Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: My Peanut Butter Is Better Than Yours!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan provides a real-world example of using a scatter plot to compare data. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation, extension as well as ways to manage behavior problems and reluctant learners.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "Nuts" About Peanuts! (Reading)

For Teachers K - 1st
The lesson will be implemented as part of a unit about plants. The students will learn about the growth cycle of a peanut and use a Five-Step Sequence Think-sheet to sequence the steps. They will also make predictions and complete...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: My Peanut Butter Is Better Than Yours!

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The students will engage in the process of statistical data comparing data using tables and scatterplots. The students will compare data using measures of center (mean and median) and measures of spread (range). This lesson can be done...
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Curated OER

Slate: The Appeal of Calvin and Hobbes

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay on the unique appeal of one of America's favorite comic strips, "Calvin and Hobbes." Includes numerous examples of full-length strips from the series' 10-year history. Compares "Calvin and Hobbes" with Charles Schultz's...