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Sunny Sunflowers
First graders, after assessing how plants grow in relation to light, create models of sunflowers within a game to help them remember their science lesson. In addition, their visual models serve as a demonstration of photo tropism in...
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Trees
In this reading and writing worksheet, students analyze a poem about different varieties of trees. Students make a 10 page booklet with each page containing pictures and words about one kind of tree. Students color the book and read the...
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Areas by Dissection
In this areas by dissection worksheet, students find the area of given composite figures. This three-page worksheet contains examples, explanations, and 16 problems. Answers are provided on page three.
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Integrated Algebra Practice
In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders solve problems involving conversions within measurement systems. The one page worksheet contains a combination of thirteen multiple choice and free response questions. Solutions are provided.
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Volume of Gas
Eighth graders investigate the effect of temperature on the volume of a gas in a closed container. They measure the height of the water in their beaker/container, conduct their experiment, and create a graph to illustrate their data.
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Area of Polygons #2
In this area of polygons worksheet, students find the area of rectangles. They find the width when given the area. Students graph rectangles and solve word problems involving rectangles. This three-page worksheet contains 13...
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The Handley Smokestack Problem
In this smokestack worksheet, students determine the length of a stripe that winds around a cylinder shaped smokestack. This one page worksheet contains one multi-step problem. The answer is provided at the bottom of the problem.
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Similar Figures
In this geometry worksheet students explore similar polygons and determine measure of missing sides and angles. Students use indirect measurement with similar triangles and determine the area and volume of similar figures. The seven page...
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Newspaper Tearing and Stacking
In this secondary mathematics activity, students determine how many tears to make in a single sheet of newspaper in order to get a stack 1 meter high. The one page activity contains one problem with the solution.
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Stack of Water Pipes
In this secondary mathematics activity, students determine the height of a stack formed from three pipes stacked in a pyramid. The one page activity contains one problem with the solution.
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Finding Angles in Right Triangles
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders use right triangle trigonometry to solve application problems in which they find the measure of the missing angle in a right triangle. The two page worksheet contains five free response...
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Regents Exam Questions GG 26: Contrapositive 2
In this contrapositive worksheet, students read logical statements. Afterwards, they write equivalent statements as well as the inverse and converse of statements. This three-page worksheet contains 14 statements. Answers are listed...
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Common Abbreviations in Measurement
This measurement PowerPoint introduces the abbreviations in measurement. Each slide contains several clues and an abbreviation of a unit of measurement. Students identify the correct unit of measurement by considering the given clues....
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Unknown Angles
How do you solve an equation like trigonometry? Learners apply their understanding of trigonometric ratios to find unknown angles in right triangles. They learn the meaning of arcsine, arccosine, and arctangent. Problems include basic...
It's About Time
Effects of Plate Tectonics
Explore our world from within as you lead young scientists on a thrilling adventure. Pupils examine the location of plate boundaries to determine earthquake and volcano distribution around the globe and explore the cause of hot spots in...
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Paper Table
What is black and white and re(a)d all over? Class members build a table out of rolled newspapers. Pupils follow the design process to design, build, and test their paper tables in the second challenge in a series of five.
American Museum of Natural History
Cosmic Cookies
Scholars read about each planet then bake a plate of cosmic cookies—no-bake cookies decorated to look like the planets; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
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Measuring and Comparing Weight and Capacity
First graders explore the concept of measurement. In this measurement instructional activity, 1st graders explore measurement techniques as they use containers to measure capacity. Students also practice solving problems that their...
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Marshmallow Moosy
Young scholars stack several different colored marshmallows-one on top of the other-in the tall cylindrical container. They ct a cardboard disk to fit snugly inside of the container on top of the marshmallow stack using a compass if...
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Good Will - Three Chinese Stories
Learners listen to The Seven Chinese Brothers and identify tall tale elements in it. They brainstorm ways they could help each other in school. They create a banner reflecting the style and art of Chinese decorations and clothing in the...
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Los Opuestos (Opposites)
Students examine and discuss various pairs of opposites, repeating the words in Spanish. They draw a picture to illustrate each opposite and write sentences containing the Spanish opposites.
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911 As History
Learners recognize persuasive techniques, think criticaly about the messages contained in various media, and discuss controversial issues in constructive ways. They analyze the deeper messages contained in children's literature, and...
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Quiz: Similarity
In this similarity worksheet, students use the characteristics of similar figures to determine the length of one side of a polygon, the height of a tree, or the shortest side of a triangle. They also identify similar figures. ...
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Toy Rocket
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students use algebra skills to solve a word problem in which they determine the height of a rocket. The one page worksheet contains one problem with the solution.