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Faces, Vertices, Edges

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify the parts of three dimensional objects. In this geometry lesson, students find the number of faces, edges and vertices. They differentiate between prisms and polyhedra.
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Physical and Chemical Changes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete several experiments about chemical and physical changes. In this physical and chemical science lesson, 6th graders complete 6 experiments about chemical and physical changes. Students examine the processes of...
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Area graphics for 7th graders

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students randomly select dimensions for three geometric shapes (square, right triangle and circle). From the graphs they compare and contrast the graphical results of each shape.
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Feel Your Way!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate the sense of touch as they examine the texture of items in the classroom and from their homes. They watch a computer based video about the senses and draw items that are rough, smooth, soft, and hard.
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Quilting

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students use a monochromatic palate, select shades and tints for a selected hue, or select complimentary or analogous colors for a quilt design. They design quilt squares using basic geometric shapes, repetition, balance, and proportion.
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Rational or Irrational?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Is 4 plus the square root of 2 rational or irrational? After your class has gained a basic grasp of rational and irrational numbers, use this worksheet to push them a little further in their understanding. Learners must identify sums and...
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Clinometer

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders build their own Clinometer and using the tangent of angles, estimate the height of trees. Then these students develop and lesson to show whole class and determine the tallest tree on school property.
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Working with Common Denominators: Activities and Supplemental Materials

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Enjoy these straightforward and simple worksheet pages that practice with different denominators. The practice starts simple with adding fractions together and then works on a recipe that needs to be tripled. 
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Weather Jeopardy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders review weather terms by playing a game of Weather Jeopardy.
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What Is Special About Polyethylene Food Storage Bags?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students participate in an investigation in which they compare a polyethylene bag designed for recycling or disposal with a polyethylene food storage bag. Students use hexane to determine the differences between the low density...
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HAIL STONE IMPACT

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how and why local convective, possibly severe, storms develop. They examine how hailstones form and the conditions under which they form. They test mock hailstones of varying sizes to investigate the impact and damage...
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Students Multiply Polynomials

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Factor polynomial functions that have two and three terms. Using Algeblocks, your class will create models to show their understanding of these concepts.
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California Academy of Science

Coincidental Colonization

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The Galápagos Islands are an amazing place of isolated adaptation, colonized by an interesting mix of plants and animals. The class plays a game to help them understand how these organisms came to live on the island through a combination...
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Shape Makes a Difference!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students learn the difference between perimeter and area by watching a video and a hands on activity.
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More No-Three-In-A-Line

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read Mary's problem and make sure that they examine it. After some discussion, let the class work on the problem in their groups. They then take turns in putting a picture of their arrangement on the board.
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The Orbit Of Planet Gamma

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of common errors that are made in the laboratory setting while analyzing the data of an experiment. They are given a scenario and are asked to measure the data of the major and minor axis. The purpose is...
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Light Travels As A Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify ways that light can travel and why. In groups, they develop an experiment to show that light can travel because it is a form of energy. They use this information and apply it to other forms of energy to end the lesson.
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Persistence of Vision Tube

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars demonstrate how individual pieces of data combine to produce complete images.
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Addition, Subtraction, and More Multiplication with Radicals: Extra Practice 36

For Teachers 8th - 9th
In this math worksheet, young scholars use the distributive property to complete computation with radicals. Students multiply pairs of binomials that have the square root sign in each pair.
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Periodic Table Basics 2

For Students 7th - 10th
In this periodic table worksheet, students create cards for a annotated periodic table then use it to answer 16 short answer and fill in the blank questions.
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Periodic Pencil Classification-Understanding Chemistry's Cornerstone

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students study the periodic table and the elements.  In this chemistry lesson students complete a group lab activity and relate it to the periodic table. 
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Investigating Nets and Polyhedra

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a net for a given polyhedron. They determine the corresponding polyhedron for a given net. Students investigate several polyhedra (cube, tetrahedron, and one of their choosing) and their corresponding nets. They...
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Solving Equations by Factoring

For Students 9th - 11th
In this solving equations by factoring worksheet, learners solve and complete 10 different problems. First, they solve each equation using the Zero product property. Then, students define a variable and use an equation to solve the...
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Fractions and Paper Folding

For Teachers K - 11th
In this fraction lesson, learners manipulate paper by folding it to create different shapes and sizes, they explore the concept of fractions, and discuss their observations as a class. This is a great lesson for getting students...