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Health Education: Sports Protection
Fourth graders look at personal protective equipment. In this personal health lesson plan, 4th graders identify personal protection equipment needed for sports and recreational activities.
Teach Engineering
Egg-cellent Landing
The classic egg-drop experiment gets a new bounce with an activity that asks pairs to design a lander similar to one used to land a rover on Mars within a fixed budget. The activity provides a great introduction to the idea of...
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Worksheet 22 - Spring 1996
students examine the potential of creating the involute for a circle. They use the concept to create new parametric equations. They graph the picture for each.
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Using the Proper Tools to Solve Problems
In this word problem learning exercise, students complete ten multiple choice word problems by choosing the correct mathematical operation. This is an interactive learning exercise.
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Velocity
In this pre-calculus worksheet, students calculate the velocity of a linear graph by observing the slope of a line. There are 10 velocity questions.
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Ordinal Numbers
In this mathematical ordinal numbers worksheet, students follow eleven directives on the grid shown to sort out where each item should go.
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Riding the Gravity Wave
Students write a sketch of an artist or athlete that has pushed the limits on gravity. They explore concepts of rhythm, balance and friction. They examine how engineers design sports equipment.
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The Suffix -er
In this suffix worksheet, students review the definition of a suffix and some examples. Students then write the word from the word box that best completes each sentence.
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Problem Solving: Story Problems
In this problem solving worksheet, 3rd graders will listen to and solve 6 story problems about numbers of objects, order of objects, and money. Teacher is instructed to read problems aloud and answer clarifying questions.
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Bringing Up Birdy
Students explore biology by creating diagrams of animal life cycles. In this baby bird lesson, students view video clips of birds being born from incubation to flying on their own. Students utilize the Internet to research birds and...
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Take a Plane or a Train
Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus. Instead of a bus, students attempt to sing the song using a different mode of transportation.
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Not So Snappy 5
In this order of operations (i.e., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) instructional activity, students solve 5 word problems demonstrating their understanding of the concept.
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Estimation Contest
Students explore the concept of estimation. In this estimation instructional activity, students estimate the number of Cheerios in their cup. Students then determine the number of Cheerios in the entire box using what they know about...
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How Big is an Oil Tanker
Students measure out 100 feet to get an idea of how long an oil tanker is. In this measurement lesson, students sketch an oil tanker using the appropriate scale, after they have an idea of how large an actual oil tanker is.
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Does Contact Area Matter?
Students work together to design and implement an experiment on friction. They test to see if contact area affects the amount of friction. They discover how engineers use friction to make certain products better.
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Beginning Analogies 9
In this analogies worksheet, students read the word pairs and choose the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair.
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How Do Things Fall?
Students observe falling objects. They discover the rate of falling is based on air resistance and not the weight of the objects. They discuss how engineers use this type of information to design aerodynamic shapes.
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Not Your Average Average
Learners discover that if a distance is traveled in two or more segments at different average speeds, you cannot average the average speeds. Instead the total distance traveled must be divided by the total elapsed time. Students practice...
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A Tale of Two Girls
In this cultural differences reading worksheet, students read a short story. Students answer 5 questions about the events which are set in Australia.
PBS
The Math of Bicycles: Wheel Figure This Out (Grades 4 7)
Several good activities here. Look particularly at Wheel Figure It Out (which is the opening page) and Gearing Up. There are answers to the very good questions at the bottom of each.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Friends Meeting on Bicycles
Young scholars use ratio and rate to answer five questions in this real-world math performance task.
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Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Bianca Gets in Gear
Bianca visits a bike shop and learns how bicycle gears work in this Cyberchase video segment. [3:26]
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Cycloid I
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson is more about student prediction and reasoning than actual formal math. In the lesson, students are to propose the shape that would be formed by a point on a bicycle tire, while...