Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Slates, Slide Rules and Software

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you learn to calculate using a 7-foot-long slide rule? Did you learn about the properties of numbers using brightly colored Cuisenaire rods? Ever wonder who invented the graph paper you used in geometry class? Go back to the...
Lesson Plan
University of Arizona

Pulse: Health Friendly Energy Production

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A cross curricular project where students conduct a moot court to explore the role government policy plays in protecting our health. The focus of the unit is how our power effects our environmental health. Students use their knowledge of...
Handout
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Mqed: Gasoline

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The downloadable monograph examines the history and technology of gasoline.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Exponential Kiss

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The purpose of this task is to use technology to study the behavior of some exponential and logarithmic graphs and to manipulate some explicit logarithmic and exponential expressions. Aligns with HSF-LE.A.4, F-BF.B.5, and F-IF.C.7.e.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Martha Speaks: True Stories

For Students 3rd - 5th
Martha's True Stories consists of non-fiction texts with accompanying video, glossary, and quiz centered on four STEM topics: science - the environment; technology - communication, transportation & tools; engineering - inventions;...
Professional Doc
Other

Duke: Center for Inquiry Based Learning

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Duke University has established the Center for Inquiry-Based Learning. It serves to enhance math and science lessons. Click on Resources for good examples of Inquiry-based lesson plans.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Graphs of Exponential Functions

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Graphing functions with the input variable in the exponent (exponential functions) using transformations and technology. Students examine guided notes, review guided...
Activity
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Mqed: The Electrification of Los Angeles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The downloadable monograph investigates the electrification of Los Angeles. Topics include scientific principles associated with major technological advances in electrical power production.
Website
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Sally K. Ride, ph.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space. She flew on two Space Shuttle Challenger missions. After the Challenger disaster in 1986, she served on the Presidential Commission investigating the accident, and...
Unit Plan
NBC

Nbc Learn: Science of Golf

For Students 9th - 10th
NBC Learn, in partnership with the United States Golf Association, uncovers the science, technology, engineering and math behind the game of golf. For lesson plans provided by the National Science Teachers Association, open the video and...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Martha's Stem Stories Activity Plan

For Students 1st - 3rd
Welcome to Martha's STEM Stories! STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. You may already know that doing STEM means testing ideas, collecting data, making calculations, and drawing graphs and charts-but you...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Climate Change Skeptic's Argument

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan examines the possibility that the contemporary climate change is due to natural solar cycles. Objectives are to review the evidence of total solar irradiance, analyze data to understand the influence of solar variability, and...
Professional Doc
Apple

Apple Learning Interchange: Classroom Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you use Appleworks in your classroom? Would you like some ideas that others have used? This site presents some exemplary lessons from other teachers.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Powerful Protein

For Teachers 3rd Standards
The ability to making informed decisions about nutrition is built on using multiplication, division, and an understanding of grams and portion size.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Testing Trail Mix

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Create a snack for testing week while practicing division and multiplication.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Sugary Surprises

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Grams are a useful measurement in determining nutritional content of food.
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Other

American Mathematical Society: Mathematical Imagery

For Students 9th - 10th
Stunning imagery of how mathematical concepts are used to created artworks.

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