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PLANETS IN PROPORTION

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover scales for both the solar bodies' relative sizes and their distances from the sun. They find equatorial circumference and volumes of their solar bodies. Students apply estimation strategies and proportioanl reasoning to...
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Understanding Cloud Formation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students view a demonstration that simulates cloud formation. They read a poem about clouds, participate in a class demonstration using warm water and ice and write a paragraph summarizing their observations.
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Determine Volume of Solids Using Water Displacement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore math functions by completing math equation worksheets. In this inequality instructional activity, students define a list of math terms and discuss the difference between an equation and inequality. Young scholars...
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Car Maze competition

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars use graphs to calibrate an RCX car. They must then program the car to traverse a maze using their calibrations
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Tomb Explorer/Temple Explorer

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders build an explorer vehicle which they program through an obstacle course to enter the tomb or temple to discover artifacts.
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Figuring Elapsed Time

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students discover the concept of elapsed time. For this calculating time lesson, students utilize the Internet to complete record sheets based on the concept of elapsed time. Finally, the students answer questions on their own.
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Geometry in Nature

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine how the circumference, diameter, and the relationship of Pi of a circle are related. They count the summer rings of a tree to determine its growth.
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A Tour of the Solar System

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students construct a spacecraft out of Lego blocks and other materials. They work on their models in small groups while building. They become familar with the planets while working cooperatively.
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The Home Stretch

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read the novel Stone Fox by John Reynold Gardiner. Using Lego RCX units, students build and program sleds to re-enact the "home stretch" of the National Dog Sled Race.
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Hop To It!

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the aspects of a frog's anatomy that allow it to be such a good jumper and jump and record the length of each jump to determine which style of jumping allows them to jump the farthest.
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Simple Past-Positive Sentences #2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this simple past tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to form positive sentences in the given tense. Answers may be submitted online for review. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Egyptian Weather Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners chart temperatures in Egypt on spreadsheet to determine how weather conditions affect lifestyles.
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Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore the concept of perimeter. In this perimeter lesson plan, students discuss how to find perimeter of various shapes. Students use the Perimeter Explorer applet to find the perimeter of various shapes.
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Does the Area of the Quadrilateral Change?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete activities to further their understanding of area formulas. For this area lesson, 7th graders watch as the teacher uses Polystrips to model parallelograms. Students find the area of a rectangle and answer...
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Ant Farm Fun

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate ants and anthills in this series of lessons. They create their own Ant Farm.
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Sun and Temperatures

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students consider the relationship of temperature to environmental conditions and then apply their knowledge to a practical event. The task assesses students' knowledge and application of that knowledge to an additional situation.
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Robot Rounding!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students collect data on a robot and relate the behavior to prove there is an infinite minute set of numbers. In this algebra lesson, students verify that there is always a number between two numbers. They analyze and make inference from...
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Reading Trees: Understanding Dendrochronology

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine tree-ring dating and discuss the lack of water the settlers in Jamestown faced. They create paper tree rings, simulate rain patterns, and describe the history of construction paper tree sequences.
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Volume & Candy Creations Model

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate surface area.  In this surface area instructional activity, 6th graders design a box of candy that has a volume of 30 cubic inches.  Students are trying to minimize surface area while keeping volume constant. ...
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Surface Area of Rectagular Prisms

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the area of polygons. For this geometry lesson, 6th graders calculate area of prisms using geometric formulas. They work with prisms and other rectangular shapes.
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A CEENic Galaxy Quest!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the distances between objects in the Milky Way. In this astronomy lesson, students calculate the time it would take for a robot to travel from Milky Way object to another. They create a travel package for customers...
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Crop Circles

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students calculate the area and circumference of a circle. In this geometry lesson, students solve word problems with circles and create formulas to calculate the area. They find the rate and complex area of a circle.
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Bats: Fact and Fiction

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students describe the characteristics and behaviors of bats. After viewing a video, they explain how bats use echolocation to navigate and how they find their young within a group. They list four misconceptions about the animal and...
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Literal Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore Literal Equations. In this literal equations instructional activity, students use the Internet to connect to links and solve linear equations. Young scholars investigate, analyze and record their findings on...

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