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Lift Equation Problem Set
Students, after reading an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook, demonstrate an understanding of the text by using it, along with FoilSim, to complete an activity to graph and interpret the lift equation.
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Confusing Colors!
Fourth graders collect data, graph their data, and then make predictions based upon their findings. They's interest is maintained by the interesting way the data is collected. The data collection experiment is from the psychology work of...
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Forces in a Climb - Vectors
High schoolers read Forces in a Climb from the Beginner's Guide to Propulsion, and explain each of the formulas using vectors.
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Newton's Third Law and Aircraft Propulsion
Students research propulsion, graph data, and interpret the results.
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Nuts & Bolts: is Classification, Arbitrary, Or Not?
Students, in groups, classify furniture, share their categories and rationales, then note how their different schemes vary, perfectly logical and useful, but completely arbitrary.
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Using an Amortization Table
Students search the Internet to find a site that contains an amortization table and make a hypothesis about the results of changing time and rate. They examine the affects of time and rate on a mortgage and discuss the difference in the...
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Count the Differences
Students determine the degree of polynomials. In this determining the degree of polynomials lesson, students find the difference between consecutive y-values. Students find the degree of a linear, quadratic, and cubic function by this...
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Right Angles--Algebra Vocabulary
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students create a crossword review of algebra vocabulary. The students must determine the correct answer to each clue and then determine the correct placement for the term in the 12 by 12 grid. ...
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Wetlands - Food Web Relationships
In this food web relationships worksheet, students click on the links to learn about the food web relationships in the wetlands and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 8 questions total.
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Clean Coal Technology
For this clean coal worksheet, learners click on the links to learn more about clean coal technology and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 12 questions total.
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America's Civil Rights Movement, Activity Four
Learners investigate the concept that people died during the Civil Right;s Movement using the Matix method.