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Volcanoes and People

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discover that volcanic eruptions are geologic events that take place within the upper part and on the surface of the Earth's lithosphere. They explain how volcanoes are related to the Earth's lithosphere. They focus on the May...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Logistic Growth Model, Abstract Version

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here learners get to flex some serious algebraic muscles through an investigation of logistic growth. The properties of the constant terms in the logistic growth formula are unraveled in a short but content-dense...
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Overcoming Obstacles

Clarifying Values

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Encourage thoughtful decision making with a lesson that highlights the importance of values. Scholars take part in a grand conversation, listen to stories, and make decisions based on their personal values.  
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Volcanoes!: The Mountain Blows its Top

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students observe two demonstrations to conclude why bulge developed on the north flank of Mount St. Helens and conclude that when the "cap" was removed the pressure inside the volcano was suddenly released causing the violent eruption.
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2004 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Exam Part II

For Students 9th - 12th
In this National Chemistry Olympiad test, junior chemists answer eight problem solving questions on a variety of topics. These include calculating molarity of solutions, determining rates of reactions, calculating decay and discussing...
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2004 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Part I

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, test takers answer 60 multiple choice questions on topics related to chemistry from balancing equations to calculating moles and molecules of compounds. They name formulas, they convert, they solve problems...
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The Great Race

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars identify the mean, median and mode of collected data. In this statistics lesson, students collect, graph and analyze data using central tendencies. They work in groups to collect data on a robot through an obstacle...
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30 Days Hath September

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders memorize the poem, Thirty Days Hath September in preparing for learning about the number of days in the months and year. Once memorized, they practice using the calendar to count the number of days in different problems.
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Models and Algorithms to Solve Multiplication Problems

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students choose the correct strategy to solve multiplication and division. In this algorithm lesson, students use at least two strategies that use properties of operations and estimation. Students also recognize the relationship between...
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Locations of Objects

For Students K
In this locations of objects instructional activity, students solve 5 different problems that include counting objects and determining where each is located. First, they identify the location of each object. Then, students fill-in the...
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Heredity, Genetics, Traits

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study how an embryo develops into a fetus by undergoing many physical changes which they observe on a poster. They examine the metamorphosis of fruit flies as they develop through a series of changes. They record the...
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Gravity (Newton's Laws of Motion): A Weighty Subject

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify Newton's Laws of Motion. They students explore Newton's Laws of Motion and apply the second law with a classroom activity. The videos will provide visual examples of the effects of gravity while riding on a roller coaster.
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Extreme Acceleration

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the concept of acceleration. They determine the acceleration rate of a roller-blader and graph the results.
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How Can we Measure the Rate of a Chemical Reaction?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine different types of chemical reactions. They explore how alcohol molecules affect the reaction rates. They answer discussion questions to end the lesson.
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Permeability and Porosity of Somerset County Sediments

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students predict and test the permeability and porosity of sediments in Somerset County, New Jersey. They discuss what how porous they think the sediment of HMS grounds is and why. Students walk around the HMS campus and collect six...
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Respiratory System

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify the parts of the respiratory system and how they interact. They define vocabulary words and draw an outline of themselves and label the parts of the respiratory system. They distinguish between healthy and unhealthy...
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Word Problems

For Students 6th
In this word problem worksheet, 6th graders solve 5 different word problems related to the data table shown. First, they determine the average of the overall scores as shown in the table and the mean of the overall scores. Then, students...
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Ratio and Proportion

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore ratios and proportions. In this ratios lesson, students work in groups to identify the ratio of boys to girls, as well as the ratio of vowels to consonants in their names. Given a bag of candy, students work in groups to...
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Amelia Earhart's Final Flight

For Students 5th - 7th
In this research worksheet, learners use a teacher assigned web site to answer 7 research questions. They read about Earhart's attempt to fly around the world and the theories about her disappearance.
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Worksheet 2 - Instantaneous Velocity

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this distance worksheet, students determine the distance between two objects, find the average velocity of an object, and define instantaneous velocity. This two-page worksheet contains six two-step problems.
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Variables and Expressions from Around the Cosmos

For Students 9th - 12th
In this variables and expressions worksheet, students solve 7 problems using different mathematical formulae to find the length of Earth's day in the future, the distance to the galaxy Andromeda, the temperature of a gas cloud emitting...
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So You Want To Be A Mythbuster?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize the parts used to construct a car.  In this mythbuster lesson, students will use the scientific method to complete an experiment with student constructed cars to bust a myth. Students will reflect on what they...
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"Hamlet" Do you know the text?: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 10th - 12th
While this short quiz is not well designed, it may be useful for generating your own reading comprehension questions on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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How Hot Is It?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice estimating temperatures. They practice in Celsius and Fahrenheit.

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