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How Does a Spring Scale Work?

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners create visuals of the effect of a spring scale. In this algebra lesson, students use the navigator to graph the effects created by a spring scale. They draw conclusion from the graph.
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Risky Business

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video on AIDS, HIV and the ways in which HIV is spread. They discuss ways to avoid contracting HIV and participate in a simulation that shows the growth of a communicable disease.
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The Fuelish Fact Finding

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students define fluctuation and the price of food. In this algebra lesson plan, students create a budget to live on based on their living expenses. They create a chart and explore the cause and effect of real life scenarios.
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Composing Your Melody

For Students 6th - 7th
In this music learning exercise, students perform a given melody of four phrases. Students also improvise their own melodies using notes G, A, C, D, and E.
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Making Effective Decisions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners examine decision-making styles. In this self-awareness lesson, students work through 3 exercises examining the different styles of decision-making, how barriers effect decision-making. The lesson concludes with role-playing.
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Sand Painting Mural

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders design and create classroom sand painting mural which is comprised of individually designed pieces.
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SAT Problem Solving Practice Test

For Students 11th - 12th
In this problem solving practice test, students select the best answer from 4 choices to ten questions. Questions are word problems and cover a variety of topics.
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Designing an Earthquake-resistant Structure

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners attempt to design and build the most stable "earthquke resistant" structure. They create model buildings and test them on a shake table to see which design holds up the best.
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Modelling Periodic Phenomena

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Pre-calculus/Trigonometry worksheet, students determine the trigonometric function that best models the given data. The eight page worksheet contains explanation, examples, and twenty-one problems. Answers are not included.
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The Hello Goodbye Window: Visual Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create a portrait of themselves with a grandparent.  In this visual art lesson, students read the book entitled The Hello Goodbye Window and discuss the events.  Students then draw a portrait of themselves and their...
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Thanksgiving: Bird Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the evolution of birds. In this biology lesson, students research articles that discuss evidence about the ancestry of birds. They discuss their findings with the group and draw a journal magazine cover highlighting...
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Batteries in Series

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine batteries in a series circuit and the associated voltage. They determine, through inquiry and problem solving, that the total voltage of batteries in a series is the sum of the voltage of each battery. They design...
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A Second Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 5th - 8th
In this subject/verb agreement online interactive instructional activity, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions. After students answer the questions, they may see the grammar rules that apply to each of the questions.
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The Closer I Get To You

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils explore the law of reflection. Through experimentation and problem solving, they collect and analyze data pertaining to reflection. The data is plotted on a graph and formulas for calculating the x and y values are evaluated.
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Graphing Linear Equations

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students graph linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students investigate the price of tolls in different states and create a graph. They analyze their graph and draw conclusions.
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Discovering Pi

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students develop a formula that describes the functional relationship of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Working with a partner, they measure the diameter and circumference of circular objects in order to discover the...
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Confusing Colors!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders collect data, graph their data, and then make predictions based upon their findings. They's interest is maintained by the interesting way the data is collected. The data collection experiment is from the psychology work of...
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Statistical Accuracy and Reliability

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders assess the accuracy and reliability of current survey data and how it is represented. They design a survey, collect data, and use technology to analyze the data and present the results. Students examine scatter plots and...
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M&M Exponential Activity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create a scatter plot of their experimental data. In this algebra lesson plan, students use M&M's to determine an algebraic model. They discuss results in class.
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The Bigger they Are . . .

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners do a variety of data analyses of real-life basketball statistics from the NBA. They chart and graph rebounding, scoring, shot blocking and steals data which are gathered from the newspaper sports section.
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You Gotta Have Heart

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the concept of relations and interpret graphs and tables. They analyze given data and look for a pattern to determine if the numbers represent a function. Students practice solving scientific word problems that...
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Building Paper Bridges

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students construct a bridge that can hold 100 pennies. For this math lesson, students evaluate the strength of their bridges. They predict how much weight a bridge can hold based on its design.
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Algebra II: Quadratic Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students collect and organize data, make a scatterplot, fit a curve to the appropriate parent function, and interpret the results. Students translate among the various representations of the quadratic function, formulate equations, use a...
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"Strike a Pose:" Music and Vogueing in The Winter's Tale

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. In groups, they "perform" Act 3, Scenes 1-3 by "striking a pose" that best depicts the characters in that scene and by bringing in music that would best accompany the scene.