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National Tragedy, Global Response
Students explore how different people on local, national and international levels respond to a destructive natural disaster and the needs of its victims and how various facets of the media cover such an event. The August 1999 earthquake...
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Our City
Second graders familiarize themselves with the town they live in by practicing their imagination, library research and writing skills.
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Tracking Gorillas in the Mist
Learners investigate the technologies used in monitoring and tracking the habitat of the mountain gorilla to better explain how technology is being integrated into conservation efforts.
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You're a Grand Ol' Flag
Students explore American flag and its symbols, and create an original flag that represents what they see in their own lives.
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Sultan's Lost Treasure
Students view a video clip about a sultan's lost treasure. They examine artifacts and determine their characteristics. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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Sudan -- Efforts to Avert Genocide in the Making
Students examine current events in Sudan and their efforts to prevent another genocide. They identify the roles of different humanitarian organizations in the area. They research the efforts to bring those accused of genocide to justice.
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Trade Impasse
Learners examine the concept of free trade. They watch a video clip about this topic and write an essay comparing the opinions of the guests on the show. They research a country and role-play their decisions in international trade.
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What Turns Seeds On?
Students design, implement, and report a scientific research project using the scientific method. They explain the experiment and its findings through poster, essay , or other presentation method.
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Topography of Africa
Students study Africa's diverse landscape and investigate how these features impact the available water supply, food sources, and population distribution of the continent. They compare topographical features and
their affect on each...
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Equadorian Rainforest: The Tropical Supermarket
Young scholars study the concept of sustainable agricultural practices through cocoa farming and the lives of the people who are the producers. Students watch a slide show and read a story which helps them understand the origins of...
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Where the Buffalo Roam
Students lear about energy, energy efficiency and consumption. They measure energy use, graph the date, write a letter then design and present a PowerPoint on the topic.
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Volumes of Rectangular Prisms
Young scholars determine the volume of a rectangular prism. They then maximize and minimize the volume given variable side lengths. Finally, they factor the volume equation to determine the side lengths.
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Approaching Limits
With the assistance of their Ti-84/Ti-83 Plus calculators, students develop a foundation for the limiting process as well as estimate limits from graphs and tables of values. They view how a function behaves as the input approaches a...
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30-60-90 Right Triangles in Cabri Jr.
Young mathematicians draw and label right triangles using Cabri Jr. technology. They create other special right triangles and identify the length of the hypotenuse and each leg. Students explore the ratios to determine how the hypotenuse...
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Exponential Reflections
Explore the natural log function through the investigation of inverse of the exponential functions by plotting the inverse of the exponential solution points. Students examine the results to determine that the inverse is the...
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Basic Limits
Learners calculate the limits of functions. For this calculus lesson, students find the left and right handed limits of different functions. They use the Ti Navigator to drag the function around as they study limits.
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Calculus Inverse Derivative
Students solve equations using a given derivative. In this calculus lesson plan, students identify the rise of fall of each function. They use the calculator to find the derivative.
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Newton's Method
Student approximate the roots of E using Newtons Method. In this calculus lesson plan, high schoolers calculate the equation of tangent a line. They use the TI to visualize the tangent line.
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Higher Order Derivatives
Learn how to solve problems by taking the derivative. Then, through examination of higher order derivatives using the CAS computer program, high schoolers create a visual of what is happening with the equation.
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Derivative Analysis
High schoolers analyze the derivative of a graph. In this calculus instructional activity, students identify the different behavior of a graph. They label concavity of the graphs as increasing or decreasing.
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Sequences
Students solve problems using the TI. In this calculus lesson, students evaluate functions using sequences. They graph the functions on the TI and make observations.
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Convergence of Taylor Series
Learners analyze taylor series for convergence. In this calculus lesson, students analyze the graph of a taylor series as it relates to functions. They use the TI calculator to graph and observe the different series.
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Rate of Change
Students observe and calculate slopes. In this algebra lesson plan, students graph equations and determine the pace at which the slope is changing. They use the navigator to see the change as they graph the lines around.
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Diagonals of Quadrilaterals
Teach your mathematicians how to identify different polygons based on their diagonals. Relating quadrilaterals to the different number of diagonals formed, students use the TI to create a visual of their shape.