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Scaling Down the Solar System

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Learners work collaboratively to gain a better understanding of the vastness of space by scaling down the solar system. They measure by inches, gain an understanding of space, and model the distances of the planets from the sun.
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Practice Exam #03

For Students 6th - 12th
For this math review worksheet, students complete problems including simplifying, rounding, decimals, fractions, and more. Students complete 19 problems.
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Percentages

For Students 5th - 6th
In this percentages worksheet, students study the information and examples on a one page text. Students then solve 14 problems in which decimals and percentages are converted. Students also convert percentages to fractions.
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What's Its Slope

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the slope of a lines.In this algebra lesson, students define the  meaning of slope and write an equation given the slope. They graph linear functions using the slope and y-intercept.
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TRANSPIRATION IN PLANTS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers define the hydrologic cycle, define transpiration, name the three parts of the hydrologic cycle, and record the amount of moisture given off by several green plants.
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Who is Being Left Behind?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate scores as they relate to race. In this algebra instructional activity, students analyze standardized scores and how race can affect these scores. They plot their findings on a graph and draw conclusions.
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Women: Stride Toward Freedom

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read facts about women'ts suffrage and research topics related to women's rights. Optional films for viewing and books to read.
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Cooperation Game

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students determine their own and other's attitudes about the value of cooperatation in promoting improved social decision making.
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Baseball Activity: Bouncing Balls

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the concept of motion. In this hands-on physics lesson, students examine how the construction of baseballs and the temperature they are stored at affect their bounce.
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Composition of Ocean Water

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students experiment to determine the composition of ocean water. In this ocean water composition lesson, students color in a grid that shows the percentage of each of the components of ocean water which include chloride, sodium, sulfate,...
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What is the connection between rice and estimation?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate estimating. In this estimating lesson, 6th graders estimate how much rice is eaten around the world. Students estimate the percentages of rice eaten by other countries. Students compare rice production to...
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The Miracle Fish: Learning to Design an Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop procedures to explore the behavior of fish.  In this scientific experiment lesson students from a hypothesis, write a question, identify different variables and controls in their experiment. 
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The Mystery of the Accelerating Race Car

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners define and discuss acceleration and how to compute acceleration. They observe examples of computing acceleration, and complete a worksheet using the correct formula.
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The Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars are introduced to the components and importance of the water cycle. They are shown how groundwater moves using a model. Students list 9 places on earth where water is found. They define the terms cycle and water cycle.
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Determining the Age of Fossils

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the concept of radioactive dating. In this radioactive dating lesson plan, students investigate how to determine the ages of fossils and rocks as they learn about half-life radioactive decay.
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Wetland Adaptation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners participate in a simulation to investigate the impact of the wetland environment on the migration of birds. They discuss the patterns of migration they took and why they avoided certain wetlands.
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Gearing Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice using ratios to solve real-world problems.
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Public Policy & The Federal Budget

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students, in groups, represent a single deparment in the executive branch and research the work of their department and their current budget via a provided Internet site and then must decide how to cut their budget for an emergency.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 2--Transportation and Travel

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, while reviewing an extensive list of vocabulary terms on the board, examine various transportation costs, schedules and practices. They brainstorm both economical and convenient ways to go from place to place. In addition, they...
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M & M Fractions

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students receive 10 M & M's to study about fractions. As a class, they divide the ten M & M's into a half. They then take away two and use the eight M & M's to study about fourths. They also use nine to study about thirds.
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Gazebo Construction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create and give oral proposals for the construction of a gazebo using a blueprint created with Geometer's Sketchpad. They then build a gazebo model using the blueprints created and provide evidence why it should be...
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Wetland Adaptation

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the impact of the wetland environment on the migration of birds. They make a list of the important reasons on a large piece of paper to be posted in the classroom and point out the biggest wetland in the state (The...
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Ocean Water

For Students 7th - 8th
Given data about the composition of ocean water, students complete 5 different questions using a provded table that relate to the ocean water (with elements Chloride, Sodium, Sulfate, and Magnesium). Some questions require calculation,...
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Space Age Technology Comes to Earth

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore jobs related to agriculture. In this technology/agriculture lesson, students recognize the importance of natural resources and agriculture on the use of Range Rambler software. Students complete an experiment and a...

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