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The Unit Circle
Students relate the trigonometric functions to the coordinates of the unit circle with access to explorelearning.com. They determine the signs of trigonometric functions in each quadrant.
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Electricity and Magnets
In this physics review worksheet, students compare average and instantaneous speed, review Newton's laws, electricity, and magnets. This worksheet has 12 fill in the blank, 8 short answer questions, and 6 problems to solve.
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Solar Race Cars
Students explore the relationship between time traveled, distance and speed. In this solar race car lesson students wire solar batteries using series and parallel circuitry.
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Earth's Journey Through Space
Learners arrange various pictures of the Earth to identify its journey through space. In this Earth's rotation activity, students use models of the Earth and demonstrate its journey through space. Learners complete the worksheet about...
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Sky Pictures
Students investigate constellations. In this space science lesson, students view transparencies of constellations and identify the zodiac constellations. Students research the legends connected with the constellations.
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Magnet Mania
Students explore magnetic fields. In this science instructional activity, students create a magnetic field using electricity. Students observe the effect of a magnetic field on the compass needle.
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Translations, Reflections, and Rotations
Tenth graders have been introduced to the concepts of translation, reflection, and rotation, and have practiced translating, reflecting, and rotating two-dimensional objects on the coordinate plane.
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Foot Volleyball
High schoolers work together as a team and promote ball control with the feet. The game also reinforces basic volleyball rules.
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Ptolemy vs. Copernicus
Students list differences in the diagrams of a geocentric universe and a heliocentric universe. They students describe the religious impact of this change on man's conception of the universe and man's place within it. Students describe...
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Ballhandling Skills
Learners practice handling the ball and becoming comfortable passing. In groups, they perform different movements and complete patterns with the ball. To end the lesson, they pass the ball to their partners and complete a short assessment.
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Quadratics: Polynomial Form
Students determine how changes in the coefficients in a quadratic function affect its graph. They determine how to use the equation to determine the intercepts of a quadratic function. Students identify the location of the intercepts...
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Science Vocabulary Decoder Worksheet
In this science vocabulary worksheet, students match the letter of the science vocabulary word to the number next to its definition. Students match 15 words to 15 definitions.
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Science Vocabulary Maze
In this science vocabulary worksheet, students solve the clues with science vocabulary words and find the words in the maze. Students find 14 science words.
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Science Letter Shapes Puzzle
In this science word puzzle, students fit words to shapes using a set of 15 definition clues. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Transformations-Translations
Students perform transformations and translation on a coordinate plane. In this geometry lesson, students move shapes around on a graph identifying translation, image, and transformation. This lesson has an interactive part online that...
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Halloween Story with Portrayal Movement
Students imitate action words in the story and engage in cumulative movement patterns.
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Effects of Drugs and Alcohol
Students examine how drugs and alcohol impair athletic performance They discuss the reduction in aerobic activity through drug use and discover what is most affected by abuse. In their journals they write about how maintaining...
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Strength of Water
Students perform experiments using flexible bottles of water and eyedroppers partially filled and placed in the bottle. They record what happens when they tighten the bottle lid and squeeze the bottle.
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Prey or Pray? Could YOU Escape a Cheetah?
Tenth graders estimate the size of an adult cheetah by research and measurement of a picture. They determine the approximate distance and speed of the cheetah from a filmed chase and compare that to their own running speed.
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Sink or Float
First graders explore items that sink or float. They cut and glue pictures of objects that they predict will sink or float. Students place thir pictures on a picture of a bucket of water. Students then color the objects that they had...
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Linear Sculpture
Students discuss how artists communicate visually in their work using the elements of design. The elements of design should be used as the building blocks of the structure you are trying to create. The elements of design are form, space,...
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Circuit Lab
Students explore the properties of electricity. This lab shows students the need for a circuit in order to have a flow of electricity. It demonstrates Ohm's law, which relates voltage, current, and resistance.
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Volcano!-Thar She Blows!
Middle schoolers describe how volcanoes are formed. They name the types of boundaries where volcanoes occur. They utilize models to illustrate the occurence of volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. They compare and constrast...
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Activity #15 What Happens To A Liquid As Energy Is Added?
Learners model the arrangement of particles in a liquid. They use the model, to demonstrate how a gas is formed from a liquid with no increase in temperature as energy is added. Pupils model the arrangement and movement of gas particles.