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Bloodstain Pattern Doesn't Lie......
An interesting instructional activity on hypothesizing about the diameter of a drop of blood that is splattered. To test their theories, learners work in groups to make blood droplets splatter from different heights. They use graphed...
National Gallery of Canada
Build a Neighbourhood
What's special about your neighborhood? Build one with your class to find out. Individuals create their dream homes that, when completed, will be placed together around a green space in order to create a neighborhood. Learners also...
Chicago History Museum
Reading Artifacts
History detectives put their keen observation skills to the test as they closely examine artifacts. Drawing on visual and tactile clues, they formulate a theory about who done it, or in this case who made it, why, and for what purpose...
Read Theory
Analogies 3 (Level 6)
Positive and negative may be opposites, but what does that have to do with the words clean and filthy? Ask your pupils to consider word relationships as they complete the 10 analogies presented here. Note that the exercise gradually...
It's About Time
Are Atoms Invisible?
Wow, an experiment that allows the class to participate in a missile war! Pupils discuss Thomsons's theory of cathode rays and simulate Rutherford's historical experiment to learn about atomic structure. They conclude this fourth lesson...
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Historical Perspectives
Twelfth graders watch episodes of Star Trek and analyze the works of it that pertain to the theory of relativity. In this creative lesson students also write and illustrate a children's book about the special theory of relativity.
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Air Pressure Demonstration
Eighth graders observe various physics experiments. They study kinetic theory and how a hovercraft works.
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Math Applications
In this math applications learning exercise, students solve one word problem that has two parts to it. First, they determine the expected value of a ticket for a prize. Then, student determine the fair price for the ticket purchased and...
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Nosferatu Expression and Diminished Chords
High schoolers explore how to construct and play diminished triads and half and whole diminished chords on the keyboard. They create appropriate sounds to accompany sections of the movie "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horrors." Students...
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Sensation and Perception
In this psychology learning exercise, learners complete a 5 short answer quiz on sensation and perception. They explain how the five body senses are used to collect information about the environment.
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Scientific Inquiry 3
In this lesson, 6th graders research and examine current theories behind the mass extinction of dinosaurs. After a discusion about the extinction of the dinosaurs, students discuss the two major extinction theories talked about in the...
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The Basics of Earth Science
Students discuss and define the term "scientific theory." They work in small groups to draft an overview of one theory including details about the theory's evidence and significance.
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Defining Crime and Deviance
In this Defining Crime and Deviance worksheet, students answer nine questions about crime according to several theorists and schools of thought.
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Honors Chemistry I
For this honor chemistry I worksheet, young scholars use all available resources to answer each question given. Students apply their knowledge of light, quantum theory of light, Bohr's model, photoelectric theory.
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Wild Kingdom
Students research and discuss the natural habitats and various evolutionary theories of giraffes and other animals imported into ancient Rome.
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Famous People: Albert Einstein
Learners research Albert Einstein and the two parts of the Relativity Theory.
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Introduction to the Cold War
Students explore the correlation between the Cold War and the Domino Theory. In this history lesson, students watch a short video that exhibits the domino effect, then divide into small groups, each representing an assigned country, and...
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For The Birds
Seventh graders list the features of an ecosystem and identify local bird species. In this bird lesson students work in groups to formulate a hypothesis and test their theory by collecting and analyzing data.
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The Discovery of the Solar System
Students study the ideas behind the heliocentric theory of Copernicus. They examine about retrograde motion of the planets as they move around the sun. They study astronomers who include Ptolemy, Copernicus, and Galileo.
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Economic Problems and Adjustments
This packet does not contain problems for students to solve, however it provides a complete description of the allocation of resources in a competitive market. One could send this resource home as an assigned reading or have students...
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First Nations Contributions
Ninth graders examine the contributions made by the First Nations to Canada. In this Canadian history lesson, 9th graders compare and contrast First Nation creation stories to migration theories. Students then research the...
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Emotion
For this social psychology worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice review questions on emotion and theories related to it.
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Personality
In this psychology activity, students answer a quiz with 10 multiple choice questions on personality and different humanistic theories.
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Men and Women of the Atom
Students investigate the scientists that have contributed to the modern day atomic theory. They conduct Internet research, develop a table, record data, and produce a webpage about their selected scientist.