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Buying a Used Car
Students explore the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing a used vehicle. In this warranty lesson, students define "implied warranty of merchantability," then complete several activities that reinforce this concept,...
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Have a Ball with Bernoulli
Third graders investigate Bernoulli's Principle. In this Bernoulli's Principle lesson, 3rd graders examine blowing air through a tube and the movement of the ball. Students make inquiries into what effect the air has on the ball and...
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Measuring the Egyptian Way using the Pythagorean Theorem
Students measure using the Pythagorean Theorem. In this geometry instructional activity, students solve right triangles using the properties of the Pythagorean theorem. They apply the same knowledge to solving story problems.
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Making Predictions Using Systems of Equations
Students explore the concept of systems of equations. In this system of equations lesson, students enter data into lists on their calculators about 100 meter dash times. Students plot the points using a scatter plot and perform a linear...
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Using Multiplication to Solve Problems
In this interactive multiplication worksheet, students solve ten various problems by using multiplication skills. There are ten multiple choice problems to complete.
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Have you seen the man on the moon?
Students study about the phases of the moon and create a picture of the night sky. They use Super print or Kid Pix to create the picture. Students also decide if the picture they have chosen is good for seeing moon and stars or not.
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The Difference Between Acids and Bases Using Different Indicators
Students identify the differences between acids and bases. In this acids and bases lesson plan, students identify and distinguish between acids and bases. They use household products to test the ph levels. They test the ph levels by...
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Now You Have It, Now You Don't
Students compare shipping peanuts made from corn and made from Styrofoam. In this corn based peanuts lesson plan, students understand why to use eco-friendly materials for packing. Students participate in an experiment to compare the...
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Using the Overhead and Algebra to Correctly Guess the Number
In this questing numbers worksheet, students use algebra equations to discover how the teacher correctly chooses the students' numbers each and every-time. A pencil, key, stamp, yarn, and overhead are needed for this activity.
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Do You Have the Strength?
Students examine the strength and resilience of the human heart. They squeeze a tennis ball to demonstrate the strength of the human heart, record and analyze the results on a worksheet, and create a poster of a design of a device to...
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Problem Solving: Use a Bar Graph
In this using a bar graph to solve a word problem worksheet, students refer to the U.S. Radio Station Formats bar graph to write the steps needed to solve and explain how the bar graph helped solve the problem. Students write four short...
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Subtract Using a Hundred Chart
For this subtraction practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to use a hundred chart to complete.
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Quilting with Middle School Students: Using Proportionality to Develop Quilt Designs
Students use quilt patterns to illustrate ratios. In this fractions lesson, students color quilt patterns using given fractions and ratios of colors. A finished "quilt" is assembled from the work of the students. This is an...
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Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail
Second graders explore Australian folktales. For this folktales lesson, 2nd graders gain knowledge about Australia and it's animals by reading books and discussion. Students find the adjectives in the book and write what they describe....
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Using R&R to Teach Mathematics
Second graders create a shape garden. In this polygons lesson, 2nd graders practice making shapes using a geoboard and read the book The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns. Students also design a shape garden using construction...
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Memory Uses
Students discuss importance of memory, identify products that have memory, explain difference between three stages of memory, including immediate, short-term, and long-term, watch video, and use short-term memory to play memory game.
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Using the News in Class
Students listen to international news stories. Students use context clues to determine the meaning of vocabulary words from context, then complete a matching exercise to see if their vocabulary definitions were correct. Students...
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Have You Seen My Mother?
Students listen to a read aloud of Janell Cannon's, Stellaluna as they examine how bats use their sense of smell. They examine the sense of smell by role playing as mother bats as identify different scents. They study bat facts at an...
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It's Alive! Using Microorganisms in Cooking
Students create a KWL chart about food. For this chemistry lesson, students differentiate physical and chemical changes. They explain how microorganisms are used in food preparation.
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Using Blogs in a History Classroom
Learners blog their way through history. In this historical perspectives lesson, students use teacher-created blogs to log their impressions and opinions regarding the historical events they are studying. Steps are included for setting...
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Can I Have a Jury Trial?
Students examine the difference between a jury trial and a bench trial. They discuss any protections that the Indiana and United States Constitution offers its citizens. They use the internet to research any current press of jury trials.
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Using the Thesaurus: Synonyms
in this synonyms activity, students use a thesaurus to look up 12 words. Students then read four possible choices and circle the word that is not a synonym for the given word.
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Using the Synoptic Code for the Prediction of Water
Students construct a thermoscreen for the experiment. For this earth science lesson, students make observations and interpret them using synoptic codes. They predict the weather based on gathered information.
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Using a Concept Definition Map
Students define "natural disaster" by offering examples and charting them to discover what a concept definition map is. Then students create their own maps using the word "city".