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Activity
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Inventing a Better World

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
From play pumps that provide clean water to shoes made from trash, innovators change the world one invention at a time. After researching various inventions, young entrepreneurs develop their own. Extension opportunities include prompts...
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Instructional Video3:44
PBS

Real-Life Math — Production Scheduler

For Students 6th Standards
Use unit rates to find the number of parts needed to produce a given number of units. A production scheduler shares the different ways schedulers use math to ensure the required amount of parts are available to manufacture air...
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Lesson Plan
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The Declaration and Beyond

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are explained that they are going to use a part of Thomas Paine's 1776 pamplet Common Sense as a starting point for exploring about argumentation, or persuasive writing. They are given a copy of the excerpt. Students discuss...
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If The Career Fits, Explore It!

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are introduced to the Interest Inventory worksheet. Individually, they complete the inventory to determine the best career for them based on their characteristics. To end the lesson, they are shown their results to be...
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Stock and Inventory

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create databases. In this spreadsheet lesson plan, students take stock of their toys and create databases. Students consider good business practices as they listen to guest speaker discuss how to control inventory.
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Worksheet
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Folk Group Inventory Worksheet

For Students 7th - 8th
In this folk group inventory worksheet, learners define the folk groups they belong to and complete an inventory to discover what makes them folk groups.
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Worksheet
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Blakesley Hall and Inventories

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
In this Blakesley Hall activity students will compare the Inventory Lists from two different houses and determine which items belonged to which person based on their economic background.
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Lesson Plan
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Property

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine a property inventory of a farm owner from 1785 in Sussex County. The inventory is part of a probate file used to settle the estate of the deceased person and includes the estimated value of each piece of property. ...
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IEP

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars and parents fill out an inventory sheets where they identify and list their perceptions of the student's learning strengths, weaknessess to improve, goals and interests, and preferences for classroom learning and studying.
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Lesson Plan
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Take Only Photos and Leave Only Bubbles

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students make careful observations and record their observations. They communicate their findings with their peers and analyze data collected about a site. They determine what it means to be a looter, and feel the direct effects of...
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Worksheet
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Money Problems

For Teachers 4th
In this mathematics worksheet, 4th graders use the table given to find the total amount of money at home. Then they use the inventory that a store gave to solve each of the problems that follows. Students also solve for n.
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Importance of a Household Inventory

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the necessity of household insurance. They discuss the importance of having a household inventory in the event of a loss. After completing an inventory of their own home, students compare their list against a detailed...