American Statistical Association
How Random Is the iPod’s Shuffle?
Shuffle the resource into your lesson repertoire. Scholars use randomly-generated iPod Shuffle playlists to develop ideas about randomness. They use a new set of playlists to confirm their ideas, and then decide whether the iPod randomly...
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Learning Math with Music
Students work in groups to create their own rhymes and songs for an entire family of math facts. They record their math facts creations using an iPod and a voice recorder for future use.
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Writing Scripts For Math Podcast
Students create podcasts of student-created review questions using iPod, iTalk, iTunes, GarageBand, and Keynote. This lesson is intended for as a mathematics review but could be adapted to fit any subject across many different levels.
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Do You Get What You Pay For?
Consumers explore scientific notation as it relates to the real world. In this algebra instructional activity, mathematicians convert Gigabytes in to scientific notation to see if they are being cheated. They differentiate between base...
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Fraction and Decimal Review Podcast
Learners create podcasts of information for reviewing fractions and decimals in this math-based creative project. The lesson uses GarageBand, iTunes, iTalk, and Keynote to accomplish tasks.
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The Fruits of Fairness
Students examine the distribution of wealth in the US. In this economic distribution lesson, students use math skills to apply real statistics to the students in their classroom making these facts more of a reality.
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Cost Effective Buying
Students evaluate energy-related purchases. For this consumer awareness lesson, students visit an appliance store and rank the products' cost effectiveness by using a mathematical formula.
Discovery Education
Sonar & Echolocation
A well-designed, comprehensive, and attractive slide show supports direct instruction on how sonar and echolocation work. Contained within the slides are links to interactive websites and instructions for using apps on a mobile device to...
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The Quest For Power
Students investigate and apply properties of math. In this algebra and physics lesson, students define important vocabulary words to create a basic understanding of keywords. They perform experiments using concepts of electricity and math.
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Bright Ideas for Bringing up Smart Savers
Learners explore the concept of saving money. In this saving money lesson, students read an article about saving money. Learners discuss ways to save money and what makes it difficult to save money. Students compare prices of products.
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TE Activity: Pitch and Frequency
Students experiment with a vibrating ruler and a kazoo to study the different pitches and frequencies they produce. They create both high and low pitch sound waves. They examine how engineers use sound energy when designing electronic...
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Polar Express Lesson Plan
Students write and illustrate a wish for the first gift of Christmas. In this Christmas lesson plan, students read the book The Polar Express and then write what they wish could be the first gift of Christmas.
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Techno Timeline
Students create a timeline of inventors. For this dual history/science lesson, students research inventors of technological products, then work in groups to create a timeline of events. The timeline may include science information about...