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Finding the Area Under A Curve with Random Probability

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of area under a curve. In this area under a curve lesson, students find the area under a curve using the Monte Carlo method using random points and probability. Students calculate the area under the same...
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How Much Does That Car Cost?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students calculate how much it costs to buy a used car and finance it through a bank. They select a car from the newspaper, conduct Internet research on current auto loan interest information for four different states, and create a...
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Finding and Estimating Square Roots

For Students 9th - 11th
For this algebra worksheet, students solve the square root through estimation and through the calculator. They graph their solutions on a number line. There are 4 questions with an answer key.
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Math Regents Exam Questions: Graphing Rational Functions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this graphing rational functions worksheet, students answer 18 multiple choice problems about rational functions.  Students determine values for a which a function is undefined given the equation of the function.
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Graphs involving Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students graph exponential functions and analyze it for growth and decay. There are 9 problems with an answer key.
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School Lighting Audit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the data included in an energy audit. They perform an audit on the lighting in their school building. They complete a worksheet and discuss lighting issues with school staff.
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School Lighting Audit Data Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the data collected in the school lighting audit. They work together to write recommendations for more efficient lighting for their school. They practice using new vocabulary and working together with others.
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A "Capital" Idea

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders prepare for a field trip to Washington, DC by researching landmark, monument, or building in Washington. They use the information in small groups to design a multimedia presentation. They include a spreadsheet that shows...
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Frogs

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the external and internal structures of an amphibian and how frog anatomy compares to human anatomy. They collect pictures of a frog using a digital camera, create a web page, develop a PowerPoint presentation, and...
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Classification of Living Things

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are provided with a technological avenue from which they can demonstrate their understanding of taxonomy. They will be required to explain the basis u pon which living organisms are classified.
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Shop 'Til You Drop

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students compare food prices to find the lowest unit price and make choices about where to shop and what to purchase on weekly items, cost comparisons and items needed. They collect grocery ads and weekly sale flyer's to expedite their...
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Tag and Recapture

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders participate in an activity in which colored jelly beans represent fish in a lake--10 green jellybeans per "lake" representing tagged fish. They draw from the beans (fish) and record the number of tagged fish they draw...
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Candy Land

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity students pretend that they have been hired by a candy manufacturer to design a box for a new product they are beginning to market. The manufacturer has pre-determined the volume of the candy box. It is the students' job...
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Hats Off to Color

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate primary and secondary colors. In this art lesson, students mix primary paint colors to develop secondary colors. Students identify each color they created.
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Infusing Equity in the Classroom by Gender

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate the idea of gender descrimination in the classroom. In this algebra lesson, students collect data in stereotyping, and gender bias in the classroom, school materials and activities. They graph and analyze their...
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Solving Quadratic Equations

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Algebra Ii instructional activity, learners use factoring to solve quadratic equations.  The three page instructional activity contains a combination of thirty-one multiple choice and free response questions. ...
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Linear Equations and Angles

For Students 9th - 11th
In this geometry worksheet, students identify the length of the different sides using equations. They solve for the unknown to identify similarity and congruence in angles and sides. There are 22 questions.
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Worksheet 4 - Math 126: Sketching Polar Equations

For Students 9th - 12th
In this sketching polar equations worksheet, students solve 5 short answer and graphing problems. Students describe a curve given the equation of the curve in polar form. Students sketch a graph of the equation.
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Worksheet 2 - Spring 1996

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students state the two fundamental laws of Calculus. Then they investigate finding the area of a rock in cross-sectional pieces.
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Area Explorations

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the area of rectangles. They practice finding area by playing an onliine computer activity where they calculate the area of a rectangle to solve a problem.
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Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions

For Students 8th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students solve rational expression with multiplication and division. They factor and simplify. There are 6 questions with an answer key.
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Polygons And Polyhedra

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize and name two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometric figures. One group of students will extend the study of polygons to quadrilaterals while another group of students will extend the study of polygons to...
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The Calculus Whiz Who Loved Candy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners develop an equation for finding the volume of a commonly known piece of candy (M&M, Hershey's Kiss, Tootsie Roll Pop, Life Saver, etc.) by using calculus.
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And The Beat Goes On...!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the circulatory system. They observe a dissection of a heart and view the path that blood takes through the heart and the circulatory system. Students identify the structures and functions of the heart. They write a...