Space Awareness
Britannia Rule the Waves
Could you determine longitude based on measuring time? Early explorers used a longitude clock to do just that. Scholars learn about early exploration and the importance of the invention of the clock. Then pupils build their own longitude...
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The Sun Compass of the Vikings
Evidence shows the Vikings likely navigated by using a simple sundial to find their course. Videos, a short story, and discussion help bring this time period to life as they study European history with a hands-on experiment. Scholars...
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Innovations That Stand the Test of Time
Students create a class presentation that explains the value of an innovation to society. In this design innovation lesson, students discuss relationships among math, science, technology, and engineering, read a story about design...
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How The Brahman Bull Got Its Hump
Pupils examine ancestors of Brahaman cattle. After reading a story, "How The Camel Got His Hump," students discuss the differences between a camel and a Brahman bull. Upon completing a discussion of how the Brahman got its hump, pupils...
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Developing the Concept Division
Students use manipulatives to explain the concept of dividing multi-digit numbers.
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Electromagnetic Pick-up
Students investigate electromagnetic energy. In this magnetism instructional activity, students will create an electromagnet and test changes with increased energy. They will compete by building the strongest electromagnet.
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Geometry is Fun and EverywhereGeometry, You Don’t Care? Geometry is Fun and Everywhere
Third graders investigate shapes in our world. In this geometry lesson plan, 3rd graders describe plane and solid shapes and identify angles, solid objects and lines of symmetry. Students use online resources, graphic organizers and...
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Our World of shapes
First graders listen to Shapes and The Greedy Triangle to identify and describe examples of geometric shapes. For this geometric shapes lesson, look for geometric shapes in real world places. Students make a mobile of shapes...
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Survey and Tally
Second graders view a model of a survey and tally. In this survey and tally lesson plan, 2nd graders decide on questions for a survey. Students conduct the survey and tally their results. Students create a tally chart....
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Connecting the Dots? Geometry and Architecture
Students examine the connection between geometry and architecture. In this geometry and architecture lesson, students view a video which details a geometry class design project. Students then use the Internet in a scavenger hunt to find...
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Redesigning the Classroom
Students redesign the classroom space. For this geometry lesson, students part take in making classroom rules and assigning value to the space in the classroom. They investigate measuring and problem solving in this lesson.
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Fastest Way to a Full Belly
High schoolers create a scale model of a cafeteria. In this scale lesson, groups improve their actual school cafeteria layout by taking measurements of the structure and redesigning furniture and food serving lines. They create a scale...
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Fly, Fly Away
High schoolers use materials from their own environment to design a kite. In this kite design lesson, students research the history of kites and obtain a formal mathematical definition of a kite. High schoolers sketch kite designs after...
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Roll It! Creating an Entrance Ramp
High schoolers explore the concept of triangles. In this triangles lesson, students are to propose a plan for a ramp at their school. High schoolers use the Pythagorean Theorem and trigonometry to determine the length,...
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ENERGY, Design Competition: Energy Systems of the Future!
Students examine energy, where it comes from and the different fuels that are used. In this energy instructional activity students design an energy infrastructure using a renewable energy source.
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Design a Better Classroom Workplace
Students design a new classroom workplace. In this architecture lesson, students use area formulas to identify the problem with the existing desks in their classroom. Students design their own solution volume formulas to solve the...
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Digging It - A Garden That Is
Students plan, design, and create a school/community garden. In this planning, designing, and creating a school/community garden instructional activity, students research materials needed to start a garden. Students determine...
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Lines and Shapes
First graders identify different kinds of lines found in common shapes. They discover ways in which an artist utilizes lines in a painting.
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Navy Sail Design
Students use the Pythagorean Theorem to explore sailboat design. In this Pythagorean Theorem lesson, two sides of a triangular sail are measured, and the theorem is used to calculate the third side. A worksheet, bulletin board design,...
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Use or Make a Table
For this make a table worksheet, pupils read real world questions and write an equation to match the equation. Next, they solve the equation. This one-page worksheet contains two problems.
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Comparing Exponential and Power Functions
Students compare and contrast exponential and power functions. In this precalculus instructional activity, students identify the value of x, using the graph as a visual. They compare functions with base of greater than one, to base of...
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Venn Diagram and Shape Sorting Lesson Plan
Students use Venn diagrams to represent classifications of shapes and to use counting arguments to find the number of objects in a given set.
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Spreadsheet Function Machine
Students create a spreadsheet to analyze functions. In this algebra lesson plan, students use spreadsheets to find the intersection of systems of equations. They identify the dependent and independent function as it relates to a line.
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Daily Time Ratios
Students track and record how much time they spend on each activity. In this spreadsheet lesson plan, students apply different functions using Microsoft excel to format cells and calculate the sum of their total time spent each day....
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