In this lesson, students deepen their understanding of the measurement of plane and solid shapes and use this understanding to solve problems. Students also identify and describe the properties of two-dimensional figures. Students are challenged to set a table for 22 using one unit lengths of paper (each unit length represents one student sitting at the table). They are asked to pretend that they all want to sit together for a dinner, and the table has to be rectangular. They must figure out what the table will look like if it must be rectangular and if everybody must sit at the table. They must determine what's the biggest table going to look like where everybody sits, and what's the smallest table going to look like where everybody sits. Students work to conceptually figure out relationships between perimeter and area in a creative and interactive way. They brainstorm ideas in groups, discuss as a class to determine the best options, and then physically set the two tables using strips of paper that represent "one unit" in length per person.

This worksheet is for students to complete while they sample a variety of name brand and private label food items.

This is the student handout I use to help conduct a focus group in class.  I purchase a variety of food items to bring in and then conduct a focus group discussion so that students understand how to collect this type of data.See the video link below for a quick explanation of how I use this in my classroom.Taste Test Focus Group

The Teach Computing Curriculum is broken down into 4 key stages: Ages 5-7, Ages 7-11, Ages 11-14, and Ages 14-16.

Curriculum Information:
- Resources include lesson plans, slides, activity sheets, homework, and assessments
- Each key stage has a teacher guide and curriculum map to help you get started
- Built around an innovative progression framework where computing content has been organized into interconnected networks we call learning graphs
- Created by subject experts, using the latest pedagogical research and teacher feedback
All of the content is free for you to use, and in formats that make it easy for you to adapt it to meet the needs of your learners

Teacher´s version of the Learn.Genetics website. Includes teaching modules and curriculum modules on various topics related to genetics and cell biology. Modules contain lesson plans, student objectives and handouts/instructions to assist the teacher with presenting the materials to students.

Overview: This simulation game has students follow a bill through the three branches of government. It begins with the Executive Branch creating an agenda and then proposing a bill based on that agenda. The bill then goes to the Legislative Branch where hearings are held, deliberation about the bill occurs, and then a vote occurs. If passed, the Bill goes back to the Executive Branch for review. Finally, the Judicial Branch will determine if the law is constitutional.

Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students through their iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.

In this game, students will play a voting simulation where they learn the importance of getting to know the candidates, their qualifications, experience, and what they stand for. The students will also be able to identify the issues that are most important to them and then evaluate the candidates on their stance on these issues. Multiple information sources are used to inform students about elections and candidates to make this a realistic simulation.

Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students in iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses.

This simulation game also comes with teaching materials and an extension pack which allows additional teaching and learning opportunities beyond the game.

The aim of this lesson is to help students learn the process of subtracting integers through a real world discovery activity. By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Discover a rule for subtraction integersApply the rule they discover to subtract integers with like signsApply the rule they discover to subtract integers with different signs
Students use double sided chips to manipulate "cold cubes" and "hot cubes" in order to solve the "Chefs Amazing Soup" problem. Students are asked to add and/or remove "cold cubes" and "hot cubes" to adjust the temperature of the soup and discover rules for subtracting integers in the process.

Website Description:
Are your students experts on U.S. citizenship? Put their knowledge to the test with Sortify: U.S. Citizenship, an original BrainPOP game made by BrainPOP with iCivics.
Share Sortify: U.S. Citizenship with your students using the “Share” button above. You must be logged in to access. This new feature allows teachers to assign Sortify outside of iCivics using learning management systems like Google Classroom, Edmodo, and more.

Student Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to...
*Recognize and recall rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens
*Identify active ways in which citizens can participate in government and contribute to the common good
*Relate like terms and concepts by deducing shared relationships

Teach your students to guide their own inquiry: Facilitation Materials for Question Formulation Technique from the Right Question Institute. This resource includes a powerpoint to lead students through the steps to construct their own questions to lead their inquiry, has student handouts, and gives exmaples for how to use the Question Formulation Technique in your instructional practices.

The author decribes this activity as follows:
"This activity is a fairly deep exploration of the elements of Newton's Universal Gravitation. In the "Gravity Force Lab" sim, the force between two masses is displayed. Both masses can be changed, as can the distance between them. Mathematical patterns are developed and cobbled together until the full universal gravitation proportionality is constructed."

This unit focuses on the geography of South America. The unit incorporates technology by using resources like Google Earth and the CIA World Factbook website. The unit includes links to 5 individual lessons. All lessons include links to necessary materials. Everything for the lesson is created on the Google Platform (docs, slides) and can be easily adapted to Regions other than South America.

This web-based thesis generator allows students to break up the complex task of writing a thesis statement into its component parts. The students first identify their prompt and topic then move into stating their position, a qualification of their position, and finally the reason behind their stance. Finally, the generator combines all these parts into their working thesis which the students revise into their final thesis statement. This is a great introductory tool for claim-based writing.

A lesson plan which takes students through the process of writing a good thesis statement. The lesson plan is based on a short essay and a set of primary sources based on one historical event, Hay Market Square.

This webpage allows students to independently read and interpret word problems related to fraction knowledge, develop an understanding of tape diagram models and solve problems with this type of visual display. It reinforces precise vocabulary, labeling parts, and preparing a diagram proportionally. It provides a calculator for students to use who need scaffolding/modification.

This WebQuest has students explore the three branches of the United States government and how they provide a system of checks and balances in decision making. Students will learn about the state of the union address, how bills become law, the President's power to veto, and the Supreme Court's role in the law process.

Instructor Notes: Teachers can assign this content to their students through their iCivics account and then Clicking the Assign button on this activity. Teachers will then have the option to add a Class into iCivics OR Sync a roster from Google Classroom. This will allow teachers to see student's responses. There are also Downloadable Resources available to support this learning activity.

This three-day lesson plan leads students through a close reading and analysis of Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy. Students will analyze Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 3.1 by completing a close reading which will focus on word meaning and etymology.  Students will analyze two film versions of the soliloquy and track actor choices throughout using two column note-taking. Finally, students will write an argument analysis on the soliloquy.

In this Dan Meyer Three Act, students are asked to determine how many levels of pyramids can be created by a container of toothpicks.  During the next "Acts," Dan asks the students how many levels can be created by 250 toothpicks, 500 toothpicks, and concludes by having the students write a function that relates the number of levels of the pyramid to the number of toothpicks.

This activity helps students review the angles formed by two lines intersected by a transversal.  In the first part of the activity, students are given a diagram of two parallel lines and a transversal and eight sticky notes numbered one through eight.  Students pair up and are engaged in a mathematical puzzle where they must determine where to place the numbered angles based on a set of given information.  The second part of the activity is made more challenging by altering the three given lines to form a triagle.  Students now have twelve angles to place given a similar set of information about pairs of angles.