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The Importance of Trees in the Rural Area: Planting a Snowfence

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars discuss the importance of trees and work together to plant a living snowfence. In this tree importance lesson, students discuss why trees are important in rural areas. They use mathematics and team work to plant a living...
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Rainforest Unit

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate the Rainforest. In this Rainforest lesson, students research magazines, journals and the Internet to create a "Save the Rainforest" slogan. Students will record local rainfall amounts and create a graph comparing...
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The Great Pollinators

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover the reproductive parts of a plant.  In this biology lesson, students identify and categorize several different plants they dissect in class.  Students record their information using a data chart.
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Paper Towel Structure

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate technology and its purpose in the workplace. In this geometry instructional activity, students design and build a paper towel structure to investigate motion and forces. They are given a restricted weight and asked...
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How Big is a Breath?

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students demonstrate how to use math skills to measure their lung capacity. In this human biology lesson, students use a clear plastic container, measuring cup and rubber balloons to demonstrate how the lungs work. Students estimate the...
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It's Alive! Using Microorganisms in Cooking

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students create a KWL chart about food. For this chemistry lesson, students differentiate physical and chemical changes. They explain how microorganisms are used in food preparation.
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Physics "24"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students construct a model house or school. In this physics lesson, students research about who wind up clocks work and write an essay about it. They determine the center of gravity of different objects.
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Its OK To Be a Clod

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers describe factors that affect the solubility of a chemical substance in seawater. In this sea environment lesson, student explain how information on the solubility of a substance can be used to measure water currents....
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Traditional Copy an Angle - Compass Construction Using Cabri Jr.

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Learnerss explore geometric construction in this geometry lesson. They will investigate the traditional construction for copying an angle using Cabri Jr. in lieu of paper and pencil construction. The lesson encourages learners to explore...
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Classification of Cerealites

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a dichotomous key. In this categorizing activity, students create a dichotomous key for different types of cereal. Students classify the cereal into groups such as flakes and cereal with holes. Students discuss their...
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Match Me!

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Young learners explore motion graphs in this lesson. They investigate distance-time plots as they move in a specific way in front of the CBR in an attempt to make a motion plot that matches a given plot. Pupils explore the connections...
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Collect Data Using a Transect Line

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners learn about transect lines through a study of marine debris.  In this marine debris instructional activity, students calculate the items on a transect line and graph them.  Learners complete a category worksheet.
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The Mathematical Implications of Lying

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how statistics can be interpreted in different ways.  In this probability lesson students complete a class lab activity then discuss their findings.
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Ancient Peoples of the Middle East

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This is an excellent multidisciplinary lesson designed by Scientific American. It provides three creative activities--designing a garden, studying hieroglyphics, and writing poetry--relevant to the ancient peoples of the Middle East....
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The Robot Artist--Aaron

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This is a creative multidisciplinary instructional activity which will involve young scholars in art, technology, and psychology. Students learn about Harold Cohen who created a robot programmed to create art. Young scholars will also...
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Earth's Winds, Crust, and Atmosphere

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This site provides a variety of activities and worksheets about the problem-based learning activity about Earth and its atmosphere. The lessons can be used separately or together in a geology unit. The resources and charts are very...
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Paper Plate Observation

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze transits from previous scientists. They identify simple objects that could have been used for documentation in the science world. They also practice scientific inquiry using methodology.
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FCAT Real World Solving Linear Equations/Systems

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Pupils relate real life situation to the equations, graphs and inequalities. They model real life scenarios using matrices and draw conclusions from their data. This lesson plan is aligned with FCAT.
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Getting Started with the TI-Navigator™ System: What's My Line?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Learners analyze linear functions in this algebra lesson. They explore the meaning of slope and the slope-intercept form of a line as they investigate the effect changing parameters on the graph of a linear function.
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Rational Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Young scholars investigate rational numbers in this algebra lesson. They graph systems of equations and use technology to find the point of intersection. They need a TI for this assignment.
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Show Me the Money

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Pupils investigate financial applications of mathematics in this mathematics lesson plan. They will investigate equations that represent a company’s income, expense, and profit functions and use those equations to identify break even...
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Estimating with Rational Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students explore the concept of rounding. In this rounding lesson, students round fractions and mixed numbers. Students estimate the sums, differences, products, and quotients of rounded fractions and mixed numbers.
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Circles all Around

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students investigate circles. In this middle school mathematics lesson, students explore the relationship between the diameter of a circle and its circumference.
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Dimensions and Area

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners explore the area of rectangles in this middle school geometry lesson. They will investigate the relationship between a change in the dimensions of a rectangle and the change in the corresponding area. Learners also investigate...