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Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Growing Up With A Mission

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
New Horizons began its journey to Pluto in 2006. Ten years later, it continues its mission. In that time, scholars have surely grown, but how much more will they grow by the time New Horizons reaches its destination? Find out with an...
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Code.org

Text Compression

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The second lesson in a unit of 15 introduces pupils to text compression. The class begins with discussing how they already use text compression when sending text messages. Pairs learn more about the subject as they work to compress a...
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Curated OER

Refraction B2—When is Light Reflected Internally?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Physics is phun in this lesson. Young physicists use a lightbox to test how and where light is refracted and reflected as it travels through transparent materials. Angles of incidence and refraction, sine of both angles, and the...
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Rochester Institute of Technology

Skateboard Assembly - Line Balance

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Utilize the lesson on utilization. The second installment of a nine-part technology/engineering series teaches scholars about the flow of a balanced assembly line and the definition of utilization. Videos, activities, and simulations...
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TryEngineering

Boolean Algebra is Elementary

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
See how Boolean algebra relates to video games with a lesson that teaches young scholars how to use Boolean algebra to create rules for a virtual world. They test the rule base for consistency in groups.
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EngageNY

Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 8th Standards
Discover a new application of the Pythagorean Theorem. Learners prove and apply the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem in the 17th lesson in a 25-part series. The examples ask learners to verify right triangles using the converse...
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Colorado State University

What Is a "Model"?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Model the transfer of energy during a typical 24-hour period. Young scholars use a game-like approach to learning the patterns of heat transfer through the day and night. Groups of four exchange different tokens as the energy...
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Kent State University

How Does that Work?

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Sixth and seventh graders explore algebra word problems. They work with a partner to solve word problems distributed by e-mail. Learners simplify mathematical expressions following a "think aloud" algebra strategy modeled by the teacher....
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Curated OER

Sitting across from Each Other

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
What is the probability that two randomly seated people will be across from each other at a square table? Check learners' understanding of theoretical probability and compound events with this short assessment. A great opportunity to...
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Cornell University

Insect Anatomy

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Young entomologists discover insect anatomy in a very detailed unit plan. Offering background information for teachers about various insects, class members explore the differences between bugs and insects—and yes, there are many...
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Introduction to Trigonometric Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Scholars first learn the definitions of the sine ratio, the cosine ratio, and the tangent ratio. After mastering these definitions, they use the new information to solve triangles.
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Statistics Education Web

Double Stuffed?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
True or false — Double Stuf Oreos always contain twice as much cream as regular Oreos. Scholars first measure the masses of the filling in regular Oreos and Double Stuf Oreos to generate a class set of data. They use hypothesis testing...
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Space Awareness

Where on Earth Am I?

For Students 9th - 11th Standards
Almost every phone has GPS installed, but a large number of teens don't know how the technology works. An initial activity illustrates how GPS determines a location on Earth. Scholars then apply trilateration procedures to a...
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Space Awareness

The Sun Compass of the Vikings

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Evidence shows the Vikings likely navigated by using a simple sundial to find their course. Videos, a short story, and discussion help bring this time period to life as they study European history with a hands-on experiment. Scholars...
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NOAA

Through Robot Eyes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How do robots assist ocean explorers in collecting data and images? The final installment in a five-part series has science scholars examine underwater images collected by robots and identify the organisms shown. Groups then calculate...
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Curated OER

Calculating With Decimals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this math worksheet, students perform the operations with decimals using a calculator to find the solutions. The sheet is intended as a teacher's guide.
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Curated OER

Tracking Your Favorite Web Sites

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders track the hit count on their favorite web sites.  In this Algebra I lesson, 9th graders record the number of hits on their favorite web site for twenty days.  Students explore the data to determine if the relation...
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Curated OER

Planning a Garden

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research the World Wide Web to research and plan a garden for their school. They draw a scale model of the garden, determine the cost, and create a presentation to promote their garden plan.
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Curated OER

Conceptual Change: The History of Thanksgiving

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders investigate how to analyze, question and debate the validity of the information given to them from teachers, text books, the media and their peers. The purpose of this instructional activity is to foster a true...
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Curated OER

Exploring the Smithsonian

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the Smithsonian Institute. For this technology and history lesson, students work in pairs to complete a worksheet by researching questions using the Smithsonian Institute website.
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Curated OER

THE FEDERAL CONFIRMATION PROCESS: CHOOSING THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze the process whereby presidential appointees are confirmed.
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Curated OER

Pascal's Triangle

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Young scholars explore the concept of Pascal's Triangle. In this Pascal's Triangle lesson, students use an applet called 'Coloring Multiples' to explore Pascal's Triangle. Young scholars develop patterns starting with various numbers in...
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Curated OER

Mathematics Within: Algebraic Processes and Its Connections to Geometry

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students analyze multiple strategies of multiplication: clustering, area model, breaking apart/decomposing, etc. They create their own strategies to approaching multiplication problems and share them with their classmates. Discussion...
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Curated OER

Introduction to the Concept of Probability

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Middle and high schoolers have a clarified definition of probability, they explore about outcomes in probability and how to calculate experimental probability. They use computers to learn about probability.

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