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Let's Go Slopey

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils create a table of values to graph a line. In this algebra lesson, students identify the slope and intercept of a linear equation. They use a Ticalculator to graph their function.
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Making Community Measurements: Which Plant Part?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify a plant in a given community and make a variety of measurements. They determine how a plant meets its basic needs. In addition to identifying plant parts, they observe seasonal change and compare plants within a community.
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LEGO Balance

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students design and build a balance using LEGO, string, and a set of standard metric weights.
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Our Food and Microorganisms

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students answer questions about how microorganisms can affect our food supply and how they can be controlled. The first set of inquiry activities are directed by the teacher. Subsequent activities are based on students generating their...
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Let It Snow!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use a modified version for the steps of writing.
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Historical Fiction: Introducting Novels into History

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read a novel for their foreign language class which is also used in their history class. In groups, they work together to complete stations and other assignments.
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Things that Go Bump, Bump, Bump

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students program previously constructed bumper cars to keep bumping and reversing indefinitely. They use touch sensors attached to separate ports and complete a worksheet.
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Cardiovascular Homeostasis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop and conduct an experiment to answer the question," How does cardiovascular exercise affect the pulse rate?". They record the changes to heart rate during different levels of exercise.
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Consumer Culture in the 1950s: New Shopping Centers and Advertising trends

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze the cultural and social aspects of the 1950s. Using primary source documents, they work together to determine what society was like. They use that information to write an essay about how their information...
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A Journey to Language Arts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore events of the Lewis & Clark expedition. Students observe a PowerPoint presentation. They demonstrate journal writing using first person point of view. Students describe life in North America during the early 1800s.
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Angle Measurement of Aircraft Wings and Tails

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students measure the angles of wings and tails of various aircraft using a protractor. They estimate and check their measurements. They investigate aircraft being developed and tested at NASA Dryden.
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Evaluating the Products of Chords of a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students investigate chords and make predictions. In this geometry lesson plan, students graph circles and calculate the measurement of each chord. They perform the calculations and make conjectures.
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Engineering in a Calculus Classroom

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students solve several differential equations. In this calculus activity, students test their modulus calculation by testing different weights or beam lengths. They share their findings in class.
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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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Synthesis Engineering Services: Optimizing the Design Process

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the design process from the concept phase to the production phase and what's involved in accomplishing this in the shortest possible time with the least cost.
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Utah State University

Utah State University: Optimization, an Important Stage of Engineering Design

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teaching middle and high school students how to weigh constraints and criteria against various design solutions in order to select the best possible solution is an important skill necessary for engineering, as well as for life. The...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Externalities: Foundational Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice what you have learned about identifying externalities and using graphs to identify both market equilibrium and socially optimal outcomes in this exercise.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Smart Watering: Adjusting Your Sprinklers for Optimal Soil

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this science fair project to learn how to test your soil to see if it is getting the right amount of water from the sprinklers. Project is set up beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a section on...
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Imse Concept Library: Explanation of Simplex Method

For Students 10th - 12th
A Word document explaining and giving examples of the 11 steps of solving linear programming models using the Simplex Method.
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Do Dea: Optimization the Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, you learn how to apply the concepts of maxima and minima to any formula that is generated by business, economics, physics, etc. It is one of the most important applications of derivatives and will show up on your AP...
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Metal: Differentiation [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The resource is a lesson guide that teaches how differentiation applies in mathematical economics. Topics include differentiation, elasticity applications, and optimization applications. PowerPoint slides are included on how to deliver...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rural Energy in China: How Can Engineers Make a Difference?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students learn about five types of renewable energy that are part of engineering solutions to help people in rural communities use less and cleaner energy for cooking and heating. Specifically, students learn about the pollution and...
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Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy Living Lab: Power Your School

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use real-world data to calculate the potential for solar and wind energy generation at their school location. After examining maps and analyzing data from the online Renewable Energy Living Lab, they write recommendations as to...
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Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Applications of Maxima and Minima

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn how to apply maxima and minima in real world problems. Topics include optimization problems, objective functions, and constraints. The tutorial explores the calculus concepts through notes and examples. A chapter quiz,...