Worksheet
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Calculating rates

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students solve verbal problems in which they calculate rates using the appropriate unit of measure.  The one page worksheet contains a combination of seven multiple choice and free response...
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Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program

Pardon Me, Your Modifier is Dangling

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Lost! (or misplaced) a modifier. Last seen dangling at the end of a sentence! Reward offered! To underscore the humor, class members are each given a sample sentence to illustrate (A woman passed by, leading a Springer Spaniel, in a...
Lesson Plan
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Sequencing Activities In A Procedure

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss the importance of following instructions without procrastination. They explore careers where following instructions can make a difference between life and death. Students identify important details in written...
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Problem Solving Spiral and Intro to Research

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students work in teams to choose a design and use this to learn about the problem solving spiral. In this problem solving lesson plan, students state the steps of the spiral and discuss how it relates to their experiences.
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Star Count

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the night sky with their star counter. They to determine the types of stars and the number that can be seen from their local area and share their data via the Internet. They participate in NASA online projects.
Lesson Plan
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Poke and Look Learning Books

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read Poke and Look Learning Books and complete predicting activities, reading, questioning, and more. In this Poke and Look Learning Books, students do this for 13 different books.
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FLY to Success

For Teachers 1st
First graders are asked how they can improve their skills. They are told how they can do better at following directions. Students identify what they need to listen for. They determine the skills needed to get along with others.
Lesson Plan
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Pilots

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read books, learn about the letter p, and have 'p' snacks all to learn about pilots. Students also pretend to fly and draw what they would see if they were flying up in the air.
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Analogies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this analogy worksheet, middle schoolers answer seven questions using their problem solving skills and vocabulary skills to discover how words are related to each other. Students are encouraged to use dictionaries.
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Production Consumption Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this environment worksheet, students answer the 12 questions related to the concepts of manufacturing and consumption of real products.
Lesson Plan
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Discovering Leadership

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students identify positive leadership skills and apply them in everyday scenarios. In this leadership skills lesson, students examine the qualities of poor leaders and good leaders. Students create a leadership poster and write a...
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Brothers in Hope

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars demonstrate their understanding of a book read in class. In this reading comprehension lesson, students participate in a process drama led by their teacher in order to demonstrate their understanding of the book "The...
Lesson Plan
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Transportation

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore basic transportation vehicles, specifically air, land, and water vehicles, name six different modes of transportation, identify four different kinds of train cars, and three differences between two different modes of...
Lesson Plan
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Weightlessness

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use a coffee cup to demonstrate weightlessness. After a lecture/demo, students read an article on free-fall. They perform a simple experiment which helps them explain the concept of weightlessness.
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Snow Science

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate how efficient different substances are at melting snow. Students collect and analysis data.
Worksheet
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Born on Halloween

For Students 6th - 8th
In this research skills worksheet, middle schoolers use an encyclopedia, almanac, web search, or other resources to answer the 5 questions about people who have birthdays on Halloween.
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Crop Circles

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students calculate the area and circumference of a circle. In this geometry lesson plan, students solve word problems with circles and create formulas to calculate the area. They find the rate and complex area of a circle.
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"The Letters Are Lost"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to story, "The Letters Are Lost," by Lisa Campbell Ernst, identify letters of alphabet in group setting, practice writing their letters on writing tablet, choose letter, and identify items that begin with that letter of...
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Weightlessness

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students predict the behavior of coffee in a cup while it is dropped during a demonstration. They relate their observations to the weightless conditions that astronauts experience in space and discuss the concept of free-fall.
Worksheet
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Finding Differences: Airports and Airplanes

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this finding differences in pictures worksheet, students compare 2 pictures of airplanes taking off/landing and circle and list 10 differences they see. 
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Paper Airplanes

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site students will use origami to fold a paper airplane that fly better than the classic dart airplane.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Inventors and Inventions 2: Air and Space

For Teachers K - 1st
After discussing important flying inventions, students explore technological design by making paper airplanes.
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Hoopster

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students create their own airplane using straws and other materials and learn the principles of aerodynamics.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Glide Ratio

For Students 6th - 8th
How far can you fly a paper airplane? Math challenge provides practice in comparing quantities.