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Applied Science - Technology Lab
Students concoct glue. In this Applied Science lesson, students experiment with different amounts of flour and water to make their own glue. Students use their glue for a paper mache project.
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A Tongue-Twisting Language Arts Lesson
Students discover enunciation and alliteration by reading tongue twisters in class. In this language arts lesson, students listen and repeat some of the classic childhood tongue twisters along with their teacher. Students...
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The Volleyball Word Problem
In this probability and statistics worksheet, students use the information from try-out activities to divided the players into fair teams. The two page worksheet contaijns one problems. Answers are not included.
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Estimating the Mean State Area
Seventh grade statisticians randomly select five states and then determine the mean area. The class then works together to create a dot plot of their results.
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M&M Exponential Activity
Learners create a scatter plot of their experimental data. For this algebra lesson, students use M&M's to determine an algebraic model. They discuss results in class.
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Hazard Identification Activity
Students identify the types of hazards in their classrooom. They develop a plan to eliminate as many of them as possible. They practice earthquake drills to be better prepared during an emergency.
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Creative Activities for the Sciences
Students expand their creative outlets. For this science lesson, three ideas, including videos, are presented to help get students motivated to think creatively and express themselves.
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"Arsenic and Old Waste": Groundwater Activities Using Modeling
Students develop models of groundwater and pollution flow. They research information using the Internet and develop models of groundwater flow in Stella and Excel.
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Abenaki Indians: A Jigsaw Activity
Students work together to research the Abenaki Indians. They discover how the Native Americans lives where changed after contact with the Europeans. They compare and contrast the Indians and the Europeans and present their information to...
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Rock Sorting Activity
Students organize rock samples according to their properties. In this earth science lesson, students predict whether they are igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary. They compare their prediction with the actual type.
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Hannah Montana: You're So Vain, You Probably Think This Zit is About You"
Students watch an episode of the Disney Channel series, "Hannah Montana". After viewing the episode, they discuss their own definition of beauty. They answer questions related to how companies advertise their products and discuss how...
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Kansas Foods A Data and Probability Investigation
Young scholars study a number of food products and anticipate which are derived from Kansas crops. They make a list of words associated with the food stuffs and graph the results.
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Vocabulary Matching Activity
In this vocabulary matching worksheet, students choose from a drop down list to correctly fill in the blanks in sentences. Students may check their score online.
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Take A Chance Or Two
A two-part lesson immerses young statisticians in the concept of probability. On the first day, will conduct experiments with a two-colored coin and learn how to write probabilities as fractions, ratios, and percentages. In the second...
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What are the Odds
Students predict the-outcome of an event. In this algebra lesson, students compare and contrast the probability of an event occurring. They calculate the odds of a simple event and make estimation.
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A Sputtering Image
Students explain the role of genes in heredity. In this biology lesson, students predict the offspring's genotypes and phenotypes using the Punnett Square. They compute the probability of genotypes and phenotypes.
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Counting Principle
In this probability and statistics worksheet, learners work with a family member to determine the number of outcomes in a given situation. The two page worksheet contains four questions. Answers are included.
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Making Predictions
Students explore the concept of probabiility and outcome through several decision making activities. Making accurate predictions in daily life including weather forecasting, stock market selections, or job changes are all dependent on...
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It's All in the Genes
Twelfth graders investigate the inheritance of traits through several hands-on activities that illustrate the transmission of genetic characteristics. Students study advanced topics including multiple alleles, polygenic traits,...
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Environmental Risk Management
Pupils are engaged in cooperative learning strategies and critical thinking activities to introduce topics of analysis, probability, assessment, and management as they apply to environmental risk. They choose a risk from the class list...
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Real Family Genetics
Students research genetic disease and mutation causing traits in family pedigrees simulated in a class activity. Students are each assigned a genetic trait and a "spouse" and must conduct research on their traits and the probability of...
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Teacher Preparation Notes on Genetics
Students explore genetics through various hands-on activities. In this biology lesson, students predict the probability of offspring genotypes and phenotypes using the Punnett Square. They explain the causes of genetic abnormalities.
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Rollerblade Scarf Tag
Young scholars particpate in a rollerblading activity to increase their aerobic capacity. They who are comfortable on rollerblades participate in the game while others practice basic skills.
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Pet Training
There are lots of pet owners who would probably like their pets to behave a little better. In this activity, students will learn how to train a pet and create a pet training guide that anyone can use.