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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Einstein's Concept of Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores Einstein's theory of gravity and the warping of space-time.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The History of Keeping Time

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief video that outlines the ways that people have kept time throughout history. [3:48] Includes a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Media Smarts: Lesson: Internet Time Capsule [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, students learn about the concept of "time capsules" and then apply the idea by selecting time capsule contents to represent both the time they live in and their own lives and tastes. They then extend this idea to online...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Elapsed Time

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson students will understand the concept of elapsed time and be able to calculate elapsed time given the starting and ending time.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Conception of the Buddha to Be in Queen Maya's Dream

For Students 9th - 10th
This relief scene from around 100 to 300 depicts the dream of Maya, the mother of the historical Buddha. Queen Maya is asleep in her palace under a full moon. An attendant stands guard outside. In her dream, a white elephant enters her...
Website
National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Native Voices: Concepts of Health and Illness

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition on the healing practices and traditions of Native Americans from 100,000 years ago up to the present day. Information is organized by theme and by historical time period, and many well known Native American figures are profiled.
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PBS

Pbs: Jazz and Math: The Beat Goes On

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will require students to collect data through listening, counting and timing. They will use ratios, rates, and proportions to report data. They will also demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of rhythm and tempo in music.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Motion: Understanding Frame of Reference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lab activity, middle schoolers investigate the concept of frame of reference by observing, describing and drawing the same walking motion from different positions. Additionally, they determine the effect of frame of reference on...
PPT
Other

Western Oregon University: Earth System Science: Geologic Time [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An 81-page slideshow that looks at the principles of geology with respect to relative dating, at different concepts describing geological processes, at absolute age and radiometric dating, at the eons and eras in the geologic time scale,...
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Algebra: Completing the Square

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides students practice with the concept of completing the square. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to practice the skill.
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Algebra: Completing the Square Coefficient of X2 More Than 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides students practice with the concept of completing the square. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to practice the skill.
Activity
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Is Paying Over Time a Smart Move?

For Students 9th - 10th
At T.V. 411 you can explore the concept of paying over time with situations involving credit cards, rent to own items, and more. This interactive lesson gives the learner an opportunity to make decisions about money management.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Geologic Time Scale Analogy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Introduce students to the vastness of geologic time and the concept of scale.
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Mole and Avogadro's Number

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation the mole (named for molecule) and Avogadro's Number. One mole of a substance is equal to 6.022 times 10 to 23rd power units of that substance (such as atoms, molecules, or ions). The number 6.022 time 10 to 23rd power is...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: American Field Guide: Relative Dating Telling Time Using Fossils

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website integrates video footage and information with lesson plans and activities to teach students about the concept of relative dating. Students will graph a range chart for ammonites, determine the geologic age for several rocks,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Solving for Start Time End Time or Elapsed Time

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video involves filling in a chart of start time, end time, and elapsed time describing how to add and subtract time in hour and minutes. The video is followed by...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining the Missing Component on a Timeline

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to find elapsed time, start time, or end time on various timelines. The video is followed by a series of practice questions to assess student...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Plotting Earthquakes With Near Real Time Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson teaches the concept of plate tectonics. Learners will access the United States Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center and plot the longitude latitude and depth of earthquakes on a physiographic chart.
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Data: Find the Quartiles and Interquartile Range

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site provides students practice with the concept of interquartile range. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to practice the skill.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti: Is Leisure Time Really Shrinking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will to organize data from the USA TODAY Snapshot, "Is leisure time really shrinking?," into two scatter plots and determine the quadratic model for each scatter plot. Students will determine if these graphs intersect and learn...
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Data: Use the Mean to Solve Problems

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
This site provides students practice with the concept of mean. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to practice the skill.
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Data: Find the Mean From a Table

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This site provides students practice with the concept of finding the mean. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to practice the skill.
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Data: Use the Range and Mode

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This site provides students practice with the concept of range and mode. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to practice the skill.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: At the Doctor's

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this simulation of a doctor's office, students play the roles of physician, nurse, patients, and time-keeper, with the objective to improve the patient waiting time. They collect and graph data as part of their analysis. This serves...