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Space Awareness

Star in a Box

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed Standards
What happens to stars as they get older? A simulation takes pupils through the life cycle of stars based on their masses. The resource introduces the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and the common relationships and life cycle patterns observed.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Airplane

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
How does an airplane control its take off and descent? Scholars explore the forces acting on an airplane and control the angle of attack, wing profile, thrust, and airplane size. They learn about lift, drag, thrust, gravity, and the...
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Transformations and Symmetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Flip, turn, and slide about the coordinate plane. Pupils define the rigid motions and experiment with them before determining the relationships of the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines. The sixth unit in a nine-part series...
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Connecting Algebra and Geometry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Connect algebra and geometry on the coordinate plane. The eighth unit in a nine-part integrated course has pupils develop the distance formula from the Pythagorean Theorem. Scholars prove geometric theorems using coordinates...
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Linear and Exponential Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Provide a continuous progression to linear and exponential functions. Pupils continue to work with the discrete functions known as sequences to the broader linear and exponential functions. The second unit in a series of nine provides...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Graphs of Linear Model of Direct Variation: On the Moon

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
You'll be over the moon about this resource. Scholars draw a line representing the weight of an object on the moon based on its mass. Consideration of the constant of proportionality allows them to see relationships between weight of an...
Activity
Education Development Center

Creating a Polynomial Function to Fit a Table

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover relationships between linear and nonlinear functions. Initially, a set of data seems linear, but upon further exploration, pupils realize the data can model an infinite number of functions. Scholars use multiple representations...
Activity
Education Development Center

Similar Triangles

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Model geometric concepts through a hands-on approach. Learners apply similar triangle relationships to solve for an unknown side length. Before they find the solution, they describe the transformation to help identify corresponding sides.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Bisectors of Line Segments and Angles: Cut a Line

For Students 9th - 12th
Geometric constructions build relationships —by simply manipulating simple tools. An interactive lesson presents a completed construction of a segment bisector and has learners analyze the important aspects. Ultimately, they should be...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Vertical Angles

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Examine vertical angles from a different angle. Moving one line in an intersecting pair of lines lets users see relationships between vertical angles. They finish by answering some machine-scored questions on the topic.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Function Rules for Input-Output Tables: Soda Sugar Function Table

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Examine the relationship between the input and output variables in a table of values. As learners build an input-output table using online manipulatives, they begin to identify patterns. They answer questions about these patterns...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

The Real Numbers: Surjections, Injections and Bijections

For Students 8th - 12th
Inject a great interactive into your lesson plans. Scholars learn about injections, surjections, and bijections of sets. They use an interactive that shows an example for each of these relationships between sets.
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Nosapo

Family Titles, Pronouns, Writing about a Person

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
How is your grandmother related to you? How is your cousin related to your grandmother? Learn about family relationships and pronouns with an activity that guides pupils to write two short narratives about members of their families.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Formulas for Problem Solving: Finding Distance, Rate, and Time

For Students 8th Standards
Go the distance in learning about distance, rate, and time. Young mathematicians use an interactive to investigate the relationship between distance, rate, and time. A set of challenge questions assesses understanding of these...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Infinite Limit Type: Properties of Limits

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Limits can provide some valuable information about graphs. A slider interactive lets learners see the behavior of a graph around asymptotes. They investigate relationships between limits and asymptotes.
Worksheet
Prestwick House

Heart of Darkness

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
There may be plenty of horror in Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness, but studying the details of the plot doesn't need to be horrific. High schoolers complete a short crossword puzzle to review the names, events, and...
Lesson Plan
Penguin Books

Wonder in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Would you rather be right, or would you rather be kind? A novel unit based on R.J. Palacio's Wonder focuses on the need to be kind to others and to accept their differences. As learners read the book, they discuss the themes of...
Lesson Plan
Science 4 Inquiry

Snakes in the Everglades

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The Burmese python is on the loose ... and he's hungry! Illustrate the differences between causative and correlative relationships through an inquiry lesson. Pupils examine several sources of information to determine if there is a...
Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Creating Phylogenetic Trees from DNA Sequences

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How closely are animals related? Check their phylogenetic trees! The use of DNA sequencing altered our understanding of these relationships. Individuals explore and gain a better understanding of how scientists sort, align, and determine...
Interactive
Physics Classroom

Work

For Students 9th - 12th
Current work lesson plan just not ... working? Add an engaging interactive that helps pupils explore positive and negative work relationships! Individuals assess situations to determine what type of work, if any, the resource describes....
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 1: Functions and Their Inverses

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Undo a function to create a new one. The inverse of a function does just that. An inquiry-based lesson examines the result of reversing the variables of a function, beginning with linear patterns and advancing to quadratic and...
Lesson Plan
Spreading Gratitude Rocks

Gratitude Bank

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Money isn't the only type of currency that fills a piggy bank. Learners practice filling their banks with the the things that make them grateful. Pupils write about their talents, relationships, challenges, and life skills, making...
Activity
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Exploring Biomes in Gorongosa National Park

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Diversity in a biome leads to some unique characteristics vital to the natural environment. Young scholars use an interactive map to explore the vegetation and climate of the Gorongosa National Park. They collect climate data to compare...
AP Test Prep
College Board

2011 AP® Human Geography Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
How have Mexico's largest cities help shape the destiny of that country? What insights can a ninteenth-century economist give us about population growth? Two essay-style questions help your learners unravel complicated relationships....

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