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Observation vs. Inference

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Student observe two cups, one slightly smaller and skinnier than the other, with one put inside the other. The cups are turned upside-down and the smaller one is caught as it falls out of the larger cup. The larger cup is filled up about...
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Snell's Law (And Then Some)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment to test Snell's Law using a block of lucite and a ray box. They measure the light rays as they impinge upon the block. Students are also asked to draw the situation of the lab or create a model of the...
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Tree Identification

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students are introduced to the characteristics of trees and different techniques to identify them. They distinguish between a deciduous and a coniferous tree. Students describe at least four characteristics used to identify trees. They...
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A Seed for All Needs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify uses for plants. In this agricultural lesson, students read the book Spring Gardening and distinguish between food plants and flowers. Students plant flower in cups as a follow-up activity.
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Spring-Aloud Read

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study the season of spring and create stories about the season. In this spring season lesson plan, students read books about spring and discuss the season. Students then color and create a mini-book about Spring.
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The House on a Waterfall

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students analyze Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater house. in this architecture analysis lesson, students analyze the pictures of the home and discuss Wright's style. Students research the similarities and differences in Wright's work and...
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Time Trials

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate speed, time and distance. In this algebra lesson, students utilize their knowledge of linear equations to solve problems related to time, speed and distance. This assignment is hands on using two toy race cars.
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$$$eaweed

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers compare and evaluate the world's different seaweeds.  In this investigative activity students study seaweed and the harvesting of it.  They then interpret the data collected and graph the seaweed production. 
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Social Studies - Concentration Camps - 1

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students compare and contrast concentration camps. In this World War II activity, students examine photographs and documents from Jewish concentration camps in an effort to understand their function. Students complete worksheets that...
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Twenty-Eight Multiple Choice No Calculator Allowed AP Calculus BC Practice Exam

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
For this AP Calculus BC practice exam, students solve twenty-eight multiple choice problems without the use of a calculator.  This worksheet should be completed in fifty-five minutes.
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Find the Average Value of a Function

For Students 11th
In this calculus worksheet, 11th graders calculate the average value of a function. They find the line tangent to a curve and graph the equation. There are 15 questions.
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Sixteen Multiple Choice AP Calculus BC Exam Preparation Questions

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this review for Calculus BC exam worksheet, students solve sixteen various multiple choice problems.  These problems are designed as review and preparation for the AP Calculus Exam.
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Converging Series

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this functions worksheet, students calculate the average value, continuity, and the radius of convergence. There are 17 multiple choice questions.
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Sixteen Multiple Choice AP Calculus AB Exam Practice Questions

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this AP Calculus AB Exam activity, students answer sixteen multiple choice questions in preparation for the AP Exam.  These questions include many topics covered on the exam.
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Average Value of a Function

For Students 12th
In this calculus worksheet, 12th graders calculate the line tangent to a curve and find the average value of a function. There are 12 questions.
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Examining Geometric Solids

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore geometry by completing a math worksheet in class. In this shape identification lesson, students identify the characteristics associated with 15 solid geometric shapes. Students identify patterns between vertices, edges...
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Chloroplasts

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars study chloroplasts, their structure and evolution.  In this photosynthesis lesson students experiment with polarized light and the production of chlorophyll.
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Retrograde Motion

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study the motions of the heavenly bodies.  In this space lesson students use models to show a variety of schemes explaining the motions. 
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Motion in a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore uniform circular motion, and the relation of its frequency of N revolutions/sec with the peripheral velocity v and with the rotation period T. They examine how uniform circular motion is a type of accelerated motion.
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Determining Mercantile Volume of a Pine Tree

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, acting as foresters, determine timber volumes as sawtimber or pulpwood for marketing. They find the marketable value of a tree using its diameter and volume.
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Laetoli Trackway Puzzle

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students try to reach a "best explanation" after viewing diagrams.  In this trackway lesson plan students complete several worksheets, make observations and hypothesize.
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Kinematics of the Planar Continuum Snake Robot

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers calculate the length of an arc that surrounds an angle at the center of a circle of radius.  In this kinetic equations lesson students complete a lab and solve a kinematic equation.
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SBRR Strategies to Teach Vocabulary

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore reading comprehension by reading Curious George books in class. In this vocabulary expansion lesson, 1st graders read the book Curious George Takes a Job and analyze the easy vocabulary terms as well as "tier 2"...
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Where Am I? Determining Relative Location

For Teachers K
Students use position words to describe where their teacher is sitting and read a story that makes use of position words. In this spatial lesson plan, students make a stick puppet and play Simon Says focusing on using position words in...