored in the magnetic field of an inductor. Self-inductance and mutual inductance will be distinguished and circuits with capacitors and inductors, or LC circuits will be...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 2: Electromagnetic Induction
Through labs, readings, videos, and discussions, students learn about the concepts of Electromagnetic Induction.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Electricity and Magnetism
Students learn about static electricity using terms such as friction, induction, and conduction. They also explain and illustrate the difference between alternating and direct current, and understand the relationship among voltage,...