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Middle school word problems laboratories
Measuring Matter (mass, volume, and density)
This lesson is a fun way to help your students explore the mass, volume, and density of everyday objects. It teaches them all about measuring matter and then allows them to practice what they have learned through hands-on labs and word problem worksheets. It is primarily targeted for the 5-7 grade classroom.
This lesson includes:
1. “Measuring Matter”PowerPoint with student handout
2. “Measuring Matter: Your Turn” (follows the ppt and lets students
practice finding mass, volume, and density)
3
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5th - 7th
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Geometry:Concurrent Points GeoGebra Activity - Circumcenter & Incenter -w/ Key
Tired of teaching the same boring lessons on Circumcenter and Incenter? After years of using the standard book resources, I decided to create this activity that demonstrates some real-life applications of these concurrent points. This product includes 9 tasks (with complete answer key and screen shots of graphics). Each task will ask students to find a real life circumcenter or incenter. (While this product did not include any centroid or orthocenter problems, I left those options on the top
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Halloween Science: Candy Corn Experiment!
Have your student explore which temperature of water will dissolve the candy corns first! They will be following the steps of the scientific method by predicting, observing, recording,drawing and concluding. This is a great activity to put in a center or even do as a demo or a whole class! Super EASY!
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2nd - 6th
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Unit Conversion (Unit Factor Method) Challenge Stations
I believe unit conversions / stoichiometry / dimensional analysis is one of the most important skills to master. It is so useful in real life, whether traveling internationally, cooking, building, sewing, etc. After the 50th worksheet and word problem, I decided to make activities and stations for my students to practice unit conversions. Each station is set up for a different “real life” scenario that could involve unit conversion. You can modify the scenarios to fit the materials you have, but
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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Also included in: Physical Science Bundle
Olympic Proportions (Eight 7th Grade Math Stations)
This lesson connects 7th grade Common Core math standards in Ratio/Proportions and Geometry to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Students will work in groups of 3 to 5 and rotate about every 15 minutes to each station. Students will apply their knowledge of ratio, rate, unit rate, constant of proportionality, tables, graphs, writing equations, and computing actual lengths from a map using scale. Stations include interesting facts about the winter Olympics in Russia and/or require stu
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6th - 8th
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Distances in Solar System and Universe
This is a two for one activity set. Both of them involve taking distances in space and scaling them down to sizes observable on Earth. The first activity calculates sizes of the planets based on shrinking the Earth down to a 1cm diameter and then showing the spacing of the planets on a football field. The students will also calculate the mass distribution in the solar system between the planets and the sun. The second activity takes distances in the universe and scales them down to the Earth.
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8th - 12th
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Slinky Sound Unit w MythBusters Video Lab
Transform your classroom into an exciting laboratory of sound exploration with our comprehensive "Slinky Sound Unit." This resource takes the fascinating world of sound and makes it come alive for your students by incorporating engaging activities, hands-on experiments, and captivating MythBusters videos.Key highlights of the "Slinky Sound Unit with MythBusters Video Lab" include:Interactive Learning: Immerse your students in a world of auditory discovery. This unit is designed to encourage acti
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
, HS-PS4-2
, HS-PS2-1
, MS-PS4-2
, HS-PS4-1
...
Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Carnations for Graduation Emergency Sub Plans
Paper Labs allow students to apply science without breaking your pocket. In "Carnations for Graduation" follow Mrs. Chase as goes through the Scientific Method to create an experiment for her class. Print and put in your emergency Substitute Lesson Plans. Carnations for Graduation covers up to 3 absences.
Standard: S.C.7.N.1.4.: Identify test variables.
S.C.7.N.1.1.: Plan and carryout scientific investigation.
Objectives: Students will identify variables, form a hypothesis, analyze pictures t
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6th - 12th
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Using Density, Unit Conversions and Proportions to Make Christmas Cookies
In this fun and festive activity, your students will use their knowledge of density, proportions, and unit conversions to make Christmas cookies without access to the appropriate measuring cups and spoons. Teams will work together in the chemistry lab to come up with ways to measure the correct quantity of each ingredient in the recipe. Then, after all of the cookies are baked and decorated, the students will get to taste them to see how well they turned out!
This activity is meant for middle
Grades:
6th - 8th
Distance, Rate and Time
This lab will get your students up and moving! And guess what? It's a MATH lab. That's right --I'm combining exercise and math over here :-)
The target level for this lab is algebra 1 (typically 8th or 9th graders), but some advanced pre-algebra students will be able to handle it as well. Students should have a very basic understanding of systems of linear equations and percent error calculations before jumping into this activity.
The hands-on portion of this lab is written to be conducted o
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Science in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
The classic novel 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne provides a rich, descriptive text that introduces students to an exciting world in which to investigate science, math, and geography. These activities can be run alongside the reading of the novel in Language Arts class. The science is aligned with NGSS Science and Engineering Practices and Crosscutting Concepts. Specific alignment with DCIs would be up to the teacher.This packet containsTeacher's guide to the first 120 pages of the
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8th - 10th
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Zombie Motion, Speed and Acceleration Physics Lab Set
Have you had days where your students seem like zombies? Why not have them act like zombies to study the physics of motion?!This lab set contains all the note sheets, labs and follow up to study speed, motion, acceleration and the start of Newton's Laws!You can change this to study the motion and force of zombies, though I did this with the physics cars I had. I also found that red, black and blue dry erase markers can be used to make a quick zombie makeup set. You can scare students or have the
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-3
, HS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Engineering: Weights and Measures Conversion Tables
A weights and measures conversion table is useful when converting and calculating engineering, construction and STEM problem solving projects and activities. It helps students learn how to locate information and convert that information into their calculations. The conversion table also allows teachers to increase the rigor in their activities and problem solving projects by supplying students access to the needed information to accurately calculate a complex problem.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Skittles Proportion Activity
Students are to be provided a bag of skittles. They are going to use proportions and ratios to determine if there are the same number/ratio of each color in all different sized bags.
I had students work in groups of 2 for this activity. Within the activity I broke it up into three different sections; a pre-lab, lab, and post-lab portion. Students make initial guesses/hypothesis, test out their theory, use proportions and ratios to analyze their results and graph data.
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4th - 9th
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ALGEBRA Bundle: Exponents and Exponential Functions
WELCOME TO KINDLY PASS THE MATH!Teachers will find included in the following BUNDLE over Exponents and Exponential Functions a number of power point lessons over the following sections :* Multiplication Properties of Exponents* Zero and Negative Exponents* Graphs of Exponential Functions* Division Properties of Exponents* Scientific Notation* Exponential Growth Functions* Exponential Decay Functions* Lab Activity over Scientific NotationThe lessons provide students with instruction on ho
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
What Dosage Should I Prescribe?
Newly revised and improved. You can purchase many of your “over the counter” medications by just going to your nearby supermarket or convenience store. Many people do not realize that the dosages in these products are for the average person of a certain height and weight. This activity will ask the student look at data related to a person’s weight and the dosage of a certain medication that a doctor has prescribed. As your student works through this lesson, they will be asked to analyze the
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Students visit 8 stations to explore different properties of density
Students will visit 8 stations to explore different properties of density. This comes between metric measurement and the density laboratory investigation. May take 2-3 days to complete. Skills needed to be successful on the lab are fostered in this exploration. The stations include:
Determine the Density of Clay
Determine the Density of Quartz
Determine the Density of Water
Determine the Range in a Data Set
Determine the Change in Density Due to Thermal Expansion
Calculating the Volume of a Sph
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7th - 9th
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Which Car Rental Company Do I Use? The Algebra Lab Manual
Choosing the best value rent-a-car company can be a difficult situation. In this activity, the student is led through the process of which company is cost effective for their budget. Topics included in this activity are generating a table for each company in question, graphing the data created, and analyzing the information to get the “best bang for your buck”.
There are 6 pages and 4 questions to be answered in this activity. An answer guide is provided.
Common core standards incl
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8th - 10th, Adult Education
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How Much Should I Charge? Math in Action series.
Newly revised and improved. How will the price a landlord charges affect number of apartments they rent? This lesson was created to reinforce analyzing and graphing data, identify the independent and dependent variable, calculate the slope of the line passing through the points, project rentals from their analysis, and formulate a conclusion. As an optional activity the student is asked to calculate the equation of the line for the data and compare the result to the one presented in the act
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6th - 11th, Adult Education
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Airplane Engineering Challenge
This is a great math lab that reinforces adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals (5.NBT.7). Students are challenged to create a paper airplane designed to carry the most cargo (pennies) and travel the greatest distance.
Materials Needed
-pennies
-colored cardstock
-graph paper
-tape
-meter stick
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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CCSS:
Middle School Math Workshop: Red and White Pattern Exploration
Are you using workshop-style lessons in your middle school math classroom? If you're not you should: they are easy to prep for, allow for differentiated learning, and instant assessment.If we want our students to actually learn the facts, concepts, and ideas we’re trying to teach them, they have to experience those things in some way that rises above abstract symbols on paper. They have to process them. Manipulate them.To really learn in a way that will stick, they have to DO something. Worksho
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6th - 9th
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Thickness of aluminum cans through density
This folder includes these documents.
1 This document: contents and information for the teacher
2 FOR THE TEACHER: Density lab; This is your document for preparation and information. The preparation will take less than an hour.
3 EXERCISE Student data sheet with questions
4 ANSWERS Students data sheet with questions
5 ENRICHMENTAL SUPPLEMENTAL aluminum rolls
6 ANSWERS ENRICHMENT SUPPLEMENTAL aluminum rolls
7 The short video that was used as a preview. This is a higher quality versi
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6th - 12th
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Math Lab: Proportions/DISTANCE LEARNING/NO PREP
In the following activity, lessons on proportions are reinforced through the
"Capture-Recapture Method."
* A brief history of France and their national symbol, the chicken, is presented.
* Students use a bag of dried Lima beans to model a situation of capturing wild chickens in the woodlands of France, and, ultimately, by taking a small sample of the chickens, they are able to estimate the total number of chickens running loose in the woodlands of France.
* Students employ the "Capture-R
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Is traffic really getting worse ? The Algebra Lab Manual
Do ever feel like you are spending your life in more and more traffic delays? This activity will try to answer that very question. Topics that are included in this activity are graphing points, calculating a linear equation of best fit, and making a future projection for your costs while stuck in traffic. A spreadsheet software or graphing calculator may be used. An answer guide is provided. Some additional activities you may wish to check out: (Click on the product you wish to view)Math in A
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Grades:
8th - 11th, Adult Education
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