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Bug Hunt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners strengthen observational skills by searching for insects in their home and classroom. In this observation lesson, students use magnifying glasses to classify what kinds of bugs were found. Learners then create a bar graph to...
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Earthweek

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the ongoing changes in the relationship between human beings and their physical world. They read articles on environmental changes. Students write a short analysis of the effect of the event on the residents of the area...
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Geography: World Dynamics

For Teachers K - 12th
Pupils discuss and examine how the world is changing. After reading an article, they discover the immediate changes that have taken place and how they have effected living things. They complete a worksheet identifying the changes as...
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The Role and Influence of Salem's Merchants in Building Salem's Wealth and Expanding the East Indies Trade Through an Examination of Elias Hasket Derby

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the role of Salem's merchants. Using the live of Elias Hasket Derby, they identify how he helped open up Salem's ports to the world and how it helped America grow as a country. Reading primary source documents, they...
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A Real Difference

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers to compare temperature readings. They use the Internet to find the temperatures of selected cities. After data is collected for five days, 5th graders graph the temperatures.
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Mobile of Information

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create a mobile of various geometric designs to be usend to display information from a variety of texts. They add graphics as well as graphs and charts, color, design and artwork to express the ideas learned through the...
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The Great Turkey Walk

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them. They wcreate bar graphs and pie graphs
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Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math: Lesson 6

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concepts surrounding the interpretation of information included in graphs for analysis of data for probability. They examine circle graphs and differentiate the values of...
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Down by the Bay

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students listen to teacher read books about fish and participate in activities in order to explore how to identify bluefish. They count and graph the numbers of fish they find in simulated fishing activities.
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Habitats: Rainforest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the internet to find reasons the rainforest is endangered and ways that affects the rest of the world. They read for information, perform experiments, locate rainforests on maps, and write about this ecosystem.
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It's Your Choice

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students compare data and determine the appropriate way to organize the data. They use physical graphs, pictographs, and symbolic graphs to display their data. In addition, they complete a Venn diagram.
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You Are What You Eat (High School)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate data from a statistical chart or graph which they find in a newspaper or magazine.
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Geography and Archeology of the River People

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders work together in groups to read a handout and answer questions about the geography and archeology of a group of native peoples. As a class, they discuss their opinions and answers and the importance of using artifacts to...
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Rodeo Round-Up

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a graph of the various teachers' favorite events at the rodeo.
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Valentine Hearts

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students sort candy Valentine hearts into groups and create individual graphs.
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Heads-Up Probability

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use tree diagrams to predict the possible outcomes of coin tosses. The data they collect and graph also help them predict the likelihood of getting heads or tails when tossing coins the next time.
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Propulsion Pop!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars demonstrate an understanding of the text by completing a propulsion activity, charting the results, and answering questions that demonstrate an understanding of rocket propulsion.
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Lift Equation Problem Set

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after reading an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook, demonstrate an understanding of the text by using it, along with FoilSim, to complete an activity to graph and interpret the lift equation.
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The Stock Exchange Phase I

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders select a stock and follow its ups and downs, using graphs to show its success.
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We Are Having a Party! Part I

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use data analysis skills in order to plan a class party. They graph possible times for the party noting the range for times. They discuss how mathematicians find and use the range to analyze data.
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One Square Foot

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners identify, describe, count, tally, and graph life found in one square foot of land.
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Lift vs. Airspeed

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students, after reading the explanation given below, use FoilSim and a graphing calculator to complete the activity to determine the relationship between airspeed and lift of an object by interpreting data.
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James and the Giant Peach

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read James and the Giant Peach, write a chronological narrative, and complete a webquest dealing with the life of Roald Dahl.
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A Day at the Beach

For Teachers 1st
Student read Sheryl Wilson's story, "A Day at the Beach" while classifying items they find. They design a chart of the items before using educational graphing software to create a graph.