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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: What's Poppin

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Compare weights and volumes using popped and unpopped popcorn.
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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Oh No! My Ominoes!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Explore pentominoes by determining congruent and non-congruent shapes.
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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Rolling Races

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Students play a game by rolling dice and determining the probability of outcomes of colors.
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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Belongs, Doesn't Belong

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students play a game to determine the rule that is being expressed.
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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Double Dipping

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Determine all the combinations of ice cream by finding the pattern.
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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Springy Legs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Compare body and jump heights to other students to explore ratios, decimals, and fractions.
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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: And We Go Around

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Collect and display data using a bar and circle graph to explore fractions and percents.
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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Exploring C/d= Pie

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
A collection of circular objects will be used to explore circumference and diameter of circles.
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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Divide and Conquer

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Explore how to divide fractions through multiple activities and the division of whole numbers.
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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Pipe Cleaners

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pipe cleaners are used to create the perimeter of a rectangle in order to explore base and height.
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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Cricket's Natures Thermometer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Compare the chirps of different crickets and in various temperatures.
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Handout
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Karen Uhlenbeck's Personal Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal homepage features recent accomplishments of this important woman mathematician.
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Activity
University of Texas at Austin

Texas Memorial Museum: Who Am I? [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
An activity where students use the discovery drawers at the Texas Natural Science Center to read clues and identify the organisms.
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Activity
University of Texas at Austin

Univ. Of Texas: Texas Memorial Museum: Creating a Freshwater Ecosystem [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th
An activity where students create a mobile that represent a freshwater ecosystem that appears in nature. Requires Adobe Reader [PDF].
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University of Texas at Austin

Texas Memorial Museum: Hall of Geology and Paleontology Educator Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An educator guide to visiting the Texas Memorial Museum. Guide includes pre-visit activities, activities during your visit, post-visit activities, words to know, and websites for educators and students.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas at Austin

Texas Memorial Museum: Hall of Geology and Paleontology Educator Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An educator guide to visiting the Texas Memorial Museum. Guide includes pre-visit activities, activities during your visit, post-visit activities, words to know, and websites for educators and students.
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Handout
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas Austin: Electron Transport Chain

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides detailed information about electron transfer chains.
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eBook
University of Texas at Austin

[Archive] University of Texas at Austin: Models Are the Building Blocks of Sci

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 4 of a textbook called Scientific Decision-Making. Explains the many ways that models are used in the real world, and their importance in the world of science. Describes their different uses in science and in numerous fields and...
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Handout
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Texas Civic Health Index [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth study of the state of Texans' civic involvement and social connectedness, from 2013.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Potato Fish Adaptations [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Using their knowledge of fish's adaptations, students create their own imaginary fish!
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Handout
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Dopamine

For Students 9th - 10th
Using dopamine as an example, the page gives a description of how neurotransmitters work and the effects of drugs and enzymes on neurotransmitter function.
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Handout
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Neurons and Neurotransmitters

For Students 9th - 10th
A good description of how the neurotransmitters are involved in cell communication. Very good site.
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Activity
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Modeling Petrified Wood [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
An experiment that models the natural process of petrification.
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Activity
University of Texas at Austin

Philosophy of Law: Discrimination and the 14th Amendment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This page is an outline of a college lecture that carefully explains the phrasing and interpretations of the 14th Amendment.