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Videobusters

For Teachers 8th - 10th
A real-world scenario, Videobusters, a video rental store has just got to get organized. In small groups, the class works on organizing and analyzing data utilizing matrices. They need to use their skills in adding, subtracting and...
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Will the Leaning Tower Fall?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the Tower of Pisa and write a report about its history. They examine the physics of why it leans and whether it might fall. Students plan a trip to Italy to view the Tower. They develop an itinerary and budget for the...
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Graphing and Interpreting Linear Equations in Two Variables

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Graph linear equations using a table of values. Learners solve equations in two variables using standard form of an equation. They identify the relationship between x and y values.
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Box and Whiskers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover how to relate collected data with a box and whiskers graph in a number of formats. They collect, organize, create, and interpret a box and whiskers graph. Pupils interpret the difference between sets of data,...
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Probability and Applications of Simulations

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Middle schoolers apply properties of probability to the real world. In this probability lesson, learners simulate the construction of empirical distribution. They collect and analyze data using central tendencies.
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Domain And Range Of Quadratic

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Engage in the study of quadratic equations as they are used to depict the correct correlations between x and y intercepts. The corresponding picture of the equation is found using various points and must take the form of a parabola. This...
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Recursion, Roots and Newton's Methods

For Students Higher Ed
In this recursion worksheet, students determine the successive approximations of square roots by using the Babylonian Algorithm. They discuss how to derive Newton's Method from the microscopic approximation. This four-page worksheet...
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La Toteca- A Tropical Paradise

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students collect data on the time of the ferry. For this algebra lesson, students use the data to predict a ferry schedule. They also compute the depth where oxygen would be needed when diving.
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Leaf - It's What's for Dinner

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover correlations in food preferences of invertebrates, and assess stream health through use of kicknets, invertebrate keys, CBL systems and probes.
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High and Low Tides

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars collect real world data from the Web regarding high and low tides at various locations in the United States. They find a function which models this data and make predictions on tide levels based on the information found.
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EasyData Reference

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the EasyData.  In this secondary mathematics lesson, students investigate the screens, menus, and  list of types of data collection available with the EasyData. 
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"Ball Bounce" Quadratic Functions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars manipulate a ball and explore quadratic functions. In this algebra lesson, students analyze the graph of a quadratic function. They identify quadratic properties.
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Cabri Jr. - Getting Started with Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students explore a basic triangle construction. For this beginning geometry lesson, students investigate the steps to necessary to create an equilateral triangle with Cabri Jr.;
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Integration Unit: Riemann Sum

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Students investigate Riemann Sums. In this calculus lesson, students solve problems involving Riemann sums and Right Riemann Sums.
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Introduction of Single and Multiple Linear Inequalities

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners solve linear inequalities. For this algebra lesson, students rewrite inequalities using one and two step equations. They graph their findings and identify the slope and solution of the line.
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Strike a Pose: Modeling in the Real World (There's Nothing to It!)

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Adjust this lesson to fit either beginning or more advanced learners. Build a scatter plot, determine appropriate model (linear, quadratic, exponential), and then extend to evaluate the model with residuals. This problem uses real-world...
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Famous Public Properties

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify and use the commutative properties of addition and multiplication, associative properties of addition and multiplication, and the distributive property of multiplication over addition.
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Marine Mammal Diving Reflex

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders discuss marine mammal diving reflex, and measure pulse rate while holding their breath under three conditions: control, warm water, and ice water to determine if humans exhibit marine mammal diving reflex.
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Let's Get Physical

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students collect data using the CBL. In this statistics activity, students predict the type of graph that will be created based on the type of activity the person does. The graph represents heart rate depending the level of activity.
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Means of Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students collect and graph data. In this statistics lesson, students analyze their plotted data using a scatter plot. They identify lines as having positive, negative or no correlation.
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Discovering The Ratio Pi And The Diameter

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students relate the ratio of Pi to the diameter of a circle. In this geometry lesson, students investigate the relationship of the chord of the circle the the number Pi. They define ration, chord, circumference and diameter and find...
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Burning Snacks in Chem Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the energy content of various snack foods. They measure the temperature changes in various snack foods as the foods are burned in order to determine the foods' energy content. Students create graphs and data tables of...
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Quadratic Functions And Their Graphs

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students engage in a classroom discussion about the shape of a parabola using real world examples. They define and discuss the important vocabulary and the teacher scaffolds by making clarification as necessary. For practice students...
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A Lesson In Standard Deviation

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Young scholars develop an informal understanding of standard deviation by having students find the mean and standard deviation of their hometown and comparing them to a town with a similar mean but a different standard deviation.

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