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Lesson Plan
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Visiting the Arctic Circle

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students familiarize themselves with the Arctic Circle by locating it on a globe and wall map. They discuss they climate in the North Pole and the reasons for its low temperatures. They compare and contrast the climates of the Arctic...
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Lesson Plan
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How Big is a Molecule?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars estimate the size of a molecule of oleic acid. They conduct an experiment using chalk dust, water, and oleic acid, solve various calculations, and answer discussion questions.
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Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Which is Bigger?

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
To take the longest path, go around—or was that go over? Class members measure scale drawings of a cylindrical vase to find the height and diameter. They calculate the actual height and circumference and determine which is larger.  
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Lesson Plan
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Water Monitoring Vocabulary

For Teachers 7th - 12th
As the title implies, this is a list of vocabulary terms relating to water monitoring. If your ecology class is learning about how to test water quality, this will be an appropriate reference sheet for them. As a bonus, if you live in...
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Lesson Plan
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Penny's Box

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students need to be able to calculate the volume and surface area of a cuboid as well as present a systematic list of results in order to justify the minimum case. The use of three factors of 100 is also important.
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Worksheet
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Solve Word Problems with Geometry

For Students 7th - 12th
In this geometry worksheet, students solve word problems having to do with lines, angles, shapes, area, perimeter, and more. Students complete 57 problems total.
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Lesson Plan
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Around The Stop Sign

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars analyze a drawing of a regular octagon inscribed in a circle to determine angle measures, using knowledge of properties of regular polygons and the sums of angles in various polygons to help solve the problem. They use...
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Lesson Plan
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Geometry and Spatial Sense

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate geometric shapes in 2 and 3 dimensions.  In this geometry lesson, students create a model chocolate factory working in groups and using an actual cake.  Students take a quiz about measurement equations dealing with...
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Lesson Plan
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Word Problems: Geometry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students solve word problems by using basic geometry. In this geometry lesson, students use geometric formulas to find the perimeter, area, and volume of objects. Students complete a worksheet.
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Lesson Plan
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Mobius Band

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders discuss sides of a shape and how to collect data correctly. For this geometry lesson, 10th graders examine shapes and count the surfaces on the shape. They read the history of Mobius Band and relate it to surface area.
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Lesson Plan
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Peppered Moth Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the process of natural selection in peppered moths. In this natural selection lesson plan, students simulate peppered moths in environments similar to those during the industrial revolution. Learners use white paper...
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Lesson Plan
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The Sun

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this science worksheet, students answer 4 questions about the sun. Students also circle the sun spots on an illustration of the stun.
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Worksheet
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Getting an Angle on the Sun and Moon

For Students 7th - 10th
In this Sun and Moon activity, students solve 6 problems about the angular scale of the images given, the size of the features on the images and the area of the features shown.
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Lesson Plan
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Mr. Lincoln's Hat

For Teachers K - 5th
Bring out the inner artist with this Abraham Lincoln lesson. Elementary students work on a home project creating a hat similar to Abraham Lincoln's hat. They will use geometry and measurement to create the scale of the hat, then...
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Activity
Gatton Park

Magical Maths

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
A variety of activities take scholars outside the classroom to explore shapes, symmetry, measurement, patterns, sorting, and time in nature. Learners participate individually, and in teams, to measure found objects, go on a scavenger...
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Lesson Plan
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Pape's Theorems

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
For this math worksheet, students find the length of the side of a regular hexagon whose area is numerically equal to its perimeter.
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Worksheet
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Solid Rocket Boosters

For Students Higher Ed
For this rocket worksheet, students calculate the burn rate for solid rocket boosters depending on exposed fuel area and burn depth. This worksheet has 2 problems to solve.
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Lesson Plan
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Pi Day (March 14)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders determine the value of ? by measuring the circumference and diameter of circular objects such as soup cans, Oreo cookies, etc..
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Worksheet
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Chem Word Search Puzzle

For Students 8th - 11th
In this chemistry terminology worksheet, students review and discuss nineteen terms associated with chemistry and then locate and circle each term in a word search puzzle.
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Worksheet
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Related Rates Problems: An Application of Implicit Differentiation and the Chain Rule

For Students Higher Ed
In this related rates problem activity, students use the chain rule and implicit differentiation to solve related rate problems, such an writing an expression relating to the ripple of a circle. This three-page activity contains eleven...
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Lesson Plan
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Attic Red-Figure Kylix

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners analyze floral and geometric design. In this art design lesson, students create a circular design art using floral, geometric, or anatomical designs. Learners critique their designs as a group and read the background information...
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Worksheet
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Charting Weather: Melbourne

For Students 6th - 8th
In this earth science worksheet, students check the accuracy of the weather forecasts in their area for a week. Then they complete the chart by recording the forecast for the week's weather and then recording the actual weather for that...
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Worksheet
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Geometry Glencoe Chapter 13 Test

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Geometry Chapter 13 review learning exercise, students complete 20 multiple choice questions and 1 bonus question regarding volume, dilation, and midpoint and distance between points of 3D objects.
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Lesson Plan
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Locating Patterns of Volcano Distribution

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine patterns of volcanic distribution worldwide, use tables to plot and label location of each volcano on map, lightly shade areas where volcanoes are found, and complete open-ended worksheet based on their findings.