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Projectiles: Horizontal Launch
PurposeFollow-up Analysis. To assess students on their understanding of the physics behind projectiles.ProcedureWrite an essay describing how the activities conducted in this unit have affected your ideas about the physics of motion. Use the following questions to guide your thinking. What laws have you discovered? What forces cause the object's velocity to change as time passes? Describe the ...Submitted by sanmccarron | -
Bad Science in Movies: Trajectory
PurposeEvaluate the trajectories of an unmanned airplane, a motorcycle and its driver as they all go off a cliff together.ProcedureWatch clips of the movie "Golden Eye". Record air times for the unmanned aircraft, motorcycle, and driver. Plot the trajectories of each projectile.Submitted by sanmccarron | -
Bad Science in Movies
PurposeCalculate the angle and speed required for the bus to jump a 50-foot gap in the road. BackgroundIn the 1994 movie "Speed", the bus driven by Sandra Bullock is confronted with a missing 50-foot section of an overpass bridge, so the driver speeds up to jump the gap. ProcedureNote the speed of the bus as it approaches the gap and convert ...Submitted by sanmccarron | -
Campus Field Guide
PurposeTo create a field guide of species on the grounds of the school.ObjectiveUnderstand the ecology of the area.MaterialsDigital cameras, published field guides, computers with internet access, color printer and paper.ProcedureTake the class outside with the cameras and have them photograph as many DIFFERENT species (plant, animal, bird, insect, amphibian) as they can find. Back in the classroom or computer lab, load ...Submitted by sanmccarron | -
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6-12: First Day of School Quiz
Quiz them - for fun! - on day one. On the first day of school, I tend to stress my poor students out by telling them that I want to assess them on their knowledge of current events, etc. A few days prior to the start of school, make up a test of 10 difficult questions that deal with events that ...Submitted by editor | -
6-12: Icebreaker & Introduction: Cubicle Reading & Writing
This idea is borrowed and modified from an idea presented in Janet Allen's book YELLOW BRICK ROADS Shared and Guided Paths to Independent Reading 4-12 (Stenhouse Publishers, Portland, Maine. www.stenhouse.com) Purpose: I will use this idea at the beginning of the school year. It will serve as an icebreaker and as an introduction to the skills addressed in class. It also ...Submitted by editor | -
New alphabets
A is for apple, and B is for boat, That used to be right, but now it won't float! Age before beauty is what we once said, But let's be a bit more realistic instead. Now...The New Alphabet A's for arthritis; B's the bad back, C's the chest pains, perhaps car-d-iac? D is for dental decay and decline, E is for ...Submitted by c_gempz | -
3rd grade Triangle Building
Triangle Building 3rd gradeRunning head: Lesson on Building with Triangles Triangle Building Topic: Mathematics Cindy DiMaggio Manhattanville College School of Education EDU 5107 Professor: Monique Reilly Summer 2 2008 Cindy Dimaggio Summer 2008 EDU 5107 Prof. Reilly Triangle Lesson plan Title: Triangle Building Overview: What can you build with Triangles? The Students will explore ways of building different basic shapes from ...Submitted by Cindyx3 | -
Before and After
NAME:_________________________________ Write the letters that comes before and after. 1. ___ S ___ 6. ___ N __ 2. ___ D ___ 7. ___O __ 3. ___ F ___ 8. ___ M __ 4. ___ H ___ 9. ___ T ___ 5. ___ C ___ 10. ___ X ___ Write the correct polite expressions for the following situations. Choose the answers inside ...Submitted by c_gempz | -
For Students: How to Develop A Project
Plan the Project[photo:48969]1.Define the Subject 2. Brainstorm 3. What do you know? 4. Think of similar ideas 5. Write down key words and phrases 6. Decide how you want to search for information 7. Gather the tools needed for the searchSearch for Information[photo:48972]1. Use the library card catalog 2. Search encyclopedias, newspapers, and magazines 3. Interview experts in the field 4. ...Submitted by Teachnologist | -
Response to Intervention
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a process widely being adopted by schools all across the country as school systems improve the ways they help their struggling learners. DayOne Publishing is proud to present this concise summary of RTI as a indispensable resource for all teachers. Click below for product and ordering information. http://www.dayonepublishing.com/Educational/welcome_cec_rti.htmlSubmitted by Account Removed | -
Embracing Your Fear of Technology Integration
It Really Is User-Friendly[photo:48951]Computers, software programs, and other classroom technology tools are much easier to use than you could ever believe. Even if your keyboarding skills are not up-to-par, no need to worry. You can click and peck most of your way through many activities that can enhance learning in your classroom. Have fun with your students through the learning process. ...Submitted by Teachnologist | -
Miami-Dade District Cuts Teaching Positions
Miami-Dade district cuts teaching positions. The Miami Herald (6/10, McGrory) reported, "The Miami-Dade school district has eliminated 800 teaching positions over the past two weeks," according to school officials. And as "[t]he teachers who held those jobs will likely be rehired to fill positions opened by attrition at other schools," these "reassignments could sharply reduce the number of new hires." Some ...Submitted by tiffanyinlex | -
Kids get a left-brain work out
Local News Posted on: Thursday, June 19, 2008 Kids get a left-brain workout Camps use Lego robots to teach youths science and engineering skills Photo gallery: Kids on Campus Post a commentRecommend (5) Print this page E-mail this article By Kelli Miura Advertiser Staff Writer More than 100 kids ages 10 to 13 are taking part in a new summer ...Submitted by tiffanyinlex | -
Create a Poetry Calendar
IntroductionCreate a Poetry Calendar Teaching Theme of the Week from Education World® Students research, design, and create a school-year calendar based on the work of famous poets. National Poetry Month April is National Poetry Month, and we have dozens resources to students get in the spirit. Poetry Activities » Subjects: Language Arts, Visual Arts Grade Levels: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12ObjectivesObjectives Students will: ...Submitted by AndrewChrist | -
How to Use Google Currency Converter
Load the currency converter[photo:48948]Use this link to load the currency converter http://desktop.google.com/plugins/i/currencyconverterall.html?hl=en View this videoFor expert help, this video will show you how to use the currency converter. http://www.expertvillage.com/video/40934_google-search-currency.htmReview this articlehttp://www.currencyconverter.co.uk/reviews/google.htmlSubmitted by Teachnologist | -
Using Alta Vista to Search
Understanding Altavista[photo:48942]Overview Means “a view from above” First searchable, full-text database on the World Wide Web (1995) Advance Internet search with new technologies and features Designed to improve the search experience Understanding Altavista con't[photo:48945]*First Internet search engine to launch Image, Audio, and Video search capabilities *First multilingual search capabilities on the Internet *Most advanced Internet search features and capabilities: multimedia search, ...Submitted by Teachnologist | -
Music Test
Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. A Hungarian composer who introduced a method of teaching music. a. Emil Jacques Dalcroze c. Carl Orff b. Zoltan Kodaly d. Justine Ward 2. A German composer who introduced a method of teaching music. a. Emil Jacques Dalcroze c. Carl Orff b. Zoltan Kodaly d. Justine Ward 3. A Swiss teacher/composer ...Submitted by jyzferia21 | -
Arts of First Fiilipinos
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