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Forensics: Who Killed the Iceman?
Students explore how archaeologist examine mummies. In this research based lesson, students work in groups to research two mummies and report their findings to the class through role-playing and using a model of the mummy.
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Pet Overpoulation: Fact or Fiction
Students examine the benefits of spaying and neutering animals. In this animal welfare lesson, students define the terms "spaying" and "neutering." Students listen to a lecture about the benefits of spaying and neutering and complete a...
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Law of Sines Word Problems
Students solve word problems using the law of sines. In this precalculus lesson, students work in groups as they define vocabulary terms. They apply the formula of sine to answer and solve problems.
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Word Problem Day
Students solve word problems using algebra. In this algebra instructional activity, students rewrite problems using algebraic symbols and representations. They work together to find the answers to real life scenarios using math.
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Law of Cosines Practice
Students practice solving problems with non-right triangles. In this precalculus instructional activity, students define and identify the properties of the Law of Cosine. They solve problems and investigate the history behind Cosine.
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Human Body
Fifth graders determine what muscles do and identify the different types. In this muscle lesson plan, 5th graders discuss what they know about muscles before looking at the book, The Human Body by Jonathan Miller. They take a teacher...
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Basic Crypto Systems II
Ninth graders discuss the Enigma machine used during World War II. They explore the substitution cipher and variations of it. Students examine the advantages and disadvantages of this cipher. Students write a message using the code...
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Meet the Eastern Flock: Hatch Year 2002
Students read nonfiction books and magazine articles about whooping cranes.
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Memorandum Regarding the
Students use the National Archives to research the memorandum regarding the enlistment of Navajo Indians during World War II.
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Does the falling tree make a sound if no one if there to hear it? (or communication via encryption)
Students explore encryption. They discuss the importance of cryptography in our daily lives. Students use games and cryptography to discover transformational geometry and modulo systems. They design their own encryption puzzles and...
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Excavating the Past
Young scholars discover how palaeontologists conduct a dig for fossils and how they interpret the age of the fossils. In small groups, they prepare a "dig site" consisting of bones, rocks and soil layered in a cardboard box. They switch...
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The News Spreads
Students examine ethnicity and the Gold Rush. In this lesson on the Gold Rush, students research the different ethnic groups present at the Gold Rush. Students will work in groups to answer questions concerning ethnicity and fill out an...