In this two-part activity, students design and build a Rube Goldberg machine. The open ended problem uses the engineering design process and can have a preset purpose, such as rolling a marble into a cup from a distance, or can be left for the students to decide.

In these questions, students are asked to find the determinant and the inverse of four 2 x 2 matrices. These multiple choice questions have solutions provided.

This set contains questions about statistics involving how to choose a sample size to fit a desired maximum error bound. The student learns to do this on confidence intervals for proportions as well as confidence intervals for means.

Contains plans for two or three lessons that teach searching, skimming, and scanning skills using an internet bingo game that is easily adaptable to a variety of topics. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.

Contains plans for four lessons that teach students how to make and present strong persuasive speeches. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.

The Digital Library provides links to the complete texts of 14 of Anthony Trollope's works in many different formats.

The Digital Library provides links to the texts of a dozen of works by Charles Darwing including "On the Origins of Species."

Through discussion and hands-on experimentation, students learn about the geological (ancient) carbon cycle. They investigate the role of dinosaurs in the carbon cycle and the eventual storage of carbon in the form of chalk. Students discover how the carbon cycle has been occurring for millions of years and is necessary for life on Earth. Finally, they may extend their knowledge to the concept of global warming and how engineers are working to understand the carbon cycle and reduce harmful CO2 emissions.

This Univ. of St. Andrews site provides information on "the father of algebra," Diophantus.

In this activity, students use voltage and current probes to investigate Ohm's Law. The students collect data and use their graphing calculators to perform data analysis and "discover" Ohm's Law.

This lesson allows students read various sonnets and chart the basic characteristics of the poem, using their observations about traditional sonnet forms. After, students write original sonnets, using one of the poems they have analyzed as a model.

This set contains statistics questions comparing distributions of univariate data. The student is asked to note the differences between distributions regarding center, shape, spread, and existence of outliers.

In this activity, students make use of a visual representation for dividing fractions. They also discover the numerical algorithm used to divide fractions.

Students use StudyCards(tm) to practice completing division equations that include positive and negative integers.

This site provides a brief overview of the Precambrian Era and provides a clickable chart that breaks down this era into five different time frames. A lot of info is provided on each of the five.

This resource defines and explains the various types of alimony and what factors may determine whether it is awarded.

Make your students' gameplay more meaningful by using our constitutional rights activity and assessment set designed specifically for Do I Have a Right?. This easy-to-use Extension Pack helps you give context and purpose to the game, as well as reinforce and assess the game concepts. That means deeper learning for students and best practices around game-centered learning for you! Extension Packs require PowerPoint and are designed for use with projectors or interactive whiteboards.
This Extension Pack now includes English language learner (ELL) supports. We've included tips and practice that help make differentiated instruction a breeze. Best of all, new instructional scaffolds now mean this lesson is adaptable for a wide range of learners!
Do I Have a Right? and its Extension Pack are correlated according to WIDA's methodology using the WIDA PRIME V2 Inventory. To see how these materials best meet your ELL students' needs, click here. (Note: PRIME stands for Protocol for Review of Instructional Materials for ELLs.) LESSON OBJECTIVES: Describe the arguments for and against listing people's rights in the Constitution (Bill of Rights). *Identify key rights granted by the Bill of Rights and the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments *Recall the specific amendment that guarantees a particular right *Recognize complaints not involving constitutional rights

Read about the sounds that water makes in taps, fountains, and in nature. Book includes audio narration in 7 additional languages with text in English.

Explore the changes that have occurred within the health insurance field and the impact on the consumer's ability to afford insurance, and understand the dilemma physicians face in providing managed care.

The Supreme Court's landmark opinion overturned its earlier ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson and declared segregated schools unconstitutional.