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Examining the Spanish Flu of 1918
Eighth graders take a closer look at the Spanish influenza breakout of 1918. In this research skills lesson, 8th graders examine primary sources gathered by their instructor and identify how communities prepared (or did not prepare for)...
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Senior Analysis: Derivatives by Definition
For this derivative worksheet, students find the derivative of given functions. They identify the equation of a line tangent to a specified function. This three-page worksheet contains 22 multi-step problems.
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Carter’s Approach to Facing the Energy Crisis
Learners examine President Carter's stance on the energy crisis of the 1970s. In this energy crisis lesson, students analyze primary sources that feature the crisis during Carter's term. Learners script and produce advertisements to...
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What Sport Do You Like To Play the Most?== Class Bar Graph
In this math worksheet, students participate in making a group bar graph about their favorite sports. Students are surveyed and the responses plotted on a graph.
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Which Time of Day Do You Like Best?-- Class Bar Graph
In this math worksheet, students collaborate in making a bar graph which displays their favorite time of day: art, music, gym or library. The class is surveyed and responses are plotted on this graph.
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What Do You Like on Your Popcorn?-- Class Bar Graph
In this math worksheet, students participate in a class bar graph activity. Students survey classmates as to their popcorn preferences: nothing, butter or salt. Results are plotted on the graph.
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How Do You Like Your Sandwich? --class Bar Graph
For this math worksheet, students participate in a group bar graph activity. Students survey their classmates on favorite sandwich choices: peanut butter and jelly, grilled cheese or meat. Results are plotted on a bar graph.
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Which Kind of Weather Do You Like Best? -- Class Bar Graph
In this math worksheet, students generate a class bar graph. Classmates are surveyed about favorite weather: sunny, rainy, snowy, cloudy or windy. Results are displayed on a bar graph.
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Sculptural Space
Young scholars analyze the needs for outdoor sculpture and create their own example. In this sculpture lesson, students discuss the sculptural and architectural elements of site-specific sculpture. Young scholars work in teams to select...
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Language Arts: Five Senses Walk
First graders take a discovery walk around the school. They use their observations to compose a class book about their school.
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Mapping The Ocean Floor
Young scholars explore and analyze the bottom structure of underwater habitats. They describe and explain what can't see through the collection and correlation of accurate data. Learners assess that technology is utilized as a tool for...
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Relations and Functions
High schoolers differentiate between a relation and a function. For this algebra lesson, students identify a pair of coordinates as being a relation or a function. They analyze graphs for function as they solve word problems.
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Polly and the Shapeshifter
Students analyze the patterns in polygons and relate it to the rate of change. In this algebra lesson, students discuss the relationship between the data and the graph of the data.
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Students define from a word list for a literary selection. Using the literary selection, they read the vocabulary in context. They determine the definition of the word as used in context and create a crossword puzzle using the...
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Heroes and Legends
Young scholars use print and nonprint sources of different heroic myths to generate a definition of the word "hero." They conduct a character study on three mythological heroes and formulate a definition of the word "hero" based on...
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Mineral Identification
In this mineral identification lesson plan, students analyze 14 minerals and test their physical properties. They test the color, luster, streak, hardness and breakage of each mineral. Students answer 5 questions about the physical...
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Measure Up!
Statisticians take things to new heights using a set of height measurements. Students use TI-82 or TI-83 calculators to determine extreme values and the median for the data. They also construct a box-and-whisker plot to summarize the...
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Air Pollution:What's the Solution?-Weather's Role
In this air pollution and weather worksheet, students collect data using an online animation to determine the air quality at given times along with the wind speed and temperature in a particular city. Students make 3 bar graphs using the...
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Synonym Trees
Fifth graders create synonym trees by writing their main word on the tree trunk and gluing synonym words to represent the leaves. In this synonyms lesson plan, 5th graders play a class game where they must find a partner who has a...
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Writing Equations Mixed Review
Students write equations based on a pattern. In this algebra activity, students calculate the arithmetic and geometric mean of a sequence. They rewrite word problems as a linear equation and solve real life scenario based on the given data.
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The Ten Numbers Problem
In this algebra worksheet, students are asked to use algebra to solve a word problem. They place numbers from 1-10 on a grid without having consecutive numbers touching. There is an answer key.
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Bird Beaks and Feet
In this bird adaptations worksheet, students look at different bird pictures and determine what the bird eats and where it lives by looking at its beak and feet. Students complete a graphic organizer and 5 short answer questions.
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Pets Galore!
Fourth graders conduct a class survey on the number of pets that the 4th grade owns and they record that data in their math notebooks. They make a bar graph displaying the results using a spreadsheet through Microsoft Excel.
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Building a Better Sentence
Sentence construction is both a science and an art. This bare bones instructional activity ties an analysis of earth's geology to sentence formation. Although referenced as a major part of the activity, there are no links to the...