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Increase Kindness, Defeat Bullying: Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation
High-interest content captures your most reluctant readers and class participants. Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation, in collaboration with Harvard University, seeks to nurture a culture of kindness and reduce bullying. Excerpts from...
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Penny Perfect Properties (Solid-Liquid Interations)
I can get more water to stay on a penny than you can! Collaborative pairs determine the volume of liquids that can be contained on the surface of copper pennies and plastic coins. The pairs analyze their results using graphs and go on to...
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Square-Ness
Are there some rectangles that are more square than others? A thought-provoking task asks individuals to create a formula that objectifies the square-ness of a set of rectangles. They then use their formulas to rank a set of...
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Fall 2003 Midterm Exam #2
Your physics students will really shine when they take this midterm exam. It covers a variety of concepts dealing with electromagnetic spectra, electricity, and motors and it provides a variety of question styles.
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Corn and Oats
How much land does a parcel hold? How much fertilizer does it take for a field of corn? Pupils answer these questions and more as they apply ratio reasoning and unit analysis.
Mathematics Assessment Project
“Ponzi” Pyramid Schemes
Use mathematics to show your classes the power of a good model. Young mathematicians analyze the famous Ponzi pyramid scheme using an exponential pattern. They make conclusions on the reliability of the plan and why it is illegal.
Bowland
Youth Hostel
Given a set of criteria, individuals determine how to arrange males and females in a dormitory. They must meet the requirements and communicate their plan clearly.
Federal Reserve Bank
Insurance Inventory
Do you have enough insurance? Pupils may be surprised to learn how much their possessions are worth. This activity asks them to create an inclusive list and make a comparison to their insurance coverage. According to the statistics, most...
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Hockey Pucks
Package design is a mathematical task for any business. Young scholars use a package design to determine the number of packages required for specific shipments. Using ratios, proportions, and fractions, they make decisions about the best...
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Our Day Out- Program Design
In this program design worksheet, students create a short leaflet for a play. Students create a front cover, list of characters, outline of the play, drawings of two characters, and brief description of the author. Students work in...
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Can you? Do you?
In this ESL worksheet, students work in groups of four to answer 50 questions. All of the questions begin with either "Can you..." or "Do you..."
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Communicating Feelings
In this literacy worksheet, students work in groups about the concepts of feelings and communication. They write the types of communication in the graphic organizer.
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Modals
In this modals worksheet, students work in groups to use the list of 10 modals in sentences. They write the sentences on the lines provided on the worksheet. They then determine the meaning of each modal as it is used.
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Cloud Cover Simulation
In this cloud cover worksheet, students work in groups and are given a percentage of cloud cover to represent. They go around the room and predict the percentages that each group was given and determine the accuracy of their observations.
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Study Guide: The Scarlet Letter
In this study guide learning exercise, learners complete a variety of activities to review the novel The Scarlet Letter. Students work in groups and independently to complete the questions.
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Questions for "The Black Cat"
In this Edgar Allan Poe instructional activity, students work in groups to answer a series of questions for Edgar Allan Poe's story, "The Black Cat."
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Math Club #1: Algebra
In this math club #1: algebra activity, 9th graders work in groups to solve 6 algebraic expressions.
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Math Club #5: Miscellaneous
In this math club #5: miscellaneous instructional activity, 6th graders work in groups to solve 13 problems requiring logic and problem solving.
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Math Club #5: Miscellaneous II
In this math club #5: miscellaneous II learning exercise, 6th graders work in groups to solve 10 miscellaneous word problems using logic and problem solving skills.
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Geometry Worksheet #13
In this geometry learning exercise #13 learning exercise, 10th graders work in groups to solve 6 geometry problems, involving measurement of angles.
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Math Club #19: Brain Twisters
In this brain twisters worksheet, 7th graders work in groups to solve 7 puzzles using logic and problems solving skills.
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Math Club #24: Magic Shapes
In this magic shapes worksheet, 7th graders work in groups to solve 9 magic square puzzles requiring logic and problem solving.
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Math Club #2b: Training for the Math Olympics
In this Math Olympics worksheet, 7th graders work in groups to solve 2 math puzzles requiring logic and problem solving skills.
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Math Club #7: Logic
In this logic worksheet, 8th graders work in groups to solve 8 math problems requiring critcial thinking skills.