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Plugging into the Sun

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What's cooking? A sizzling STEM unit challenges scholars to build a solar cooker that can successfully cook an egg. The unit opens with a study of Earth's rotation, the sun's energy, and shadows. Pupils use a compass and thermometer to...
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Ships to a New World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students experiment with buoyancy as a force. In this buoyancy activity, students access an assigned website to examine the sailing vessels that came to the New World. They work as teams to build boats out of aluminum foil to see which...
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Bouncing off the Walls

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders compare the bouncing height of different types of balls. In this science lesson, 3rd graders explain the importance of repeated experimentation in science. They record their result and share them with the class.
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Science: Her-bariums Galore!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars collect and identify plant species and construct herbariums both at school and at home. By gathering data from both locales, they draw conclusions and make predictions about plant diversity. Upon completion of the...
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Range and Mode

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students interpret data from graphs. In this range and mode activity, students review a tally chart, pictograph and bar graph. Students use these graphs to calculate the range and mode of each set of data.
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Figures and Charts

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Sometimes words aren't the best way to get information across to the reader. The eighth handout in the 24-part Writing the Paper series describes different type of figures and charts to display complex information in a paper....
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Cold Enough?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read and record temperatures and display the data. They represent the temperatures on an appropriate graph and explain completely what was done and why it was done. Students display the data showing differences in the daily...
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Using Computers to Produce Spreadsheets and Bar Graphs

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students review graphing terminology and how to plot data points, how to input data into a spreadsheet, and how to make a chart using a computer.
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What's Your Favorite? Survey And Graphing Project

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create and edit spreadsheet documents using all data types, formulas and functions, and chart information. They collect and organize data that be portrayed in a graph that they create using EXCEL.
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GPS Art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design their own logo or picture and use a handheld GPS receiver to map it out. They write out a word or graphic on a field or playground, walk the path, and log GPS data. The results display their "art" on their GPS receiver...
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Line & Scatter (What Would You Use: Part 2)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss line graphs and scatter plots and the best situations in which to use them. Using the graphs, they determine the type of correlation between variables on a scatterplot. They create a scatterplot and line graph from a...
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Keep It Cool

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Pupils complete a science experiment to study insulation, heat transfer, and permafrost. In this permafrost study lesson, students design and test a soda insulator. Pupils graph their class data and discuss the results. Students discuss...
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Fabulous Fossils

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate how fossils are formed and discuss how scientists determine the appearance of ancient plants and animals. They make fossils of everyday objects for others to identify. They make spreadsheets to display fossil...
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Running On Empty

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research causes of rising gasoline prices. They collect data on fluctuating gasoline prices and analyze the data using Excel. They write comparative essays supporting their results and create PowerPoint presentations to present...
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Electric Circuits

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the power dissipated in the combination of two resistors connected in series to a 6 volt battery. This task assesses students' abilities to develop procedures for an investigation, develop a plan for recording and...
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Statistics and Shopping

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the concept of using consumer data and statistics to aid in the consumer decision making process. In this consumer data and statistics lesson, students research consumer data and statistics. Students analyze the data...
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Weather Report Chart

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars complete a weather report chart after studying weather patterns for a period of time. In this weather report lesson plan, students measure temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, wind speed, and wind direction for a...
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Changing Planet: The Warming of Our Large Lakes - Reasons for Concern

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Another A+ instructional activity on the impact of climate change comes to you from the National Earth Science Teachers Association. In this installment, learners model the stratification of water in lakes due to temperature differences....
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Mean, Median, and Mode

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars calculate measures of central tendency.  in this mean, median, and mode lesson, students calculate the measures of central tendency.  They organize data, examine and explain the statistics.
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Bar and Histograms (What Would You Use: Part 1)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars practice creating bar graphs using a given set of data. Using the same data, they create a group frequency chart and histograms. They must decide the best graph for the given set of data. They share their graphs with...
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Comparison of Two Different Gender Sports Teams - Part 3 of 3 Scatter Plots and Lines of Best Fit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create a scatter plot for bivariate data and find the trend  line to describe the correlation for the sports teams. In this scatter plot lesson, students analyze data, make predictions,and use observations about sports data...
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Box Plots

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students review the concept of median, explore how to calculate quartiles for any size data set and experience how to build a box plot.
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Saving Money Through Mathematics

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss light sources and collect data about energy sources. They compare data and create a multiple line graph showing energy used by light sources for each student in the group. They present their graphs and write a...
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High and Low Tides

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students collect real world data from the Web regarding high and low tides at various locations in the United States. They find a function which models this data and make predictions on tide levels based on the information found.

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