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Electric Power Transmission and Distribution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain how power is transmitted over long distances. In this physics lesson, students simulate controlling power flow in parallel transmission lines. They discuss several applications of wireless power transmission.
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The Treaty of Versailles and the Effects of WWI

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Help your historians comprehend perspectives of the Versailles Treaty by paralleling the event to a peace meeting in the classroom, which 2 participants aren't invited to. Consider making it more relatable: instead of the class going to...
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Nazi Germany

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The Holocaust was an evolution of anti-Semitism, scapegoating, and targeted violence against Jews with Nazi policies. A resource unpacks the escalation in violence, along with the erosion of democratic institutions, during the 1930s....
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Frankenstein: The Consequence of Creation

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Famous as a horror story, as the first science fiction novel, Frankenstein is also a tale of ambition, a warning about unbridled science, and responsibility for actions. Readers consider what the tale says of the consequences of creation...
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Parallel Lives

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students research the life of an important person in the Civil War on each side who had basically the same responsibilities. They create a timeline based on their lives and present their findings to the class.
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Integration: Geometry, Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

For Teachers 8th - 9th
In this math worksheet, students write linear equations in slope-intercept form that passes through the given point. On the last 8 equations, students write the equation of the perpendicular line.
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Parallel Studies in American/Afro-American Literature, Part II -- Black and White Images in Alienation

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students begin the instructional activity with a review of the elements of poetry. Individually, they read a variety of poems and literature one white and one black author focusing on decay, sterility and alienation. They identify...
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"Across Oregon On The 45th N Parallel" A Transect of Oregon

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars explore the physical geography of Oregon. In groups, students collect weather and elevation information on Oregon. They organize the data and create maps and graphs of the information. Afterward, young scholars compare the...
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Angles, Parallel Lines, and Polygons

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine how to investigate polygons using an instrument of their own construction. They should be able to prove the general formula for the number of degrees in any polygon (including a triangle). Finally they investigate an...
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Series and Parallel Circuits

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine electricity.  In this circuits lesson students complete an activity that shows them the configuration of circuits. 
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Finding Unknown Angles

For Students 10th
In this finding unknown angles worksheet, 10th graders find each numbered angle's measure for 20 different angles shown in the diagrams. They calculate the size of an angle when the other two angles are known to equal 180 degrees. Then,...
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Naming Angles

For Students 10th
For this naming angles worksheet, 10th graders solve 12 different problems by responding to each statement defining the angles shown in each box. They name a linear pair in 3 of the problems and name a pair of supplementary angles in 4...
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Practice Problems

For Students 5th - 10th
Learners will determine the relationship between two line segments in a given three-dimensional figure. Figures are either rectangular or triangular prisms.
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Bulbs & Batteries Side by Side

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars build parallel circuits, exploring how they function and looking at their unique features. They describe how current changes when batteries are added in parallel or removed from a parallel arrangement, demonstrate the...
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Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students draw series and parallel electrical circuits. In this electromagnet instructional activity, students describe how current changes depend on circuit components. Students use an OHT of a series and parallel circuit to...
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Transversal and Angles

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders identify angles formed by parallel lines and a transversal. Using meter sticks and bolts, they perform hands-on activities to demonstrate the properties of parallel lines and congruent angles. They color code diagrams to...
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Side Splitter Triangles

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students investigate the side splitter theorem. In this geometry lesson, students estimate and solve problems dealing with ratios and proportions. They identify angles created by lines that are parallel.
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Mapping Africa

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students identify the location of parallel and meridian coordinates. They illustrate their understanding of the physical shape of the continent of Africa through a mapping activity, then explain the processes that have influenced the...
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Earth Matters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify Earth's equator, prime meridian, lines of latitude, lines of longitude, parallels, and meridians.
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Basic Circuits

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain the difference between a closed circuit and an open circuit. They construct simple to more complicated series and parallel circuits. They explain the difference between a series and parallel circuit.
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Graphing Linear Equations and Slopes

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore linear equations, parallel lines, perpendicular lines and slopes. Using computers with graphic calculators and word processing, students examine the relationship between the slopes of perpendicular lines and parallel...
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Triangle Exploration

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are introduced to The Geometer's Sketchpad software while in the computer lab. They focus on triangles, horizontal lines, vertex and top parallel lines. Each student utilizes geometry to complete basic geometric constructions.
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Measurement

For Students 7th - 9th
In this measurement learning exercise, students find the value of complementary and supplementary angles. They identify angles, parallel lines, and find the angle measurement of missing angles in a triangle. This one-page learning...
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Composition of Reflections

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students perform reflections and translations of polygons. In this geometry lesson, students perform reflection in two parallel lines. They use Cabri to observe the transformation and rotations of each shape.

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