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The Social Distribution of Crime
Students explore crime within society and the factors that affect it. In this lesson about sociology and crime, students are introduced to key ideas concerning crime and society. Students develop an understanding of factors in society...
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Box and Whisker Plots
Seventh graders explore the concept of box and whisker plots. In this box and whisker plots lesson, 7th graders plot data on a box and whisker plot. Students discuss the mean, median, and mode of the data. Students discuss range,...
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Designing Samples/Simple Random Samples
High schoolers explore the concept of sampling techniques. In this sampling techniques lesson, students identify possible sources of bias in situations such as phone polls, supermarket surveys, and drawing names from a phone book. High...
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Knead Dough?
Students make bread and understand that bread gives us energy. In this bread lesson plan, students read the story A Trip to the Market, and learn about the importance of bread. Then they make the bread!
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Data Analysis
Twelfth graders collect and analyze data. In this secondary end-of-course mathematics lesson plan, 12th graders formulate a question they would like to answer and decide on an appropriate means of data collection. ...
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Does Shape Affect Drag?
Pupils study drag and how it affects a parachute in the sky. In this parachutes lesson students build models and compare their drag.
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Graphing Fun In Third Grade
Third graders display information in a graph, table, and chart. In this data lesson plan, 3rd graders look at graphs, tables, and charts, discuss their importance, and make their own.
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Mathematical Problem Solving
Second graders solve story problems. In this story problem instructional activity, 2nd graders solve the problems and explain how they came up with their answers. They create their own story problems to be solved.
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How Do They Relate? Linear Relationship
Students collect information and use a line to represent it. In this algebra lesson, students investigate real world data to see if it makes a line. They graph the line comparing the relationship of the x axis with that of the...
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Will Exams Be Cancelled?
If the flu outbreak continues, exams will have to be canceled. Investigate the properties of exponential and logarithmic functions. In this algebra lesson, students use the TI to examine and differentiate between exponential growth and...
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Loyalists
Learners explain why some colonists remained loyal to England during the American revolution. In this social studies lesson, students write a letter to an editor about their reasons for remaining loyal to England.
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Changing Ramp Heights
Students conduct an experiment to determine how the change in ramp height affects the distances a ball is able to move a stationary cup. Data is collected from several trials and recorded and analyzed.
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Divide and Conquer
Seventh graders analyze responses to different types of problems. Using pictures and diagrams, they explore and model the division of fractions. Students examine situations that call for division whether with the whole numbers or with...
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Line of Best Fit
Students explore the concept of linear regression. In this linear regression lesson, students do a Barbie bungee activity where they collect linear data. Students plot their data using a scatter plot. Students determine a line of best...
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Missing Macroinvertebrates
Pupils investigate the concept of a macroinvertebrate. They observe the presence of increases or decreases in population in order to test for factors that contribute to the extinction of a species. Students predict the likelihood of...
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Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Students are introduced to stem-and-leaf plots and calculating the mean, median, and mode from the plots.
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Let's Go Camping
Fifth graders plan a budget for a camping trip. They use a spreadsheet to organize the budget and word processing justification for their choices.
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All Those Advertising Dollars!
Students calculate percent increases (or percent decreases) for the top 25 companies in terms of advertising dollars spent during a year.
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Recording Treasure
Students participate in a garage sale. They will weigh the items sold. They will calculate the total weight of items sold and donated to an agency.
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Rotation Sensor Challenge
Students participate in a challenge to construct a rotation sensor with the highest degree of accuracy and repeatability. They conduct computer analysis of their sensor using repeated trial.
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Water Resources
Students explore the differences between surface water and ground water. They collect data using maps and graphs and investigate a Texas river basin and a nearby aquifer. They complete a written report of their findings regarding the...
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Measures of Spread
Learners explore the concept of measures of spread. In this measures of spread lesson, students calculate the standard deviation for a set of data. Learners use the standard deviation to analyze and describe the set of data. Students...
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Insect Classification
Students compare and contrast the visible structures of three insects based on photographs. They differentiate characteristics of crane flies, ants, and wasps then create a simple classification system.
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The Accuracy of Horoscopes
Students examine horoscopes over a months time and determine which horoscope source is the most accurate.