Master Teacher lessons
Big Idea:
Anthropology isn't just for learning about ancient civilizations. Learn how forensic anthropologists help solve modern day crimes.
Big Idea:
Understanding how to interpet data by its shape, spread, and center helps students to understand statistics.
Big Idea:
Median, Mode, Range, & Outlier... So... What Are They?
Big Idea:
Through the use of real life data, the students will be looking at a variety of graphs to decide if they are displaying misguided information.
Big Idea:
Mean Absolute Deviation: The Absolute Truth
Big Idea:
What do students understand? What gaps do they have in their understanding? Students play the Statistics Jeopardy review game.
Big Idea:
What do the median, mode, and range tell us about a set of data? Students review median, mode, and range as well as collect and display their own data using line plots, histograms, and stem-and-leaf plots.
Big Idea:
The structure of DNA is a double helix. Its shape explains how hereditary information is stored and passed along to offspring.
Big Idea:
Get your kids excited to be in science by presenting the egg challenge lesson. Students will develop important NGSS practices by determining how the egg got into the flask!
Big Idea:
Looking for sound advice? Help your students build devices that communicate sound over a distance!
Big Idea:
In this lesson students investigate their own trash consumption and become aware of how the disposal of non-biodegradable waste impacts the environment.
Big Idea:
What does the mean absolute deviation tell us? Students use the data they collected in the previous lesson and Microsoft Excel to analyze data sets.
Big Idea:
What is mean absolute deviation? Students apply their knowledge of mean and absolute value to understand mean absolute deviation. Students collect data about estimating 30 seconds that they will use in the next lesson.
Big Idea:
What have students learned during this unit? What gaps do students have in their understanding? Students take the Unit 8 test.
Big Idea:
Use colored beads to simulate meiosis and compare it to the process of mitosis!
