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Calculating Impervious Cover in the City of Austin

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use GIS to calculate park impervious cover in Austin, TX. They consider that there are different types of impervious cover from hard, packed dirt to cement paving. Students consider the limitations of data in several areas...
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Population Density In Fish

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate how a population of fish multiplies in an ecosystem and the kinds of things that must be done to maintain a healthy population balance with other organisms that live there. They conduct an experiment to test...
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What Is Sustainability?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss environmental preservation and sustainability and their role in consumption and preservation. After a brief demonstration of how limited our resources are, students determine which natural resources they use most...
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Separation of Powers

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore and explain the responsibilities and limits of our national system of government. After reading various selections documenting the viewpoints of the federalists and anti-federalists and the separation of power,...
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Feeling for Answers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the legal issues related to a suicidal or depressed college student by reading and discussing the article, "Laws Limit Options When a Student Is Mentally Ill." They write essays considering how the events at Virginia...
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Block the Shock Jock or Not?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine their own experiences with racist and sexist speech by deciding whether or not they agree or disagree with statements related to this subject. They explore the limits of public speech by reading about the controversy...
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The Slope of a Curve

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students graph the slopes of a line using the intercepts. In this precalculus lesson, students identify the properties of a curve slope. They find the limit and use a graping calculator to graph their lines.
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X-rays

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine chest x-rays of adults and students and learn what an X-ray illustrates. They also explore the limitations to X-ray technology for use in diagnosing heart and lung ailments.
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Badminton Partner Singles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are allowed time for badminton singles play when space is limited and to keep everyone actively engaged in the game during play.
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Musical Money

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in the game Musical Money. The game Musical Money is fashioned after the game Musical Chairs, but students count money using a time limit.
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Behind the Mission To Mercury

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers assess the goals, benefits, success, and limitations of technology (instruments) on a space mission.
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Electricity 5

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders demonstrate their understanding of circuits by working in small groups to create a flashlight using a limited number of supplies.
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Safety Words

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners with limited verbalization practice word and sign recognition of safety words using flashcards and signing.
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Before They Were Pests

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the native habitats and behaviors of common pests to explain why and how household pests enter our homes. Theyexamine the relationship between humans and pests and the limited habitat and resources shared by both.
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Sun, Shadows, Surface Structure...and the Face on Mars

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars use light and shadow information to make inferences regarding the three dimensional shapes of specific objects photographed on the surface of Mars. Limitations of the of the data provided are discussed and entries made...
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What Do People Know About Radon?

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students read the fictitious newspaper article entitled, "Levels of Radon in Jersey Town Exceed Limits." This helps them get a basic vocabulary started for the terms and concepts related to radon. In groups, they identify words that they...
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Market Research

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the difference between primary and secondary market research. They discover the limitations on marketing strategies. They explain the importance of having more research done before marketing decisions are made.
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Chinese Zodiac

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the basic elements of a narrative story, such as the beginning, middle, and the end; to analyze the character traits in the story to write a summary using the 5 Ws and How chart included; through sample stories...
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Energy in a Clean Environment

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the efficiency of each alternative energy source as well as what limitations exist in terms of extracting the usable energy. They determine which energy source is most effective to the economy and the environment in the...
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Finding The Sum of an Infinite Series

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine finding the sum of an infinite series as the limit of partial sums. Through hands-on activities, students create their own sequence by finding the area of a square and then cutting it in half-sized pieces. They...
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Introduction to Contracts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are introduced to the concept of contracts in street law. In groups, they compare and contrast contract law with tort law. They identify the basic concepts of each and view examples to see the concepts in use. They also...
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Highway Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students choose one space on a line as their personal space while other classmates are choseen to be the taggers. Individually, they move along the line staying clear of the taggers. Within a specific time limit, new taggers are chosen.
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Dr. Seuss Tints and Shades

For Teachers K
Students identify Dr. Seuss as an author/illustrator. They explain what those jobs include. Students identify four art elements in illustrations and explore reasons why Dr. Seuss may have limited his color palette.
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Chemistry And The Nitrogen Cycle

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners investigate the factors that compose the nitrogen cycle. The harmful effects of acid rain and ozone depletion are also discussed in the lesson. Students define the nutrient that is often limiting to plant growth through...

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