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Bomb Attacks: What Do They Achieve?
In this bomb attacks and what do they achieve instructional activity, learners, with a partner, examine, analyze, discuss and complete a variety of activities associated with bombs and the effects of them worldwide.
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Origami Cube
Learners compare two lengths using the area of a square. In this geometry lesson, students solve problems using ratio and proportion of the two shapes. They solve equations by taking the square root of both sides.
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Linear Systems and Echelon Forms
Eleventh graders define various types of linear systems and three types of solutions. In this linear system and echelon forms lesson, 11th graders solve a linear system using elementary row operations. Students also describe the set of...
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Blindfolds
Students stand blindfolded and turn clockwise, then counterclockwise and take 3 steps forward and make a half turn clockwise and walk 3 more steps. They discuss where they ended up and how else they could end up in the same place.
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Persuade Me
Seventh graders give persuasive presentations based on the questions they have researched. They examine appropriate delivery techniques for effective persuasive presentations. (Note: This lesson should be taught, after students have...
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The Magician's Elephant
Students explore the fiction book, "The Magician's Elephant." In this literary lesson/activity, students complete extension activities that coordinate with the reading, including magic tricks, and a writing activity.
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Better Lesson: What Makes a Sentence?
This instructional activity will help students recognize that spoken sentences are represented in written language by specific sequences of words, beginning with a capital letter and ending with a punctuation mark. This instructional...