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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Countries of the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define the meaning of the word country. In this countries of the world map instructional activity, students identify boundaries, countries, and symbols within countries on the map. Students distinguish the words country and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pick's Theorem

For Students 6th - 7th
In this Pick's Theorem activity, students solve and graph 6 different problems that include using Pick's Theorem to solve. First, they use Pick's Theorem to determine the area of the shapes given as well as their own shapes drawn. Then,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

From America, With Love

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the experiences of specific immigrant groups in the United States. Letters are written from imaginary immigrants to relatives in their countries of origin, including historically accurate details.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize three basic types of tectonic plate boundaries and explain what happens to each one.  In plate tectonics activity students draw and label a cross-sectional diagram of the Earth. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Graphing Inequalities in Two Variables

For Students 9th
In this graphing inequalities instructional activity, 9th graders solve and graph 6 different problems that include two variables. First, they define the given vocabulary terms found at the top of the sheet. Then, students graph each...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

All About Continental Drift

For Students 5th - 10th
In this earth science worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to continental drift and geography. There are 54 words located in the puzzle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The League of Peace and Power-The Six Iroquois Nations and the American Revolution

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine primary sources concerning the members of the Iroquois nation in order to determine their reasons for signing a treaty with the new American government. They discover how this organization of Native American tribes...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Tri-County" Project--Rivers Lakes Reservoirs

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine data about the rivers, lakes, and reservoirs in the state of Nebraska. An understanding of the political implications of boundaries is developed.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Fence That Farmland!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students develop and solidify their understanding of the concept of perimeter as they engage in a portion of the civil engineering task of land surveying, using the technology of a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot to automate this task.
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Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Ring of Fire

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students identify plate boundaries as well as continents, countries, and bodies of water to become familiar with an area known as the "Ring of Fire."
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Activity
Can Teach

Can Teach: Creating an Edible Map

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This imaginative lesson uses food products to demonstrate the physical characteristics of maps.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Waves: Traveling Waves vs. Standing Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Students discover the difference between traveling and standing waves in this physics tutorial.
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Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Solving Quadratic Inequalities: Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Introduces a conceptual basis for solving quadratic inequalities, looking at linear inequalities and using a knowledge of what quadratic graphs look like.