Curated OER
FDR-Hitler: Conflicting Political Systems
Students compare and contrast the governments of the United States and Germany during World War II. Using different media, they identify the actions of both countries during the war and their major mistakes. They write a short summary...
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The United States Constitution
Twelfth graders research how the constitution was formed and the reasons for its implementation. They form a class wide constitution that expresses the steps originally used while forming the original constitution. Students vote and...
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Michigan Court System (Part 1) (Middle School)
Students identify the courts that make up the Michigan judicial system. They explore the responsibility of each court and diagram how cases move to the Supreme Court. They compare and contrast the different types of courts.
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Big Four Baseball
Students identify the justices known as the "Big Four" in the Michigan Supreme Court. They explore their similarities and differences. They examine the cases that were decided by them that have had an impact on the laws in Michigan.
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Water Resources
Middle schoolers explore the differences between surface water and ground water. They collect data using maps and graphs and investigate a Texas river basin and a nearby aquifer. They complete a written report of their findings regarding...
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What's In A Name?
Students create a binomial system of nomenclature for classifying organisms they encounter in a field trip to a natural history museum or from pictures in library books. They work in small groups to create accurate drawings and place...
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Systems and Control
Learners create a circuit board that demonstrates how a traffic light works. After writing a PIC program for traffic lights, students assemble a circuit board to test the validity of the program they have written. Circuit boards and...
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Natural Hazards Research Paper and Oral Presenation
High schoolers use the internet and look at a list of the world's countries and the natural hazards that impact them. They comprehend that it is sometimes called "Nature's Fury," each natural hazard has a heartbeat, a locational pattern,...
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Visiting the Arctic Circle
Students familiarize themselves with the Arctic Circle by locating it on a globe and wall map. They discuss they climate in the North Pole and the reasons for its low temperatures. They compare and contrast the climates of the Arctic...
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Definition Of The Derivative
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of a derivative. They define the concept of a derivative and then complete an assignment that is included in the lesson. Students then graph the derivative and draw its...
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Lesson Plan 4: Political Advertising
Students observe a political advertisement and evaluate the views promoted in the ad. After exploring governmental policies, students create their own 30-second ad to promote a specified cause and publicize their views. Students share...
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Dice Counting
For this math worksheet, students practice recording the numbers when combined while throwing one to three dice. The sheet is a teacher's guide.
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Water Quality Survey: Monitoring the Sustainability of Pigeon Creek
Students research the History of Pigeon Creek (or any watershed in your area). In this environmental science lesson, students conduct field tests such as pH and nitrates. They collect data and compare what they collected with other groups.
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Find Limits of Functions in Calculus
Students learn about the limits of functions using a variety of different method. The resource consists of practice exercises and examples with solutions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Properties of Limits
Limit rules for sums, differences, products, quotients, powers, and roots of simpler functions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Evaluate Limits Using Substitution
Finding limits for the vast majority of points for a given function is as simple as substituting the number that x approaches into the function.
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University
Npac Reu Program: Infinite Limits
This Northeast Parallel Architectures Center at Syracuse University site provides a brief description and examples of infinite limits of functions at infinity.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Limits and Continuity
These questions address the topics of limits, continuity, and discontinuity.
Cool Math
Coolmath: Rational Functions More on Limits
Explanation, examples, and independent practice of limits.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Special Limits
Students can use the graphing calculator to explore the limits of the functions sin(x)/x and (cos(x)-1)/x as x approaches zero.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Limits
Hotmath provides 25 practice problems that deal with limits and graphs of limits. Each of the practice problems include a step-by-step guide.
Other
Pheng Kim Ving: Limits of Trigonometric Functions
This site provides an explanation on the limits of trigonometric functions. Topics included on the site are infinite limits, no limits at infinity and a fundamental limit.
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Topic Summaries: Limits and Continuity
The topic summary outlines limits and continuity. Some topics reviewed are limits numerically, limits geometrically, limits algebraically, and continuous functions. The resource consists of definitions, notes, and examples.
