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Slinky Lab- Simulating the Motion of Earthquake Waves
Sixth graders simulate primary and secondary waves. For this earthquakes waves lesson, 6th graders experiment using a slinky to gain understanding of how waves are created during an earthquake. Students record observations in drawings....
Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust
Seeking Refuge: Then and Now
Participants examine refugee law and policies and read several case studies to prepare for a discussion of this hot-button issue. The packet includes a wide range of materials representing a variety perspectives.
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That’s Not Fair!
As part of a series of critical thinking exercises, kids consider issues of social justice, especially the factors that must be considered when trying to balance conflicting rights and freedoms.
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Volcanoes: Fourth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities
Young geologists begin exploring volcanoes of different structures and states: active, extinct, or dormant. During the lab, they make three models and compare different types of volcanoes, including composite, cinder cone, and...
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Worksheet 9 - Spring 1996
In this math worksheet, students state the tests for convergence or divergence of a series. Then they apply the tests of convergence and divergence.
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Worksheet 9
For this math worksheet, students test the concepts of divergence and convergence for each formula. Then they test the functions using the Ratio Test.
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Diagnostic Test: Angles & Parallel Lines
In this diagnostic test worksheet, students solve problems involving angles, parallel lines, and perpendicular lines. They identify alternate interior angles, alternate exterior angles, and corresponding angles. Students find the...
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Electrophoretic Analysis: DNA Fingerprinting and Evolutionary Divergence
Students examine the principles of electrophoresis. They evaluate both the agarose and polyacrylamide system of molecular separation. In order to bring the concepts of genetics and evolution full circle from DNA to protein, students...
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The Good Earth: Questioning Strategy
Readers use Bloom's Taxonomy to create multi-level questions about Pearl Buck's The Good Earth.
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1
You want your class to meet all of the Common Core standards, and here is one way to tackle the first speaking and listening standard. Given a theme to focus on from "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" by Leo Tolstoy, small groups come up...
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Comparing Improper Integrals
In this math learning exercise, students compare the improper integrals. They determine if each integral converges or diverges. The improper integral test is read and applied.
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Worksheet 10
In this math worksheet, they state the tests for convergence or divergence of a series. Then they show examples of series to which the tests could be applied.
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Infinite Series
In this math worksheet, learners examine the infinite series. They determine if it diverges or converges. Example 2 and 3 is group work to apply the tests for convergence or divergence.
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Worksheet 8
In this math worksheet, students consider the harmonic series. They assume that the sums move towards infinity and that they are divergent.
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Worksheet 10 - Spring 1996
In this math worksheet, learners investigate how a series can apply the law of convergence. They also test the functions using convergence.
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Review of Calculus BC II
In this Calculus worksheet, students assess their understanding of various topics, including the derivatives of trigonometric functions, evaluating integrals, sigma notation, and convergent and divergent series. The one page...
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Discussion Sheet 8
In this math worksheet, students apply the test for each series and determine if they converge or diverge. Students also find the exact value of the convergent series.
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The Old Man and the Sea: Questioning Strategies
Readers learn to ask questions about text with an activity based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. As they read, class members craft questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy and then find the answers themselves.
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Integration Review
For this algebra worksheet, 11th graders solve a series and identify if the series will diverge or converge based on n equals. There are 5 questions.
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Honesty and Ethics in the Science Lab
Students complete a variety of lab and discussion activities as they are introduced to ethics and honest lab practices. They perform various biology, chemistry, or physics labs which test their ethical lab practices.
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African-Americans in California's Heartland
Middle schoolers read and view video about the pioneers moving west. For this African American pioneer lesson, students become familiar with the problems faced by the pioneers and African-American pioneers. Middle...
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Stupid Quiz
Learners take a test with riddle-like questions. They use their creative thinking and problem solving skills to answer the questions.
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Worksheet 8 - Spring 1996
In this math worksheet, learners sketch the graphs of the functions 1/x 2 and 1/(x2 − 1) over the interval [2, ∞). They rewrite the series using the Riemann sum.
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Worksheet 12
In this math learning exercise, learners state the Alternating Series Test and give an example of it. They also write down an alternating series which does not converge.