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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Grade 3 5 Module: Designed for Efficiency [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this 3-5 teaching module, students conduct experiments, explore with online interactives, and watch videos that help them understand how vehicles work. Then, students demonstrate their understanding by designing energy efficient...
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Discovery Education: Webmath: Subtract Two Fractions

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this "math solver" to subtract two fractions (and/or mixed numbers) that you enter. The site will explain in detail the process of subtacting the fractions you entered.
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Discovery Education: Web Math: See How Two Numbers Add Together

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
WebMath offers a good addition practice site. Students can use this site to check their homework assignment. An explanation is given regarding how each answer was arrived at.
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Discovery Education: Web Math: How to Subtract Two Numbers

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
WebMath offers a good practice site for basic subtraction. Children can type in the problem and an answer is given with explanation. A good site to check homework problems.
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Discovery Education: Web Math: Solve a Set of Two Linear Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This WebMath site explains how to enter your two equations with two variables and solve for those variables. It explains step-by-step how to solve the equations and gives the final solutions.
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Discovery Education: Web Math: Factoring Polynomials by Finding the Gcf

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebMath online tool is useful for factoring polynomials by finding the greatest common factor. Simply plug the numbers in and you are on your way!
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Discovery Education: Web Math: Find Equation of Line Given That You Know Its Slope and Y Intercept

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMath offers a java applet that allows you to input the slope and y-intercept of a line and gives you the equation of the line in slope-intercept form. It also gives a detailed solution using the information that you provided.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Friction in Our Lives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe objects in motion down a ramp to discover how the force of friction affects an object's motion. Includes the lesson plan, vocabulary list, and extensions for students.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Bears Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan explores how polar bears survive in areas near the North Pole.
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Discovery Education: B. J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper for Social Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
The Social Studies section of this popular Homework Helper site contains links to maps and flags, U.S. geography, world history and more.
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Discovery Education: Barracuda

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about Barracuda, also known as the "Tiger of the Sea."
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Discovery Education: Physical Science: Gravity Gets You Down

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this lesson, students make predictions about falling objects of different sizes and masses to learn about gravity and air resistance. Includes audio vocabulary list and extension activities.
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Discovery Education: Making Math Real

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Parents strive to open the doors for their children into the vast halls of learning. How to start! Family-friendly ways to incorporate math concepts at home are given here.
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Discovery Education: Learning to Study: The Elementary Years

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Teachers teach the subjects, but parents teach how to study. Many of us are not set up to do that! The author shares some good tips that just might help.
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Discovery Education: Geo Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
Test your knowledge of capitals around the world. Play this game to see if you can identify 10 different capitals. Then read other information pertaining to that city.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Cushion It! [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the best way to cushion wrap a sugar cube to protect it from a collision in this lesson plan. During their investigation, students learn about collisions and variables that affect collisions.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: It's Getting Hot in Here [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore solar energy in this lesson plan by collecting and analyzing actual temperature data from a simple model house.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Drive It Green [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, plan students design greener transportation solutions for their community. Lesson contains three parts that ask students to look at their impact on the environment.
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Discovery Education:nanotechnology,biological Engineering and Biosensors [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan where students use their innovative thinking skills to design biosensors for a future use. During the instructional activity, students will learn about nanotechnology and biosensors.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Don't Slip! [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan students experience friction by sliding a block of wood over sandpaper. Students will experiment with frictional forces by measuring with spring scales or rubberbands.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Interaction at a Distance [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An experiment where students investigate the strength of magnets. This site includes a lesson plan with both teacher and student information for completing the experiment.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Oil Spill Clean Up [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson plan students experiment with cleaning up an oil spill. This instructional activity begins with students learning about the effects of oil spills on the natural environment. Then students will explore the most effective...
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: In the Mix [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson plan, students use different types of filters to separate the mixture. This lab requires the students to use engineering skills to solve a real-world problem of filtering water.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Light and Shadow [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
For this lesson plan, students experience how light interacts with the environment by investigating relationships between shadows and light. Students will experiment with light by observing how light travels through materials and distances.