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Interactivate - Geometry in Tessellations

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students use an on-line worksheet to experiment with patterns of tessellations in regular polygons. As students observe different shapes in the "Tessellate" Activity they complete a data table and practice making predictions for...
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Your Own Greenhouse

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young science learners construct a greenhouse out of a plastic bottle. They use a nail to punch a hole through which a thermometer will be inserted to monitor the temperature. This simple experiment easily demonstrates the greenhouse...
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Blast Off

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this physical science exploration, small groups place a piece of antacid tablet into a film canister and step back to time how long it takes for the top to pop. They repeat the activity, altering either the amount or temperature of...
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Hairy Evidence! Hair Identification

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Provide a mystery hair and a set of reference hair samples for middle school investigators to place on a slide and examine under a microscope. Materials and procedures are detailed on the first page, while a data table for drawing what...
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Writing Chemical Formulas

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students study how to write chemical fomulas by reviewing the combinations atoms form into compounds. They write a procedure to test various substances and name the compounds and write formulas. As they construct models for formulas and...
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Temperature Changes Everything

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Middle school chemists visit interactive websites in order to discover what happens to molecular motion when heat is added to matter. They conduct an experiment that demonstrates the expansion of matter with the addition of heat. A lab...
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Observations (collecting data)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students observe and collect data about the earthworm. In this observation of an earthworm lesson plan, students use an earthworm to determine the effects of light and incline on the earthworm's behavior. They practice making...
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Rules of the Roll

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers roll a ball down a plank and measure the distance it travels. Students graph the distances the ball travels as they change the height of the incline (increase slope).
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Plastic Packaging

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students collect data. In this math lesson, students collect data about recyclable materials. Students develop a plan that will help the environment. Recycling plastic containers is discussed.
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Graphing Family Reading Habits

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders collect data from their families about their reading habits and graph them. In this graphing family reading habits lesson, 2nd graders interview family members about their reading habits. They then use a graphing computer...
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Entrance Ticket

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students collect data on different events and word problems. In this algebra lesson plan, students use a table to organize their data. They graph their coordinate pairs on a coordinate plane and make predictions.
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Graphing

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice using math graphs. In this graphing lesson, 5th graders work in groups to develop a topic of their own to represent as a graph. Students collect data and construct a graph for the lesson.
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Weather Station Report

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students fill out the data report for the seven different questions. The focus is upon the interpretation of data.
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Geologic cross section of Manhattan, NYC

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers draw an accurate geologic cross section by using a given data table. They relate the features of the cross section to geologic processes. Students then relate the characteristics of the bedrock to the architecture.
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Activity Three Teacher Page: Collisions

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars after completing this lesson, identify variables that affect the system, and specify which variables are independent; which are dependent. They represent data in a data table and a graph and analyze data and make predictions.
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Who Are the Aliens in Our Inland Seas?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in teams to research specific landforms in Great Lakes Watershed, compile information into data table, and write legend explaining landform for children's book. Students then research area surrounding landform, compile...
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Build A Skittles Graph

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore graphing. In this graphing instructional activity, students sort Skittles candies and use the color groups to create a bar graph. Rubrics and extension activities are provided.
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The Solar Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research the solar cycle. In this Science lesson, students use the internet to investigate the solar cycle. Students produce a spreadsheet and graph from the information collected.
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Cities and Seasons

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore how satellite images show seasonal changes in seven cities in North and South America. Through a sequence of images, they study the green-up and brown-down of the seasons and how seasons change over time. Afterwards,...
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Beans and Birds: A Natural Selection Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers solve the following problem concerning the evolution of seed color in pinto bean plants: "How does natural selection change the frequency of genes or traits over many generations?" They use the constructivist approach to...
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Hurricane Frequency and Intensity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine hurricanes. In this web-based meteorology lesson, students study the relationship between ocean temperature and hurricane intensity. They differentiate between intensity and frequency of hurricanes.
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What on Earth is a Biome?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore organisms and their environments. They examine change over time demonstrate an understanding of physical positions on Earth. They survey earth's diversity, write a report, fill in a data table created on the...
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Cyber Chow Combos

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, after watching the CYBERCHASE episode, "A Day at the Spa,"represent and count combinations of choices using tree diagrams.
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Graph a Situation by Making a Table

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students graph scenarios values by making a table. In this algebra lesson, students rewrite word problems using algebraic symbols. They make a table of the data, make a graph and analyze the data to extrapolate.

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