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Alternate Histories

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a mixed media collage. In this visual arts lesson plan, students look at the work of Jane Ash Poitras. They create their own collage that shows their personal and collective history and experiences. 
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Sars

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss the Sars outbreak in 2003. In this biology lesson, students research the effect of the outbreak to the world. They create a public announcement about the topic.
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Changing the Currency of Different Countries

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore changing currency. In this international math lesson, 7th graders will write and solve 2-step equations in order to convert currencies between nations. Students will research prices of items and currency...
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The Kangaroo Conundrum: A Study of a Quadratic Function

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students play a game and collect data for their graph. In this algebra lesson, students solve quadratic equations and identify properties of their graph. They describe the pattern created by the graph and the game.
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A Study of a Quadratic Function

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars factor and solve quadratic equations. In this algebra lesson, students play a game as the collect and graph data. they identify properties of their parabola and make predictions.
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The Swinging Pendulum

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students observe a pendulum and graph their observation. In this algebra lesson, students use the TI calcualtor to graph the motion the pendulum makes. They analyze the graph and make predictions.
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Exponential and Exponents Functions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve problems using exponential properties. In this algebra lesson, students differentiate between exponents, exponential and log functions. They graph their functions using table and exponents.
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Water: On the Surface and in the Ground

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the differences between surface water and ground water. They collect data using maps and graphs and investigate a Texas river basin and a nearby aquifer. They complete a written report including maps and data regarding...
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Water-Is There Going to be Enough?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research the availability, usage and demand for water in the local area historically and use projections of the availability, usage and demand for water up to the year 2050. They gather data and present the information in...
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MEANINGFUL METRICS with DRAMATIC DEMONSTRATIONS

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders study the metric system.  In this metric instructional activity students complete a lab activity and several metric worksheets. 
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It's a Party! Solving Multi-step Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of multi-step equations. In the multi-step equation instructional activity, students solve equations by the 'party method'. Students make a flip book that shows the steps in solving multi-step equations.
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Using Representations to Model Problems

For Teachers 5th
student make predictions or draw conclusions based on physical and visual representations of profit and sales. They model problems with physical materials and visual representations, and use models, graphs and tables to draw conclusions...
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Review for the Algebra One SOLs

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students review the standards for Algebra I. Using the text, they discover two problems that match each standard and solve them showing all steps on paper. They create a PowerPoint slide for each problem and go through the correct...
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Jackson's Consecutive Numbers

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students generate patterns from a structured problem, finding a rule for the general term, and expresses it in words and symbols. They then devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically.
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Flying With Mathematics!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders fly miniature airplanes to discover characteristics related to velocity and average speed. After measuring the time and distance of their flights, 3rd graders calculate the average velocity of their planes.
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Balanced Students

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the relationships between weights, and construct a balanced first class lever. They formulate a general equation for the relationship explored in the experiment and perform calculations.
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Mechanically Inclined

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane through experimentation.
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String of Fish

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research a Florida fish to determine its length. They display this information on two index cards, which are cut to the shape of the head and the tail and attached to a string that they measure and cut to the correct...
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Hibernating Hoopla

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students 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 Old Chicken Run Problem

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders apply problem solving strategies to work with a real life situation in which they need to determine the area. They determine the area of chicken runs that are rectangular in shape when give a partial perimeter.
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Perimeters, Patterns, and Conjectures

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover patterns and write conjectures relating to perimeters and polygons. Working in cooperative learning groups, they use manipulatives and graphic organizers to solve problems then answer a series of questions in which they...
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Riemann Sums

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this calculus activity, students solve prolbem in which they estimate double integrals by using Riemann sums. The three page activity contains four questions. Answers are not included.
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Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Systems of Linear Inequalities and Equations 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Nineteen problems present a variety of practice finding the system of linear inequalities or the system of linear equations. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the...
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Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Graphing and Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty problems present a variety of practice graphing and solving systems of linear inequalities. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...

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