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Tortillas
Students convert recipes for tortillas. They calculate the amounts of ingredients as they convert recipes and write an explanation of the task to demonstrate their calculations. After reviewing their calculations, they demonstrate how...
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Enslaved and Running
Young scholars use runaway slave advertisements to discover how the language varies from the 18th to 21st century. Using primary source documents, they research the brutality of slavery and the desire of those in slavery to be free. ...
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Computers Can Only Add
Students explore using mathematics to solve problems in base two. After a teacher demonstration of using base two to write numbers. students model similar problems to explore the concept of number systems in different bases. To increase...
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Fractions: Subtracting Mixed Numbers (Same Denominator)
This straightforward learning exercise simply provides practice subtracting mixed numbers. There are 18 problems to solve, all of which deal with common denominators. Not exciting, but serves its purpose.
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Physical and Chemical Changes
Eighth graders distinguish between physical and chemical change. For this chemistry lesson, 8th graders observe a series of demonstrations showing physical and chemical changes. They identify the signs that a chemical reaction took place.
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Company is Coming
Students find a recipe for pancakes on the web then figure out how to half the recipe then figure how to make 3/4 of the pancakes.
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Nature of Game Balls
Fourth graders see how, when balls are dropped from the same height, mass and size affects the motion of the balls.
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Little Magic Squares
Students and teacher talk about arrays of numbers like the ones in A Square of Circles. They check to see that the rows all have the same sum; that the columns all have the same sum; and that the diagonals have the same sum.
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Multiplicative Sequences
Students investigate the concepts related to the practice of multiplication facts. They look for number patterns in order to create an algorithm in order to find the correct sequencing of number patterning. The solutions are then...
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Decimals: Collaborative Lesson
Students explore mathematics by participating in a group activity. In this number value lesson plan, students identify the uses for decimals and how to best estimate whole numbers based on decimals and fractions. Students collaborate...
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Water Density and Stability Lab
Learners observe how different water densities and salinity control the depth at which different water masses occur. Submarines are used as a case study. This is a well-designed with an excellent worksheet.
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Break It Down!
Students explore the everyday implications of system failure and to challenge students to identify the causes of system failure.
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Math & Social Science
Students are given data and are to calculate averages and yearly totals of how many cars travel the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. They also make a graph of the data.
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What Lies Beneath
Students conduct Internet research on the history and archaeological excavations at historical Jamestown. They explore various websites, and develop a Powerpoint presentation to present to the class.
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May the Force Be With You: A Unit on Magnets
Students uncover data about magnets and practice classifying them by amounts of attraction and magnetism as an invisible force is introduced. The unit presents the topic within eight lessons.
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Devising a Set of Experiments to Test Water for Dissolved Substances
Students work together to test water samples for pollutants. They design data tables to collect and record their observations. They complete discussion questions to end the lesson.
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Review for the Algebra One SOLs
Students review the standards for Algebra I. Using the text, they discover two problems that match each standard and solve them showing all steps on paper. They create a PowerPoint slide for each problem and go through the correct...
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Sports Bag
Students determine an efficient layout of the pattern pieces needed to make a sports bag with given dimensions and specifications. Given a word problem, data set and a diagram, students evaluate the information they have available and...
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Angles and Arcs
Students discuss the sum of central angles and use string to create them on circles. They find the measure and length of both minor and major arcs.
Students give examples of concentric, similar, and congruent circles and congruent arcs.
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Defining Culture
Second graders define the term culture and are exposed to a variety of cultures from around the world. They read books, play Native American games, develop a class book that examines their own culture and, after examining currencies from...
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Virtual Field Trip/ Gasoline Cost
Young scholars complete a word problem to determine the cost of gasoline per mile of their virtual field trip. They determine the travel time and gasoline costs for two routes and record the information on a data sheet. They check their...
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Angle Measurement of Aircraft Wings and Tails
Young scholars measure the angles of wings and tails of various aircraft using a protractor. They estimate and check their measurements. They investigate aircraft being developed and tested at NASA Dryden.
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Inside the Vault-Employment Growth in America: What Determines Good Jobs?
Young scholars examine employment growth and the economy. After a teacher lead discussion, students explore types of jobs and their correlation with education level. Job qualifications for both high-paying and low-paying careers are...
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Angles and Parallel Lines
Sixth graders draw parallel and intersecting lines to observe and examine the characteristics of alternate interior angles, vertical angles, corresponding angles, and supplementary angles. Through observation, they discover the...
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