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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Ordering Planets: Math Connections & Number Sense in Science

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this Solar System Investigate, young scholars will determine ways to order the planets. Teacher directed inquiry will suggest that they first order the planets according to their distance from the sun. Students will then work on their...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Order of Operations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides an introduction to the order of operations.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Orbital Order

For Students 4th - 6th
Launch into space with Orbital Order! Amplify your knowledge of the Sun and the planets of our Solar System in this astronomical activity. Do you have what it takes to put the planets back in order?
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University of California

At Home Astronomy: Hands on Science Experiments for the Entire Family

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of ten hands-on science experiments for the entire family that will help you understand concepts in astronomy. Make an astrolabe, find the size of the sun and moon, build a lunar settlement, find out about meteoroids, shadow...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Number Theory Order of Operations

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will help students understand the order of arithmetic operations with rational numbers. It includes exercises and assessment questions.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Order of Operations Review

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the order of arithmetic operations, including exponents and square root. Assessment questions are included.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Graph Order of Operations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The activities in this flipchart involve opportunities for working with graphing and order of operations.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Order of Operations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The objectives of this flipchart are to show students how to use the order of operations and evaluate variable expressions.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Order of Operations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] By the end of the lesson, students will apply the order of operations to help simplify complex expressions and demonstrate knowledge by completing a pair share.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Order of Operations

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] By the end of the lesson, students will apply the order of operations (PEMDAS) to help simplify complex expressions. Students will work together as a whole class and then demonstrate their knowledge...
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Quia

Quia: Ordering the Planets (Quiz)

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
In this adjective practice activity, students read a sentence and locate the correct adjective or predicate adjective in the sentence using a drop-down menu.
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Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Chronology of Solar System Discovery

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronology of Solar System discoveries made from before the 1600s to now.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Word Order: Creating Sentences

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students move words from the bottom of the page to create sentences.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: To Regroup or Not to Regroup, That Is the Question

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Given base ten blocks and 5 addition problems, the students will demonstrate understanding of the base ten system by choosing to regroup when needed 100 % of the time, with or without visual...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: German Word Order

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart goes along with chapters 2 and 3 of the textbook Deutsch Aktuell 1. Students will learn proper word order for statements, questions and statements dealing with elements of time. There is...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Ordered Pairs

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson will cover the basic concepts of ordered pairs using the animals of the farm. Activities include moving items on the grid, finding the ordered pair and finishing off with a short assessment...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Our Dynamic Planet

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learn about the theory of Plate Tectonics with this site that links to a site to order a CD-ROM that contains tools for learners to investigate the theory. On the CD-ROM is included virtual plate tectonics lecture, animations,...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Puzzles & Starters 1234 Puzzle

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4, students use appropriate order of operations to find as many equations from 1-100 as possible.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Algebra Jeopardy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use this Jeopardy game to review the concepts of order of operations, equality, variables, verbal expressions and algebraic expressions. Non linear format allows for a fun presentation to the class!
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Little Red Ant

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The Little Red Ant and The Great Big Crumb is a story in the third grade Scholastic Literacy Series. This flipchart contains activities on order of events, cause/effect, vocabulary, and plot sequencing.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Snowy Agenda

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a seasonal agenda. You can change the order of subjects to match your schedule. You can include time also. You or a student can use the pen tool to document the day's schedule.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Stormy Weather Agenda

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a seasonal agenda. You can change the order of subjects to match your schedule. You can include time also. You or a student can use the pen tool to document the day's schedule.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Macbeth Mystery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read Macbeth together in class in order to solve the mystery of the deaths of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. With each scene, I reveal a clue to the mystery.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Compare Order by Weight

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Compare and order objects on the basis of weight.