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Hurricane Tracking

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students access the Internet to find information on current hurricanes. They get locations, speeds, and air pressures and then plot the location of the hurricane on a hurricane-tracking map. They also access the FEMA website to solve...
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Rubber Band

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate what would happen to the length of a rubber band as more and more rings were hung on it. They base their explanation on what they observed, and as they develop cognitive skills, they should be able to...
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Ocean Botttom Profile

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students interpret a graph of ocean depths and topographic features. This task assesses students' abilities to interpret figures, organize and represent data, apply knowledge of scale to a profile, and apply theoretical knowledge.
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Inductive Reasoning

For Students 10th
In this algebra worksheet, 10th graders apply inductive reasoning as they figure out the next number in the sequence or pattern. There are 53 problems.
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Inquiry Cube

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate geometric shapes. In this geometry lesson, 5th graders classify and group shapes and patterns by likeness. They investigate patterns based on clues from their peers.
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Prism Investigation

For Students 4th - 5th
In this prism instructional activity, students solve a word problem about prisms. Students are given a "guided review" and suggestions for proceeding. Students then complete a function machine.
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My Peanut Butter is Better Than Yours!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of statistical data. In this statistical data lesson, students read an article about the dangers of peanut butter to those who are allergic. Students perform a taste test of two different brands of peanut...
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Graphing Linear Inequalities

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders extend skills for representing and solving linear equations to linear inequalities. Lesson activities build understanding and skill by plotting ordered pairs of numbers that either satisfy or do not satisfy a given...
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American Prehistory: 8000 Years of Forest Management

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Pupils discuss the first people to live in North America and the types of evidence we have of their existence. They complete a set of worksheets and explore their answer in group discussions.
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Take Me to the River

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students learn about a different way of life.  For this river and dams lesson, students discuss  the Hoover Dam.  Students then view pictures of the Hoover Dam, discuss the impact of dams, and compare life before and after...
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Who Won the Cross-Country Meet?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write verbal expressions into algebraic expressions and solve the expressions. They determine who wins a race by determining the algebraic expression.
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The Water Cycle

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discover how water circulates through the earth and its atmosphere while determine how much of the Earth's water is suitable for drinking. They discover the meaning of evaporation, transpiration, and precipitation and...
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Family Vacation

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students use math to plan a trip by houseboat down the Mississippi River. They research and obtain information on the Mississippi River and its surroundings and use multiple graphs to represent their data.
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A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of exponential growth.  In this exponential growth instructional activity, students manipulate power models with base 2.  Students discuss what would happen if you doubled a penny over the course of...
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Using Representations to Model Problems

For Teachers 5th
student make predictions or draw conclusions based on physical and visual representations of profit and sales. They model problems with physical materials and visual representations, and use models, graphs and tables to draw conclusions...
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Problem Solving in Mathematics

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discover that there are multiple strategies to be used in problem solving. They explain a problem solving situation in their own words and determine a possible strategy for solving the problem.
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Pyrotechnics

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars discuss pyrotechnics and what they have noticed about their height and speed. They think about the path which fireworks follow which is a parabola. They follow multiplication patterns to determine the Zero Product Property...
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Graphing the Daily Revenue of Miami Seaquarium

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders compile a table of the revenues of the 8 eateries (a combined total), Main Gate admissions, and the Gift Shop.
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One Square Foot

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars identify, describe, count, tally, and graph life found in one square foot of land.
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Streamflow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the topic of streamflow and how it occurs. They take measurements and analyze them. They interpret data and create their own charts and graphs.
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Speed + Graphing = Winners!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders take addition timed tests every day for a two week period. Using the data from the timed tests, they create a bar graph using Microsoft Excel computer software, a personal bar graph using graph paper and colored pencils,...
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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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Statistically Lyrical

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine and discuss the writing of ratios as fractions and where they can be found in the real world. They complete worksheets and a questionnaire, and calculate the mean, median, and mode scores for the class.
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Creating Bar Graph

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, after an explanation and demonstration compare how many different places there at Cocowalk.