Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: International Exchange Rates
This student-teacher resource discusses international exchange rate and shows how to calculate different currencies around the world.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Chemical Reactions
This web-based activity gives students an opportunity to write chemical reactions, balance chemical equations, and explain what is happening during a given chemical reaction. Also addressed is the effects of concentration and temperature...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Solubility
Learners can use this web-based activity to study solutions, as far as the intermolecular attractive forces that allow or do not allow a solvent to dissolve in a solute. Also discussed includes the solubility rule "like dissolves like"...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Molecular Clocks: Proteins That Evolve at Different Rates
In this graphic and article from "The Human Evolution Coloring Book" by Adrienne Zihlman, four different proteins from humans and horses are compared and the reasons each protein evolves at its own characteristic rate are discussed.
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West Virginia Department of Educ.: West Virginia Balanced Scorecard Dashboard
The state department of education provides information about all the schools in the state. They contain data such as student achievement, class size, attendance rate, ethnic background, and much more. Choose a school district then a...
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Pbs Learning Media: Estimating Time From Rate
Harry estimates how long it will take him to get to the front of a long ticket line in this Cyberchase video segment.
Australian Museum
Australian Museum: Bug Wise
Explore the diverse world of invertebrates. Learn what they are, what they do, and how they contribute to our planet. This site offers "BugWise News", a forum, an invertebrate guide, and a wide range of great resources and activities.
University of Nebraska Omaha
Ec Ed Web: Virtual Economics Web Companion
The Virtual Economics Web Companion for K-12 economics and social studies teachers was created by the National Council on Economic Education. A wide variety of educational materials and lesson plans can be accessed through this site....
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Life in Extreme Environments: Who Is on Top in the Food Chain?
In this lesson, students will design experiments to gain some understanding of the feeding rates of Rotifers and/or Tardigrades. They will use organisms collected locally or provided by the teacher to explore differences between their...
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Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Drum Beating & Foot Stomping
In this lesson, students watch African dance and calculate tempo. Students also calculate heart beats at rest and after exercise and convert beats per second to beats per minute. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
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Pbs Learning Media: Speed of Ascent
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Hacker and the CyberSquad race to reach the Good Vibration on staircases that grow at different rates and have steps of varying sizes.
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Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Calculating Musical Tempo
In this activity, students calculate the beats per minute (BPM) of songs in different tempos. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: A Penny Saved
Learners will read the comic book, "A Penny Saved" published by the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Students will make the information relevant through projects, graphic organizers, teacher instruction, and problems.
PBS
Pbs: Is Walmart Good for America?
Designed for teachers in conjunction with a documentary by the same name. Lesson ideas, handouts and other resources make this work as a standalone site.
PBS
Pbs: Secret History of the Credit Card
A site designed for teachers to accompany the PBS documentary by the same name. Lists of resources and handouts can stand alone.
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Advanced Studio Classroom
English language learning site for Chinese speakers -- online companion site to a magazine by the same name. Provides summaries and downloadable copies of some of the articles that appear in the printed magazine, along with access to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Bianca Goes to the Movie
This Cyberchase video segment features Bianca, who must figure out the fastest route to a movie premiere.
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Pbs Learning Media: A Race to Motherboard
In this video from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad figures out how fast their broom must go so they can reach Motherboard before Wicked.
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Pbs Learning Media: Firefighter Training
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Harry decides to train as a firefighter and uses line graphs to chart his physical fitness progress.
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Pbs Learning Media: Digit in Pursuit
The CyberSquad tracks Digit's position in time and then studies graphs to figure out what Hacker is scheming in this video from Cyberchase.
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Pbs Learning Media: Calculating Speed
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad calculates the speed of each broom.
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Pbs Learning Media: Estimating Distance and Travel Time
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad estimates how much air supply they will need to complete an underwater mission.
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Pbs Learning Media: How Many Jelly Beans?
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Inez estimates whether she has enough jelly beans in her large container to decorate all of the cookies in her batch.
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Pbs Learning Media: Staircases of Shangri La
Hacker and the CyberSquad use two different staircases as they race to reach the Good Vibration in this video segment from Cyberchase.