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Gizmo Recommendations (1):
A great Gizmo that allows students to discover the formula n-2(180) on their own and lead to the "a-ha" moment.
Recommended for: Geometry, Geometry, Math 6, Math 7, Math 8Contributed Lesson Materials (showing 5 of 15):
Cannonball Clowns Explanation Writing Prompt
This worksheet allows students to collect information for the best units of ... (more) measurement for measuring distances between two locations. They state a claim answering the question, "What units are best to measure the distance between New York and Paris?" and support it with evidence and reasoning.
Cannonball Clowns (Number Line Estimation)Best For: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade Math
Fido's Flower Bed Explanation Writing Prompt
This worksheet allows students to analyze a landscaping design by understan ... (more)ding the relationship between perimeter and area. They then state a claim answering the question, "Do all gardens with an area of 36 square yards have the same perimeter?" and support it with evidence and reasoning.
Fido's Flower Bed (Perimeter and Area)Best For: Math 6, Math 7, Math 8
Digestive System Scientific Explanation Writing Prompt
This worksheet allows students to deepen their understanding of the human d ... (more)igestive system by selecting two organs that they could live without. They state a claim and support it with evidence and reasoning.
Digestive SystemBest For: AP Biology, Biology, Middle School Life Science
Phase Changes Scientific Explanation Writing Prompt
This worksheets allows students to interpret a graph showing data collected ... (more) during phase changes of water. Then they state a claim answering the question "How is temperature related to phase changes?" and support it with evidence and reasoning.
Phase ChangesBest For: Chemistry, Middle School Physical Science, Physics
Food Chain Scientific Explanation Writing Prompt
This worksheets allows students to interpret a graph to determine how chang ... (more)es in organisms affect other organisms in a food chain. Then they state a claim based on the results shown in the graph, explaining the evidence and the reasoning that links the evidence to the claim.
Food ChainBest For: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade Science
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Lincoln Public Schools grade 6
4th Quarter Weather and Climate unit for grade 6 at Lincoln Public Schools in Nebraska.
Designed For: Earth/Space Science