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As We See It: Little Rock Central High School
High schoolers investigate the events of the 1950's, 60's, and 70's that occurred at Little Rock High School. They identify turning points in the progress of the school while relating them to the events of their own school experience.
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Describe an Instrument
Young scholars research an instrument. Similarities and differences are looked at among various instruments. One could select the instruments a student researches or one could assign the instrument. When comparing the instruments...
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ME*Pro App
In this secondary mathematics lesson, learners investigate the uses and capabilities of a TI-89 application designed for mechanical engineering young scholars. The app contains over 700 pieces of reference information and organized into...
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Exploring Functions with CAS
Your mathematicians will examine several conjectures regarding even and odd functions and investigate a formal proof of the conjectures using CAS.
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Getting Started with the TI-Navigator™ System: What's My Rule?
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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Graph Polynomial Functions
Pupils explore a method of checking the sum or difference of polynomials by graphing the problem and the simplified answer and comparing the graphs.
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Let's Play Some Ball!
Pupils review horizontal and vertical shifts of a parabola and how they effect a specific quadratic formula. They play a basketball review game in which they try to find the right quadratic equation for a given problem in order to earn...
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The Standard Form of A Quadratic Equation
Students investigate equations that are in the standard form of a quadratic equation represented as Y=ax2+bx+c. They factor the equations into linear factors to determine the x intercepts. The graph is also used to determine the x...
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Steady-State Circuit Analysis & Filter Design
Scholars identify how the TI-89 implements phasors to perform sinusoidal steady-state analysis. The focus is on how to enter and display complex numbers. They also show how a typical steady-state application how to use the Numeric Solver...
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NUMB3RS Activity: Financial Futures
High schoolers discuss the calculated risk example in Numb3rs about a businesswoman from a company that made its money trading in futures. They use a formula given by the teacher to compute the estimated value of an investment after...
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Solving Trigonometric Equations
Pupils will investigate trigonometric equations. In this trigonometry lesson, they explore solving equations using a TI-83 calculator and solve trigonometric equations by graphing each side of the equation as a function and locating the...
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Serious Series
High schoolers are introduced to infinite series, geometric and telescoping series as well as the relationship between the sequence of partial sums of a series and its sum. They apply symbolic capacity of their calculator and calculus to...
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Golden Ratio Lab
Learners investigate the Golden Ratio in this algebra I or geometry lesson. They explore the Golden Ratio as the conduct an experiment in which they collect various measurement from their team members and find the regression equations...
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Inquiring Minds Want to Know - Number 4
In this news story worksheet, students read the headlines for the four news stories and write the news story for one of the four headlines.
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Visit the Animals of the Arctic Scavenger Hunt
In this Arctic animals instructional activity, students participate in an Internet scavenger hunt to answer five questions about various Arctic animals.
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Word Search Puzzle: Rhyming Words That End With -eat or -eet
In this rhyming words worksheet, students find and circle/highlight twelve rhyming words that end in "-eat" or "-eet" in a word search puzzle.
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Count the Monkeys
In this counting monkeys worksheet, 3rd graders identify and complete 3 different problems that include counting monkeys in a circle diagram. First, they cut out the small circle and place it in the center of the larger circle. Then,...
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Mystery State #50
For this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues to identify the state in question. They then locate that state on a map.
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Photoshop for Fifth Graders: The First Step is Word
Fifth graders create an image in Microsoft Word. In this technology lesson plan, 5th graders take an image and practice backgrounds, borders, rotation and more. They start with Microsoft Word before trying the Photoshop program....
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Photoshop for Fifth Graders - Autofixes
Sixth graders complete Photo-shop activities. In this technology integration lesson, 6th graders open a picture in Photo-shop and complete several adjustments using the program.
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How to Teach Geography with KidPix 1
Students create a compass rose. In this geography lesson, students create a compass rose using the computer program KidPix 1.
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Excel Turns Data Into Information
Students use excel to analyze data. In this technology activity, students enter data into the excel program to find averages and organize data.
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Please and Now
In this please and now activity, students trace the words please and now and put them into sentences. Students trace the words 3 x each and put them into 2 sentences.
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Apple Now World’s Most Valuable Brand
Students read an article about Apple overtaking Google as the most valuable brand in the world and complete several activities regarding the topic. In this ESL instructional activity, students explore brand names as they pertain to...