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Collecting the Rays
Students investigate the affect shape has on the ability of a solar panel to collect sunlight. In this collecting sunlight using a solar panel lesson, students determine which solar panel shape collects the most sunlight. Students use...
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Proportionality: The X-Plane Generation
Students meet NASA researchers who describe the relationship between force, energy and motion. They discuss how NASA's experimental X-plane is being tested to make space travel more reliable and show how proportionality and ratios are...
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Measuring and Comparing Mass With a Balance
Fifth graders observe and demonstrate measuring and comparing mass using a balance. They discuss the definition of mass and the units of measurement used, observe how a balance is used, and with a partner balance the baskets of the...
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Light Bounce
Students solve problems involving triangles. In this geometry lesson, students apply properties of triangles to find the missing angles and sides. They identify angles of parallel lines cut by a transversal.
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Pythagorean Theorem
Learners solve problems using the Pythagorean Theorem. In this geometry lesson, students identify the sides and angles of a right triangle. They find the different trigonometric ratios and solve using sine, cosine and tangent.
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Floor Plan
A multi-step problem has learners finding the actual area based on a scale drawing and then converting units at the end. Two different solution choices are listed depending on the preference on which step to start first. Both methods can...
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Elements of Art - Memoir Book
Learn and practice the elements of art by making a picture book. Also containing short memoirs of their own lives, this would be a perect project and also a gift to take home. In doing this project, they also gain an understanding of the...
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Oodles of Poodles
Students solve equations by graphing. For this algebra lesson, students differentiate between functions and relations. They use the TI to graph their equation and analyze the graph.
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Where Is Japan? How Far Is That?
First graders use literature and hands-on activities with maps and globes to explain distance and tools used to measure distance. They select tools to measure various objects in the classroom, then apply those concepts to their map...
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Hibernating Hoopla
Young scholars simulate hibernation with their stuffed animals. They predict the length of time of hibernation and type their math journal entries about sorting, graphing and draw pictures. They read bear hibernation stories.
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The Mathematics of Space and Place
Students investigate the measurements and geometry of the school grounds. They conduct inquiry while measuring the campus and some of the city blocks. Then students draw a map to scale and categorize property types using a pie graph.
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What's My Ratio?
Students investigate ratios of various objects. In this ratios of various objects lesson plan, students draw pictures on graph paper and then dilate or shrink the image. Students determine the ratio of their pictures. Students trade...
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Slippery Slope
Students define patterns, relation and function. In this algebra lesson, students find the slope of a line and write equations of line. They model the slope using real life scenarios.
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Molecular Modeling Activity
Students work together to explain the VSEPR theory and how it relates to molecules. They name electron pairs that can surround the central atom of an organism. They discuss the factors that determine the polarity of a molecule as well.
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Tilted Squares and Right Triangles
Students investigate squares. They generate patterns from structured situations and find a rule for the general term and express it using words and symbols. Students generate patterns from a rule and substitute values and formulas.
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Multivariable calculus: Partial Derivatives
In this partial derivative learning exercise, students calculate the derivative of given problems and find the equation of the tangent plane to an equation. This two-page learning exercise contains five problems.
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Dimensional Space: Various Perspectives
Students use their understanding of 3D on 2D to make a representation of a 4D form on paper.
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Optimization For Breakfast
Students identify he proportion of a cereal box. In this algebra lesson, students define the relationship between patterns, functions and relations. They model their understanding using the cereal box.
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Creating a "Concrete" Spreadsheet
Students create a spreadsheet that calculate the amount of concrete needed to pour various concrete forms.
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Introduction to Polynomials
Learners analyze the graphs of polynomial functions, examine vocabulary associated with polynomials, and determine the maximum number of real roots possible for a polynomial
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Patterns In Time
Seventh graders examine fossils. In this vertebrate fossils lesson students view a demonstration.
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Viewing Tubes
Students complete a lab in order to discover if the length of a viewing tube, its diameter, or the distance from an object affect the type of data collected and the resulting graph.
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View Tubes
Eighth graders decide if the length of a viewing tube, its diameter, or the distance from an object affects the type of data collected and the resulting graph through a series of experiments.
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Renkly Relief/Collage Painting
Students study the use of texture, and rhythm as a principle of design when showing movement in a painting.