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High school critical thinking geometry laboratories
DNA Crime Lab! Can you solve the case?
Each group is given a long paper strip of DNA, a 3-page story of the missing necklace and directions on how to fingerprint and sequence their DNA. Scissors act as the restriction enzyme, cutting the DNA between every GGCC into varied length segments. As the segments are pasted into the corresponding rows on the sequencing board (imitating gel electrophoresis), the DNA fingerprint of each suspect will emerge. So, who stole the necklace? Be a crime stopper!With a focus on literacy and collabora
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7th - 10th
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Volume of Spheres, Cones, Cylinders, Pyramids Hands-On Discovery Activity
These engaging volume labs allow students to experiment and discover volume formulas of 3D solids. Help your students understand and remember where the formulas come from (and have fun while doing so)!The labs let students discover and make sense of formulas for the following 3D solids:Lab 1: PrismsLab 2: CylindersLab 3: PyramidsLab 4: ConesLab 5: SpheresIn each lab, students create 3D figures, hypothesize, and experiment. They see how the 3D solids relate to each other as they figure out their
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: 8th Grade Math Discovery Lessons and Activities Bundle
Murder Mystery for Middle School: Who Killed Dr. Cosmo? M. Mystery #1
The beloved science teacher at JKF Middle School has been found dead in her classroom and YOUR Junior Crime Detectives are on the case.Using their skills critical thinking skills, deductive reasoning, and team work, the Junior Crime Detectives work in partnerships or teams to solve the murder mystery.Click here to save 20% on this activity with our 7 Activity Forensic BundleEverything you need for your Junior Detectives is included in this kit including 6 DIFFERENT case files with 6 DIFFERENT gu
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Middle School Forensics: 8 Activity Bundle (Save 20%)
Make Multiple Vectors Fun! Pirate Treasure Hunt - Physics, Trigonometry
This is one of my student’s favorite activities. Who doesn’t want to go outside and map out some vectors? It works well in physics or trigonometry for understanding how to add and subtract multiple vectors. 10 different maps are provided for student groups to make their way from a single point of origin to a designated, X-marks-the-spot, using compass headings of N, S, E, and W and specified distances. The groups all have a different path but end up at the same place. At the end, students dr
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Distance Formula Lesson (Discovery Lab)
This is a discovery activity that will guide your students to deriving the distance formula using the Pythagorean Theorem. This is a partner activity that is an introduction before you give notes.
This resource includes:
-Background Building Activity
-A Discovery Activity
-Reflection
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Pythagorean Theorem Activities
Middle School Forensics: 8 Activity Bundle (Save 20%)
Super saver forensic activities bundle for CSI theme classes. 265 pages of forensic learning and activities including task cards, labs, worksheets, and PowerPoint. Ready to use in 1, 2, 3... 1 - print, 2 - complete prep, and 3 - play with your students!SAVE 20% on these activities when you buy this BUNDLEWe have included our most popular forensic activities:Unknown Solutions Lab Activity Kit (11 pages)Time of Death Solving Activity (17 pages)DNA Lesson - PowerPoint (15 slide), Student guide card
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6th - 9th
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Backyard Project - Perimeter, Area, and Volume - Real World Applications
This project is the culmination of the perimeter, area, volume unit. It can be used as a task for the Common Core, or real world application of the measurement unit. Students estimate the cost to build a backyard, with a swimming pool, deck, shed, playset area, garden, and brick walkway. Using the calculations and costs associated with purchasing materials needed to construct the different parts, students will generate the total cost of the project, without labor. With the dimensions provide
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8th - 10th
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Triangle Inequality Theorem Discovery Activity 7.G.A.2
In this teacher led discovery lab students will discover the conditions for triangles given side lengths and angle types. This is a hands-on introduction activity for 7th graders learning about the properties of triangles and the triangle inequality theorem. It includes an activity for a math interactive notebook as well.
This resource includes:
-Background Building Activity
-A Discovery Activity
-Reflection
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Triangle Inequality Theorem Activity Bundle 7.G.A.2
Drawing 3D Solids From Different Perspectives Snap Cube Lab
-Each student needs a set of snap cubes (they will only use at most 9 at a time), an individual whiteboard or other hard moveable surface, handout, and pencil.
-Have students label whiteboard with FRONT, BACK, LEFT, and RIGHT as shown on the next page.
-Walk students through how to build the first 3D figure. Then have them place the figure in the center of the whiteboard with the word FRONT closest to them. Have students then hold the whiteboard with the figure on top at eye level and draw wha
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5th - 10th
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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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Vectors Lab (Force Table) | Physics
This is not a traditional Force Vector Lab. It has a lot more emphasis on inquiry-based learning opposed to the classical labs which have lots of directions to follow and information to plug in. This lab is great because there are an infinite number of ways to solve each problem/scenario. Students will need to be creative and think for themselves in order to complete this lab. What is included (FULLY EDITABLE):Lab Worksheet - Differentiated worksheets for CP (Regular), Honors, and AP - Step-by-s
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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HS-PS2-2
Also included in: Vectors Lab Bundle | Physics
Pythagorean Spiral Geometry Project
In a project combining high school geometry with creative design and art, students will discover connections between: Pythagorean Theorem, Special Right Triangles, Right Triangle Trigonometry, patterns, and design. This highly engaging project includes both a Pythagorean spiral creation and also requires students to show supporting math calculations to find hypotenuse lengths and central angle measures (SOH CAH TOA). This is always a favorite project of my students year after year!!A student s
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8th - 12th
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Flip Book Transformation Project
Students create a flip book using Power Point to discover and/or apply properties of geometric transformations. The student handout provides detailed instructions on how to create the flip book which includes using the “duplicate slide” feature in Power Point. Students are required* to create a minimum of 10 slides with 4 different movements. Students are given the opportunity to choose what type of movements they use within given parameters. This choice provides the opportunity for great di
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Transformations Bundle
Calculating Average Speed Lab Great for Science AND STEM!
Engage Your Students with This Easy-to-Use Scientific Method Lab!Lab Overview: This lab is designed to solidify students' understanding of the scientific method in a hands-on, interactive way. They'll explore the principles of manipulating independent variables and measuring dependent variables, all while maintaining constants and considering control groups. The emphasis on claims, evidence, and reasoning makes this lab a comprehensive learning experience. Available in both PDF and Google versio
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7th - 9th
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MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
Also included in: Scientific Method and Metric System Bundle + Ice Breakers
High School Halloween Lesson!!!---Pumpkin Pi Math Lab
BEST HALLOWEEN MATH LESSON!I can hardly put this lesson into words! It is that good! I created this lesson years ago, and it evolves year after year. This lesson takes an investigative approach to math! Students work in groups to take measurements of pumpkins and hypothesize about the volume. The STEM investigation has students reason through the value of Pi and what the ratio represents. The lesson concludes with a discussion and conclusion page allowing students to make sense of volume and the
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7th - 12th
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Egg Drop Challenge! Science Inquiry & Scientific Method! FUN & CREATIVE! STEM!
`This is a week-long science inquiry project that requires students to collaborate, innovate, and use critical thinking skills. Students absolutely LOVE THIS and it truly motivates them to work together and think outside the box. The Egg Drop Challenge is basic: can you drop an egg from 3 meters without it breaking by designing a device to hold the egg with a list of materials that are already determined. The students really get into the competitiveness of this project and come up with really in
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5th - 12th
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Geometry - Graphing Special Lines-Parallel and Perpendicular-Two Investigations
This activity contains two investigations. First Investigation:• On the graph provided, students graph each of the pairs of points and draw a line through the pair of points.• The students study the two lines and conjecture that the two lines are parallel.• Then the students find the slope of the two given lines to notice that when the lines were parallel the slope of the two lines are equal.• Students repeat these three steps with four more points. • After students know that two parallel lines
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8th - 10th
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Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Lab: Using the Angles
This forensic science lab gives students an opportunity to learn how to find the source of blood spatters. Using a set of spatters of known size, the students will measure the width and length of each spatter, calculate the sine and then determine the angle of impact. They will use strings, raised to those angles, to find the point of convergence, which indicates where the source of blood was located.
This includes photos of the setup, the blood spatters themselves, student instructions and da
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10th - 12th
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Interactive Science Lab: The Cabbage Caper
For a more visual description go to gonyoscience.com/cabbage caper lab
The Cabbage Caper is a Murder Mystery for kids. It is an interactive, hands-on science lab activity where students begin their investigation on the computer and then move to the "crime lab" to conduct lab tests based on the evidence. The interactive PDF document navigates like a web site and will work on any device including the iPad. If computers are not available, the pages can be printed as a booklet or hung at lab st
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6th - 9th
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Engineering Design Process Chart and Worksheet
A free package illustrating and explaining the Engineering Design Process for kids. Ideal for STEM class (science tech engineering math) or maker space projects.
Included in the Package:
Flowchart of the Engineering Design Process (1 page)
Explanation of each step of the design process (6 pages)
Student worksheet for one of the key step (1 page)
Cover and copyright page (2 pages)
This is a process that works for all STEM projects.
Ideas for STEM projects:
Back to School STEM Challenge Ideas
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1st - 12th
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Nervous System Lesson (5 Senses)
Investigating The 5 Senses - A Series of Lab Activities for the Nervous System UnitIncluded:-A student worksheet for each of the "5 Senses" labs. (Some labs have multiple activities!)-A teacher guide slideshow to facilitate and run the lesson smoothly from-Teacher tips and preparation guides for each of the lab activities-ASL alphabet-Braille alphabet-Snellen vision test posters-Ishihara Color Test for Color Blindness-data tables-guided questions/ pre and post lab activity analysis questionsThis
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Forensic Anthropology Famous Case Study - Forensic Science Romanov Bones Mystery
Are you looking for an engaging case to study during your Forensic Anthropology unit? This is the great historical mystery of the Romanov family which was solved by Forensic Anthropology. I teach this case in my Forensic Science class as a great historical mystery that was finally solved when the bones were discovered in a hidden grave. The pit where the skeletons lay for decades was not much more than three feet deep, though the discovery of the bones of Czar Nicholas II and his family was one
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9th - 12th
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Geometry - Area and Perimeter - An Exploration on the Geoboard
This activity is designed to be used with a geoboard (11 x 11 pegs). An alternative for geoboards is included in this package (index size cards with 11 x 11 geoboards). Students explore the meaning of perimeter and area by constructing polygons on the geoboard with rubber bands or drawing line segments that represent the rubber bands on the index size cards. The activity can also be used with Communicator Clearboards, available from Educator's Outlet and a copy of a student grid. After the st
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6th - 9th
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Inquiry Based Lesson Plans for High School Psychology: Mini Bundle
Are you looking for inquiry based lesson plans for high school psychology that get your students actively engaged in the content? This self-directed, inquiry-based, psychology-themed mini-bundle has you covered.This bundle includes two inquiry resources that go hand-in-hand. One is a self-directed project-based learning experience where each student chooses one psychologist (historical or present-day) to explore. Students will research the psychologist using the principles of project based learn
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9th - 12th
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