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Weather Pals

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study maps of the United States to locate weather pals from a list of schools. They communicate with Weather Pal schools through the use of closed circuit TV. Using weather data collected in their area, they exchange the...
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Remote Sensing

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders participate in a variety of activities designed to reinforce the concept of light and the electromagnetic spectrum. They research and analyze data from remotely sensed images. They present their findings in a PowerPoint...
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Measuring Mania

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers rotate through stations in the classroom, completing different types of measurements. These measurements are placed into a spreadsheet, and a scatter plot is generated. They type an explanation of their results in...
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Spyglass

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students distinguish between visualization and scientific visualization. They use the software program Spygalss to create images from two-dimensional arrays of numbers.
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Translucent, Transparent and Opaque Objects

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine different objects. In this appearance lesson, students watch a video about translucent, transparent and opaque objects. Students work in pairs to examine a bag of objects and then discuss the results.
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Farm Stories, Animal Webbing, Favorite Farm Animal Graph

For Teachers K
Students brainstorm animals they would expect to see on a farm. They save these on a Kidspiration web. Students watch or read a farm story. They discuss the characters. Students vote for their favorite farm animal and crate a graph using...
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Jack and the Beanstalk Math

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to Jack and the Beanstalk and determine what they think are the most common words.  In this Jack and the Beanstalk lesson, students reread the story, count the words they chosen and graph those words. Students graph...
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Weather "Whys" Lesson 2 Seasons

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars explore seasons.  In this cross curriculum weather and seasons instructional activity, students identify characteristics of the four seasons and sequence related pictures. Young scholars listen to poems and stories...
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Population and Productivity: Two P's in a Pod

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars investigate the link between countries' population growth rates and levels of industrialization. They observe that, over time, as a country becomes more industrialized, its population growth rate decreases.
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Slopes and Linear Equations

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students find the slopes of linear functions. In this graphing lesson, students analyze linear equations and calculate the slope of the line. They graph a line given the slope and y-intercept.
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Observing and Sketching the Lunar Surface

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners explore space science by conducting an illustration activity. In this lunar lesson, students discuss what the moon is and the role it plays for our environment on Earth. Learners view images of the moon and utilize chalk to...
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Touch and Discover

For Teachers K - 4th
Students identify the physical properties of items using the sense of touch. In this touch and discover activity, students describe items.  Students sort items using a Venn diagram.
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Math Made Easy

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students evaluate word problems.  In this problem solving lesson, students are presented with word problems requiring graphing skills and students work independently to solve.
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Tracks are for Trains

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders collect data on different forms of transportation and create a bar graph or pictograph with the information.
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Using the TI-GRAPH LINK

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the use of the TI-Graph Link.  In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, students explore the transfer of data from the TI-73 to the computer and vice-versa using the TI-Graph Link.
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Successful Resource-based Learning Strategies for the Geography of Canada Course

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students conduct a statistical research project on population changes. They evaluate demographic issues, such as the size and location of native people. immigrant groups, and the age and gender of the population.
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What Kind of Movies Do You Like To Watch?-- Class Bar Graph

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math activity, students collaborate in collecting data and displaying it on a class bar graph. Students indicate which type of movies they like and plot the information on the graph.
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M & M Madness

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders graph M & M's by color. In this graphing lesson plan, 2nd graders first predict how many of each color they think are in a handful of M & M's. Then they graph the amounts of each color on a computer program....
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Line of Best Fit

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the line of best fit. For this statistics lesson, students collect and analyze data. They calculate the regression equations and identify the different types of correlation.
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Comparison of Two Different Gender Sports Teams - Part 1 of 3 Measures of Central Tendency

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students gather and analyze data from sports teams. In this measures of central tendency lesson, students gather information from websites about sports team performance. Students analyze and draw conclusions from this data. This lesson...
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Hot! Hot! Hot!

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Calories are not tiny creatures that sew your clothes tighter every night, but what are they? A science lesson, presented at multiple levels, has learners experiment with heat, heat transfer, and graph the function over time....
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Linear Equations in Two Variables

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
This traditional textbook style unit includes vocabulary, a direct explanation section, examples, practice problems that directly line up with the explanations and examples, and a unit summary review and practice problems. Learners get...
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Inverse Variation

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Discover an inverse variation pattern. A simple lesson plan design allows learners to explore a nonlinear pattern. Scholars analyze a distance, speed, and time relationship through tables and graphs. Eventually, they write an equation to...
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NFL Home Field Advantage?

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Does the home team have the home field advantage in football? Class members look at a graph that displays wins at home and wins on the road for each NFL team from 2002–2012. Then they answer eight word problems that look at the...