Volume and Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
Overview In this guided inquiry lesson, students will be investigating the question, What are the relationships among the dimensions, volume, and surface area of a rectangular prism? They will model a...
View ArticleTransformations
Overview In this inquiry lesson, students will be investigating and analyzing transformations on a coordinate plane. Students are required to know four types of transformations: translation, rotation,...
View ArticleRock, Paper, Scissors
Overview In this inquiry lesson, students will be investigating the question, How do a game’s rules affect its fairness? Partners will play the game and record responses. Then they will play and record...
View ArticleAdding Integers
Overview In this inquiry lesson, students will be investigating the question, What is the relationship of sum of the addends and their signs? Students will use hands-on manipulatives, including...
View ArticleSlope of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Overview In this inquiry lesson, students will be investigating the questions, What is the relationship between the slopes of two perpendicular lines?; What is the relationship between the slopes of...
View ArticleExploring Projectile Motion
Overview In this inquiry lesson, students will be investigating projectile motion through catapult construction and manipulation. Independent variables they may choose to explore include: composition...
View ArticleAcids and Bases
Overview In this inquiry lesson, students will be investigating the chemical property of matter that is characterized by pH – that is, the substances’ level of acidity or basicity. As they learn how to...
View ArticleSolubility
Overview In this inquiry lesson, students will be investigating solubility by changing features in the solvent (water temperature), the solute (size of particles), and the environment (shaking the...
View ArticleHeat and Water
Overview In this inquiry lesson, students will be investigating the question, What effect does kinetic energy of particles have on the different states of matter in water? Students will use a PhET...
View ArticleElectromagnificent
Overview In this inquiry lesson, students will be investigating electromagnetism. Students will analyze how they can affect the strength of an electromagnet and measure those changes. This is an open...
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