Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Building Boxes [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By determining the dimensions necessary for building a box with the greatest volume, young scholars will explore the world of polynomial and rational expressions. Graphing calculators can be used for this activity.
Lesson Plan
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Identifying Types of Correlation From a Graph and Calculator

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will identify different types of correlations graphically and by using the linear regression analysis obtained from a TI-84 Plus calculator. Students will also obtain and know the significance of a correlation coefficient as a...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Falling Water

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students drop water from different heights to demonstrate the conversion of water's potential energy to kinetic energy. They see how varying the height from which water is dropped affects the splash size. They follow good experiment...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Stack It Up!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students analyze and begin to design a pyramid. Working in engineering teams, they perform calculations to determine the area of the pyramid base, stone block volumes, and the number of blocks required for their pyramid base. They make a...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A River Ran Through It

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn how water is used to generate electricity. They investigate water's potential-to-kinetic energy transformation in hands-on activities about falling water and waterwheels. During the activities, they take measurements,...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Uniform Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using the average acceleration formula, calculate the velocity of a falling ball, and then check your answer by dragging the point along the line in the given graph. After the activity, answer one...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Using Area as an Architect (Stations Day 1)

For Teachers 3rd Standards
In this multi-day activity, 3rd graders make 3 different models of an orphanage floor plan using Google Drawing, Virtual Graph paper, and a construction of rectilinear shapes, to calculate the area of each room using units square.