Students identify the differences between non-renewable and renewable energy sources. They construct a PVC wind turbine and design a set of blades to extract as much energy as possible from low and high wind conditions.

Students determine what the people in their community are driving. Using traffic flow information, they develop recommendations on how to achieve sustainability. They calculate the carbon dioxide emission index for various sites and...

Students define the term acid rain, and the causes of acid rain. They locate regions where acid rain is most affected, and what can students deduce from maps of geology and soils in New York State. Students answer the questions why are...

Students identify functions and proper use of the computer. They identify secondary colors by mixing primary colors. Students reinforce listening, speaking and following directions by playing a game. They identify the color gold.

Students observe a Powerpoint presentation describing troubleshooting procedures for school technology. In the presentation, they discover how to uncover problems with hardware and software. Among the procedures addressed are adding...

Students analyze data and identify the mean. For this probability lesson, students log data in the TI and construct scatter plots from the data. They identify properties of a scatterplot.

Young scholars investigate chords and make predictions. In this geometry lesson, students graph circles and calculate the measurement of each chord. They perform the calculations and make conjectures.

In this literacy worksheet, 8th graders find the words that are related to the acquisition of new vocabulary and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.

For this "Afterwards" worksheet, students complete a table showing the progression of time and weather through Hardy's poem "Afterwards." Students fill in twenty five boxes in the table and answer eight short answer questions about the...

In this Father's Day worksheet, students cut out and fold a card that has the words "Happy Father's Day" and a picture of a top hat and cane.

In this alphabet and numbers worksheet, students cut out and place in sequential order the uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers a-z and 1-10.

Students study the basic components of a modern wind machine.  In this investigative lesson students investigate and find out if there are any wind machines in their state, how many and how much power they produce. 

Eleventh graders explore the impact of the Indian Removal Act.  In this US History lesson, 11th graders analyze primary resources. 

Learners use the Internet to research renewable energy.  In this science lesson plan, students work on projects to help them understand how we use energy around the globe.  Learners analyze distribution of renewable and non...

Students determine the degree of polynomials.  For this determining the degree of polynomials lesson, students find the difference between consecutive y-values.  Students find the degree of a linear, quadratic, and cubic...

Students explore plant needs and growth. In this plant science instructional activity, students use a cereal box to complete a plant growth graph activity.

Students investigate the corrosion of different materials in the lab. In this chemistry lesson, students construct a bridge considering different bridge designs. At the end of the lesson, they play the role of scientists and engineers...

Students solve several differential equations. In this calculus lesson, students test their modulus calculation by testing different weights or beam lengths. They share their findings in class.

In this cause and effect worksheet, students read about the cause/effect relationship and how to analyze using a fishbone diagram. Students are given a blank template of a diagram.

In this cause-effect worksheet, students read about cause and effect matrices and are given a matrix template for filling in "cause occurs" and "cause does not occur," and "effect occurs" and "effect does not occur."

High schoolers construct a bridge that can hold 100 pennies. In this math lesson, students evaluate the strength of their bridges. They predict how much weight a bridge can hold based on its design.

For this English worksheet, students read "Australians Happiest People in the World," and then respond to 20 short answer and 7 true or false questions about the selection.

Students in this lesson explore the benefits of the network model to learn about optimization, while discovering cost reduction through efficiency. Download the ZIP file to access the resources. Includes a PowerPoint, a student handout,...

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