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Harnessing the Wind for Electricity
Ninth graders explain how wind can produce electricity. In this geometry lesson, 9th graders construct their own pin wheel turbine and calculate its power. They discuss the pros and cons of using wind generator.
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Shopping at The Classroom Store
First graders participate in a simulation where they purchase items from a store. They choose items to purchase, total the amount on a calculator, and gather the exact change to make their purchase.
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Sweet or Sour, Like or Different
Students watch a video on comparisons and discuss ways in which objects can be sorted. They play an identification game with a lemon and discuss identification characteristics.
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Introduction to Biometrics
Students use the internet to research how biometrics is being used in the real world today. They work together to research hand geometry applications. They share their findings with the class.
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Writing Numbers in Word Form
Students write numbers in word form. In this writing numbers in word form lesson, students are shown examples of numbers written out in word form. Then they independently complete a 20-problem worksheet.
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Trash Pizza
Students identify items commonly sent to landfills and summarize percentages/fractions of different items in landfills Students create a pizza pie graph of landfill components
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Energy Conservation (Middle, Mathematics)
Young scholars take turns reading the electric meter six times a day at regularly scheduled intervals. They figure out the amount of electricity used and then determine the total cost of electricity for the week.
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Magic Mountain Coaster Computation
Students use the Internet to do research on the roller coasters at Magic Mountain Amusement Park. They must use mathematical formulas to calculate the highest and fastest coaster at the park.
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Surveying New Territory
Students explore recent research linking economic status with student behavior. They design their own studies that investigate how different variables are related to student performance in particular subject areas.
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Germs Make Me Sick
Learners work in pairs, first doubling each number with pencil and paper, and checking it with a calculator.
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Going with the Flow
Students survey each other and determine their common interests. They examine the use of algorithms by various websites that are used to develop networks of interest groups among users. They then design proposals for a social networking...
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The Greenhouse Effect
Students complete a group experiment which simulates the greenhouse effect as well as compare the climate on Earth to the climate on Venus following a class discussion on the greenhouse effect.
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Worksheet #6, Exponents, Interest, and Radioactive Decay of Isotopes
In this calculus learning exercise, students sketch graphs of given exponential functions. They compute the principal needed to have a given ending balance when the interest is compounded at varying times. Students use a simple...
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Junie B.'s Time Out!
In this time worksheet, students read about how a clock can better help you manage time, then follow directions to make and color a clock to help schedule a given list of activities.
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U.S. Population Hits 300 Million
Students read a story about the population in the United States reaching 300 million, and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this population lesson plan, student respond to literature by answering questions,...
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Sequencing: Smallest to Largest
In this sequencing learning exercise, learners read the groups of words and put each group in order from the smallest to the largest. Students complete 10 problems.
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Expanded Form-Hundreds
Students write numbers in expanded form. In this expanded form lesson plan, students are shown a demonstration on the board about writing numbers in expanded form to the hundreds place. A 20-problem worksheet and answer key are included.
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Place Values - Subtracting
Students explore the concept of subtracting a number from a place value. For this subtracting from a place value lesson, students subtract numbers from a particular place value.
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Prime and Composite Numbers
Students identify prime and composite numbers. In this prime and composites lesson, students are given the rules for identifying prime and composite numbers by the teacher, who gives examples on the board. Individuals then complete a...
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Sampling Distribution of Sample Means
Students collect data and crate a distribution sample. In this statistics lesson, students compare and contrast their collected data. This assignment requires the students to be comfortable with navigating the internet.
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Stories to Graphs: Practice A
Ninth graders interpret graphs. In this Algebra I lesson, 9th graders examine graphs as an interpretation of a story. Students match graphs to story problems and create their own graphs given a story situation.
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Pea Brain! Explorations in Estimation
Students estimate how many peas fit in a container. In this science lesson plan, students calculate the weight of a pea and record it. They use this data to calculate how many peas fit in a human brain.
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Go Forward and Back With Time
In this time worksheet, students solve a set of 6 problems, telling what time it is from one time given to other intervals given.
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Math Word Problems
In this solving story problems worksheet, students multiply, add, subtract, fill in numbers before and after, find elapsed time, and count value of coins. Students solve 10 problems.