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Ohm's Law
Students explain the meaning of Ohm's Law, and plot a graph of voltage versus current, by explaining how the slope is the resistance of the circuit.
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Walking the Plank
Eighth graders experiment with a bathroom scale, books and a plank to determine how weight readings change as distance is applied. They graph and interpret the results.
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Apples and Jam for Pam
Students study the /a/ phoneme in written and spoken words by making the sound and identifying it in words. They repeat a phrase three times and write lower case a's on primary paper. Next, they listen to "Pat's Jam" and blink their eyes...
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Things That Make You Say Aaaa!
Young scholars discuss how to identify the a=/a/ in spoken words. They discuss a meaningful representation for the sound and a letter symbol. They identify the /a/ sound in words. Students read a story and blink their eyes when they hear...
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Looking For Triangles
Learners solve problems with triangles. In this geometry instructional activity, students analyze shapes to find different triangles. They name the shapes created by putting triangles together.
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Spectral Surprise
Young scholars experience a model that produces, separating, and displaying spectral colors.
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Puzzle Mystery
Students solve the mystery of which painting they are reproducing by sketching. They determine the mood and imagery in artwork.
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Puzzle Mystery
Students are given a small detail of a painting, give it a title, and try to guess what the whole painting is. In this painting lesson plan, students put all of their details together to make the full painting.
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Identifying and Describing Polygons
Young scholars identify the different properties of polygons. In this geometry lesson plan, students differentiate between polygons and non-polygons. They review important vocabulary to help them understand the properties of polygons.
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Scooter Pathways
Pupils travel different pathways on scooters - with a partner. The partner is evaluating whether or not the person on the scooter is moving in the correct pathway.
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Quiet Time
First graders practice making the /sh/ sound walking around the room, pretending to be in the library. They then try to say a tongue twister containing the phoneme and practice writing the letters s and h and identify the /sh/ sound in...
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Properties of 2D Shapes
In this math worksheet, students study 5 basic geometric shapes. Students write a description for each, naming the shape, telling about the edges, the lengths and the corners.
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Absolute Value of Linear Functions
High schoolers discover how abolute value affects linear functions. They complete a worksheet simulating a path for miniature golf hole in one for three figures. They construct a hole in one graph for each hole marking the X and Y...
Math Slice
Math Slice: Math Match Game
Test your geometry aptitude using this interactive matching game. Match pictures and symbols to the correct definition. Answers are verified immediately. Winners can earn as much as 10,000 dollars and have their name posted for the day.
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: Functional Relationships Between Quantities: Calculating Fuel Consumption
In these interactive visualizations, explore the relationship between calculating miles per gallon (mpg) to gallons per mile in fuel use for vehicles. Most drivers think gas usage falls linearly (in a straight line) as mpg increases. But...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Culter
A knife with only one edge, which formed a straight line. The blade was pointed, and its back curved. It was used for a variety of purposes, but chiefly for killing animals either in the slaughter house, or in hunting, or at the altars...