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Transport
Students analyze wind barbs and determine which way the wind is blowing and how hard the wind is blowing. They access near real time wind data and pollutant animations to track the transport and destination of pollutants.
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Bioremediation
Students design and conduct investigations that illustrate the effect bioremediation has on organic matter and determine environmental applications. They, in groups, present their findings to the class.
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TE Activity: Racing with the Sun - Creating a Solar Car
Learners use a purchased kit to build a solar powered car. They connect a solar photovoltaic panel to a motor which runs the car forward and backward. They determine how to wire the car to move in both directions.
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TE Activity: Write On!
Students write a book, newspaper, or other chose published writing that explains the connection between engineering and the environment. They determine why engineers need to be good communicators.
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Bovine Oversteps Boundaries
Students listen to story of Grady, the Silo Cow, review vocabulary in story, look at newspaper headlines and discuss purpose of headlines, determine what makes a good headline, create three headlines of their own for story of Grady, and...
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What is the Problem of Boston Harbor?
Learners recognize the affects of technology on the environment. They examine data to determine methods to improve waater quality. A research paper is written to desribe recommendations for improving water in the future.
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Christmas Shopping on the Internet
Young scholars utilize the Internet as a research tool as they "shop" on the Internet for a list of Christmas gifts. In groups, they compare prices, shop for the best price and make sure to spend no more than $300.
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Special Delivery-Opinion
Students are introduced to the concept of global climate change. Using data, they determine how much of the world is being affected by the increase in temperatures. They complete a worksheet and consider the evidence giving to them and...
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LET'S TRADE
The students will become familiar with the methods used to trade agricultural products between countries.1. Allow students to research the trade embargoes the United States has imposed on other countries.
2. Use encyclopedias and...
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TAKS 5th Grade Daily Upkeep 8- Division
In this division worksheet, student solve 3 word problems. They determine the answer 3 multiple choice questions with the quotients.
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Halloween Math Word Problems
In this word problem worksheet, 3rd graders solve 2 Halloween themed word problems. They determine how much money is needed to purchase two pumpkins and how many candy bars a child has left after he shares. They show their work and write...
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Use a Picture
For this counting coins worksheet, students determine how much money is needed to buy the frog by completing the understand, plan, solve, and look back sections.
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Problem Solving: Perimeter, Area, or Volume?
In this perimeter, area, or volume worksheet, students read the word problems and determine whether to problem solve to find the perimeter, area, or volume to answer the six word problems.
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A Present for the Teacher
In this math word problems worksheet, students read the story about Gina and the gift she wants to buy and make for her teacher. Students then determine if she has enough money to make the specific patterned necklace.
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Making Choices to Save Money on Food
Students review lists of coupons and complete a worksheet to analyze the benefits of the specials. In this household budget lesson, students determine which foods are nutritional and the advantages of using coupons or specials to save...
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What Does Advertising Say About Smoking?
Students examine tobacco advertisements. In this smoking advertisements lesson, students read old magazine or newspaper ads to determine their purpose and influence. Students also discuss how to make responsible health decisions and...
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ESL: Possessives/Plurals
In this ESL possessive plural learning exercise, students determine whether a sentence is correctly written, using a plural possessive. Page contains a link to additional activities.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining Worksheet
In this coal mining math worksheet, learners perform a set of operations to determine profit of mining a "chocolate chip cookie" and graph results.
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Energy Conservation (Middle, Mathematics)
Students take turns reading the electric meter six times a day at regularly scheduled intervals. They figure out the amount of electricity used and then determine the total cost of electricity for the week.
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Bargain Hunter
Students engage in a classroom shopping adventure to search for the best bargains.
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Home, Home in the City
Students create a spreadsheet that organizes housing information in the Houston area. They write a formula to determine the average price of homes in the Houston area.
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Lights, Camera, Action!
Students add various types of multimedia to a website they have created about volcanoes. They review what would best enhance their website and determine what the value and cost be in adding that particular piece of multimedia.
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Shopping Time 1
In this shopping time worksheet, students solve 3 money problems that include shopping for particular items. First, they identify the objects for sale and how much they each cost. Then, students solve each problem using the money shown...
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Beach Burgers
Twelfth graders develop economic literacy of basic economic problems confronting all societies. Economic decision making, scarcity to make choices, economic confronts, market system, prices, demand curves and supply curves are all covered.