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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Elapsed Time Two

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice finding the ending time given the starting time and an elapsed time.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Conic Flyer Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Introduces students to a geometric derivation of the conic sections.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Playing With Probability

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This instructional activity teaches students about theoretical and experimental probability through a series of work stations.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Number Base Clocks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Introduces young scholars to the concept of base ten and how to use other base number systems.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Comparison of Univariate and Bivariate Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Learners learn about the difference between univariate and bivariate data and understand how to choose the best graph to display the data.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Ideas for Working With Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students get practice working with the conversion of fractions, decimals, percents through using several of the interactive activities.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Misleading Graphs

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This lesson will challenge students to think creatively by having them design and build water balloon catchers from random scrap materials, while requiring them to take into consideration a multitude of variables including cost,...
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Website
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Fraction Adding and Subtracting

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this discussion, provided by Shodor, to reinforce your knowledge on adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators.
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Graphic
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Simple Plot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A java applet that helps a student to create a scatter plot using the coordinates and axes and given data.
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Website
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor: Nuclear Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides formulas and examples that deal with Nuclear Chemistry. It also has practice problems.
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Primary
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor: Ssep: Ben S. Turner, Dvm, Riverside Veterinarian Hospital

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page interviews with a veterinarian and discusses his career in depth. Touches on his decision to become a vet, how he did it, and more. Good site for exploring this career.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Fractals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides some links to activities and lesson plans dealing with fractals and chaos.
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Fraction to Decimal Converter

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This is a handy little applet that lets you convert a fraction to a decimal or decimal to fraction. It can handle proper and improper fractions.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Stem and Leaf Plots

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson plan introduces students to stem-and-leaf plots. Many resources are available for student and teachers here.
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Handout
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Stats and Probability Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Many topics on Statistics and Probability are defined and linked here. Click on any of them to move to a more detailed discussion of the term.
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Handout
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor: Acid Base Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
This Shodor Education Foundation page has a nice look at the major theories of acids and bases in less than one page. There are very simple defintions.
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Activity
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Linear Function Machine

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An interactive "machine" allows you to see first hand how a function works. Enter several input values, receive the output values, and determine the algebraic function.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Fraction Facts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The Shodor Education Foundation provides this lesson plan to introduce students to the basics of fractions including fraction operations and converting fractions both to decimals and percents. NCTM Standards are listed for this activity....
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Handout
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Dictionary: Experimental Probability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interactive dictionary gives the definition of experimental probability. Be sure to follow the link to a discussion on probabilities and outcomes.
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Handout
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Dictionary: Median

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive dictionary page contains the definition of median with a description of how to find the median from a list of numbers. Be sure to follow the link to a discussion on mean, median and mode.
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Handout
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Dictionary: Average

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive dictionary page discusses the ambiguity of the term average. The definition refers to the arithmetic mean whose definition can be found immediately above the entry for average. Be sure to check out the link for a...
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Website
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Linear Functions

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
This website introduces the concept of linear functions in slope intercept form.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Histograms and Bar Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides information on Histograms and Bar Graphs. It includes worksheets, key terms, and links to further information.
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Handout
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Dictionary: Conditional Probability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interactive dictionary gives the definition of conditional probability with a link to a discussion regarding this topic.