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Geometric Basketball Court
Students calculate the area and perimeter of a basketball court. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between similarity and congruence of geometric objects. They test conjectures and use it to solve problems.
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How Tall Is That Flag Pole?
Learners examine various triangles and discuss how similar triangles have sides that are proportional. They utilize an ancient Egyptian method to determine the height of a flagpole.
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Light
Students examine how light waves travel. In this properties of light instructional activity, students observe how light travels in water, how light is reflected and refracted, and how light is pure energy.
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Making Parallel Lines
Students differentiate between parallel and perpendicular lines. In this geometry lesson plan, students make conjectures and apply it to solve real life situations. They collect data and make predictions based on the data.
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The Pendulum
Students discover and discuss relationships and functions between varying dependent variables and how they affect the period of the pendulum. They use graphing calculator to express the data collected in a graph, to analyze the graph,...
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Duplicating Segments and Angles
Tenth graders investigate geometric construction. In this geometry lesson, 10th graders explore the procedure for copying an angle and a segment. The lesson emphasizes the difference between a sketch, a drawing, and a construction and...
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Triangle Tango: Special Right Triangles
Students investigate properties of special right triangles. In this geometry lesson, students use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for missing angles and sides. They perform reflections.
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Studying Special Segments in Triangles
Learners investigate special segments in triangles. In this geometry instructional activity, students graph, compare, estimate and predict findings based on their data. They differentiate between similarity and congruence of triangles.
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CSI Investigation
Students solve real life situation using the Pythagorean Theorem. For this geometry lesson, students calculate the length, midpoint and slope of segments. They solve word problems using properties of square roots.
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Exploring Pendulums
Students observe the movement of pendulums, they begin to understand the relationship between gravitational forces and the mass of objects, the changes in speed and direction of objects, and the distance between objects. They understand...
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There's Gotta Be An Angle
Pupils examine the external variables that affect a downhill skier in the quest for speed. They access websites imbedded in this plan to become ski teams competing against one another. Each team presents results of all experiments.
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Multiple Images Activity
In this images learning exercise, students use different sized mirrors to determine how many angles and images are reflected. Students complete 5 sets of directions.
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Friction Fanatics
Student and compare the three types of friction. In this physics lesson, learners determine the coefficient of friction using the CEENBoT. They investigate how friction changes as the angle of the incline changes.
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Saving Energy Through Ecological Landscape Design
Students are able to transcribe to scale the plant features of a common landscape. They determine true north and south and collect and record data on a table. Students calculate a rating for and describe a definition of insulation and...
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Making a Periscope
In this designing a periscope worksheet, learners follow the directions to collect materials and make a periscope. Students answer 5 questions.
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Jumbles - Antonyms and Synonym Sentences
In this grammar and writing worksheet, 4th graders use 8 sets of words to form 8 complete sentences that show the proper use of synonyms and antonyms.
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Data-gathering Activities Relating to Trees in Their Environment
Students gather data relating to trees in their environment. In this biology lesson plan, students determine heights of trees and their ages. A canopy map will indicate optimal growing areas for the tree.
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Tangent Properties
Students explore properties of tangent lines. In this properties of tangent lines lesson, students discuss the perpendicular relationship between a tangent line on a circle and the circle's radius. Students use that relationship to...
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Musical Genre Pie Charts
In this pie chart worksheet, students transpose musical genre data to the charts and then answer questions about the results.
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Seasons and Shadows: Investigate How Shadows Shift Throughout the Year
Students examine their shadows and why they are different in the summer and winter. In this seasons instructional activity students complete an activity to see how the earth's tilt on its axis changes the length of shadows.
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Polygons
In this polygon learning exercise, learners draw various polygons according to given specifications and find angle sums. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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The Colors on My TV Screen
Young scholars explore how electronic screens use only three colors to produce the colors that people see on the screen. They make and test a color wheel.
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Trapezoids: What's Equal or Right About Them?
Pupils explore the concept of trapezoids. In this trapezoids instructional activity, students identify legs and bases of a trapezoid. Pupils discuss the similarities and differences between isosceles trapezoids and right trapezoids. ...
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Graph Both Crusts
Fourth graders calculate the angles and construct a pie graph of the percentages of the elements in the continental and oceanic crusts. Then they analyze the results. They can be assigned the task of researching the percentages.