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Forestry and Forestry Products

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
High school and college learners identify forestry career opportunities. They identify the parts of a tree cross-section and trees based on their leaves and characteristics. Pupils calculate board feet and explain safe methods of...
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The Pythagoras Tree

For Students 8th Standards
View a tree designed by Pythagoras. Pupils watch a video as a tree is built by using squares representing the side lengths of a right triangle, with each side of the squares becoming the side of another triangle. Learners come up with...
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Plants In Space

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students grow corn plants in growth pouches as the control group in an experiment on plant growth in microgravity. Then they analyze any differences that occur between Earth-grown and space-grown corn plants.
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Absolute Values and Number Lines

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve equations using absolute values and roots. In this algebra lesson, students solve equations and write their solution on a number line. They solve for x as it relates to distance or absolute values. They order roots on a line.
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Worksheet 1.5: MT-141 Precalculus

For Students 10th - 12th
In this precalculus activity, students use their graphing calculator to graph functions. They explore and explain the graph of each function. Students manipulate the calculator to find answers to six decimal places.
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Defense Mechanisms

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the Cold War roots of the recent debate over the construction of United States and Russian missile defense shields. They begin by reading and discussing the article, Putin Says Russia Would Counter U.S. Shield.
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How to Teach the Legacies of the 1960s

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider which aspects of world around them have roots in 1960s, research and compare 1960s to today with regards to Civil and Women's Rights, Vietnam, counterculture, music, voting, and economic rights, and explore legacy of...
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A Study of Grasses on the American Prairie

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the ecology and impact of animal and human life as it relates to the environment of the Great Plains and its grasses. They compare types of grasses with a rainfall map to illustrate the effect of precipitation on...
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Alphabet Letter a Or N Theme

For Teachers All
Students draw a tree with acorns. They depict roots and an acorn in the soil to review plant growth and practice handwriting letter A or letter N in the writing lines. They cut an additional page for the mini-book to include the word...
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A-Z Tech Math Final Exam Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
In this math study guide, students solve problems previously studied throughout the school year. Problems include, but are not limited to, volume, area, perimeter, square roots, binomials, trinomials, graphing, and consumer math. This...
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Bingo: -ING Words

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing words with -ing endings worksheet, learners use Bingo cards to identify base words with -ing endings. Students use 16 answers.
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Bingo Game: -ER Words

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing words with -er endings worksheet, students use Bingo cards to match the base word with the words with the -er suffixes. Students use 16 answers.
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Clock Problem

For Students 10th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students observe and identify different parts of a clock using a quadratic function. Their goal is to find two errors in the clock by solving the equation for its roots.
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Adding -ed Practice Sheet

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this grammar instructional activity, students practice adding the suffix -ed to 35 words. Students rewrite the word in the box below the root word.
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Quadratic Functions: Vertex Form and Axis of Symmetry

For Students 9th - 12th
In this quadratic functions worksheet, students solve 15 multiple choice questions. Students find the vertex, axis of symmetry, solutions, roots, and graph quadratic functions.
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Quadratic Equation with Trinomials

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students create quadratic equations and factor out to find the roots. In this algebra lesson, students watch a short video on how to factor trinomials. They are taught two methods and given the option to use either method.
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Word Origins

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Have you ever studied historical words and found that they were deeply rooted in racism or prejudice? Select a long list of these words to have your class examine. What familiar roots do they have? Do they know when this word originally...
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Hydroponics

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students experiment with growing food using hyrdroponics. In this science lesson, students grow lettuce in a confined space with weight limitations. Students start a plastic pop bottle garden observing the growth and charting it....
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Grass roots human rights

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine Professor Lowitja O'Donoghue's Ten Point Plan for Human Rights Action. They consider what initiatives they, as a group or as individuals, can take. Students analyze which human rights issues in Australia that they feel...
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Chicago Rhythms, Chicago Roots

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners view a video about different types of music. They examine the history of jazz, big band and rock back to the city of Chicago. They discover Chicago's music scene today and compare it to the past.
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Parts of a Plant

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Children explore the parts of a plant (flower, seeds, stem, leaves, and roots) using a dandelion as an example.
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Which Way to Grow?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars diagram and discuss the effect of gravity on the growth of plant roots. Designed to demonstrate the role that the growth hormone auxin plays in the direction of root growth. They set up the experiment to test their...
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Strong Arm Iteration

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners solve exponential functions and inequalities. In this algebra lesson, students find the roots of equations and use it to graph and evaluate exponential functions. They simplify exponents using the law of exponents.
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Famous People and Cultural Diffusion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use the internet to identify cultural traditions throughout the world. In groups, they examine each culture and determine the effect they had on life in the United States. They use this information to write a family...