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Mixing Primary Colors
Students demonstrate ways to mix primary colors. In this visual arts activity, students use gelatin and food coloring to create various color mixtures. Students also use tempra paint to mix colors together.
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Properties of Parabolas
Have your learners investigate parabolas. In this Algebra II lesson, high schoolers explore the basic definition of a parabola by using Cabri Jr. to create a parabola given the focus and directrix. Students interpret the equation...
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Border Patrol ID: 11603
Incorporate technology in your classroom by teaching your students how to graph systems of linear inequalities as they apply to an area of land. The instructional activity provides an extension in which students are challenged to...
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Exponential Reflections
Explore the natural log function through the investigation of inverse of the exponential functions by plotting the inverse of the exponential solution points. High schoolers examine the results to determine that the inverse is the...
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Cramer's Rule ID: 8793
Mathematicians are introduced to Cramer’s Rule and use it to solve three systems that have one solution, no solutions, and an infinite number of solutions. Students use TI-Nspire to graph the systems to verify their answers and...
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Asymptotes and Zeros
Learn how to explore rational functions and investigate the graphs rational functions and identify its singularities and asymptotes. Students approximate the solutions to rational equations and inequalities by graphing.
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Zeros of Polynomials
Students graph polynomials. In this Algebra II lesson, students investigate the graph of a polynomial to determine the value and the number of zeros. This lesson requires the use of a graphing calculator.
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Discriminating Against the Zero
Students explore the concept of quadratic equations. In this quadratic equations lesson plan, students find the roots or zeros of quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. Students give examples of functions with 2...
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Edible Landfill
Students identify the parts of a landfill. In this ecology lesson, students use various ingredients to create an edible landfill snack. For example, students use fruit roll-ups for plastic liner and crushed graham crackers for gravel.
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Dr. Seuss Science
Students read Bartholomew and the OObleck by Dr. Seuss and experiment with solids and liquids. In this science and reading instructional activity, students observe and discuss the properties of liquids and solids. Students...
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What Tree is That?
Students examine leaves and the trees in their neighborhood that they came from. In this ecology lesson, students read the book, I Can Name 50 Trees Today, and discuss how a tree goes from a forest to a wood shop. Students...
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Measurement
Learners investigate non-standard linear measurement. In this cross curriculum measurement lesson, students listen to the book Measuring Penny by Loreen Leedy, and identify pages in which non-standard measurement is used. ...
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Water Cycle Stories
Learners create water cycle stories. For this water cycle lesson, students review the parts of the water cycle. They create a story that describes the journey of a water molecule as it makes its way through the cycle and into different...
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Apple Estimation: Percentages & Subjective Reasoning
Students practice using their estimation skills by utilizing apples. In this percentage lesson, students utilize a scale and an apple to discover the percentage of each bite they take. Students share their data with the rest...
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Rhythm Stars
Students listen, clap, compose and identify various rhythms. In this rhythm lesson, students practice rhythm with rhythm cards. Students become familiar with stick notation. Students glue Popsicle sticks to illustrate rhythms.
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Famous Addresses
In this math instructional activity, 9th graders match numbers with famous house addresses. They must read the description given to help them make the correct choice in this matching instructional activity. There are 13 questions with an...
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Spill the Beans
Young scholars explore the meaning of a fact family. In this Math lesson, students work in small groups to create their own fact family based on color of beans. The beans are colored and represent a given value. Young scholars...
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Lunch Menu Calories tracking project
In this lunch menu worksheet, students make a spreadsheet where they count the calories of different food items on the lunch menu, chart their findings, and answer short answer questions. Students answer 5 questions.
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Gateway Arc Length
Learners differentiate and calculate the length of an arc. They define an arc and relate it to the area of a circle and integrate the function to solve the equations. Students use their TI calculators to graph the equation.
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Mean Value Theorem
Students calculate the slopes of secant lines. In this calculus instructional activity, students graph tangent and secant lines using the coordinate plane. They use the Ti calculator to graph and observe the lines.
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Integration By Substitution
Young scholars calculate the solution using integrals in this calculus lesson. They use the TI to create a visual of how to compute integrals. Learners also use substitution by integration and all its properties.
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Integration By Parts
Pupils solve problems using integration by parts in this calculus lesson plan. Learners apply the product rule and integration by parts. They graph the equation and use the TI to observe the integration process.
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Torricelli's Law
Investigate velocity using Torricelli's Law! The class will have a blast solving problems involving velocity and their related equations. They create an equation to represent the flow of the water through a tank. Super helpful tips on...
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Infestation to Extermination
Students solve problems with exponential growth and decay. In this calculus lesson, students relate exponential functions to infestation and extermination. They take the derivative to find their answer.