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From Here To There

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students plan a trip while using maps and times tables. In this trip planning lesson plan, students work in pairs, and complete problems about gas, travel time, and more.
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Search and Rescue Project

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students create a search and rescue party. In this geometry instructional activity, students simulate a rescue operation using math. They calculate the time, rate and solve word problems related to the real world.
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Money Makes the World Go Around

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students convert currency from around the world. For this math lesson, students solve exchange rate problems using Google Earth. They complete a worksheet during the simulation.
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Weight No More

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students relate the concept of gravity to math. In this algebra lesson, students define scientific terminology relative to gravity, weight and centripetal force. They measure the different dimensions of a cylinder as they discuss...
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Functions As Graphs Worksheet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
For this math worksheet, learners graph the data given in the organizer. The functions are used to create the new line for finding the possible unknowns.
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Quadratic Parabolas

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math instructional activity, students find the solutions of the problems for quadratic equations. They graph the parabolas and find the missing sides of the triangles.
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It Counts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how numbers can identify objects. In this math lesson, students determine how numbers are used to describe objects used in quantitative data collection.
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The Gravity Of It All-Newton's Laws

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students experiment with the concept of Newton's second law of motion. After building a ramp, they determine whether a large marble or a small marble will move farther, based on Newton's law. Students record their data on the provided....
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Data Collection and Presentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students concentrate on discrete quantiative data. They are shown that the vertical line diagram as a more appropriate way to present discrete quantiative data then bar charts. Students work as a group to help with the interpretation...
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Understanding the Effects of Currency Exchangerates

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine the economic effects of a strong and weak U.S. dollar. They identify the currency used in countries which regularly trade with the U.S., discuss the pros and cons of a strong U.S. dollar, and calculate the prices in...
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Minimize Perimeter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the graph and equation of a perimeter function to find characteristics that minimizes the perimeter of a rectangle. They comprehend that in business situations, such as packaging and city planning, minimizing perimeter is an...
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Physics Lab Rockets

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students construct and test balloon rockets and a model rocket. In this rocket science lesson, students use an inquiry-based method to master balloon rockets and have a shoot-off with the goal of attaining the highest altitude. Next,...
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Tempera Paint Lesson Ideas

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students create an abstract, non-objective paintings. Students use the various lesson plans to create abstract paintings that include an art with text lesson, a sand textured paint lesson, and a radiating design lesson.
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Lesson #20 Rates of Change and Velocity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate speed. In this rate of change instructional activity, students complete a rate/time/distance table to determine the average m.p.h. of a given trip. They listen and follow along with the lecture and examples to...
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Relating Distance and Velocity Over Time

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students calculate the distance and velocity over time. In this algebra lesson, students graph a linear function to represent the distance vers time travel. They interpret their graphs and draw conclusion.
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Flight Direction

For Teachers K - 8th
Students are introduced to NASA's Connect Series and Flight Direction programs. They explore the world of aeronautics and their missions. Students receive a front role set to the concepts and skills involved with the various NASA programs.
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The Island Problem

For Students 9th - 12th
For this secondary mathematics worksheet, students explore a logic problem in which a traveler must determine the correct question to ask a native in order to determine which fork in the road leads to safety.  The one page worksheet...
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Motion Musing

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars investigate graphing a line. In this algebra lesson, students collect data on the path of a skateboarder. They collect how fast the board is traveling along a straight line and graph their results.
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Adding in the Garden

For Students Pre-K - K
In this adding with picture clues learning exercise, students write the missing number in each of 8 number sentences. All numbers will be below 5.
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Determining Red-Shift in a Receding Star

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars practice manipulating algebra formulas with more than one variable. They examine the topics of velocity, wavelength and frequency. They determine the amount of red-shift in a receding star.
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Student Costs Graph

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students calculate the mileage, gasoline costs, and travel time and costs for a vacation. They conduct a virtual field trip, and create a comparison graph of costs using Microsoft Excel software.
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Mathematical Modeling, Circular Movement and Transmission Ratios

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars perform an experiment with different sizes of followers (from an easy to follow set of teacher directions) and record their observations. They test the rotations of the driver compared to the rotations of a follower and...
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Advanced Algebra: Do You Feel Lucky?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explore the realm of mathematical probability while playing a game of chance. after constructing paper rockets, they fire it enough times to determine the probabilities of the rocket traveling past a marked distance and of it...
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Minnesota Muskrat's Worldwide Adventures

For Students 5th
In this long division worksheet, 5th graders solve problems to decode a secret message. Students solve for 60 problems with some remainders and two digit quotients.