Young scholars explore the concept of triangles.  In this triangles lesson, students are to propose a plan for a ramp at their school.  Young scholars use the Pythagorean Theorem and trigonometry to determine the length,...

Students identify and explore life forms of various biomes, define transitional regions, examine effects of abiotic and biotic interactions, research a biome, and produce newspaper that features environmental information. Lessons all on...

Students explore the uses of sequence alignment.  In this DNA lesson students complete several experiments on sequencing and algorithms. 

Students explore various elements in West African Culture through the medium of a traditional music and dance from Ghana. They take an imaginary tour of a village dance-drumming event in West Africa.

Students practice computer and Internet jargon and explore different types of searches. They perform a search with and without Boolean search operators. In addition, they practice how to make the most of their searching time by being as...

Students examine gays rights issues in the United States. In this gay marriage lesson, students investigate how people have made their cases before the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government to secure their...

Students examine the principles of electrophoresis. They evaluate both the agarose and polyacrylamide system of molecular separation. In order to bring the concepts of genetics and evolution full circle from DNA to protein, students...

In this ion rocket and orbits worksheet, students read about the spiral orbit the Dawn spacecraft took due to its ion rocket motor. Students solve 3 problems including finding the path taken by the spacecraft, determining the total path...

In this physics activity, students design and build a signal generator. They write a lab report and answer 4 short answer questions about their design.

In this math learning exercise, students suppose that a function f and its derivative f1 are continuous and that there are constants K, a, and M such that |f(t)|< Keat for t ≥ M.

In this math worksheet, students test the concepts of divergence and convergence for each formula. Then they test the functions using the Ratio Test.

In this path independence worksheet, students evaluate contour integrals using the Cauchy-Goursat Theorem. This two-page worksheet contains approximately 5 problems.

In this factors and zeros worksheet, students factor given problems.  They write polynomial functions with integral coefficients.  This four-page worksheet contains 20 problems.  Answers are provided on the last page.

in this math worksheet, students define the meaning of a differential equation. Then they examine the method of solving a separable equation.

In this calculus activity, students find the Taylor series for each function adn give the interval where the series converges. The two page activity contains nine questions. Answers are not included.

In this algebra worksheet, learners graph square root functions. They use translation to move the graph around. There are 4 questions with an answer key.

In this math worksheet, students describe in terms of reflections what happens to a point when (r, θ) in polar coordinates changes. They also discuss the concept of symmetry.

In this math instructional activity, students state the two fundamental laws of Calculus. Then they investigate finding the area of a rock in cross-sectional pieces.

Third graders examine and identify the six types of simple machines. Using a model of each simple machine, they demonstrate the state the function of them to the class. They discover examples of simple machines at school and home and...

Students explore the concepts of velocity, acceleration, distance and football. They collect data on the velocity of a football and they determine the distance and height of a football when it is thrown. Students compare their findings...

In this differential equations learning exercise, students solve and complete 3 sets of various problems. First, they solve each of the differential equations. Then, students use the given information to evaluate the constant of...

Students use correct English to give an oral report on the pyramids of Egypt. They focus on correctly using the past tense to describe history.

High schoolers analyze advantages and disadvantages of living in a plurlistic society. They work in groups, to identify the various groups (blacks, whites, Asians, and Coloureds) in the era of apartheid in South Africa by using primary...

Students pretend they are taking trip to tropical rainforest of South America, and design and build luggage that fits within standard size requirements for most airlines. After researching requirements, design and build pieces of soft...