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Va Va Va Zoooommm
Young scholars, in groups, measure a variety of physical components to several activities. They use both standard and non-standard forms of measurement and then develop conclusions about the use of units in measurement.
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Unintended Consequences: Policies that Impact Migration
Students examine the cause-and-effect relationship between the Agricultural Adjustment Acts of the New Deal or the 1965 Voting Rights Act and African-American migration. They write an essay evaluating the effectiveness of the Voting...
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Wyclef Jean for VH1 Storytellers
Students watch a video with Wyclef Jean. They identify lawful uses of copyrighted materials and explain the interrelated roles of composer, lyricist, publisher, performer, agent, and record company.
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OUtside Influence
Students identify factors that are important for brain functioning of learning. They observe the impact of interaction in mice. They also create their own experiment dealing with the mice. They analyze and share their results.
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A Simple Viscosity Test
Fourth graders experiment with the viscosity of different liquids. They use a stopwatch to time the a steel ball as it drops through different liquids.
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Uses of Coal
Students be aware of the products made possible by coal by studying about the four major markets of coal: electric utilities, industrial/retail users, the steel industry and exports.
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Story Writing
Second graders review the basic elements of a story. Individually, they write their own original story as they use a software program to help them map out their ideas. With a partner, they exchange papers and read them for grammatical...
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What Is In a Name?
Learners explore the origins of four major types of British surnames. They consult lists to discover the meanings of specific names and later demonstrate their knowledge of surnames through various group activities.
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MEASURING THE GRAVITATIONAL CONSTANT, G
Students study gravitational force an. For this gravitational force lesson students observe a demonstration.
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The Games Divided
In these Olympic history worksheets, students read about the ancient Olympic games and the modern games. Students complete a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the past and present Olympic games.
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Layers Upon Layers - Lesson Plan
Students study rock layers and the sequence of events that occur when a canyon forms. In this sedimentary lesson students complete a lab while in groups and discuss what happens.
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Breaking News English: Self- Breaking News English: Self-Destructing Mobile Phone Messages
In this English worksheet, students read "Self-Destructing Mobile Phone Messages," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Second Derivative
Second derivative description, examples, and interactive graphing.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Analyzing the Second Derivative to Find Inflection Points
Learn how the second derivative of a function is used in order to find the function's inflection points. Learn which common mistakes to avoid in the process.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Second Derivative Test
MathWorld.com has definitions, formulas, and links to relevant sites for derivatives.
Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College: Concavity and the Second Derivative Test
An excellent tutorial explaining concavity and the second derivative test, including a labeled diagram, examples, and links to a quiz.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Using the First and Second Derivative Tests
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This resource gives a step by step account of how to apply knowledge from First and Second Derivative Tests to sketch graphs of functions. The following table...
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Graph a Function, Its Second Derivative
This online tutorial site shows that the concavity of a function is related to the second derivative of the function by using an online graphing system. Inflection points are also briefly discussed.
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Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Sketching Derivative & Second Derivative 1 [Pdf]
Learners use the graph of the original function to sketch the graphs of the derivative and second derivative. The resource consists of an enlarged printable version of a math graph available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Sketching Derivative & Second Derivative 2 [Pdf]
Learners use the graph of the original function to sketch the graphs of the derivative and second derivative. The resource consists of an enlarged printable version of a math graph available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Sketching Derivative & Second Derivative 4 [Pdf]
Learners use the graph of the original function to sketch the graphs of the derivative and second derivative. The resource consists of an enlarged printable version of a math graph available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Sketching Derivative & Second Derivative 5 [Pdf]
Learners sketch the graphs of the derivative and second derivative from the original function. The practice exercise is available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Sketching Derivative & Second Derivative 6 [Pdf]
Learners sketch the graphs of the derivative and second derivative from the original function. The practice exercise is available in PDF format.