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Bats: Fact and Fiction

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils describe the characteristics and behaviors of bats. After viewing a video, they explain how bats use echolocation to navigate and how they find their young within a group. They list four misconceptions about the animal and...
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Understanding Zoning: Its use on the High Line in West Chelsea

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to zoning. Evaluating information and reading a land-use map is enclosed in this lesson. List new development projects that they could propose for a given area.
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Fish Haunts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine some of the different ecosystems that fish live in. While doing this they identify the species of fish and the ecological conditions needed for survival. Students use research resources to make fish cards that have...
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Earth Science: In Depth Look at Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in an interactive Internet lesson covering the reasons and results of earthquakes. After reading eyewitness accounts and viewing animations, they use seismograms to measure and locate the epicenters. In an ongoing study,...
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Electronic Mail - The Postman Delivers

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the use of electronic mail. In this electronic mail lesson plan, students determine how to use different e-mail programs and how they access information using this medium. They discuss how e-mail differs from regular...
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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students research Macbeth online and complete computer and graphing activities for the play. In this Macbeth activities lesson, students research Macbeth and bookmark the URL's. Students complete activities for the topic on spreadsheets...
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Wood is Everywhere!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders diagram and label the parts of a tree. For this lesson on how trees obtain food, 5th graders diagram and label the parts of a tree, and determine the diameter, height, and age of a tree.
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Race Track (Culminating Activity)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students graph and solve linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students use the slope and y-intercept to graph lines. They relate lines to the real world using different applications.
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Building a Rover

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate properties of lines and points by making a rover. In this algebra lesson plan, students plot points correctly on a coordinate plane. They identify coordinate pairs given the plots and lines.
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Diameter, Radius and Area

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students calculate the diameter, radius and area of a circle. In this geometry lesson, students investigate the different ratios of a circle. They calculate the surface are of each circle.
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Soda Straw Rocket Activity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students construct a rocket using soda straw. In this physics instructional activity, students determine the nose cone length that produces the best rocket. They explain the importance of using a control in an experiment.
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Loyalists

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain why some colonists remained loyal to England during the American revolution. In this social studies instructional activity, students write a letter to an editor about their reasons for remaining loyal to England.
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Code Breakers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students collect data and make a frequency table, change ratios into percents, and analyze data to make predictions.
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Water: On the Surface and in the Ground

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the differences between surface water and ground water. They collect data using maps and graphs and investigate a Texas river basin and a nearby aquifer. They complete a written report including maps and data regarding...
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Water-Is There Going to be Enough?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the availability, usage and demand for water in the local area historically and use projections of the availability, usage and demand for water up to the year 2050. They gather data and present the information in...
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Calculator Pattern Puzzles

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore number patterns and relationships while being introduced to the calculator at the same time.
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Forces in a Climb - Vectors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read Forces in a Climb from the Beginner's Guide to Propulsion, and explain each of the formulas using vectors.
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Cannot Buy Me Love

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners investigate the concepts that are related to finance and how it is used in the world. They take part in activities that are focused around the use of a spreadsheet while using a T-chart to simulate a ledger of credits and debits.
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Topic 6: Evaluating and Presenting Results

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students construct spreadsheets from raw data. In this spreadsheet construction lesson, students compile data into Microsoft Excel. Students familiarize themselves with entering and presenting data in a spreadsheet.
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Look at It from the Right Angle

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars investigate how geometry can be used in the field of fitness and physical performance. They view a video that demonstrates how doctors and therapists mention geometry as they treat sports-related injuries.
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Practicing Arithmetic

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice single operation arithmetic ranging from single digit addition to long division of decimals or real numbers using Graphit. They use data sets and rules to graph ordered pairs.
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Graphing the Daily Revenue of Miami Seaquarium

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders compile a table of the revenues of the 8 eateries (a combined total), Main Gate admissions, and the Gift Shop.
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Creating Bar Graph

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, after an explanation and demonstration compare how many different places there at Cocowalk.
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Water Resources

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the differences between surface water and ground water. They collect data using maps and graphs and investigate a Texas river basin and a nearby aquifer. They complete a written report of their findings regarding the...