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What Do You Know!
Students experiment using a compass for navigation and consider how various instruments affect how we travel.
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Samples and Stats
Students explore different methods of taking surveys and conducting polls and examine these methods for bias. They design and administer a sample survey, analyze the data and present their findings to the class.
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The Family That Endured An Historical View of African-American Families As Seen Through American Literature and Art
Pupils identify racial stereotypes in advertisements from the past and survey their sources and implications. They compare advertisements from the past with those of today using similar approaches and create an original advertisement and...
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Build a Better Pencil
Students develop awareness of constraints. In the early grades, children may be inclined to go with their first idea with little testing. Therefore, students should be encouraged to reflect on the practicality of their designs. However,...
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Simple Machines
First graders study and describe simple machines such as the hammer, screwdriver, nutcracker, bottle opener and scissors and select the appropriate tool for a particular type of work.
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Practice with Probability
Fourth graders participate in a variety of activities to reinforce the concept of probability. After reading a book, they identify the chances of an event occuring to one of the characters on a probability line. To end the...
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Kakuro Puzzle
For this math worksheet, students solve the number puzzle looking for the missing values. The sheet is intended to be a teacher's guide.
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Pumpkin Problems
In this math worksheet, learners solve 4 story problems which pertain to Halloween. Students will use all 4 math operations to solve these problems. Two problems are to be solved and two are multiple choice in which learners choose the...
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Antics in Antarctica
In this ESL editing worksheet, students will focus on error correction and editing. Students will read a short passage correcting any spelling mistakes or omissions from the article.
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Finding Probability
For this probability worksheet, 4th graders review the concept of probability and use the spinner to calculate the answers to four mathematical questions.
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Problem-Solving Decisions: Reasonable Answers
In this problem solving worksheet, students answer 6 questions pertaining to a story problem about a tabletop scale model of the Nile River.
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The Aerial Age
Students infer America's attitude towards aviation in the early 1900s. In this The Aerial Age instructional activity, students analyze early 1900s literature, music, advertisements, and popular culture in reference to aviation. Students...
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The Toilet Paper Solar System
Students classify the planets in the solar system, study planetary objects, and measure the relative distance between planets. In this solar system lesson, students use toilet paper to complete a scale model of the distance between the...
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Probability - What Are the Odds?
Students study the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students define probability and visit an interactive spinner website to learn about theoretical and experimental probability. Students use pennies and work in pairs...
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Living Fossils
Learners study the term living fossil and examine why some of the reasons they survived. In this fossils lesson students form a hypothesis and use data to see if it is accurate.
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Success and Fame
In this success instructional activity, students read quotes, role play, and choose successful sentences. Students complete 3 activities total on this instructional activity.
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How Much Has Math Changed?
Students solve problems using the opposite, reciprocal and powers. In this algebra lesson, students solve problems with inequalities and absolute values. They show understanding of the basic content of math in this lesson.
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By Faith Alone - Luther's Legacy
In this Reformation worksheet, students read a 2-page article titled "By Faith Alone-Luther's Legacy," and then respond to a graphic organizer and 5 short answer questions about the Martin Luther and the Reformation.
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Probability: Playing With Fire
Students problem solve to find the probability of each tree in a small forest to catch fire. In this probability lesson plan, students use the computer to complete this application.
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Efficiency
Fourth graders work cooperatively to investigate the efficiency of various household appliances. They share their findings in three to five minute oral presentations.
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Chances Are: Talking Probability
Pupils explore probability and the process of data analysis and predictions. They participate in two activities, one involving a calculator and one the Internet, in which they make predictions and conduct activities to test their...
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Defining Philanthropy -- What? Where? Why?
Students research different philanthropic organizations. They identify the mission of each organization and compare and contrast them. They create a presentation about one of the organizations to give to the class.
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Playing With Probability
Sixth graders investigate probability. They use ratios to solve simple probability situations. Students express their solutions in the form of fractions or decimals. They predict outcomes and complete probability worksheets.
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Investigating the Biosphere with Planetary Models
Learners model the biosphere and manipulate variables affecting change and plan their experiments with the help of others. They describe their question, hypothesis, and methods of investigation.