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Why Does it Stay in Orbit?
Students will use their understanding of exponents and practice converting speed and distance from metrics to US customary units to complete this exercise ... and, they will learn...
Algebra
Geometry
Grades 8–HS
Everything Royal Wedding
Friday, April 29, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. will be the much talked about wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton. Engage and inform your students in an...
Algebra
Number Sense
Radiation amounts
This investigation will help you and your students to better understand the magnitude of normal, background radiation and the more serious radiation exposure that comes from nuclear accidents....
Algebra
Number Sense
Grades 6–8
Geometry of Flooding
To this day, the March 2010 floods in Massachusetts were described as “once-in-a-generation” river levels, experiencing the highest levels in 23 years and setting new records. This two-page...
Number Sense
Geometry
Grades 5–HS