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Principles of Flight: Flying Paper Airplanes

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate ways to enhance an object's flying ability.  In this model construction lesson, students construct two paper airplanes, one of which is twice as big as the first.  Students compare and contrast the two separate...
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Scaled Rubber Band Drawings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate the process of creating a scaled rubber band enlargement of a simple drawing. They observe and discuss a teacher-led demonstration, and create a scaled rubber band enlargement of simple drawings and their invention...
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The Circle's Measure

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore circumference and diameter. In this math activity, students apply their knowledge of circumference and diameter to solve mathematical riddles. Students apply this knowledge to find circumference and diameter of various...
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Sled Kites and Trigonometry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the history of kites and their fundamental properties.  In this kites instructional activity students divide into teams and build and fly kites. 
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Creating a "Concrete" Spreadsheet

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students create a spreadsheet that calculate the amount of concrete needed to pour various concrete forms.
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Measuring Supporting Structures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate the volume of the Pantheon's columns and estimate changes in weight given different parameters.
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2 Digit Subtraction Worksheets with Regrouping

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these subtraction worksheets, learners will subtract single and double digit subtrahends from double digit minuends. Students will need to regroup to solve.
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Glow With the Flow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the force of drag and how NASA engineers use models and glowing paints to examine how air flows over vehicles in a wind tunnel. They discover how the blended wing body will affect air travelers of the future.
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3-D Beginning Graphs

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the concept of big and small. They collect objects from the classroom, sort them by size, and create a graph using Duplo stacking blocks.