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Vocabulary Activity: Lara's Blog
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read a "blog" from the internet, then answer a set of 14 questions regarding the meaning of words in the passage, filling in the blanks.
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Economics Dictation
In this economics text dictation, 9th graders take dictation on a passage about economic theory, applied economics, and economic history.
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Tide Tote
Students make their own tote bag. In this art lesson, students take a large box of Tide and wet the wallpaper samples to put on the box decorating the box.
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Puppet Show
Students explore politics by defining several jobs in the government. In this House of Representatives lesson, students identify several important roles men and women have in the House as well as the Senate. Students identify what it is...
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Scientific Inquiry: Periodic Motion
Young scholars construct their own pendulum. In this physics lesson, students design an experiment to find the factors affecting its period. They formulate a conclusion based on experimental data.
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2D Kinematics w/ String Racers
Students calculate the speed of string racers. In this physics instructional activity, students measure the time in several trials and get the average. They graph their results using a spreadsheet.
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Physical Pendulum Lab
Students calculate the moment of inertia of a disc. In this physics activity, students differentiate the two methods used in finding the inertia. They construct their own pendulum for the lab.
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Chemical Bonding
Eighth graders identify the three main types of chemical bonds. In this chemistry lesson, 8th graders draw Lewis dot diagrams of elements and determine the bond formed. They create a model water molecule.
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Chemistry: Balancing Chemical Equations
Eighth graders practice balancing chemical equations. In this chemistry lesson, 8th graders explain why it is necessary to balance equations. They complete practice worksheets individually.
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Photosynthesis and Respiration
Eighth graders differentiate photosynthesis and respiration. In this biology lesson, 8th graders draw a diagram explaining these two processes. They answer a quiz after the lesson.
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Cycles Review
Eighth graders discuss the four major cycles of matter. In this general science instructional activity, 8th graders decide which of the four is the most important. They share their opinion in class.
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Simple Circuits
Learners investigate how series and parallel circuits work. In this physics activity, students build their own simple circuits and compare their characteristics. They explain the importance of circuit breakers in household circuits.
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Find the Differences: Students With Backpacks
In this finding differences worksheet, students compare 2 pictures of students with backpacks, circling and listing the differences.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium in Markets for Goods and Services
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain demand, quantity demanded, and the law of demand; identify a demand curve and a supply curve; explain supply, quantity supply, and the law of supply; and explain equilibrium,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Supply and the Law of Supply
Practice what you've learned about supply and the law of supply in this four-question exercise.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Supply and Its Determinants
In this activity summary review and remind yourself of the key terms, graphs, and calculations used in the analysis of supply. Topics include the distinction between supply and quantity supplied, the law of supply, and the determinants...
Other
Trading Charts: Law of Supply and Fundamental Analysis of Commodity Markets
A very thorough yet concise description of the law of demand.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Supply
Four-question on the law of supply and the factors that affect producer supply.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Supply & Demand
Highlights basic concepts such as the law of supply and demand, changes in demand and supply versus changes in the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied, the determinants of demand and supply, and market equilibrium.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Economic Spotter: Supply and Demand at the Gold Rush
During the Gold Rush, people paid exorbitant prices for ordinary objects. Why? Because of the laws of supply and demand, that's why! In the instructional activity, students will see how these laws fit into this great historical time.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Law of Supply
If the price of something goes up, companies are willing (and able) to produce more of it.
University of Nebraska Omaha
Ecedweb: Explorations in Economic Supply, Part I
Examines how supply relates to economic decision making. Using the example of purchasing blue jeans, students take the role of producer to determine how many blue jeans they would supply to the market. Includes links and discussion...
California State University
California State University, Chico: Demand and Supply
A large graphical slideshow that covers the definition of demand and supply, non-price determinants of demand and supply, and reasons for these conditions.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Jurisdiction of Federal Courts
This site describes the jurisdiction of the Federal Court system. The site breaks the court's jurisdiction into three main areas of institutional conflict: Federal Restraint of State Courts by Injunctions, Habeas Corpus: Scope of the...