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Sin, Cos and Tangent

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students find the identity o sine, cosine and tangent. In this precalculus lesson, students solve and identify the different parts of a right triangle. They use the ratios of the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side or angle.
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Using Spectrophotometers to Examine Photosynthetic Rates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine how photosynthetic rates can change by using different qualities of light. They practice using spectrophotometer and the scientific method to detect the absorbance values in light treatments.
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Side Splitter Triangles

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students investigate the side splitter theorem. For this geometry lesson, students estimate and solve problems dealing with ratios and proportions. They identify angles created by lines that are parallel.
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Elevation at its Peak

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students pretend they are hiking up a mountain. They practice making calculations on angles and elevation. They use topographic maps to estimate distances and trigonometric ratio methods.
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Mapping the Blue Part

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders determine the location of specific features of the stimulated ocean floor. The features include the continental shelf, continental slope, an ocean trench, and a mid-oceaniz ridge.
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Solids

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this solids worksheet, students review terms associated with solid matter including, freezing and melting point, viscosity, and Brownian motion. This worksheet has 1 short answer and 14 matching questions.
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Thermodynamics

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this thermodynamics instructional activity, learners review the first law of thermodynamics and define enthalpy, state functions, and heat capacity. Students use Hess' law and heats of formation to solve reactions. This instructional...
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Mooring Mobiles Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Oceanography experts use candy to construct a model of a bio-physical mooring that would test a variety of factors. Each piece of equipment to be included on the mooring is described within the write-up. As pupils gather the candies for...
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The Attack of the Manhole Monsters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of similarity. They examine such topics as ratio of corresponding sides, internal ratios and scaling factors. After watching a video, student groups perform experiments outside the school building.
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What is the Rock Cycle and Its Processes?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Geology beginners examine three different rock samples and determine their origin by their characteristics. By making and recording observations, they become familiar with features of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rock types....
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Talk is Cheap

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to the tale, "The Tortoise and the Hare" and discuss the moral of the story. Afterward, they brainstorm words that encouraged the Tortoise to accomplish his goal. Students then review the concept of goal setting and...
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Cave Activity: Mapping Fractures

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students tour a cave and observe fractures in the cave's ceiling. They record characteristics of the fracture. They locate three major passages in the cave and ten major fractures.
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Scaling Our School

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice estimating the length and height of buildings at their school. They then compare their estimations with the actual heights or lengths. Each student then builds a scale model using ratio to translate the "real"...
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TE Activity: Yeast Cells Respire, Too (But Not Like Me and You)

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Student observe and quantify the respiration that occurs in yeast-molasses cultures. They complete an effective experiment in order to examine how to think critically about the results.
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Special Segments in a Triangle

For Teachers 10th
For this geometry worksheet, 10th graders review the vocabulary associated with the special segments of a triangle and the associated points of concurrency and solve problems in which they find the indicated missing angle or segment. ...
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Popping Up Percents!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students find percents and unit price using popcorn.
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Time Travel to the Edge of the Universe and Back!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze the size of the universe and calculate the time to travel to near and distant destinations.
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Aquifer Model

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, after researching and brainstorming about aquifers and locating aquifer maps of Texas, participate in the building of a model of an aquifer complete with a pumping station. They also answer a variety of questions at the...
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Integrating Technology: Seeing Atoms: STM

For Students 9th - 11th
In this atom activity, students learn about the scanning tunneling microscope and answer questions about its use, how it works and its ability to see electrons in atoms.
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Using Your Senses

For Teachers K - 4th
Students make observations. In this sensory skills activity, students use their senses as well as tools that sharpen their senses to make observations regarding foods and other items.
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Gettysburg Rocks Recycle to Win

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use a geologic cross section to study the rock cycle of the Gettysburg battlefield. In this rock cycle lesson plan, 8th graders connect the rock cycle and continental rifting.
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The Great Pollinators

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars discover the reproductive parts of a plant.  In this biology lesson, students identify and categorize several different plants they dissect in class.  Young scholars record their information using a data chart.
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Slow Rot or Not?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how environmental factors affect decomposition. In this decomposition lesson, 5th graders experiment with the decomposition of grapes in five different environmental settings. They look at images of items that have...
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Inclined Plane and Pulley

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe how inclined plane and pulleys make work easier. In this physics lesson plan, students calculate work done and mechanical advantage of both simple machines. They collect data from the experiment and construct graphs.

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