Education Development Center
Choosing Samples
What makes a good sample? Your classes collaborate to answer this question through a task involving areas of rectangles. Given a set of 100 rectangles, they sample a set of five rectangles to estimate the average area of the figures. The...
Cornell University
Casting
Don't cast a great hands-on resource aside! Scholars learn about the process of casting by actually trying out an example. Plaster of Paris and cookie cutter molds help them complete the activity.
Nuffield Foundation
Enzyme-Catalysed Synthesis
Enzymes: not just for breaking chemicals apart. Young biologists perform an experiment on potatoes. They first remove starch from potato extract. They then add the resulting liquid to samples of glucose-1-phosphate, glucose, maltose, and...
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Passive
Review the passive voice with this printable exercise! Middle and high schoolers choose the appropriate passive verb phrases for 15 sentences to make each one grammatically correct. Don't forget to print the answer page (it appears in a...
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Even/Odds Game
Using a game format, learners review what they know about theoretical probability. As they roll tetrahedron dice, they record their results as odd or even. Afterwards, they discuss their findings.
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Math Word Problems
Gaining proficiency with mathematical word problems is a crucial skill for your students to master.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Gregory, the Terrible Eater (Sharmat)
Help budding readers learn words like develop and revolting as they listen to you read Mitchell Sharmant's Gregory, the Terrible Eater. Get the new vocabulary rolling before reading it aloud so youngsters can raise a hand when they hear...
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Academic Language
College-level writers learn the importance of using academic language in their papers and essays. Assessing the audience is an important aspect of choosing the language with which one writes. Review these 10 slides to make sure each...
Achievement Strategies
Unit/Chapter Design Template
A thorough lesson plan template allows teachers to design balanced and standards-based lessons for any grade. The template includes spaces for unit vocabulary and concepts, objectives, and additional resources.
Macmillan Education
Organising Your Studies
What's the best way to study? Well, it depends. . . Session two of a 23-lesson life skills series focuses on a variety of study skills strategies and suggests when/why to choose one over another.
Pie Council
National π Day
Learners can enjoy pi with pie! A collection of short activities celebrates pi day with a word search, a maze, and real-world problemsn. Using pi in formulas for area, circumference, and volume as well as exploring simple fractions is...
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Dragonfly
The speed of a dragonfly brings math into the real world as your learners collaboratively see the value in calculating unit rates in direct proportion problems. This six-phase lesson encourages you, as the teacher, to only ask questions...
Computer Science Unplugged
Lightest and Heaviest—Sorting Algorithms
How do computers sort data lists? Using eight unknown weights and a balance scale, groups determine the order of the weights from lightest to heaviest. A second activity provides the groups with other methods to order the weights. The...
Columbus City Schools
Experiencing Eclipses
Don't be caught in the dark! Young scientists investigate the causes of both solar and lunar eclipses using an interactive to help them understand the development of an eclipse over time. They then research facts and characteristics of...
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Reading and Responding: Lesson 6
Teacher reads aloud to the students the material that is printed in boldface type inside the boxes. Information in regular type inside the boxes and all
information outside the boxes should not be read to students. Possible
student...
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Proof It
Fourth graders complete a worksheet. In this spelling lesson, 4th graders complete a timed activity where they identify misspelled words and write their correct spelling.
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Antonyms 1
In this on-line language arts activity, students complete 5 multiple choice questions where they choose the word that means the opposite of the bold word. Students can check their answers at the end of the activity.
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Which Decimal Is Larger?
In this on-line math instructional activity, students complete 10 multiple choice questions where they choose the larger or smaller of two decimals. Students can check their answers at the end of the instructional activity.
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Find The Largest Or Smallest Decimals
In this on-line math activity, students complete 10 multiple choice questions where they find the largest or smallest decimals. Students can check their answers at the end of the activity.
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X Is What Percent Of Y?
In this percents activity, students complete 2 multiple choice questions where they find the percent of a number. Answers are given online.
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Representing Numbers In Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice questions containing numbers with decimals. Answers are given online.
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Multiplication Facts - 2
In this on-line math worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice problems where they multiply numbers 1 through 10 by the number 2. Students can check their answers at the end of the worksheet.
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Basic Probability
In this on-line math worksheet, students complete 3 multiple choice word problems where they must calculate the probability based on given scenarios. Students can check their answers at the end of the worksheet.
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Negative Coefficient Of The Variable
In this on-line algebra worksheet, students complete 5 multiple choice problems where they find the negative coefficient of the variable in algebraic equations. Students can check their answers at the end of the worksheet.