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SAT Practice Test

For Students 10th - 12th
In this online, interactive worksheet, students solve ten SAT preparation problems in 12 minutes. The problems vary in difficulty and content.
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Pythagorean Theorem Investigation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the Pythagorean Theorem and practice applying the theorem to various triangles. Finally, in the next lesson in the sequence, 8th graders create a song or a story to help them remember the Pythagorean Theorem.
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String of Fish

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research a Florida fish to determine its length. They display this information on two index cards, which are cut to the shape of the head and the tail and attached to a string that they measure and cut to the correct...
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Traveling to Japan: Which Way Do We Go?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the different types of ways to measure the distance between Florida and Japan.
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My, How the World Has Changed!--Architecture from the past to the future

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils explore how structural forms adapt to evolving world cultures. In groups, students examine posters from the past and write about the picture. Pupils make predictions about what the picture will look like in the future. Students...
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Toothpick Bridges

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students study the techniques of building a bridge. They explore different type of bridges and then plan and build a bridge to specified instructions. Students draw plans, keep a budget, and prepare balance sheets during their bridge...
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Dream Bedroom Floor Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils build and apply concepts of geometry. In this geometry lesson, students create a building using proportions and scale drawings. They use Cabri technology to create a virtual drawing first.
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Dream Bedroom Floor Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students construct using Cabri software. In this geometry lesson, students convert between units and apply the correct measurements to build objects. They create the room virtually and manipulate the shapes to the desired measurements.
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Marshland Wonders

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students review the characteristics of wetlands and list their benefits. After viewing short videos, they identify the organims that make their home in wetlands and how they have adapted. They compare and contrast the characteristics...
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The Circle's Measure

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars explore circumference and diameter. In this math lesson, students apply their knowledge of circumference and diameter to solve mathematical riddles. Young scholars apply this knowledge to find circumference and diameter of...
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Medieval Castles

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders design a scale model of a medieval castle and its surroundings including the following items: castle, moat, bailey, drawbridge, turrets, dungeon, grounds, and outer walls. A perfect lesson for those kids who are fascinated...
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Understanding Cloud Formation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students view a demonstration that simulates cloud formation. They read a poem about clouds, participate in a class demonstration using warm water and ice and write a paragraph summarizing their observations.
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Guess Your Best

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners discuss situations when it is useful to know exact weight of object as opposed to estimated weight, estimate weight of various items, weigh them on scale using ounces and pounds, and compare their weights on Guess Your Best...
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Optimization For Breakfast

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners identify he proportion of a cereal box. In this algebra lesson, students define the relationship between patterns, functions and relations. They model their understanding using the cereal box.
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Getting Familiar with Fractals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils use the Internet to answer lab questions about fractals, and then construct fractals using the initial stage and iteration rule. They complete tables and generate rules for the "nth" term and create their own fractals.
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Models and Algorithms to Solve Multiplication Problems

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students choose the correct strategy to solve multiplication and division. In this algorithm lesson, students use at least two strategies that use properties of operations and estimation. Students also recognize the relationship between...
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Geometry

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students are introduced to the basics of Geometry. Using cutout shapes, they identify whether they are polygons by using the properties of polygons. They practice drawing shapes they are going to be using on an everyday basis and...
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Betrayal of Penn's Promise - The Walking Purchase

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils role-play the 1737 Walking Purchase. In this Pennsylvania history lesson plan, students role-play the 1737 Walking Purchase and analyze its effects. Pupils also consider how it would affect their community today.
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Worksheet 22-Fall 1995

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math learning exercise, students examine the graph of the derivative. Then they determine the critical points that correspond to the relative extrema.
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Problem-Solving Application: Use Formulas: Practice

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this formula worksheet, students use formulas to solve 5 word problems, showing their work. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Cooking a Few of my Favorite Things

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders publish a class cookbook of their own recipes. They explore the nutritional value of foods, calculate the measurements, and prepare a healthy recipe for the class.
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Figuring Elapsed Time

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students discover the concept of elapsed time. In this calculating time lesson plan, students utilize the Internet to complete record sheets based on the concept of elapsed time. Finally, the students answer questions on their own.
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Round The Track

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders develop problem solving skills while learning to measure an athletic track. The focus upon logic and reasoning is helpful for all types of science and math calculations.
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Pi Day (March 14)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders determine the value of ? by measuring the circumference and diameter of circular objects such as soup cans, Oreo cookies, etc..

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