Curated OER
The Gulf of Maine
Pupils examine their own environments and make connections to larger ecosystems. They watch a video about the gulf of Maine and record the changes that have occurred. They research the gulf and create a food web.
Curated OER
Credit Purchases
Twelfth graders calculate interest on purchases bought with a credit card. They use the formula I=PRT to find the interest. In pairs, they use a flyer to calculate the interest for electronic items.
Curated OER
Who's Going to the Convention?
Students practice planning budgets as they create a budget for ten employees of a company to attend a professional convention. They use the Internet, and spreadsheet software to complete their assignment.
Curated OER
Where in the World is 5T?
Learners use the Internet to research astronomy questions written by another class. As questions are answered, clues are given telling where the other class is "hiding" in the world.
Curated OER
Learning Lesson: Measure the Pressure -- The "Wet" Barometer
Learners use simple objects to create their own barometer. They have five days to build it and ten days to observe and collect data. They examine thunderstorm safety tips to end the lesson.
Curated OER
Flow Rates of Faucets and Rivers
Students work together to discover the flow rates of faucets and rivers. They relate their results to engineering and applied science concepts. They make predictions on the flow rate of a nearby river in their local community.
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Properties of Fractals
Students build a working definition of a regular fractal, they measure the concepts of dimensions and scale, they explore the concept of a logarithm and they attempt to solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial...
Curated OER
Plants and Air Purity
High schoolers explore how green plants help improve air quality. They read an article and discuss the importance of air quality and its effects on the human body. They investigate by connecting hose to the top of a Bell jar and to a...
Curated OER
Pay Check Advance Loans
Students explore the implications of obtaining loans. They assess interest rates, amount to be paid back, and the implications if they do not pay back the loan on time. Students develop a comparison chart.
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Bat Habitat
Ninth graders engage in a lesson to find the role of bats in the complexity of certain ecosystems. They identify where bats live and the daily role played in the ecosystem. Students also construct a bat house to help control the...
Curated OER
Worksheet #6, Exponents, Interest, and Radioactive Decay of Isotopes
For this calculus worksheet, 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 exponential...
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Earth and Matter
In this matter worksheet, students review the Earth's layers, write balanced equations, and compare the properties of different elements. This worksheet has 29 fill in the blank questions.
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Chemistry 112: Form A-
In this chemistry 112 instructional activity, students use their knowledge of chemistry concepts to answer the multiple choice questions provided. Students calculate the answers using the appropriate formulas.
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Recycling Paper
Students recycle old paper into new. In this sustainability instructional activity, students take old newspaper and recycle it into new paper.
Curated OER
Meatiest States: Graph Problem Solving
In this graph problem solving worksheet, students analyze a graph that shows commercial red meat production in five states. Students answer 5 word problems using the data on the graph.
Curated OER
Eating for Your Future
Students brainstorm ways to live healthy. In this health science lesson plan, students recipes that are healthy and appealing. They compile all recipes and develop a class cookbook.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Generating Equivalent Forms of Rational Numbers
Given information about a rational number in one form (fraction, decimal, or percent) in a real-world context such as financial mathematics, students will generate an equivalent rational number in a different form.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Comparing and Ordering Rational Numbers
Given a problem situation, the student will compare and order integers, percents, positive and negative fractions and decimals with or without a calculator.
Doina Popovici
Math Play: Changing Fractions and Decimals to Percents
This Millionaire Game challenges students to convert fractions and decimals to percents. Students will use decimal notation with denominators of 10 and 100 and convert rational numbers to decimals using long division.
CK-12 Foundation
Braingenie: Whole Number Percentage Calculations Without Units
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this activity, students are to determine the percent of a number. Watch a video for additional help and answer a practice problem.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Percents 2
Twenty-eight problems present a variety of percent topics: percents as fractions, improper, and mixed numbers, percents as decimals, simple interest, and percent of increase/decrease. They are given with each step to the solution...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Percents 1
Twenty-five problems present a variety of percent topics: percents as fractions, improper, and mixed numbers, percents as decimals, simple interest, and percent of increase/decrease. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes Percents and Wholes
The five question quiz assesses learners on percents and wholes. Hints are available to help students solve the problems.