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Integration: Statistics, Scatter Plots and Best-Fit Lines

For Teachers 8th - 9th
In this math worksheet, students identify the type (if any) of correlation on 6 scatter plots. They use information given on a table to create a scatter plot and identify the type of correlation. Students use the scatter plot to make...
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The Human Pendulum

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the pendulum. For this physics lesson, students investigate how length, amplitude and mass affect the period of a pendulum. The students will engage in an exploratory activity in order to best grasp the concepts of...
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Acid Rain Research

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars collect samples of rainfall, cloud condensation, and water that trickles through the soil. These samples are tested for pH, conductivity, and the presence of sulfates, nitrates, calcium, and magnesium.
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Scientific Method "Lab Writeup"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze and experience the scientific method. They discuss the various steps of the method, conduct various experiments, and write a three-paragraph essay regarding their conclusion.
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Spreadsheet Function Machine

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create a spreadsheet to analyze functions. In this algebra lesson plan, students use spreadsheets to find the intersection of systems of equations. They identify the dependent and independent function as it relates to a line.
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Tree Growth

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students fill in a diagram. In this tree growth instructional activity, students view a model of a tree, learn how trees grow and explore the layers of a tree. Students complete a diagram where they label the layers of a tree.
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From Playing with Electronics to Data Analysis

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students collect and Analyze data. In this statistics instructional activity, students identify the line of best fit of the graph. They classify lines as having positive, negative and no correlation.
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Linear Functions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve and graph linear equations. For this algebra lesson, students collect data and plot it to create a linear function. They identify the domain and range of each line.
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Exothermic Rehydration of Gypsum

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars observe exothermic reactions in the lab using plaster. In this chemistry lesson, students collect data from their experimental set up every five minutes. They explain the different stages in the hardening of plaster.
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Name That Point!

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students compare projectile point attributes, identify and classify points, and match projectile points to a chronology.
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Hot Rocks

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students demonstrate that setting of plaster and cement is a change, which involves a release of heat energy, use data collected experimentally to construct comparison graphs and analyze the graphs to make predictions about future...
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Getting Started with the TI-Navigator™ System: What's My Rule?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Students explore linear relationships. In this sixth through eighth grade mathematics lesson, students explore the symbolic representation of verbal descriptions of mathematical rules defining the relationship between two variables.
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Whose Line is it Anyway?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve systems of equations. In this algebra lesson, students identify the domain and range of each function. They use the slope and y-intercept to graph each line.
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Determining Stream Health by the Diversity and Types of Benthic Organisms

For Teachers 8th - 12th
How diverse are the benthic organisms found in local streams? Using the information learned in previous lessons on identification of macroinvertebrates and on calculating stream index values, groups determine the health of local...
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What Can We Lose? What Do We Lose as we Gain Force With A Lever?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders view a demonstration of a teeter totter as a basis for assessing pre-knowledge of a lever. They create a KwL chart. Students work in small groups to conduct a variety of experiments. The first requires students to tie books...
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Experiences and Experiments - There is a Difference

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders plan and conduct an experiment on food spoilage. They design the experiment, create a display, record and analyze data, and make inferences regarding the results of the experiment.
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Cell Cycle Duration

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the cell cycle and how its duration can vary.  In this cells lesson students complete a worksheet and answer questions. 
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Flour Beetles

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students observe life stages in flour beetles and graph the results. They write a summary report.
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DOWNHILL DISCOVERIES

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students studykinetic energy, friction, drag and acceleration by relating it to the Winter Olympics.  In this physical properties lesson students create tracks and determine how the course conditions affect bobsled, luge and...
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Color Enhanced Maps

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students download or create maps with numerical weather data. They add isolines and color to create regions on their maps. They explore the visual properties of color palettes and create a visualization applying their knowledge.
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Thinking Like a Scientist

For Students 8th - 12th
In this scientific method worksheet, students fill in 10 blanks with terms related to the scientific method. Then they determine if 3 sentences are true or false and they match 6 terms with their definitions.
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Stellar Magnitudes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze the stellar magnitude scale. For this stellar magnitude lesson, students examine the stellar magnitude scale. Students predict the Sun's magnitude from various planets.
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Lab Report Template

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a paragraph (complete sentences) which explains what they did in the lab.
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The Last Great Canal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners read about a cholera outbreak in the 1840's. They read maps, predict how cholera moved throughout the country and participate in a lab activity that demonstrates how disease is spread. They compare cholera through time.