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Probability and Sports
Students research topics on the internet where probability is relevant. Students study statistics and probability concepts by looking at practical questions that arise in professional sports.
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Friends in the Community
Second graders build a classroom community by getting to know each other better. They ask classmates various questions and use graphic organizer software and Microsoft PowerPoint. Students practice their oral language skills while asking...
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Sled Kites and Trigonometry
Students study the history of kites and their fundamental properties. In this kites lesson students divide into teams and build and fly kites.
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Charting a New Course
Students calculate the distance they will travel. In this geometry lesson, students use the TI and CBL system to make calculation of a certain path. They explore geography by calculating distances between different areas as it relates to...
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Animal Trackers
Students use space technology to monitor migratory species, map their movements, and gather data about their habitats and possible responses to climatic shifts.
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A Bar of Many Colors
Second graders use colored candies to collect data, construct double bar graphs, and find averages.
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Is It Recyclable?
Students bring to school five items they would normally throw away and five items they would normally recycle. Expert groups are formed to present information on the recycling of glass, metal, plastic, and organics such as paper and...
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Mushrooms Can Save the World
Students use mushrooms to solve problems. In this environmental lesson, students study how fungi have been used to combat environmental problems. Students design strategies that employ mushrooms to combat other environmental challenges.
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The Great War Was Not Great Enough To End All Wars
Students examine the causes and military actions of World War I. In this World History lesson, students study the sacrifices made by Americans and Europeans. Students read and analyze primary sources related to World War I....
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Wonderful, Wild Weather
Learners study the different types of weather, how it affect what they wear, and how it is related to the seasons. They compare the seasons and tell how they prepare for the change in seasons. They design a creative presentation about...
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Genetic Variations in Hand Span Size
Students study genes. In this biology lesson plan, students measure their handspan size to determine if one pair or many pairs of genes control that trait.
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Arctic cleanup
Ninth graders examine pollution problems and how it affects the community. In this arctic cleanup lesson students study ocean currents and how they affect pollution.
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Water Quest
Learners visit the Hydrology Study Site, conduct a visual survey to discover info about local land use and water quality, and document their findings by mapping the water body. They use this investigation to raise questions for further...
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Water Walk
Learners follow the appropriate sampling protocol and take two measurements of a local water source. These measurements are Transparency and Temperature. This info about local land use and/or water chemistry issues may require further...
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Family History
Learners create photographic family histories. In this technology skills lesson, students create family trees with digital photographs that they take of the family members.
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Classifying Materials
Students collect data and make observations on how given element samples respond to the field of a magnet and they calculate the density of the samples by finding the mass and volume.